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Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102

§4084 Records and Audits

Title 42 › CHAPTER 50 — NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE › SUBCHAPTER II — ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM › Part C — General Provisions › § 4084

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Require the flood insurance pool and any private insurers or groups with contracts with the Administrator to keep whatever records the Administrator requires. The records must show the full costs of the program or services and anything needed to allow a proper audit. The Administrator, the Comptroller General of the United States, or their authorized representatives may inspect and audit any books, papers, or records of the pool or those companies that relate to program costs or services.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §4084

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(a)The flood insurance pool formed or otherwise created under part A of this subchapter, and any insurance company or other private organization executing any contract, agreement, or other appropriate arrangement with the Administrator under part B of this subchapter or this part, shall keep such records as the Administrator shall prescribe, including records which fully disclose the total costs of the program undertaken or the services being rendered, and such other records as will facilitate an effective audit.
(b)The Administrator 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 the pool and any such insurance company or other private organization that are pertinent to the costs of the program undertaken or the services being rendered.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2012—Pub. L. 112–141 substituted “Administrator” for “Director” wherever appearing. 1983—Pub. L. 98–181 substituted “Director” for “Secretary” wherever appearing.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective 120 days following Aug. 1, 1968, or such later date prescribed by the Secretary but in no event more than 180 days following Aug. 1, 1968, see section 1377 of Pub. L. 90–448, set out as a note under section 4001 of this title.

Transfer of Functions

For transfer of all functions, personnel, assets, components, authorities, grant programs, and liabilities of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including the functions of the Under Secretary for Federal Emergency Management relating thereto, to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, see section 315(a)(1) of Title 6, Domestic Security. For

Transfer of Functions

, personnel, assets, and liabilities of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including the functions of the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency relating thereto, to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see former section 313(1) and section 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 4084

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102