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dmvalopad the inVOntOry Of gOvOmmt COrporatiOnB included in I:S
8tudy by li8ting tho88 corporation8 containad in the GCCA, other
corporation8 identified l l8whmo in the U.S. Coda vhich are
8ubjact to on. or mom provi8ion8 of th8 Act, and other corporate
antitie that moat criteria eatabli8hed for prior GAO 8tudia8
di8cu.s.d bolov.
GAO’8 1985 l tudy, v of COrPorationaAuthorlzed
d bv Con-, contained an inventory of 44
corporation8 vhich vore dofinod am l titiom l stablimhmd, created,
or authorized by the Congr.88 to oporat. a. corporate antitie.. xn
corpiling that inventory, GAO rovi8vod the charact8rimtic8 of all
congromsionally chartar8d 8ntitim8 and used the following criteria
from it8 1983 report on govanmont corporation8 to identify the
corporation8 for inclu8ion in it8 1985 8tudy. (See 8action C for
di8cu88ion of GAO*8 1983 rqort.)
-- Thm corporation 8hould be chartered und8r the lav8 of the
United Stato8.
-- The corporation 8hould 8~~8 a public function of a
prmdominataly bu8ino.8 natur8 that raguir88 the authorrty
to buy, or othorvi8~ acquire, or 8all property or other
a88ota in its ovn mm.