sentences:  Rep. John Sarbanes of Maryland quoted a U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) report from his briefing material saying that only 4 of the FGDC member agencies were in compliance.The FGDC's role was determined by OMB Circulars A-16 and A-119 until 2018.Then the FGDC's official position and roles were codified in law in the Geospatial Data Act of 2018.