Book Description

This fact sheet responds to your request for information on the status of obligations for the fiscal year 1990 Department of Defense (DOD) counternarcotics appropriation of $450 million. Specifically, we (1) compared the obligation rates for counternarcotics funds accounts to obligation rates for similar defense program accounts and (2) ascertained the reasons for any delays in obligating counternarcotics funds. DoD's most current financial obligation data indicates that, as of July 31, 1990, obligation rates for counternarcotics appropriation accounts were generally lower than those for defense programs as a whole. According to DoD officials, delays in obligating counternarcotics funds are attributable to the late receipt of obligation authority, extensive and time-consuming reprogramming actions, DoD policy decisions requiring congressional approval, changes in counternarcotics programs required by the final appropriations act, sequestration deliberations, and apportionment issues. (sdw).