110 STAT. 3834 PUBLIC LAW 104-316—OCT. 19, 1996 SEC. 114. AMENDMENT RELATING TO TITLE 28, UNITED STATES CODE (JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE). Section 2410(e) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking, in the second sentence, "shall so report to the Comptroller General who". SEC. 115. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO TITLE 31, UNITED STATES CODE (MONEY AND FINANCE). (a) TREATMENT OF RECORDS CONTAINING BANKING AGENCY INFORMATION.— Section 714(d) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking the last sentence of paragraph (1) and by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: "(2) The Comptroller General shall prevent unauthorized access to records or property of or used by an agency that the Comptroller General obtains during an audit.". (b) REPORT ON AUDITS AND CONFIDENTIALITY OF TAXPAYER INFORMATION. —Section 719 of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking subsection (d); and (2) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), (h), and (i) as subsections (d), (e), (f), (g), and (h), respectively. (c) COMPLIANCE REPORTING ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.— Section 308(c) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1994 (Public Law 103-69; 107 Stat. 710; 31 U.S.C. 1105 note) is amended by striking "shall" and inserting "may". (d) PAYING CHECKS AND DRAFTS. —Section 3328 of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking "until the Comptroller General settles the question" and inserting "until the question is settled"; (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking "on settlement by the Comptroller General"; and (3) in subsection (d), by striking "With the approval of the Comptroller General, the" and inserting "The". (e) WITHHOLDING CHECKS TO BE SENT TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES.— Section 3329(b)(4) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking the last two sentences and inserting "The Secretary shall credit the accounts of the drawer and drawee.". (f) PROPERTY RETURNS. — (1) REPEAL.— Section 3531 of title 31, United States Code, is repealed. (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.— The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 35 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 3531. (g) CLAIMS COLLECTION AND COMPROMISE. — (1) IN GENERAL.— Section 3711 of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (A) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting before the semicolon the following: ", except that only the Comptroller (jrenergJ may compromise a claim arising out of an exception the Comptroller General makes in the account of an accountable official"; (B) by striking subsection (b); (C) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f) and the first subsection (g) in order as subsections (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f); and
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