. ▁It ▁review ed ▁financial ▁and ▁oper ational ▁rest ruct uring ▁plans ▁submitted ▁by ▁Ch rys ler ▁and ▁General ▁Mot ors ▁( GM ) ▁and ▁made ▁its ▁own ▁specific ▁recommend ations ▁at ▁cabinet ▁level ▁meet ings ▁to ▁the ▁President ▁regarding ▁the ▁rest ruct ur ings ▁and ▁the ▁requests ▁for ▁funds ▁from ▁the ▁companies . ▁Re comm end ations ▁also ▁included ▁direct ives ▁on ▁impro ving ▁w age ▁and ▁benefit ▁structures , ▁and ▁developing ▁compet itive ▁fuel ▁efficient ▁cars ▁for ▁the ▁future . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁Task ▁Force ▁recommended ▁up ▁to ▁$ 5 ▁billion ▁in ▁support ▁for ▁autom ot ive ▁industry ▁supp liers , ▁and ▁by ▁late ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁following ▁the ▁recommend ations ▁of ▁the ▁Task ▁Force , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁government ▁had ▁l ent ▁approximately ▁$ 2 5 ▁billion ▁in ▁total ▁to ▁the ▁companies . ▁At ▁that ▁time , ▁it ▁was ▁estimated ▁that ▁G M ▁might ▁require ▁$ 3 0 ▁billion ▁more ▁to ▁emer ge ▁from ▁bank rupt cy . ▁By ▁mid - J uly ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁both ▁companies ▁had ▁rest ruct ured ▁and ▁emer ged ▁from ▁bank rupt cy . ▁The ▁Task ▁Force ▁was ▁scale d ▁back ▁from ▁" day ▁to ▁day " ▁invol vement ▁to ▁periodic ▁" mon itor ing ". ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁an ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁report ▁of ▁the ▁Special ▁Ins pect or ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁Tr ouble d ▁As set ▁Rel ief ▁Program , ▁the ▁U . S