31 USC 716
Listed by: NARA Registry, DoD Registry, Related authorities
Designation evidence
- NARA authority row: 31 USC 716 | status: Basic | banner: CUI.
- NARA sanctions field: 31 USC 716.
- DoD authority row: 31 USC 716. DoD lists this citation for the category; this DoD detail page does not display a separate Basic/Specified field.
- Related authority evidence: 31 USC 716 | status: Basic | banner: CUI | sanctions: 31 USC 716
- Related authority evidence: DoD lists this authority for the category; the linked authority text is extracted below when available.
- Registry designation context: Basic, CUI. The linked authority text contains category-scope or applicability language that helps determine when the information falls within this CUI category. The linked authority text contains disclosure, access, protection, release, dissemination, or distribution-control language relevant to handling. The linked authority text contains violation, penalty, sanction, or enforcement language that may affect consequences for mishandling.
- Registry designation for this category is Basic with banner CUI.
Extracted authority meaning
- Page 72 TITLE 31—MONEY AND FINANCE § 716
- Registry designation context: Basic, CUI. The linked authority text contains category-scope or applicability language that helps determine when the information falls within this CUI category. The linked authority text contains disclosure, access, protection, release, dissemination, or distribution-control language relevant to handling. The linked authority text contains violation, penalty, sanction, or enforcement language that may affect consequences for mishandling.
Operating conditions
- NARA category scope used with this authority: Concerning the Officer of the United States Government who is charged with duties relating to fiscal affairs, including auditing, examining accounts, and reporting the financial status of the United States Government.
- DoD category scope used with this authority: Concerning the Officer of the United States Government charged with duties relating to fiscal affairs, including auditing, examining accounts, and reporting the financial status of the United States Government.
- 31 USC 716 | status: Basic | banner: CUI | sanctions: 31 USC 716
- DoD lists this authority for the category; the linked authority text is extracted below when available.
- NARA registry status: Basic. Per-authority NARA status values: Basic. NARA banner marking evidence: CUI. The registry evidence is preserved here; detailed primary-law or regulation text analysis remains pending for this category.
- NARA category scope: Concerning the Officer of the United States Government who is charged with duties relating to fiscal affairs, including auditing, examining accounts, and reporting the financial status of the United States Government.
- DoD category scope: Concerning the Officer of the United States Government charged with duties relating to fiscal affairs, including auditing, examining accounts, and reporting the financial status of the United States Government.
- Extracted authority condition: Availability of information and inspection of records (a)(1) The Comptroller General is authorized to obtain such agency records as the Comptrol- ler General requires to discharge the duties of the Comptroller General (including audit, eval- uation, and investigative duties), including through the bringing of civil actions under this section.
- Extracted authority condition: (d)(1) The Comptroller General may not bring a civil action for a record withheld under sub- section (b) of this section or issue a subpena under subsection (c) of this section if— (A) the record related to activities the Presi- dent designates as foreign intelligence or counterintelligence activities; (B) the record is specifically exempted from disclosure to the Comptroller General by a statute that— (i) without discretion requires that the record be withheld from the Comptroller General; (ii) establishes particular criteria for with- holding the record from the Comptroller General; or (iii) refers to particular types of records to be withheld from the Comptroller General; or (C) by the 20th day after a report is filed under subsection (b)(1) of this section, the President or the Director certifies to the Comptroller General and Congress that a record could be withheld under section 552(b)(5) or (7) of title 5 and disclosure reason- ably could be expected to impair substantially the operations of the Government.
- Extracted authority condition: If the Comptroller General is not given an opportunity to inspect the record within the 20-day period, the Comptroller General may file a report with the President, the Director of the Office of Man- agement and Budget, the Attorney General, the head of the agency, and Congress.
- Extracted authority condition: (2) Each agency shall give the Comptroller General information the Comptroller General requires about the duties, powers, activities, or- ganization, and financial transactions of the agency.
Safeguarding and dissemination controls
- NARA registry control evidence: status Basic; banner marking CUI.
