To provide incentives for the Forest Service to improve its accounting and financial reporting systems by temporarily capping discretionary appropriations for the Forest Service until improvements are made.
Forest Service Financial Accountability Restoration Act of 1999 - Places specified limits on Forest Service appropriations until the earlier of the following: (1) the Service is no longer an agency at high risk of waste, fraud, and mismanagement due to accounting and financial reporting weaknesses; or (2) the end of the fifth fiscal year subject to such limitations.
Enumerates the criteria under which the Comptroller General shall certify to Congress that the Service is no longer at high risk
Sets forth Service backlog reduction requirements.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
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