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42 U.S.C. § 7138 — Functions of Comptroller General
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The functions of the Comptroller General of the United States under [section 771 of title 15](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section771&num=0&edition=prelim) shall apply with respect to the monitoring and evaluation of all functions and activities of the Department under this chapter or any other Act administered by the Department.
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The functions of the Comptroller General of the United States under [section 771 of title 15](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section771&num=0&edition=prelim) shall apply with respect to the monitoring and evaluation of all functions and activities of the Department under this chapter or any other Act administered by the Department.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Sections 7386 to 7386k, Pub. L. 107–314, div. C, title XXXVI, §§ 3620–3631, Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2756–2762, were renumbered sections 4701 to 4712, respectively, of Pub. L. 107–314 by Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(j)(2)(A)–(C), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1781, and were formerly classified to sections 2741 to 2752, respectively, of Title 50, War and National Defense. See sections 6271 to 6283, repsectively, of Title 10, Armed Forces.
Section 7386 related to definitions for purposes of former sections 7386 to 7386k of this title.
Section 7386a related to reprogramming of amounts appropriated pursuant to a Department of Energy national security authorization.
Section 7386b related to minor construction projects.
Section 7386c related to limits on construction projects.
Section 7386d related to fund transfer authority.
Section 7386e related to conceptual and construction design.
Section 7386f related to authority for emergency planning, design, and construction activities.
Section 7386g related to scope of authority to carry out plant projects.
Section 7386h related to availability of funds.
Section 7386i related to transfer of defense environmental management funds.
Section 7386j related to transfer of weapons activities funds.
Section 7386k related to funds available for all national security programs of the Department of Energy.
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**(a) Scope of activities; monitoring activity; data to Comptroller General from Administration; reports and recommendations to Congress** For the duration of this chapter, the Comptroller General of the United States shall monitor and evaluate the operations of the Administration including its reporting activities. The Comptroller General shall (1) conduct studies of existing statutes and regulations governing the Administration’s programs; (2) review the policies and practices of the Administration; (3) review and evaluate the procedures followed by the Administrator in gathering, analyzing, and interpreting energy statistics, data, and information related to the management and conservation of energy, including but not limited to data related to energy costs, supply, demand, industry structure, and environmental impacts; and (4) evaluate particular projects or programs. The Comptroller General shall have access to such data within the possession or control of the Administration from any public or private source whatever, notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, as are necessary to carry out his responsibilities under this chapter and shall report to the Congress at such times as he deems appropriate with respect to the Administration’s programs, including his recommendations for modifications in existing laws, regulations, procedures, and practices.
**(b) Access to material and written energy information from owners or operators of facilities or business premises engaged in energy matters; scope of information** The Comptroller General or any of his authorized representatives in carrying out his responsibilities under this section may request access to any books, documents, papers, statistics, data, records, and information of any person owning or operating f
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**(a) In General.—** There shall be transferred—
(1) to the Office of Inspector General—
(A) of the Department of Agriculture, the offices of that department referred to as the “Office of Investigation” and the “Office of Audit”;
(B) of the Department of Commerce, the offices of that department referred to as the “Office of Audits” and the “Investigations and Inspections Staff” and that portion of the office referred to as the “Office of Investigations and Security” which has responsibility for investigation of alleged criminal violations and program abuse;
(C) of the Department of Defense, the offices of that department referred to as the “Defense Audit Service” and the “Office of Inspector General, Defense Logistics Agency”, and that portion of the office of that department referred to as the “Defense Investigative Service” which has responsibility for the investigation of alleged criminal violations;
(D) of the Department of Education, all functions of the Inspector General of Health, Education, and Welfare or of the Office of Inspector General of Health, Education, and Welfare relating to functions transferred by section 301 of the Department of Education Organization Act ([20 U.S.C. 3441](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section3441&num=0&edition=prelim));
(E) of the Department of Energy, the Office of Inspector General (as established by section 208 of the Department of Energy Organization Act);
(F) of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Office of Inspector General (as established by title II of Public Law 94–505);
(G) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the office of that department referred to as the “Office of Inspector General”;
(H) of the Department of the Interior, the
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 7135a
1 See References in Text note below.
§ 7135a. Delegation by Secretary of Energy of en-
ergy research, etc., functions to Adminis-
trator of Energy Information Administration;
prohibition against required delegation; uti-
lization of capabilities by Secretary
Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Secretary of Energy shall not be required to
delegate to the Administrator of the Energy In-
formation Administration any energy research,
development, and demonstration function vested
in the Secretary, pursuant to the Atomic En-
ergy Act [42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.], the Federal
Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development
Act [42 U.S.C. 5901 et seq.], the Geothermal Re-
search, Development and Demonstration Act,1
the Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, De-
velopment and Demonstration Act [15 U.S.C.
2501 et seq.], the Solar Heating and Cooling
Demonstration Act [42 U.S.C. 5501 et seq.], the
Solar Energy Research, Development and Dem-
onstration Act,1 and the Energy Reorganization
Act [42 U.S.C. 5801 et seq.]. Additionally, the
Secretary may utilize the capabilities of the En-
ergy Information Administration as he deems
appropriate for the conduct of such programs.
(Pub. L. 95–238, title I, § 104(b), Feb. 25, 1978, 92
Stat. 53.)
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Atomic Energy Act, referred to in text, probably
means the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, act Aug. 1, 1946,
ch. 724, as added by act Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68
Stat. 919, which is classified principally to chapter 23
(§ 2011 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification
of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out
under section 2011 of this title and Tables.
The Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Devel-
o
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