Changes Needed in the Administration of the Overseas Food Donation Program

摘要

This report assesses how well the U.S. food donation program abroad is achieving congressional objectives of assisting needier countries and people and contributing to the development process. It addresses specific recommendations to the Administrator of the Agency for International Development. More fundamentally, however, the report recommends that the Congress centralize full authority and responsibility for the program in the Agency and its new umbrella organization, the International Development Cooperation Agency. GAO believes this would strengthen the Agencies' ability to administer the program and would improve accountability to the Congress. The report further suggests that the new title III food-for-development program also be considered for similar transfer to the Agencies.