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PUBLIC LAW 99-000—MMMM. DD, 1985

PUBLIC LAW 99-239—JAN. 14, 1986

99 STAT. 1777

(A) after the President of the United States has conducted a review and reported the findings of the President to the Congress; and (B) the Congress has had 30 days (excluding days on which both Houses of Congress are not in session) to review the findings of the President. (3) REPORT.—The President shall complete the review under paragraph (2) and shall report the findings no later than 60 days after the President's receipt of such plans. (4) VIEWS AND COMMENTS.—The report shall include the views of the Secretary of the Interior, the Administrator of the Agency for International Development, and the heads of such other Executive departments as the President may decide to include in the report, as well as any comments which the Federated States of Micronesia may wish to have included. (c) AGREEMENT ON AUDITS.—In accordance with section 233 of the Compact, the President of the United States, in consultation with the Comptroller General of the United States, shall negotiate with the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia modifications to the "Agreement Concerning Procedures for the Implementation of United States Economic Assistance, Programs and Services Provided in the Compact of Free Association", which shall provide as follows: (1) GENERAL AUTHORITY OF THE GAO TO AUDIT.— (A) The Comptroller General of the United States (and his duly authorized representatives) shall have the authority to audit— (i) all grants, program assistance, and other assistance provided to the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia under Articles I and II of Title Two of the Compact; and (ii) any other assistance provided by the Government of the United States to the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia. Such authority shall include authority for the Comptroller General to conduct or cause to be conducted any of the audits provided for in section 233 of the Compact. The authority provided in this paragraph shall continue for at least three years after the last such grant has been made or assistance has been provided. (B) The Comptroller General (and his duly authorized representatives) shall also have authority to review any audit conducted by or on behalf of the Government of the United States. In this connection, the Comptroller General shall have access to such personnel and to such records, documents, working papers, automated data and files, and other information relevant to such review. (2) GAO ACCESS TO RECORDS.—

(A) In carrying out paragraph (1), the Comptroller General (and his duly authorized representatives) shall have such access to the personnel and (without cost) to records, documents, working papers, automated data and files, and other information relevant to such audits. The Comptroller General may duplicate any such records, documents, working papers, automated data and files, or other information relevant to such audits.

President of U.S.

President of U.S.

Post, p. 1819.

Grants.

Post, p. 1819.