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of information to the extent permitted hy law, the transfer of personnel 

 ivith their consent and loithout prejudice to thei/' position and rating, 

 and the performance of any research, study, and training which does 

 'not interfere with the performance of the primary duties of such 

 department, agency, or inst/'iimentality. The K<ecretary may enter into 

 contracts or other arrangeincnts with any (qualified person for the pur- 

 poses of carrying out this subsection. 



''{b) 7' he ^Secretary may make grants to coastal states to assist such 

 states in carrying out research, studies, and training required with 

 respect to coastal zone manage7aent. The amount of any grant made 

 under this subsection shall not exceed 80 per centum of the cost of such 

 research, studies, and training. 



"(c) (7) The Secretary shall provide for the coordination of re- 

 search, studies, and^ training activities under this section with any 

 other such activities that are conducted by, or subject to the authority 

 of, the Secretai-^. 



"(^) The Secretary shall make the results of research conducted 

 pursuant to this section available to any interested person.''\ 



SEC. 10. REVIEW OF PERFORMANCE. 



Section 3T2{a) of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as 

 redesignated by section 7 of this Act {16 U.S.C. lJp58{a) ) is amended 

 to read as follows : 



"(a) The Secretary shall conduct a continuing review of — 



"(i) the management programs of the coastal states and the 

 perfoimiance of such states with respect to coastal zone inanage- 

 ment; and 



"(^) the coastal energy impact program provided for under 

 section 308. ^\ 

 SEC. 11. AUDIT OF TRANSACTIONS. 



Section 313 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as redesig- 

 nated by section 7 of this Act {IG U.S.C. 14^9), is amended — 



(i) by inserti^ig ''''and audit'''' after ''''records'''' in the title of such 

 section; 



(2) by amending subsection {a) — 



{A) by inserting immediately after '''•grant under this titW'' 

 the following : ''''or of financial assistance under section 308''\ 

 and 



{B) by inserting after "''received under the gi^anf^ the fol- 

 lowing : ''''and of the proceeds of such assistance'''' ; and 

 (3) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows : 

 "(6) The Secretary and the Comptroller General of the United 

 States, or any of their duly authorized representatives, shall — 



"(7) after any grant is made under this title or any financial 

 assistance is provided under section 308 {d) ; and 

 " (^) until the expiration of 3 years after — 



'"''{A) completion of the project, program, or other under- 

 taking fc/r which such grant ivas made or used, or 



"(5) repayment of the loan or guaranteed indebtedness 

 for which such financial assistance toas provided, 

 have access for purposes of audit and exain'tnation to any record, book, 

 document, and paper which belongs to, or is used or controlled by, 

 any recipient of the grant funds or any person ivho entered into any 

 transaction relating to such fiiiancial assistance and which is pertinent 

 for purposes of determining if the grant fun(l.s or the proceeds of 

 such financial assistance are being, or were, used in accordance with 

 thej)rovisio7is of this title.''\ 



