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 PUBLIC LAW 96-190—FEB. 12, 1980 information revealed to the Attorney General pursuant to such audit and examination about an individual or business which has utilized the dispute resolution mechanism of a grant recipient may be used in, or disclosed for, any administrative, civil, or criminal action or investigation against the individual or business except in an action or investigation arising out of and directly related to the program being audited and examined. (c) The Comptroller General of the United States, or any duly authorized representatives of the Comptroller General, shall have access to any relevant books, documents, papers, and records of grant recipients until the expiration of three years after the final year of the recipient of any financial assistance under this Act, for the purpose of financial and performance audits and examination. (d) The Attorney General, in consultation with the Advisory Board shall submit to the President and the Congress not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and on or before February 1 of each succeeding year, a report relating to the administration of this Act during the preceding fiscal year. Such report shall include— (1) a list of all grants awarded; (2) a summary of any actions undertaken in accordance with section 8(h); (3) a listing of the projects undertaken during such fiscal year and the types of other dispute resolution mechanisms which are being created, and, to the extent feasible, a statement as to the success of all mechanisms in achieving the purpose of this Act; (4) the results of financial and performance audits conducted under this section; and (5) an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Center in implementing this Act, including a detailed analysis of the extent to which the purpose of this Act has been achieved, together with recommendations with respect to whether and when the program should be terminated and any recommendations for additional legislation or other action.

94 STAT. 25

Access to records by Comptroller General.

Report to President and Congress.

AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 10. (a) To carry out the provisions of section 6 and section 7, there is authorized, to be appropriated to the Attorney General $1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, and 1984. (b) To carry out the provisions of section 8, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney General $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1981, 1982, 1983, and 1984.

28 USC app.

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