Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-102
§278a Annual Report to Congress; Examination of Books and Accounts
Title 22 › CHAPTER 7 — INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC. › SUBCHAPTER V — GORGAS MEMORIAL LABORATORY › § 278a
Summary
By April 1 yearly, Gorgas Institute must report to Congress on the lab's work and finances for fiscal year ending September 30; its books must be open to Comptroller General anytime.
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Title 22, §278a
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The Gorgas Memorial Institute shall make to Congress, on April 1 of each year, a full report of the operation and work of the Gorgas Memorial Laboratory during the fiscal year ending the preceding September 30, and shall include therewith a complete statement of the receipts and expenditures of said laboratory for such fiscal year. The books and accounts of the Gorgas Memorial Laboratory shall at all times be open to examination by the Comptroller General of the United States.
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1978—Pub. L. 95–426 substituted “on April 1 of each year” and “during the fiscal year ending the preceding September 30” for “annually, on the first Monday in December” and “up to the first of November next preceding”, respectively.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Termination of Reporting RequirementsFor termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions in the first sentence of this section relating to annual report to Congress, see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance, and page 174 of House Document No. 103–7.
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22 U.S.C. § 278a
Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102