#aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4    
#bbgf  ,,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 ,def9ition ,9 ?is   
section1 ! 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 ,app472 &    
7#c7 legislative bran* ag5cies1 includ+ 
! ,gov]nm5t ,publi%+ ,(fice1 ! ,libr>y (
 ,congress1 ! ,(fice ( ! ,ar*itect ( !  
,capitol1 & ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,capitol    
,police4  7b7 ,requir$ reports ,9 !     
annual budget ju/ification submitt$ to  
,congress1 z submitt$ ) ! budget ( !    

,presid5t "u section #aaje ( title #ca1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 ea* ag5cy %all     
include-- 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$1 unimplem5t$ = a p]iod ( n less
 ?an #a ye> prec$+ ! date on :i* !      
annual budget ju/ification is submitt$2 
7#b7 a report li/+ ea* public           
recomm5dation = corrective action f !   
,(fice ( ,inspector ,g5]al ( ! ag5cy t--
 7,a7 0 publi%$ n less ?an #a ye> be=e !
 date on :i* ! annual budget            
ju/ification is submitt$2 &  7,b7 = :i* 
no f9al action 0 tak5 z ( ! date on :i* 
! annual budget ju/ification is         
submitt$2 &  7#c7 a report on !         
implem5tation /atus ( ea* public        
recomm5dation describ$ 9 p>agraphs 7#a7 
& 7#b71 :i* %all include-- 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 implem5tation1 to ! ext5t
 practicable1 if ! ag5cy det]m9es t !   
recomm5dation has cle> budget           
implications2  7,b7 ) respect to a      
public recomm5dation = corrective action
 f ! ,(fice ( ,inspector ,g5]al ( !     
ag5cy = :i* no f9al action or action n  
recomm5d$ has be5 tak51 an explanation (
 ! reasons :y no f9al action or action n
 recomm5d$ 0 tak5 ) respect to ea* audit
 report to :i* ! public recomm5dation = 
corrective action p]ta9s2  7,c7 )       
respect to an out/&+ unimplem5t$ public 
recomm5dation f ! ,(fice ( ,inspector   
,g5]al ( ! ag5cy t ! ag5cy has decid$ to
 adopt1 a timel9e = implem5tation2  7,d7
 an explanation = any discrepancy       
betwe5-- 7i7 ! reports submitt$ "u      
p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b72  7ii7 !          
semiannual reports submitt$ by ! ,(fice 
( ,inspector ,g5]al ( ! ag5cy "u section
 #e ( ! ,inspector ,g5]al ,act ( #aigh  
7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app472 &  7iii7 reports  

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$2 &  7,e7 = ! fir/ #ab mon?s 
aft] a public recomm5dation is made1 if 
! ag5cy is det]m9+ :e!r to implem5t !   
public recomm5dation1 a /atem5t describ+
 t ! ag5cy is do+ s1 :i* %all exempt !  
ag5cy f ! requirem5ts "u subp>agraphs   
7,b7 & 7,c7 ) respect to t public       
recomm5dation4  7c7 ,copies (           
submissions ,ea* ag5cy %all provide a   
copy ( ! in=mation submitt$ "u          
subsection 7b7 to ! ,gov]nm5t           
,acc\ntability ,(fice & ! ,(fice (      
,inspector ,g5]al ( ! ag5cy4  #c4       
,timel9e = ag5cy /atem5ts ,section      
#gbj7;b7 ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 
by /rik+ #fa/ & ins]t+ #aha/2 &  7#b7 9 
p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+ #fj & ins]t+    
#ahj4  ,pass$ ! ,s5ate ,decemb] #f1     
#bjah4,secret>y