H.R. 2646 The Government Accountability Office Improvement Act

H.R. 2646, The Government Accountability Office Improvement Act, increases the effectiveness of the Government Accountability Office by clarifying and strengthening GAOs authority in several critical areas, including its access to records. H.R. 2646 provides the Comptroller General with standing to pursue litigation if the
Comptroller General determines that the performance of her two official duties is harmed by an agency improperly withholding information. H.R. 2646 confirms GAOs right to make and retain copies of records, which has been denied by federal agencies in some cases, and it provides GAO with the right to interview agency officers and employees.