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Need to Reassess U.S. Participation in the International Joint Commission Gao ID: NSIAD-89-164 June 29, 1989

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed U.S. participation in the International Joint Commission (IJC), focusing on the extent to which U.S. agencies have implemented IJC recommendations.

GAO found that U.S. agencies did not: (1) fully implement at least 43 percent of IJC recommendations in biennial reports on water quality; or (2) acknowledge or respond to many IJC recommendations. GAO also found that U.S. agencies have not thoroughly reviewed U.S. participation in IJC since 1972, even though the scope of the IJC mission has changed substantially since that time.

Recommendations

Our recommendations from this work are listed below with a Contact for more information. Status will change from "In process" to "Open," "Closed - implemented," or "Closed - not implemented" based on our follow up work.

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