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 2003-02-28 monographic deposited born digital 122 p. GA 1.13:GAO-03-407 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-407 P0b002ee1803777e3 f:d03407 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-407 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-407 GAO-03-407 Claims settlement Tobacco industry Health care costs Funds management Budget administration Balances of budget authority Master Settlement Agreement Other Written Product A06233 The Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) requires four of the nation's largest tobacco companies to make annual payments to states in perpetuity as reimbursement for past health care costs related to tobacco use. The Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 requires GAO to report annually on the amount of MSA payments states receive and how they allocate these payments for the years 2002 through 2006. This report provides information on (1) the amount of MSA payments that the 46 states party to the MSA received for fiscal year 2002 and the amount these states expect to receive during fiscal year 2003; (2) states' allocations of MSA funds to various program categories for fiscal years 2002 and 2003 and changes in these allocations from prior years; and (3) changes in states' decision-making frameworks for MSA funds since fiscal year 2001. To conduct this study, GAO sent a survey to budget officials in the 46 states party to the MSA. GAO did not independently verify the accuracy of the information provided by the state budget offices. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-407/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-407.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-407/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-407.pdf GAO-03-407 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-407 Other Written Product GAO-03-407; Tobacco Settlement: States' Allocations of Fiscal Years 2002 and 2003 Master Settlement Agreement Payments; Claims settlement Tobacco industry Health care costs Funds management Budget administration Balances of budget authority Master Settlement Agreement