- DoD applicable policies: DoDD 5118.03, DoDD 7045.14, DoDI 5010.40, DoDI 7000.14
- Nara basic or specified: Basic
- Nara authority rows: 31 USC 716 | status: Basic | banner: CUI | sanctions: 31 USC 716
- Nara banner markings: CUI
- Nara sanctions: 31 USC 716
- Dod applicable policies: DoDD 5118.03, DoDD 7045.14, DoDI 5010.40, DoDI 7000.14
- No DoD required dissemination control is listed on the registry page. Apply approved limited dissemination controls only when required or permitted by the designating agency or governing authority.
- Use the registry assertions, NARA authority rows, DoD authorities, DoD policies, warning statements, required dissemination controls, and examples first. Where the cited authority does not specify a handling detail, apply CUI Basic safeguards and dissemination rules so long as they do not conflict with the authority or agency-specific controls.
- Extracted authority control: (e)(1) The Comptroller General shall maintain the same level of confidentiality for a record made available under this section as is required of the head of the agency from which it is ob- tained.
- Extracted authority control: Availability of information and inspection of records (a)(1) The Comptroller General is authorized to obtain such agency records as the Comptrol- ler General requires to discharge the duties of the Comptroller General (including audit, eval- uation, and investigative duties), including through the bringing of civil actions under this section.
- Extracted authority control: (2) On request of a member of Congress, the Comptroller General shall give the member a copy of the material the Comptroller General compiles in carrying out this subsection that has been released by the committee for which the material was compiled.
- Extracted authority control: (c)(1) Subject to subsection (d) of this section, the Comptroller General may subpena a record of a person not in the United States Government when the record is not made available to the Comptroller General to which the Comptroller General has access by law or by agreement of that person from whom access is sought.
- Extracted authority control: In subsection (b)(1), the words ‘‘to the Comptroller General’’ are substituted for ‘‘access to’’ for clarity and consistency.
- Extracted authority control: (d)(1) The Comptroller General may not bring a civil action for a record withheld under sub- section (b) of this section or issue a subpena under subsection (c) of this section if— (A) the record related to activities the Presi- dent designates as foreign intelligence or counterintelligence activities; (B) the record is specifically exempted from disclosure to the Comptroller General by a statute that— (i) without discretion requires that the record be withheld from the Comptroller General; (ii) establishes particular criteria for with- holding the record from the Comptroller General; or (iii) refers to particular types of records to be withheld from the Comptroller General; or (C) by the 20th day after a report is filed under subsection (b)(1) of this section, the President or the Director certifies to the Comptroller General and Congress that a record could be withheld under section 552(b)(5) or (7) of title 5 and disclosure reason- ably could be expected to impair substantially the operations of the Government.
Authority excerpts
Most relevant extracted authority passage(e)(1) The Comptroller General shall maintain the same level of confidentiality for a record made available under this section as is required of the head of the agency from which it is ob- tained.
Extracted authority passage 2Availability of information and inspection of records (a)(1) The Comptroller General is authorized to obtain such agency records as the Comptrol- ler General requires to discharge the duties of the Comptroller General (including audit, eval- uation, and investigative duties), including through the bringing of civil actions under this section.
Extracted authority passage 3(2) On request of a member of Congress, the Comptroller General shall give the member a copy of the material the Comptroller General compiles in carrying out this subsection that has been released by the committee for which the material was compiled.
Extracted authority passage 4(c)(1) Subject to subsection (d) of this section, the Comptroller General may subpena a record of a person not in the United States Government when the record is not made available to the Comptroller General to which the Comptroller General has access by law or by agreement of that person from whom access is sought.
Extracted authority passage 5In subsection (b)(1), the words ‘‘to the Comptroller General’’ are substituted for ‘‘access to’’ for clarity and consistency.
Extracted authority passage 6(d)(1) The Comptroller General may not bring a civil action for a record withheld under sub- section (b) of this section or issue a subpena under subsection (c) of this section if— (A) the record related to activities the Presi- dent designates as foreign intelligence or counterintelligence activities; (B) the record is specifically exempted from disclosure to the Comptroller General by a statute that— (i) without discretion requires that the record be withheld from the Comptroller General; (ii) establishes particular criteria for with- holding the record from the Comptroller General; or (iii) refers to particular types of records to be withheld from the Comptroller General; or (C) by the 20th day after a report is filed under subsection (b)(1) of this section, the President or the Director certifies to the Comptroller General and Congress that a record could be withheld under section 552(b)(5) or (7) of title 5 and disclosure reason- ably could be expected to impair substantially the operations of the Government.