Title 31 — Money and FinanceRelease 119-73
§721 Access to certain information
Title 31 › Subtitle SUBTITLE I— - GENERAL › Chapter CHAPTER 7— - GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - GENERAL DUTIES AND POWERS › § 721
Summary
The Comptroller General may still get information and inspect records under section 716, and no part of the Social Security Act — including section 453(l) (42 U.S.C. 653(l)) — can be used to reduce that power. Mentioning one Social Security statute does not stop the Government Accountability Office (GAO) from getting information under other laws.
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Title 31, §721
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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.
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The Social Security Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, 49 Stat. 620, which is classified generally to chapter 7 (§ 301 et seq.) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 1305 of Title 42 and Tables.
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31 U.S.C. § 721
Title 31 — Money and Finance
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73