Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102
§4526 Audit by Government Accountability Office
Title 42 › CHAPTER 59 — NATIONAL URBAN POLICY AND NEW COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › Part B — Development of New Communities › § 4526
Summary
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) can audit the finances of anyone who gets federal guarantees, loans, or grants under this part. The audits follow rules set by the Comptroller General. GAO staff may look at and use any books, accounts, records, reports, files, and other papers or property that the recipient has or uses that are about those financial transactions and needed for the audit.
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Title 42, §4526
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Insofar as they relate to any guarantees, loans, or grants made pursuant to this part, the financial transactions of recipients of Federal assistance may be audited by the Government Accountability Office under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Comptroller General of the United States. The representatives of the Government Accountability Office shall have access to all books, accounts, records, reports, files and all other papers, things, or property belonging to or in use by such recipients pertaining to such financial transactions and necessary to facilitate the audit.
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2004—Pub. L. 108–271 substituted “Government Accountability Office” for “General Accounting Office” in section catchline and two places in text.
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42 U.S.C. § 4526
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102