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ID-81-36 1 (1981-04-27)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabbvn0001 and id is 1 raw text is: BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Chairman, Committee On Foreign Relations United States Senate OF THE UNITED STATES Appropriateness Of Procedures For Leasing Defense Property To Foreign Governments The Department of Defense and the military departments have used the authority of Title 10, United States Code, Section 2667 to lease property to foreign governments. This legisla- 115049 tion was originally intended to permit the lease of military equipment within the United States. In 1980, military equipment valued at $48.4 million was leased rent free to Turkey, Hondu- ras, and the Dominican Republic. In January 1981, six helicopters valued at $5.9 million were leased rent free to El Salvador. GAO be- lieves that transfer of military equipments on this basis is tantamount to grant aid which should be authorized only under the Foreign Assistance Act. The use, care, and maintenance of leased property has not been routinely verified dur- ing the time it is leased and because there is no standard policy for billing and collecting lease payments, their status cannot always be determined. D S L I D-81-36 APR IL 27, 1981 ,-/ .~