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Code · U.S. Code · Title 31 - MONEY AND FINANCE · CHAPTER 7— GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE · SUBCHAPTER II— GENERAL DUTIES AND POWERS · § 721

§ 721. Access to certain information

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(a)No provision of the Social Security Act, including section 453(l) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 653(l)), shall be construed to limit, amend, or supersede the authority of the Comptroller General to obtain any information or to inspect any record under section 716 of this title.
(b)The specific reference to a statute in subsection
(a)shall not be construed to affect access by the Government Accountability Office to information under statutes that are not so referenced.
(Added Pub. L. 115–3, § 2(a), Jan. 31, 2017, 131 Stat. 7.)
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  • 131 Stat. 7
  • act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531
  • 49 Stat. 620
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