; and . (c) Authority To obtain records Section 716 of title 31, United States Code, is amended in subsection (a)— (1) by striking (a) and inserting (2) ; and (2) by inserting after the section heading the following: (a) (1) The Comptroller General is authorized to obtain such agency records as the Comptroller General requires to discharge the duties of the Comptroller General (including audit, evaluation, and investigative duties), including through the bringing of civil actions under this section. In reviewing a civil action under this section, the court shall recognize the continuing force and effect of the authorization in the preceding sentence until such time as the authorization is repealed pursuant to law. . (d) Technical and conforming amendment The table of sections for chapter 7 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 720 the following: 721. Access to certain information. .