PUBLIC LAW 105-220—AUG. 7, 1998 112 STAT. 1047 (ii) trade secrets, or commercial or fliiancial information, that is obtained from a person and privileged or confidential. (C) FEES TO RECOVER COSTS.— Such recipients may charge fees sufficient to recover costs applicable to the processing of requests for records under subparagraph (A). (b) INVESTIGATIONS OF USE OF FUNDS. — (1) IN GENERAL.— (A) SECRETARY.—In order to evaluate compliance with the provisions of this title, the Secretary shall conduct, in several States, in each fiscal year, investigations of the use of funds received by recipients under this title. (B) COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES.— In order to ensure compliance with the provisions of this title, the Comptroller General of the United States may conduct investigations of the use of funds received under this title by any recipient. (2) PROHIBITION. —In conducting any investigation under this title, the Secretary or the Comptroller General of the United States may not request the compilation of any information that the recipient is not otherwise required to compile and that is not readily available to such recipient. (3) AUDITS.— (A) IN GENERAL.— In carrying out any audit under this title (other than any initial audit survey or any audit investigating possible criminal or fraudulent conduct), either directly or through grant or contract, the Secretary, the Inspector General of the Department of Labor, or the Comptroller General of the United States shall furnish to the State, recipient, or other entity to be audited, advance notification of the overall objectives and purposes of the audit, and any extensive recordkeeping or data requirements to be met, not later than 14 days (or as soon as practicable), prior to the commencement of the audit. (B) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.— If the scope, objectives, or purposes of the audit change substantially during the course of the audit, the entity being audited shall be notified of the change as soon as practicable. (C) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT. — The reports on the results of such audits shall cite the law, regulation, policy, or other criteria applicable to any finding contained in the reports. (D) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing contained in this title shall be construed so as to be inconsistent with the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) or government auditing standards issued by the Comptroller General of the United States. (c) ACCESSIBILITY OF REPORTS. — Each State, each local board, and each recipient (other than a subrecipient, subgrantee, or contractor of a recipient) receiving funds under this title— (1) shall make readily accessible such reports concerning its operations and expenditures as shall be prescribed by the Secretary; (2) shall prescribe and maintain comparable management Guidelines, information systems, in accordance with guidelines that shall
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