records, reports, files, papers, or property for a longer period under section 3523(c) of title 31, United States Code. (3) Audit report A report of such audit shall be made by the Comptroller General to the Congress and to the President, together with such recommendations with respect thereto as the Comptroller General shall deem advisable. (c) Attorney-Client privilege Not­with­stand­ing the provisions of this section or of section 9, neither the Center nor the Comptroller General shall have access to any reports or records subject to the attorney-client privilege. 11. Special limitations The Center shall prescribe procedures that ensure that financial assistance under this Act shall not be terminated (except that funding may be temporarily suspended during an interim period during the processing and consideration of an application for refunding), and an application for refunding shall not be denied, unless the grantee, contractor, or person or entity receiving financial assistance under this Act has been afforded reasonable notice and opportunity for a timely, full, and fair hearing, and when requested, such hearing shall be conducted by an independent hearing examiner. Such hearing shall be held prior to any final decision by the Center to terminate financial assistance or suspend or deny funding. Hearing examiners shall be appointed by the Center in accordance with procedures established in regulations promulgated by the Center. 12. Coordination The President may direct that appropriate support functions of the Federal Government may be made available to the Center in carrying out its activities under this Act, to the extent not inconsistent with other applicable law. 13. GAO Study On the date that is 4 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a study on— (1) the affect that the Center has had on— (A) the provision of public defense services