The Aid Excess Property Program Should Be Simplified V. ID-80-32

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BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL

Report To The Congress

OF THE UNITED STATES

The AID Excess Property Program

Should Be Simplified

The Agency for International Development
(AID) excess property program is not accom-
plishing its objective. Intended, when possible,
to use excess instead of new property in U. S.
foreign assistance projects, the program has
moved in a different direction. A number of
events have rendered the current structure of
buying in advance of established needs unad-
visable.

A less sophisticated program of soliciting pro-
perty, as needed, directly from those genera-
ting the excess property would redirect efforts
toward U. S.-funded projects and would elim-
inate the need for an inventory and recondi-
tioning function.

GAO recommends that the Congress terminate
the AID authority to obtain property in ad-
vance of need and require that non-excess pro-
perty be liquidated and program funds be re-
turned to the Treasury. GAO also recommends
that AID continue to use available property
from GSA and to educate mission personnel
to use the property.

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