; or (B) the application for refunding has been denied in accordance with section 11. 9. Records and reports (a) Authority To require reports The Center is authorized to require such reports as it deems necessary from any grantee, contractor, person, or entity receiving financial assistance under this Act regarding activities carried out pursuant to this Act. (b) Authority To require recordkeeping; access to records The Center is authorized to prescribe the keeping of records with respect to funds provided by grant or contract and shall have access to such records at all reasonable times for the purpose of insuring compliance with the grant or contract or the terms and conditions upon which financial assistance was provided. (c) Annual report to President and Congress The Center shall publish an annual report which shall be filed by the Center with the President and the Congress. Such report shall include— (1) a description of the state of the provision of public defense services throughout the United States and any recommendations for improving the state of such services; (2) a description of the services that the Center provides and any recommendations for improving the quality of such services