§ 3143. Reports by Government Accountability Office

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1990

   Foreign Direct Investment and International Financial Data Improvements Act of 1990

   Pub. L. 101–533 § 4 · 104 Stat. 2344

   Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 3143

   Pub. L. 101–533, § 4, Nov. 7, 1990, 104 Stat. 2346

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 101–533, § 4, Nov. 7, 1990, 104 Stat. 2346

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 4. REPORTS BY GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE. (a) In General.— The Comptroller General, to the extent permitted by law, including section 8 of this Act, is authorized to review the information described in section 3(b) for purposes of preparing the report required under subsection (b) of this section. Nothing in this section authorizes disclosure of any individually identifiable data or information in any form that can be associated with or otherwise identify, directly or indirectly, any person, including any enterprise or establishment. (b) Report.— Not later than 5 months after each report issued by the Secretary of Commerce under section 3, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Ways and Means, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and to the Joint Economic Committee of the Congress a report— (1) analyzing the report of the Secretary of Commerce; (2) making recommendations for changes in the analysis done in the report due the following year under section 3; (3) making recommendations for improving the collection by respective Federal agencies of data on foreign direct investment in the United States, including use of private sector data, and improving survey questionnaires to obtain useful and consistent information that avoids unnecessary redundancy among Federal agencies; (4) reviewing the status and processes for reconciliation of data exchanged as required by this Act and the amendments made by this Act, and making any recommendations for improving and augmenting international financial data; (5) making recommendations for possible additional policy coordination within the executive branch affecting foreign direct investment in the United States; and (6) making recommendations for improvement of the coverage, industry classification, and consistency among Federal agencies of their respective surveys. Reports under this subsection shall be issued only with respect to the first 3 reports issued by the Secretary of Commerce under section 3. (c) Other Reviews and Reports.— (1) The Comptroller General may, to the extent permitted by law, including section 5(c) of the International Investment and Trade in Services Survey Act (22 U.S.C. 3104(c)) and section 8 of this Act, also review data and information at the Bureau of the Census, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the Bureau of Economic Analysis and from time to time report to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Ways and Means, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and to the Joint Economic Committee of the Congress. (2) The Comptroller General shall, in carrying out paragraph (1), comply with procedures relating to access to and disclosure of data and information established within the Federal statistical agencies referred to in paragraph (1), and maintain any and all individually identifiable data and information at the statistical agency where the information is reviewed. (d) Confidentiality; Review by Other Agencies.— In preparing any report under this section, the Comptroller General shall not— (1) disclose any confidential business information or present any information in a way in which any person, including a business enterprise or establishment, can be identified; or (2) combine, match, or use in any other way individually identifiable data or information maintained by any of the Federal statistical agencies referred to in subsection (c) with any other individually identifiable confidential data or information that is not collected by such statistical agencies. Before issuing any such report, the Comptroller General shall in each instance submit the report to the head or heads of the agency or agencies from which confidential or identifiable information described in the preceding sentence was obtained. The agency or agencies concerned shall promptly review the report for the purpose of assuring that the confidentiality of such information and identity is maintained, and for any other purpose, and shall provide the Comptroller General with appropriate comments or other suggestions within 10 working days after receiving the report. (e) Right of Access.— The access by the Comptroller General to information under this Act shall be in conformity with section 716 of title 31, United States Code.

2. 1996

   General Accounting Office Act of 1996

   Pub. L. 104–316 § 111(c)(1) · 110 Stat. 3826

   Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 3143(a)

   Pub. L. 104–316, § 111(c)(1), substituted “reports referred to in” for “report required under”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–316, § 111(c)(1), substituted “reports referred to in” for “report required under”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) in subsection (a), by striking “report required under” and inserting “reports referred to in”; and

3. 1996

   General Accounting Office Act of 1996

   Pub. L. 104–316 § 111(c)(2)(A) · 110 Stat. 3826

   1. Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 3143(b)

      Pub. L. 104–316, § 111(c)(2)(A), (D), substituted “Reports” for “Report”

   2. Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 3143(b)

      Pub. L. 104–316, § 111(c)(2)(A), (D), substituted “Consistent with the provisions of this section, the Comptroller General may submit” for “Not later than 5 months after each report issued by the Secretary of Commerce under section 3142 of this title, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit”

   3. Struck · 22 U.S.C. § 3143(b)

      Pub. L. 104–316, § 111(c)(2)(A), (D), struck out closing provisions which read as follows: “Reports under this subsection shall be issued only with respect to the first 3 reports issued by the Secretary of Commerce under section 3142 of this title.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104–316, § 111(c)(2)(A), (D), substituted “Reports” for “Report” in heading, in introductory provisions substituted “Consistent with the provisions of this section, the Comptroller General may submit” for “Not later than 5 months after each report issued by the Secretary of Commerce under section 3142 of this title, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit”, and struck out closing provisions which read as follows: “Reports under this subsection shall be issued only with respect to the first 3 reports issued by the Secretary of Commerce under section 3142 of this title.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (A) by striking “(b)” and all that follows through “shall submit” and inserting “(b) Reports.—Consistent with the provisions of this section, the Comptroller General may submit”;

4. 1996

   General Accounting Office Act of 1996

   Pub. L. 104–316 § 111(c)(2)(B) · 110 Stat. 3826

   Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 3143(b)

   Pub. L. 104–316, § 111(c)(2)(B), which directed that subsec. (b) be amended by substituting “Congress reports” for “Congress, a report”, was executed in the introductory provisions by making the substitution for “Congress a report”, to reflect the probable intent of Congress

   Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 104–316, § 111(c)(2)(B), which directed that subsec. (b) be amended by substituting “Congress reports” for “Congress, a report”, was executed in the introductory provisions by making the substitution for “Congress a report”, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (B) by striking “Congress, a report” and inserting “Congress reports”;

5. 1996

   General Accounting Office Act of 1996

   Pub. L. 104–316 § 111(c)(2)(C) · 110 Stat. 3826

   Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 3143(b)(1)

   Pub. L. 104–316, § 111(c)(2)(C), substituted “reports issued by the Secretary of Commerce under section 3142 of this title” for “the report of the Secretary of Commerce”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 104–316, § 111(c)(2)(C), substituted “reports issued by the Secretary of Commerce under section 3142 of this title” for “the report of the Secretary of Commerce”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (C) in paragraph (1) by striking “the report of the Secretary of Commerce” and inserting “reports issued by the Secretary of Commerce under section 3”; and

6. 2004

   GAO Human Capital Reform Act of 2004

   Pub. L. 108–271 § 8(b) · 118 Stat. 811

   Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 3143

   Pub. L. 108–271 substituted “Government Accountability Office” for “General Accounting Office” in section catchline

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 108–271 substituted “Government Accountability Office” for “General Accounting Office” in section catchline.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (b) References.— Any reference to the General Accounting Office in any law, rule, regulation, certificate, directive, instruction, or other official paper in force on the date of enactment of this Act shall be considered to refer and apply to the Government Accountability Office.

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