United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2000-10-18 monographic deposited born digital 8 p. GA 1.13:GAO-01-77R https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-77R P0b002ee180382e87 f:d0177r DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-77R machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-77R GAO-01-77R Military materiel Naval bases Cost analysis Political activities Federal regulations Republican National Convention Correspondence

The Department of Defense (DOD) displayed military items for Members of Congress at the former Philadelphia Naval Base prior to the Republican National Convention in July 2000. To minimize the chance that the display would be associated with partisan events, DOD limited it to three days and imposed certain restrictions. According to several servicemembers and a DOD official present at the display, the display was used solely to educate Members of Congress on military capabilities and readiness and did not violate any DOD restrictions. According to participating units, the incremental cost of the display was about $609,203, including $368,218 for the Army, $102,420 for the Air Force, $82,451 for the Navy, $25,188 for the Marine Corps, $23,726 for the National Guard, and $7,200 for the Coast Guard. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-77R/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-77R.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-77R/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-77R.pdf GAO-01-77R https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-77R Correspondence GAO-01-77R; Military Activities: Display of Equipment at the Former; Military materiel Naval bases Cost analysis Political activities Federal regulations Republican National Convention Title 18 Section 1913 18 U.S.C. 1913 Public Law 106-65