# § 12643. Rights of access, examination, and copying
**(a)** **Comptroller General** Consistent with otherwise applicable law, the Comptroller General, or any of the duly authorized representatives of the Comptroller General, shall have access to, and the right to examine and copy, any books, documents, papers, records, and other recorded information in any form—
**(1)** within the possession or control of the Corporation or any State or local government, territory, Indian tribe, or public or private nonprofit organization receiving assistance directly or indirectly under this chapter; and
**(2)** that the Comptroller General, or his representative, considers necessary to the performance of an evaluation, audit, or review.
**(b)** **Chief Financial Officer** Consistent with otherwise applicable law, the Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation shall have access to, and the right to examine and copy, any books, documents, papers, records, and other recorded information in any form—
**1** within the possession or control of the Corporation or any State or local government, territory [^1] Indian tribe, or public or private nonprofit organization receiving assistance directly or indirectly under this chapter; and
So in original. Probably should be followed by a comma.
**(2)** that relates to the duties of the Chief Financial Officer.
**(c)** **Inspector General** Consistent with otherwise applicable law, the Inspector General of the Corporation shall have access to, and the right to examine and copy, any books, documents, papers, records, and other recorded information in any form—
**(1)** within the possession or control of the Corporation or any State or local government, territory, Indian tribe, or public or private nonprofit organization receiving assistance directly or indirectly under the national service laws; and
**(2)** that relates to—
**(A)** such assistance; and
**(B)** the duties of the Inspector General under chapter 4 of title 5.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 183, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3167; Pub. L. 103–82, title I, § 121(a), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 866; Pub. L. 111–13, title I, § 1611, Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat. 1537; Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(b)(83), Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4352.)
## Editorial Notes
### References in Text
This chapter, referred to in subsecs. (a)(1) and (b)(1), was in the original “this Act”, meaning , , , known as the National and Community Service Act of 1990, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.
### Amendments
2022—Subsec. (c)(2)(B). substituted “chapter 4 of title 5.” for “the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).”
2009—Subsec. (a). , substituted “Consistent with otherwise applicable law, the” for “The” in introductory provisions and inserted “territory,” after “local government,” in par. (1).
Subsec. (b). , substituted “Consistent with otherwise applicable law, the” for “The” in introductory provisions and inserted “territory” after “local government,” in par. (1).
Subsec. (c). , added subsec. (c).
1993— amended section generally, substituting provision relating to rights of access, examination, and copying for provision relating to service as tutors.
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Effective Date of 2009 Amendment
Amendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .
### Effective Date of 1993 Amendment
Amendment by effective , see , set out as a note under , Conservation.