42 U.S.C. § 2991g

Current through P.L. 118-64 (published on www.congress.gov on 05/24/2024), except for [P. L. 118-63]

Section 2991g - Records and audits

(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.

42 U.S.C. § 2991g

Pub. L. 88-452, title VIII, §809, formerly §808, as added Pub. L. 93-644, §11, Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2325; renumbered §809, Pub. L. 100-175, title V, §502(3), Nov. 29, 1987, 101 Stat. 973; amended Pub. L. 102-375, title VIII, §822(9), Sept. 30, 1992, 106 Stat. 1298.

EDITORIAL NOTES

PRIOR PROVISIONSA prior section 809 of Pub. L. 88-452 was renumbered section 810 and is classified to section 2991h of this title.

AMENDMENTS1992-Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 102-375 substituted "Commissioner" for "Secretary".

Secretary

The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.1 See References in Text note below.

project

The terms "federally assisted housing" and "project" mean-(A) a public housing project (as such term is defined in section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 [42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)] );(B) housing for which project-based assistance is provided under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 [42 U.S.C. 1437f] ;(C) housing that is assisted under section 1701q of title 12;(D) housing that is assisted under section 1701q of title 12, as such section existed before November 28, 1990;(E) housing financed by a loan or mortgage insured under section 1715l(d)(3) of title 12 that bears interest at a rate determined under the proviso of section 1715l(d)(5) of title 12;(F) housing insured, assisted, or held by the Secretary or a State or State agency under section 1715z-1 of title 12;(G) housing constructed or substantially rehabilitated pursuant to assistance provided under section 8(b)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 [42 U.S.C. 1437f(b)(2)], as in effect before October 1, 1983, that is assisted under a contract for assistance under such section; and(H) housing that is assisted under section 8013 1 of this title.