General Accounting Office Act of 1979

Summary

General Accounting Office Act of 1979 - Title I: General Accounting Office Provisions - Amends the Accounting and Auditing Act of 1950 to require that the Comptroller General be furnished any information he requests which relates to any Federal expenditure which is subject to a GAO audit, including those expenditures which heretofore were accounted for only on the certificate of the President. Exempts from the terms of this Act any information concerning: (1) the expenditures of the Central Intelligence Agency; and (2) financial transactions relating to foreign intelligence or counterintelligence activities, as determined by the President. Provides that such exempted information shall be reviewable by the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. Amends the Budget and Accounting Act of 1921 to authorize the Comptroller General to bring an action in the United States District Court of the District of Columbia to compel the furnishing of such information. Authorizes the Comptroller General to subpena contractor's and subcontractor's records pertaining to negotiated contracts and records of other non-federal persons or organizations to which the Comptroller General has a right of access by law or agreement. Stipulates that an agency shall have a period of not more than 30 days in which to comment on an expenditure report prepared by the Comptroller General, unless the Comptroller General deems more time is necessary to improve the accuracy of the report. Directs that the Comptroller General and the Deputy Comptroller General shall be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate from a list of at least three names submitted by a commission of congressional leadership representatives impaneled for the purpose of submitting such names. Requires the Deputy Comptroller General to serve until any vacancy in the Office of Comptroller General is filled. Title II: Conforming Amendments with Respect to the Inspectors General of the Departments of Energy and Health, Education, and Welfare - Requires the Inspectors General of the Departments of Energy and Health, Education, and Welfare to comply with standards established by the Comptroller General for audits of Federal programs and activities.

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• Public Law (PDF)

  Public Law · EN · 4 April 1980

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• Passed Senate amended

  summary · EN · 28 February 1980

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• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 29 October 1979

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• Reported to House with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 11 September 1979

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 15 January 1979

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