United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office General Government Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1999-06-30 monographic deposited born digital 20 p. GA 1.13:T-GGD-99-131 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-99-131 P0b002ee18038098e f:gg99131t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-99-131 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-99-131 T-GGD-99-131 Agency proceedings Performance measures State-administered programs Regulatory agencies Federal/state relations Proposed legislation Reporting requirements Legislative procedures Economic analysis Federal Agency Major Rules Testimony GGD This testimony discusses the Federalism Act of 1999, which addresses several issues affecting intergovernmental relations, including the use of federal grant money, legislative requirements, agency rulemaking requirements, and performance measurement for state-run federal grant programs. GAO (1) focuses on two earlier executive and legislative branch initiatives that, like section 7 of the bill, were designed to highlight the impact of federal rules on state and local governments; (2) points out similarities and differences between the bill and these regulatory reform initiatives; and (3) comments briefly on the experience of one agency in cooperatively setting goals and performance measures with states in a federal grant program. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-99-131/html/GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-99-131.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-99-131/pdf/GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-99-131.pdf GAO/T-GGD-99-131 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-99-131 Testimony GAO/T-GGD-99-131; Federalism: Previous Initiatives Have Little Effect on; Agency proceedings Performance measures State-administered programs Regulatory agencies Federal/state relations Proposed legislation Reporting requirements Legislative procedures Economic analysis Federal Agency Major Rules