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 1996-06-01 monographic deposited born digital 11 p. GA 1.13:IAP-96-6 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-IAP-96-6 P0b002ee18038b866 f:ia96006 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-IAP-96-6 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-IAP-96-6 IAP-96-6 Federal agency reorganization Cost control International relations Arms control agreements Exporting International trade International organizations Globalization Federal aid to foreign countries North American Free Trade Agreement Soviet Union Japan Bosnia DOD Cooperative Threat Reduction Program North Korea South Korea NAFTA Letter Report GAO presented its International Relations and Trade issue area plan for fiscal years 1996 through 1998.<p/>GAO plans to: (1) determine the direct and indirect costs of U.S. participation in multilateral institutions and agreements, and U.S. progress in implementing trade agreements and promoting international stability; (2) identify legislative changes and regulatory reforms that would improve the impact of U.S. programs and produce budgetary savings; (3) identify new U.S. strategies to stem the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction; (4) assess the cost, impact, and implementation status of key U.S. foreign policy and trade initiatives as well as alternatives to current U.S. participation in multilateral institutions and agreements; (5) assess the impact of U.S. assistance to the former Soviet Union in reducing weapons of mass destruction, and how efforts to expand multilateral security arrangements are accomplishing U.S. security goals; (6) evaluate the impact of specific U.S. bilateral programs and agreements on political, economic, and security interests; and (7) analyze the extent to which U.S. participation in multilateral institutions and agreements advances U.S. interests. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-IAP-96-6/html/GAOREPORTS-IAP-96-6.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-IAP-96-6/pdf/GAOREPORTS-IAP-96-6.pdf GAO/IAP-96-6 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-IAP-96-6 Letter Report GAO/IAP-96-6; International Relations and Trade Issue Area Plan--Fiscal Years 1996-98; Federal agency reorganization Cost control International relations Arms control agreements Exporting International trade International organizations Globalization Federal aid to foreign countries North American Free Trade Agreement Soviet Union Japan Bosnia DOD Cooperative Threat Reduction Program North Korea South Korea NAFTA