Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102

§286b–8 Grant Payments, Records, and Audit

Title 42 › CHAPTER 6A — PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE › SUBCHAPTER III — NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES › Part D — National Library of Medicine › subpart 2 — financial assistance › § 286b–8

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Payments under grants made under sections 286b–3, 286b–4, 286b–5, 286b–6, and 286b–7 can be paid in advance or as reimbursements. They can also be paid in installments that the Secretary sets by regulation after consulting the Board. Grant recipients must keep records the Secretary requires. These must show how much grant money they got and how it was used, the total project cost, how much came from other sources, and any other papers needed for an audit. The Secretary and the Comptroller General, or their authorized representatives, must be allowed to examine and audit any books, documents, papers, and records related to the grant.

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Title 42, §286b–8

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(a)Payments under grants made under section 286b–3, 286b–4, 286b–5, 286b–6, and 286b–7 of this title may be made in advance or by way of reimbursement and in such installments as the Secretary shall prescribe by regulation after consultation with the Board.

(b)(1)Each recipient of a grant under this subpart 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, the total cost of the project or undertaking in connection with which such grant 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.

(2)The Secretary and the 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 any grant received under this subpart.

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42 U.S.C. § 286b–8

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102