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§2506 Records to be kept by grantees

Title 44 › Chapter CHAPTER 25— - NATIONAL HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS AND RECORDS COMMISSION › § 2506

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Anyone with a section 2504 grant must keep the records the Archivist requires. The records must show the grant amounts, how the money was spent, the project's total cost and other funding, and anything needed for an audit. The Archivist and the U.S. Comptroller General or their agents may inspect them.

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Title 44, §2506

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(a)Each recipient of grant assistance under section 2504 of this title shall keep such records as the Archivist of the United States prescribes, including records which fully disclose the amount and disposition by the recipient of the proceeds of the grants, the total cost of the project or undertaking in connection with which funds are given or used, and the amount of that portion of the cost of the project or undertaking supplied by other sources, and any other records as will facilitate an effective audit.
(b)The Archivist and the Comptroller General of the United States or their authorized representatives shall have access for the purposes of audit and examination to books, documents, papers, and records of the recipients that are pertinent to the grants received under section 2504 of this title.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 393(g) (
June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title V, § 503, as added Sept. 5, 1950, ch. 849, § 6(d), 64 Stat. 583, and amended
July 28, 1964, Pub. L. 88–383, 78 Stat. 335).

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1984—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–497 substituted “Archivist of the United States” for “Administrator of General Services”. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 98–497 substituted “Archivist” for “Administrator”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1984 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 98–497 effective Apr. 1, 1985, see section 301 of Pub. L. 98–497, set out as a note under section 2102 of this title.

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Citation

44 U.S.C. § 2506

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Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

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