Summary: Hampered at the outset by a lack of coordination, U.S. aid to the former Soviet Union is now better managed and is achieving promising, although mixed, results in a variety of projects ranging from the promotion of economic reforms to the disposal of nuclear weapons. This report provides information on U.S. bilateral programs with the newly independent states of the former Soviet Union from fiscal year 1990 through December 1994 to help them make the transition to democratic societies with market economies. GAO discusses (1) the amount of funds obligated and spent; (2) the amount of credits provided, including subsidy costs; and (3) the appropriation source and budget function for these funds. This information is categorized by agency, recipient country, and programmatic sector. GAO summarized this and the following report in testimony before Congress; see: Former Soviet Union: Assessment of U.S. Bilateral Programs, by Harold J. Johnson, Associate Director for International Relations and Trade Issues, before the House Committee on International Relations. GAO/T-NSIAD-96-78, Dec. 15 (13 pages).
