What ▁has ▁the ▁world ▁come ▁to ▁when ▁str ident ▁A ID S ▁activ ists ▁find ▁their ▁calls ▁for ▁account ability ▁from ▁A ID S ▁char ities ▁are ▁echo ed ▁by ▁the ▁Family ▁Research ▁Council ?" ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁Cob urn ▁formally ▁requested ▁that ▁the ▁Government ▁Account ing ▁Office ▁( GA O ) ▁conduct ▁a ▁performance ▁aud it ▁and ▁evaluation ▁of ▁all ▁federal ▁H IV ▁programs ▁and ▁services . ▁Jo ining ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁request ▁were ▁House ▁Major ity ▁Le ader ▁Dick ▁Ar me y , ▁a ▁Republican ▁representing ▁Texas ' ▁ 2 6 th ▁con gression al ▁district ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives , ▁and ▁Com merce ▁Committee ▁Chair man ▁Thomas ▁Bl iley , ▁a ▁Republican ▁representing ▁Virginia ' s ▁ 7 th ▁con gression al ▁district ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives . ▁ ▁The ▁G A O ▁published ▁the ▁requested ▁report ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁con cluding ▁that ▁federal ▁A ID S ▁programs ▁were ▁admin ister ed ▁well ▁and ▁were ▁effective , ▁port ending ▁the ▁re author ization ▁of ▁the ▁Ryan ▁White ▁CA RE ▁A CT . ▁The ▁report ▁said ▁that ▁compens ation ▁for ▁the ▁execut ives ▁of ▁non pro fit ▁AS O ' s ▁receiving ▁federal ▁assistance ▁was ▁" gener ally ▁compar able ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁similar ▁non pro fit ▁organizations ." ▁Based ▁on ▁the ▁report , ▁Cob urn ▁concluded ▁that ▁more ▁federal ▁fund ing ▁needed ▁to ▁be ▁directed ▁towards ▁prevent ion ▁efforts . ▁ ▁Month s ▁later