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,septemb] #ba1 #bjaf,receiv$  ,septemb] 
#bb1 #bjaf,read twice & plac$ on !      
cal5d>  ,,an ,,act  ,to ensure !        
,gov]nm5t ,acc\ntability ,(fice has     
adequate access to in=mation4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,,gao  
,access & ,ov]sight ,act ( #bjaf4  #b4  
,access to c]ta9 in=mation  7a7 ,access 
to c]ta9 in=mation ,sub*apt] ,,ii (     
*apt] #g ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  #gba4 ,access to c]ta9         
in=mation  7a7 ,no provision ( ! ,social
 ,security ,act1 includ+ section #dec7l7
 ( t ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fec7l771 %all 
be con/ru$ to limit1 am5d1 or sup]s$e ! 
au?ority ( ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al to obta9
 any in=mation or to inspect any record 
"u section #gaf ( ?is title4  7b7 ,!    
specific ref]5ce to a /atute 9          
subsection 7a7 %all n be con/ru$ to     
affect access by ! ,gov]nm5t            

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/atutes t are n s ref]5c$4  4  7b7      
,ag5cy reports ,section #gbj7;b7 ( title
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7#a7 9 ! matt] prec$+ p>agraph 7#a71 by 
ins]t+ or plann$ aft] action tak52 &    
7#b7 by /rik+ p>agraph 7#a7 & ins]t+ !  
foll[+3  7#a7 ! ,committee on ,homel&   
,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs ( !    
,s5ate1 ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &     
,gov]nm5t ,re=m ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives1 ! congressional        
committees ) jurisdiction ov] ! ag5cy   
program or activity t is ! subject ( !  
recomm5dation1 & ! ,gov]nm5t            
,acc\ntability ,(fice be=e ! #fa/ day   
aft] ! date ( ! report2 &  4  7c7       
,au?ority ,to obta9 records ,section    
#gaf ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1  
is am5d$ 9 subsection 7a7-- 7#a7 by     
/rik+ 7a7 & ins]t+ 7#b72 &  7#b7 by     
ins]t+ aft] ! section head+ ! foll[+3   
7a7 7#a7 ,! ,comptroll] ,g5]al is       
au?oriz$ to obta9 su* ag5cy records z ! 
,comptroll] ,g5]al requires to dis*>ge !

 duties ( ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al 7includ+ 
audit1 evaluation1 & inve/igative       
duties71 includ+ ?r\gh ! br++ ( civil   
actions "u ?is section4 ,9 review+ a    
civil action "u ?is section1 ! c\rt %all
 recognize ! cont9u+ =ce & effect ( !   
au?orization 9 ! prec$+ s5t5ce until su*
 "t z ! au?orization is repeal$ pursuant
 to law4  4  7d7 ,te*nical & con=m+     
am5dm5t ,! table ( sections = *apt] #g (
 title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is     
am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to   
section #gbj ! foll[+3  #gba4 ,access to
 c]ta9 in=mation4  4  ,pass$ ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives ,septemb] #bj1          
#bjaf4,k>5 ,l4 ,haas1,cl]k  ,septemb]   
#bb1 #bjaf,read twice & plac$ on !      
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