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123STA T . 1 6 6 0PUBLIC LA W 111 – 22 —M A Y 20 , 200 9shal lha ve a c cess ,uponr e q ues t ,toan yi n f or m ation, d ata, schedules, b oo k s, accounts, financial records, reports, files, electronic communications, or other papers, thin g s, or property belonging to or in use by the TARP , any entity established by the S ecretary under this Act, any entity that is established by a F ederal reserve bank and receives funding from the TARP, or any entity ( other than a governmental unit ) participating in a program established under the authority of this Act, and to the officers, employees, directors, independent public accountants, financial advisors and any and all other agents and representa - tives thereof, at such time as the C omptroller G eneral may request .‘ ‘(ii) VERIF I CAT I ON . — The Comptroller General shall be afforded full facilities for verifying transactions w ith the balances or securities held by, among others, depositories, fiscal agents, and custodians. ‘‘(iii) CO P IE S .—The Comptroller General may make and retain copies of such books, accounts, and other records as the Comptroller General determines appro- priate. ‘‘( D )A G REE M ENT BY ENTITIES.— E ach contract, term sheet, or other agreement between the Secretary or the TARP (or any TARP vehicle, officer, director, employee, independent public accountant, financial advisor, or other TARP agent or representative) and an entity (other than a governmental unit) participating in a program estab- lished under this Act shall provide for access by the Comp- troller General in accordance with this section. ‘‘(E) RESTRICTION ON P U B L IC D ISCLOSURE.— ‘‘(i) I N GENERAL.—The Comptroller General may not publicly disclose proprietary or trade secret information obtained under this section. ‘‘(ii) E X CEPTION FOR CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- TEES.—This subparagraph does not limit disclosures to congressional committees or members thereof having j urisdiction over a private or public entity referred to under subparagraph (C). ‘‘(iii) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.— N othing in this sec- tion shall be construed to alter or amend the prohibi- tions against the disclosure of trade secrets or other information prohibited by section 1905 of title 1 8 , U nited States Code, section 7 1 4 (c) of title 3 1, United States Code, or other applicable provisions of law. ’ ’. TI T LEV II —PRO TE C TI NG TEN A NT S AT F ORECLOS U RE ACT SEC.701 .S HORT T I T L E. This title may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Tenants at Fore- closure Act of 2 009’’. SEC. 70 2 .E F FECT OF FORECLOS U REO NP REE X ISTIN G TEN A NC Y . (a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of any foreclosure on a federally- related mortgage loan or on any dwelling or residential real property 12USC5 22 0note. 12 USC 5201 note. Pr ote c t i n gT en a nt s at F orec l os u re A ct o f 200 9 .