Us Code § 3550 - Audit of Department financial statements
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§ 3550. Audit of Department financial statements
For this fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, subject to appropriations for that purpose, the Office of Inspector General shall procure and rely upon the services of an independent external auditor(s) to audit the financial statements of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, including the consolidated financial statement and the financial statements of the Federal Housing Administration and the Government National Mortgage Association.
(Pub. L. 116–260, div. L, title II, Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 1891.)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
This fiscal year, referred to in text, is fiscal year 2021.
Codification
Section was enacted as part of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021, and also as part of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021, and not as part of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act which comprises this chapter.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Similar Provisions
Provisions similar to this section were contained in the following prior appropriation act:
Pub. L. 116–94, div. H, title II, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2999.
CHAPTER 45—FAIR HOUSING
SUBCHAPTER I—GENERALLY
SUBCHAPTER II—PREVENTION OF INTIMIDATION
SUBCHAPTER I—GENERALLY
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