Title 41 — Public ContractsRelease 119-73
§1505 Examinations
Title 41 › Subtitle Subtitle I— - Federal Procurement Policy › Chapter CHAPTER 15— - COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS › § 1505
Summary
Authorized agency representatives, inspectors general, or the Comptroller General must be allowed to examine and copy a contractor’s or subcontractor’s cost-accounting documents and records to check compliance.
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Title 41, §1505
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To determine whether a contractor or subcontractor has complied with cost accounting standards prescribed under this chapter and has followed consistently the contractor’s or subcontractor’s disclosed cost accounting practices, an authorized representative of the head of the agency concerned, of the offices of inspector general established under chapter 4 of title 5, or of the Comptroller General shall have the right to examine and copy documents, papers, or records of the contractor or subcontractor relating to compliance with the standards.
Legislative History
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 150541:422(k).Pub. L. 93–400, § 26(k), as added Pub. L. 100–679, § 5(a), Nov. 17, 1988, 102 Stat. 4062.
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Amendments
2022—Pub. L. 117–286 substituted “chapter 4 of title 5,” for “the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.),”.
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41 U.S.C. § 1505
Title 41 — Public Contracts
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73