1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gold Reserve Transparency Act of 2019 . 2. Assay, inventory, and audit of gold reserves (a) GAO assay, inventory, and audit The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct and complete, not later than nine months after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 5 years thereafter— (1) a full assay, inventory, and audit of all gold reserves, including any gold in deep storage , of the United States at the place or places where such reserves are kept; (2) an analysis of the sufficiency of the measures taken to ensure the physical security of such reserves; (3) a full accounting of any and all encumbrances, including those due to lease, swap, or similar transactions presently in existence or entered into at any time during the past 15 years with respect to the gold reserves; (4) a full accounting of any and all sales, purchases, disbursements, or receipts at any time during the past 15 years—whether directly or indirectly undertaken—with respect to the gold reserves, including the specific terms and parties involved in such transactions