8For more information on using surpluses to redeem debt held by the public, see Federal  Answers to Frequently Asked Questions-An Update (GAO/OCG-99-27, May 28, 1999), Federal  Debt Management in a Period of Budget Surplus (GAO/AIMD-99-270, September 29, 1999), and Federal  Debt Management Actions and Future Challenges (GAO-01-317, February 28, 2001).
For more information see the frequently asked questions.