Title 31Money and FinanceRelease 119-73

§7304 Availability of records

Title 31 › Subtitle SUBTITLE V— - GENERAL ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION › Chapter CHAPTER 73— - ADMINISTERING BLOCK GRANTS › § 7304

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

States, local governments, and their grantees must give the Comptroller General access to records they have about block grants, consolidated assistance, and other grants under the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (Public Law 97–35, 95 Stat. 357). This lets the Comptroller General review how those funds and programs are being used.

Full Legal Text

Title 31, §7304

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To evaluate and review the use of block grant amounts, consolidated assistance, and other grant programs established or provided for in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (Public Law 97–35, 95 Stat. 357), records related to the amounts, assistance, or programs that are in the possession, custody, or control of a State, a political subdivision of a State, or a grantee of a State or political subdivision of a State shall be made available to the Comptroller General.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 730431:1243(note).Aug. 13, 1981, Pub. L. 97–35, § 1744, 95 Stat. 764. The words “records . . . shall be made available to” are substituted for “shall have access to any books, accounts, records, correspondence, or other documents” for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code.

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 97–35, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 357. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

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Citation

31 U.S.C. § 7304

Title 31Money and Finance

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73