#aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4
 #edae  ,,an ,,act  ,to require ag5cies 
to submit reports on out/&+             
recomm5dations 9 ! annual budget        
ju/ification submitt$ to ,congress4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,good ,acc\nt+ ,obligation 9 ,gov]nm5t  
,act or ! ,,gao-,,ig ,act4  #b4 ,reports
 on out/&+ gov]nm5t acc\ntability (fice 
& inspector g5]al recomm5dations  7a7   
,requir$ reports ,9 ! annual budget     
ju/ification submitt$ to ,congress1 z   
submitt$ ) ! budget ( ! ,presid5t "u    
section #aaje ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 ! head ( ea* ag5cy %all include 
! foll[+3  7#a7 ,a report li/+ ea*      
public recomm5dation ( ! ,gov]nm5t      
,acc\ntability ,(fice t is designat$ by 
! ,gov]nm5t ,acc\ntability ,(fice z op5 
or clos$1 unimplem5t$ z ( ! date on :i* 
! annual budget ju/ification is         
submitt$4  7#b7 ,a report li/+ ea*      
public recomm5dation = corrective action
 f ! ,(fice ( ,inspector ,g5]al ( !     
ag5cy = :i* no f9al action has be5 tak5 

z ( ! date on :i* ! annual budget       
ju/ification is submitt$4  7#c7 ,a      
report on ! implem5tation /atus ( ea*   
public recomm5dation describ$ 9         
p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b71 :i* %all include 
! foll[+3 7,a7 ,) respect to a public   
recomm5dation t is designat$ by !       
,gov]nm5t ,acc\ntability ,(fice z op5 or
 clos$1 unimplem5t$--  7i7 t ! ag5cy has
 decid$ n to implem5t1 a detail$        
ju/ification = ! decision2 or  7ii7 t ! 
ag5cy has decid$ to adopt1 a timel9e =  
full implem5tation4  7,b7 ,) respect to 
a public recomm5dation = corrective     
action f ! ,(fice ( ,inspector ,g5]al ( 
! ag5cy-- 7i7 = :i* ! ag5cy has tak5    
action n recomm5d$ & consid]s clos$1 an 
explanation ( ! reason :y ! ag5cy took  
diff]5t action ) respect to ea* audit   
report to :i* ! public recomm5dation =  
corrective action p]ta9s2 &  7ii7 = :i* 
no f9al action has be5 tak51 an         
explanation ( ! reasons :y no f9al      
action 0 tak5 ) respect to ea* audit    
report to :i* ! public recomm5dation =  

corrective action p]ta9s4  7,c7 ,)      
respect to an out/&+ unimplem5t$ public 
recomm5dation f ! ,(fice ( ,inspector   
,g5]al ( ! ag5cy t ! ag5cy has decid$ to
 adopt1 a timel9e = implem5tation4  7#d7
 ,an explanation = any discrepancy      
betwe5-- 7,a7 ! mo/ rec5t semiannual    
report submitt$ by ! ,inspector ,g5]al (
 ! ag5cy & ! report submitt$ "u         
p>agraphs 7#b7 & 7#c72 &  7,b7 any      
report submitt$ by ! ,gov]nm5t          
,acc\ntability ,(fice relat+ to public  
recomm5dations t are designat$ by !     
,gov]nm5t ,acc\ntability ,(fice z op5 or
 clos$1 unimplem5t$ & any report        
submitt$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 & 7#b74  7b7  
,additional report requirem5ts = c]ta9  
ag5cies ,! head ( a cov]$ ag5cy %all    
include 9 ! annual budget ju/ification  
describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 a writt5      
response to ea* recomm5dation designat$ 
by ! ,comptroll] 9 ! annual priority    
recomm5dation lett] s5t to su* head z   
high priority = att5tion by t head4  7c7
 ,copies ( submissions ,! head ( ea*    

ag5cy or cov]$ ag5cy1 z applicable1 %all
 provide a copy ( ! in=mation submitt$  
"u subsections 7a7 & 7b7 to !           
,comptroll] ,g5]al & ! ,inspector ,g5]al
 ( ! ag5cy4  7d7 ,rule ( ,con/ruction   
,no?+ 9 ?is bill may be con/ru$ to      
affect an au?ority provid$ to an        
,inspector ,g5]al ( an ag5cy "u !       
,inspector ,g5]al ,act ( #aigh 7#e      
,u4,s4,c4 ,app471 includ+ ! au?ority (  
su* ,inspector ,g5]al to id5tify ea*    
recomm5dation on :i* f9al action has n  
be5 tak54  7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is       
section3 7#a7 ,ag5cy ! t]m ag5cy means--
  7,a7 a designat$ ,f$]al entity1 z     
def9$ 9 section #h;,g7a77#b7 ( !        
,inspector ,g5]al ,act ( #aigh 7#e      
,u4,s4,c4 ,app472 &  7,b7 an e/abli%m5t1
 z def9$ 9 section #ab7b7 ( ! ,inspector
 ,g5]al ,act ( #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4      
,app474  7#b7 ,cov]$ ag5cy ,! t]m cov]$ 
ag5cy means ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,ea* ag5cy   
describ$ 9 section #ija7;b7 ( title #ca1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7,b7 ,! ,int]nal 
,rev5ue ,s]vice4  7,c7 ,! ,securities & 

! ,security & ,ex*ange ,commission4     
7,d7 ,any additional ag5cy det]m9$ by ! 
,comptroll] ,g5]al4  7#c7 ,semiannual   
report ,! t]m semiannual report means ! 
semiannual report submitt$ to ,congress 
by ea* ,inspector ,g5]al "u section #e (
 ! ,inspector ,g5]al ,act ( #aigh 7#e   
,u4,s4,c4 ,app474  #c4 ,no additional   
funds au?oriz$ ,no additional funds are 
au?oriz$ to c>ry out ! requirem5ts ( ?is
 ,act4 ,su* requirem5ts %all be c>ri$   
out us+ am\nts o!rwise au?oriz$4  ,pass$
 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ,july #af1   
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