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International Trade: USTR Should Improve Coordination on New Automotive Rules of Origin

GAO-24-106330
Jan 31, 2024
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Agency Affected Recommendation Status
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative USTR, as Chair of the Interagency Autos Committee, should work with committee members to develop written guidance that helps ensure accountability and reflects other leading collaboration practices, as appropriate. The guidance should include defining how the committee tracks, monitors, and communicates progress towards outcomes, such as providing recommendations for future modifications to USMCA rules of origin.
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Commenting on this report, USTR accepted GAO's recommendation and agreed to work with its interagency partners to develop and update written guidance to enhance coordination.

Prenatal Supplements: Amounts of Some Key Nutrients Differed from Product Labels

GAO-24-106689
Jan 11, 2024
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Agency Affected Recommendation Status
Congress Congress should consider measures for allowing FDA sufficient authority to carry out its oversight of dietary supplements. Such measures could include allowing FDA to require dietary supplement manufacturers to notify or register with FDA prior to putting a supplement on the market and to provide a copy of the supplement label. (Matter for Consideration 1)
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In response to a draft of our report, FDA agreed with the wording and intent of the matter. As of March 2024, Congress had not yet made changes to the Food and Drug Administration's authority to carry out its oversight of dietary supplements. We will provide an update as additional information becomes available.

Vehicle Safety: Opportunities to Improve Repair Rates for Recalled Vehicles

GAO-24-106356
Jan 09, 2024
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration The Administrator of NHTSA should develop a plan for regularly conducting research to identify the factors that influence vehicle remedies in response to recalls. (Recommendation 1)
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NHTSA concurred with this recommendation. When we confirm what actions NHTSA has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration The Administrator of NHTSA should more fully implement a lessons-learned process to identify lessons from its own and manufacturers' collaborative efforts with third parties that could help to improve recall completion rates. (Recommendation 2)
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NHTSA concurred with this recommendation. When we confirm what actions NHTSA has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

Small Business Administration: Procedures for Reporting on Veteran-Owned Businesses Need Improvement

GAO-24-106071
Dec 21, 2023
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Small Business Administration The Administrator of SBA should ensure that the Associate Administrator of SBA's Office of Veterans Business Development develop and implement policies and procedures for ensuring VBOCs' full compliance with quarterly year-end reporting requirements. (Recommendation 1)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Small Business Administration The Administrator of SBA should ensure that the Associate Administrator of SBA's Office of Veterans Business Development develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure SBA's compliance with Section 603 of the Veterans Entrepreneurship and Business Development Act of 1999. (Recommendation 2)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Small Business Administration The Administrator of SBA should ensure that the Associate Administrator of SBA's Office of Capital Access develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure SBA gives special consideration to veterans in its lending programs in accordance with the Small Business Act and SBA's implementing regulation. (Recommendation 3)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.