Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102
§2991g Records and Audits
Title 42 › CHAPTER 34 — ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM › SUBCHAPTER VIII — NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS › § 2991g
Summary
Agencies that get money must keep the records the Commissioner requires showing amounts received and spent, the project's total cost, other funding, and what auditors need. The Commissioner, the Comptroller General, or their representatives may inspect those records for audit.
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Title 42, §2991g
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(a)Each agency which receives financial assistance under this subchapter shall keep such records as the Commissioner may prescribe, including records which fully disclose the amount and disposition by that agency of such financial assistance, the total cost of the project in connection with which such financial assistance is given or used, the amount of that portion of the cost of the project supplied by other sources, and such other records as will facilitate an effective audit.
(b)The Commissioner 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 any agency which receives financial assistance under this subchapter that are pertinent to the financial assistance received under this subchapter.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 809 of Pub. L. 88–452 was renumbered section 810 and is classified to section 2991h of this title.
Amendments
1992—Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 102–375 substituted “Commissioner” for “Secretary”.
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Citation
42 U.S.C. § 2991g
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102