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44 U.S.C. § 3519 — Access to information
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Under the conditions and procedures prescribed in [section 716 of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section716&num=0&edition=prelim), the Director and personnel in the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs shall furnish such information as the Comptroller General may require for the discharge of the responsibilities of the Comptroller General. For the purpose of obtaining such information, the Comptroller General or representatives thereof shall have access to all books, documents, papers and records, regardless of form or format, of the Office.
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Under the conditions and procedures prescribed in [section 716 of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section716&num=0&edition=prelim), the Director and personnel in the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs shall furnish such information as the Comptroller General may require for the discharge of the responsibilities of the Comptroller General. For the purpose of obtaining such information, the Comptroller General or representatives thereof shall have access to all books, documents, papers and records, regardless of form or format, of the Office.
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The purposes of this subchapter are to—
(1) minimize the paperwork burden for individuals, small businesses, educational and nonprofit institutions, Federal contractors, State, local and tribal governments, and other persons resulting from the collection of information by or for the Federal Government;
(2) ensure the greatest possible public benefit from and maximize the utility of information created, collected, maintained, used, shared and disseminated by or for the Federal Government;
(3) coordinate, integrate, and to the extent practicable and appropriate, make uniform Federal information resources management policies and practices as a means to improve the productivity, efficiency, and effectiveness of Government programs, including the reduction of information collection burdens on the public and the improvement of service delivery to the public;
(4) improve the quality and use of Federal information to strengthen decisionmaking, accountability, and openness in Government and society;
(5) minimize the cost to the Federal Government of the creation, collection, maintenance, use, dissemination, and disposition of information;
(6) strengthen the partnership between the Federal Government and State, local, and tribal governments by minimizing the burden and maximizing the utility of information created, collected, maintained, used, disseminated, and retained by or for the Federal Government;
(7) provide for the dissemination of public information on a timely basis, on equitable terms, and in a manner that promotes the utility of the information to the public and makes effective use of information technology;
(8) ensure that the creation, collection, maintenance, use, dissemination, and disposition of information by or for the Federal Government is consistent w
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**(a)**
(1) The Comptroller General is authorized to obtain such agency records as the Comptroller General requires to discharge the duties of the Comptroller General (including audit, evaluation, and investigative duties), including through the bringing of civil actions under this section. In reviewing a civil action under this section, the court shall recognize the continuing force and effect of the authorization in the preceding sentence until such time as the authorization is repealed pursuant to law.
(2) Each agency shall give the Comptroller General information the Comptroller General requires about the duties, powers, activities, organization, and financial transactions of the agency. The Comptroller General may inspect an agency record to get the information. This subsection does not apply to expenditures made under section 3524 or 3526(e) of this title.
**(b)**
(1) When an agency record is not made available to the Comptroller General within a reasonable time, the Comptroller General may make a written request to the head of the agency. The request shall state the authority for inspecting the records and the reason for the inspection. The head of the agency has 20 days after receiving the request to respond. The response shall describe the record withheld and the reason the record is being withheld. If the Comptroller General is not given an opportunity to inspect the record within the 20-day period, the Comptroller General may file a report with the President, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Attorney General, the head of the agency, and Congress.
(2) Through an attorney the Comptroller General designates in writing, the Comptroller General may bring a civil action in the district court of the United States for the District of Colu
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TITLE 44—PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS
§ 3519
1 See References in Text note below.
tions, and procedures for Federal information
resources management activities is subject to
the authority of the Director under this sub-
chapter.
(b) Nothing in this subchapter shall be deemed
to affect or reduce the authority of the Sec-
retary of Commerce or the Director of the Office
of Management and Budget pursuant to Reorga-
nization Plan No. 1 of 1977 (as amended) and Ex-
ecutive order, relating to telecommunications
and information policy, procurement and man-
agement of telecommunications and informa-
tion systems, spectrum use, and related matters.
(c)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), this
subchapter shall not apply to the collection of
information—
(A) during the conduct of a Federal criminal
investigation or prosecution, or during the
disposition of a particular criminal matter;
(B) during the conduct of—
(i) a civil action to which the United
States or any official or agency thereof is a
party; or
(ii) an administrative action or investiga-
tion involving an agency against specific in-
dividuals or entities;
(C) by compulsory process pursuant to the
Antitrust Civil Process Act and section 13 of
the Federal Trade Commission Improvements
Act of 1980; or
(D) during the conduct of intelligence activi-
ties as defined in section 3.4(e) of Executive
Order No. 12333, issued December 4, 1981, or
successor orders, or during the conduct of
cryptologic activities that are communica-
tions security activities.
(2) This subchapter applies to the collection of
information during the conduct of general inves-
tigations (other than information collected in
an antitrust investigation to the extent pro-
vided in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1)) un-
d
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