Title 20, EducationRelease 119-110
§4708 Expenditures From Fund
Title 20 › CHAPTER 59 — BARRY GOLDWATER SCHOLARSHIP AND EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION PROGRAM › § 4708
Summary
The Treasury Secretary can give the Foundation money from the fund’s interest and earnings. The Foundation’s Board decides how much is needed so the Foundation can do what this chapter says. The Government Accountability Office can audit the Foundation under rules set by the Comptroller General. GAO staff can see and use any books, records, reports, files, or other things the Foundation has that relate to those activities.
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Title 20, §4708
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(a)In general
The Secretary of the Treasury may pay to the Foundation from the interest and earnings of the fund such sums as the Board determines are necessary and appropriate to enable the Foundation to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
(b)Audits by GAO
The activities of the Foundation under this chapter may be audited by the Government Accountability Office under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Comptroller General of the United States. Representatives of the Government Accountability Office shall have access to all books, accounts, records, reports, and files and all other papers, things, or property belonging to or in use by the Foundation pertaining to such activities and necessary to facilitate the audit.
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Amendments
2004—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 108–271 substituted “Government Accountability Office” for “General Accounting Office” in two places.
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Citation
20 U.S.C. § 4708
Title 20, Education
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110