Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 16 : Section 1459


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 1459. Records and audit

    (a) Maintenance of records by recipients of grants or financial
      assistance
      Each recipient of a grant under this chapter or of financial
    assistance under section 1456a of this title, as in effect before
    November 5, 1990, shall keep such records as the Secretary shall
    prescribe, including records which fully disclose the amount and
    disposition of the funds received under the grant and of the
    proceeds of such assistance, the total cost of the project or
    undertaking supplied by other sources, and such other records as
    will facilitate an effective audit.
    (b) Access by Secretary and Comptroller General to records, books,
      etc., of recipients of grants or financial assistance for audit
      and examination
      The Secretary and the Comptroller General of the United States,
    or any of their duly authorized representatives, shall - 
        (1) after any grant is made under this chapter or any financial
      assistance is provided under section 1456a of this title, as in
      effect before November 5, 1990; and
        (2) until the expiration of 3 years after - 
          (A) completion of the project, program, or other undertaking
        for which such grant was made or used, or
          (B) repayment of the loan or guaranteed indebtedness for
        which such financial assistance was provided,

    have access for purposes of audit and examination 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 who entered into
    any transaction relating to such financial assistance and which is
    pertinent for purposes of determining if the grant funds or the
    proceeds of such financial assistance are being, or were, used in
    accordance with the provisions of this chapter.



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