§1178 — Title 21 Food and Drugs | U.S. Code

Summary

Recipients who get help under section 1177 through noncompetitive grants or contracts must keep records the Secretary requires. The records must show how the grant money was used, the total cost of the project, how much of the cost came from other sources, and any other information needed for an audit. The Secretary and the U.S. Comptroller General, or their authorized representatives, may inspect and audit any books, papers, or records of those recipients that relate to the grant or contract.

Title 21, §1178

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(a)Each recipient of assistance under section 1177 of this title pursuant to grants or contracts entered into under other than competitive bidding procedures shall keep such records as the Secretary shall prescribe, including records which fully disclose the amount and disposition by such recipient of the proceeds of such grant or contract, the total cost of the project or undertaking in connection with which such grant or contract is given or used, and the amount of that portion of the cost of the project or undertaking supplied by other sources, and such other records as will facilitate an effective audit.

(b)The Secretary and Comptroller General of the United States, or any of their duly authorized representatives, shall have access for the purpose of audit and examination to any books, documents, papers, and records of such recipients that are pertinent to such grants or contracts.

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1981—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97–35 struck out reference to section 1176 of this title.

§1178 Records and Audit

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Title 21, §1178

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