United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office National Security and International Affairs Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1996-04-12 monographic deposited born digital 44 p. GA 1.13:NSIAD-96-65 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-65 P0b002ee18037c4f9 f:ns96065 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-65 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-65 NSIAD-96-65 Foreign military sales policies Exporting Foreign military sales contracts Developing countries Defense industry Foreign governments Economic analysis Technology transfer International trade restriction Kuwait Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates South Korea Singapore Taiwan Canada Spain United Kingdom Netherlands Letter Report NSIAD Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed offset requirements associated with military exports, focusing on: (1) how the offset goals and strategies of major buying countries have changed; (2) the offset requirements of these countries and how they are being satisfied; and (3) the impact of offsets and any governmental action taken.<p/>GAO found that: (1) the demand for offsets in the countries reviewed has increased during the last 10 years; (2) the value of these offset agreements is over $84 billion; (3) many countries have begun demanding more technology transfer, higher offset percentages, and higher local content requirements; (4) many countries use long-term offsets to help further their industrial policy goals; (5) countries with well developed economies use offsets to enhance their defense or aerospace industries; (6) countries with newly industrialized economies use offsets to increase technology transfer and develop their defense and nondefense industries; (7) countries with underdeveloped economies use offsets to create businesses and build infrastructure; (8) while company officials accept offsets as a necessary part of selling defense products overseas, critics claim that offsets hurt the defense industry and other domestic interests; (9) the impact of offsets on the economy and defense industry is indeterminable because there are limited data available; and (10) actions taken to address offsets include consultations with other countries on specific procurements, but defense industry officials are concerned the United States unilaterally limit offset use and will not be able to enforce offset restrictions. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-65/html/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-65.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-65/pdf/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-65.pdf GAO/NSIAD-96-65 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-65 Letter Report GAO/NSIAD-96-65; Military Exports: Offset Demands Continue to Grow; Foreign military sales policies Exporting Foreign military sales contracts Developing countries Defense industry Foreign governments Economic analysis Technology transfer International trade restriction Kuwait Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates South Korea Singapore Taiwan Canada Spain United Kingdom Netherlands