PUBLIC LAW 96-226—APR. 3, 1980 Any failure to obey an order of the court under this subsection may be treated by the court as a contempt thereof "(c)(1) Subject to subsection (d), the Comptroller General may require by subpena the production of books, records, correspondence, memoranda, papers, and documents of contractors, subcontractors, or other non-Federal persons to which he has access by law or by agreement of the non-Federal person from whom access is sought. Subpenas may be issued under the signature of the Comptroller General and shall identify the material sought and the authority on which access is based. Service of a subpena issued under this subsection may be made by anyone authorized by the Comptroller CJeneral (A) by delivering a copy thereof to the person named therein, or (B) by mailing a copy thereof by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, addressed to such person at his residence, or principal place of business. A verified return by the person so serving the subpena setting forth the manner of service or in the case of service by certified or registered mail, the return post office receipt signed by the person so served, shall be proof of service. "(2) In the case of contumacy or refusal to obey a subpena issued under paragraph (1) of this subsection, by any person who resides, is found, or transacts business within the juriscfiction of any district court of the United States, such court, upon application made by the Comptroller General through any attorney designated by him in writing, shall have jurisdiction to issue to such person an order requiring such person to produce the matter requested. Any failure of any such person to obey such order of the court may be treated by the court as a contempt thereof "(d) The Comptroller General may not bring an action under subsection (b) for an order or issue a subpena under subsection (c) requiring the production of material— "(1) if such material relates to activities designated by the President as being foreign intelligence or foreign counterintelligence activities; "(2) if such material is specifically exempted from disclosure to the Comptroller General by statute provided that such statute (A) requires that the material be withheld from the Comptroller General in such a manner as to leave no discretion on the issue, or (B) establishes particular criteria for withholding from the Comptroller General or refers to particular types of matters to be withheld from the Comptroller General; or "(3) if the President or the Director of the Office of Management and Budget within twenty days after the filing of a report under subsection (b)(D, certifies in writing to the Comptroller General, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President of the Senate, that (A) such material consists of matters which could be withheldfi*omdisclosure under section 552(b)(5) or 552(b)(7), of title 5, United States Code and (B) the disclosure of such material to the Comptroller General could reasonably be expected to substantially impair the operations of the Federal Government. Such certification shall be nondelegable by the President or by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and shall be accompanied by a full explanation of the rationale therefor. "(e) Any written information, books, documents, papers, or records made available to the Comptroller General pursuant to this section shall be subject to the same level of confidentiality as is required of the agencyfi*omwhich obtained. The officers and employees of the General Accounting Office shall be subject to the same penalties
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Subpena of material.
Refiisal to obey subpena.
Exempted material.
Confidentiality of information.
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