Title 41 of the U.S. Code § 8505 - Audit
Full text of § 8505 from Title 41 of the United States Code.
§ 8505. Audit
For the purpose of audit and examination, the Comptroller General shall have access to the books, documents, papers, and other records of—
(1) the Committee and of each central nonprofit agency the Committee designates under section 8503(c) of this title; and
(2) qualified nonprofit agencies for the blind and qualified nonprofit agencies for other severely disabled that have sold products or services under this chapter to the extent those books, documents, papers, and other records relate to the activities of the agency in a fiscal year in which a sale was made under this chapter.
(Pub. L. 111–350, §3, Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3838.)
| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 8505 | 41:48a. | June 25, 1938, ch. 697, §4, 52 Stat. 1196; Pub. L. 92–28, §1, June 23, 1971, 85 Stat. 81. |
In this section, before paragraph (1), the words "or any of his duly authorized representatives" are omitted because of 31:711(2). In paragraph (1), the words "central nonprofit" are added for clarity.
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