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 89 STAT. 956

PUBLIC LAW 94-163—DEC. 22, 1975 reimbursements made to any State for expenses described in subsection (a) incurred prior to such date and specifically recommending^ whether authorizations of additional funds for direct grants to States are necessary or appropriate for the continued operation of the reimbursement provisions authorized by this section.". EFFECTIVE DATE OF ALLOCATION ACT AMENDMENTS

15 USC 753 note. 15 USC 751 note.

SEC. 463. Except as otherwise provided, the amendments made by this Act to the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973 shall take effect as of midnight, December 15, 1975. TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS PART A—ENERGY DATA BASE AND ENERGY INFORMATION VERIFICATION

42 USC 6381.

Congressional request.

Definitions.

EXAMINATION

SEC. 501. (a) The Comptroller General may conduct verification examinations with respect to the books, records, papers, or other documents of— (1) any person who is required to submit energy information to the Federal Energy Administration, the Department of the Interior, or the Federal Power Commission pursuant to any rule, regulation, order, or other legal process of such Administration, Department or Commission; (2) any person who is engaged in the production, processing, refining, transportation by pipeline, or distribution (at other than the retail level) of energy resources— (A) if such person has furnished, directly or indirectly, energy information (without regard to whether such information was furnished pursuant to legal requirements) to any Federal agency (other than the Internal Revenue Service), and (B) if the Comptroller General of the United States determines that such information has been or is being used or taken into consideration, in whole or in part, by a Federal agency in carrying out responsibilities committed to such agency; or (3) any vertically integrated petroleum company with respect to financial information of such company related to energy resource exploration, development, and production and the transportation, refining and marketing of energy resources and energy products. (b) The Comptroller General shall conduct verification examinations of any person or company described in subsection (a), if requested to do so by any duly established committee of the Congress having legislative or oversight responsibilities under the rules of the House of Representatives or of the Senate, with respect to energy matters or any of the laws administered by the Department of the Interior (or the Secretary thereof), the Federal Power Commission, or the Federal Energy Administration (or the Administrator). (c) For the purposes of this title— (1) The term "verification examination" means an examination of such books, records, papers, or other documents of a person or company as the Comptroller General determines necessary and appropriate to assess the accuracy, reliability, and adequacy of

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