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1 audits, the Secretary shall, at reasonable times and upon 



2 request, have access to, and may copy, all books, papers 



3 and other documents that relate to compliance with any 



4 provision of this section by any person. 



5 (e) Cooperative Agreements. — (1) The Secretary 



6 is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with the 



7 Secretary of Agriculture to share information concerning 



8 the royalty management of locatable minerals, con- 



9 centrates, or products derived therefrom, to carry out in- 



10 spection, auditing, investigation, or enforcement (not in- 



11 eluding the collection of royalties, civil or criminal pen- 



12 alties, or other payments) activities under this section in 



13 cooperation with the Secretary, and to carry out any other 



14 activity described in this section. 



15 (2) Except as provided in paragraph (4) (A) of this 



16 subsection (relating to trade secrets), and pursuant to a 



17 cooperative agreement, the Secretary of Agriculture shall, 



18 upon request, have access to all royalty accounting infor- 



19 mation in the possession of the Secretary respecting the 



20 production, removal, or sale of locatable minerals, con- 



21 centrates, or products derived therefrom from claims on 



22 lands open to location under the general mining laws. 



23 (3) Trade secrets, proprietary, and other confidential 



24 information shall be made available by the Secretary pur- 



