{"identifier":"/us/usc/t42/s5161","title_num":"42","num":"§ 5161.","heading":"Audits and investigations","status":null,"guid":"id750d6d6f-4aa7-11eb-94f5-9ff2c44f6f3c","source_credit":"(Pub. L. 93–288, title III, § 318, as added Pub. L. 100–707, title I, § 105(m)(1), Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4695.)","seq_in_title":4367,"parent_identifier":"/us/usc/t42/ch68/schIII","ancestors":[{"identifier":"/us/usc/t42","level":"title","num":"Title 42—","heading":"THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE","status":null,"is_section":false},{"identifier":"/us/usc/t42/ch68","level":"chapter","num":"CHAPTER 68—","heading":"DISASTER RELIEF","status":null,"is_section":false},{"identifier":"/us/usc/t42/ch68/schIII","level":"subchapter","num":"SUBCHAPTER III—","heading":"MAJOR DISASTER AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION","status":null,"is_section":false}],"xml":"<section xmlns=\"http://xml.house.gov/schemas/uslm/1.0\" xmlns:xsi=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance\" xmlns:dc=\"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/\" xmlns:dcterms=\"http://purl.org/dc/terms/\" style=\"-uslm-lc:I80\" id=\"id8dbfeef1-86fb-11e9-b915-8b3e54686b9f\" identifier=\"/us/usc/t42/s5161\"><num value=\"5161\">§ 5161.</num><heading> Audits and investigations</heading><subsection style=\"-uslm-lc:I19\" class=\"indent2 firstIndent-2\" id=\"id8dbfeef2-86fb-11e9-b915-8b3e54686b9f\" identifier=\"/us/usc/t42/s5161/a\"><num value=\"a\" class=\"bold\">(a)</num><heading class=\"bold\"> In general</heading><content><p style=\"-uslm-lc:I11\" class=\"indent0\">Subject to the provisions of chapter 75 of title 31, relating to requirements for single audits, the President shall conduct audits and investigations as necessary to assure compliance with this chapter, and in connection therewith may question such persons as may be necessary to carry out such audits and investigations.</p>\n</content>\n</subsection>\n<subsection style=\"-uslm-lc:I19\" class=\"indent2 firstIndent-2\" id=\"id8dbfeef3-86fb-11e9-b915-8b3e54686b9f\" identifier=\"/us/usc/t42/s5161/b\"><num value=\"b\" class=\"bold\">(b)</num><heading class=\"bold\"> Access to records</heading><content><p style=\"-uslm-lc:I11\" class=\"indent0\">For purposes of audits and investigations under this section, the President and Comptroller General may inspect any books, documents, papers, and records of any person relating to any activity undertaken or funded under this chapter.</p>\n</content>\n</subsection>\n<subsection style=\"-uslm-lc:I19\" class=\"indent2 firstIndent-2\" id=\"id8dbfeef4-86fb-11e9-b915-8b3e54686b9f\" identifier=\"/us/usc/t42/s5161/c\"><num value=\"c\" class=\"bold\">(c)</num><heading class=\"bold\"> State and local audits</heading><content><p style=\"-uslm-lc:I11\" class=\"indent0\">The President may require audits by State and local governments in connection with assistance under this chapter when necessary to assure compliance with this chapter or related regulations.</p>\n</content>\n</subsection>\n<sourceCredit id=\"id8dbfeef5-86fb-11e9-b915-8b3e54686b9f\">(<ref href=\"/us/pl/93/288/tIII/s318\">Pub. L. 93–288, title III, § 318</ref>, as added <ref href=\"/us/pl/100/707/tI/s105/m/1\">Pub. L. 100–707, title I, § 105(m)(1)</ref>, <date date=\"1988-11-23\">Nov. 23, 1988</date>, <ref href=\"/us/stat/102/4695\">102 Stat. 4695</ref>.)</sourceCredit>\n<notes type=\"uscNote\" id=\"id8dbfeef6-86fb-11e9-b915-8b3e54686b9f\">\n<note style=\"-uslm-lc:I75\" topic=\"referencesInText\" id=\"id8dbfeef7-86fb-11e9-b915-8b3e54686b9f\">\n<heading class=\"centered smallCaps\">References in Text</heading><p style=\"-uslm-lc:I21\" class=\"indent0\">This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning <ref href=\"/us/pl/93/288\">Pub. L. 93–288</ref>, <date date=\"1974-05-22\">May 22, 1974</date>, <ref href=\"/us/stat/88/143\">88 Stat. 143</ref>. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under <ref href=\"/us/usc/t42/s5121\">section 5121 of this title</ref> and Tables.</p>\n</note>\n<note style=\"-uslm-lc:I74\" topic=\"priorProvisions\" id=\"id8dbfeef8-86fb-11e9-b915-8b3e54686b9f\"><heading class=\"centered smallCaps\">Prior Provisions</heading><p style=\"-uslm-lc:I21\" class=\"indent0\">A prior <ref href=\"/us/pl/93/288/s318\">section 318 of Pub. L. 93–288</ref> was renumbered section 315 by <ref href=\"/us/pl/100/707\">Pub. L. 100–707</ref> and is classified to <ref href=\"/us/usc/t42/s5158\">section 5158 of this title</ref>.</p>\n</note>\n</notes>\n</section>","provision":null,"duplicates":[],"release":{"label":"116-252","currency_date":"2020-12-22","congress":116,"law_num":252,"excluded_laws":[],"update_num":null,"seq":222,"is_partial":false,"caveat":null,"titles_affected":["18","20","31","34","40","42"],"ingested_titles":[]},"served_from":{"label":"116-252","currency_date":"2020-12-22","congress":116,"law_num":252,"excluded_laws":[],"update_num":null,"seq":222,"is_partial":false,"caveat":null,"titles_affected":["18","20","31","34","40","42"],"ingested_titles":[]},"content_first_seen":{"label":"116-19","currency_date":"2019-05-31","congress":116,"law_num":19,"excluded_laws":[],"update_num":null,"seq":174,"is_partial":false,"caveat":null,"titles_affected":["25","42"],"ingested_titles":[]},"is_exact":true,"note":null}