15 USC § 2708 - Comptroller General audit and examination of books, etc.; statutory provisions applicable; contracts or grants covered
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identifier: "/us/usc/t15/s2708"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "15 USC § 2708 - Comptroller General audit and examination of books, etc.; statutory provisions applicable; contracts or grants covered"
title_number: 15
title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
section_number: "2708"
section_name: "Comptroller General audit and examination of books, etc.; statutory provisions applicable; contracts or grants covered"
chapter_number: 54
chapter_name: "AUTOMOTIVE PROPULSION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 95–238, title III, § 309, Feb. 25, 1978, 92 Stat. 82.)"
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# § 2708. Comptroller General audit and examination of books, etc.; statutory provisions applicable; contracts or grants covered
Section 5876 of title 42section 2206 of title 42section 5876 of title 42
shall apply with respect to the authority of the Comptroller General to have access to and rights of examination of books, documents, papers, and records of recipients of financial assistance under this chapter; except that for the purposes of this chapter, the term “contract” (as used in , insofar as it relates to such ) means “contract or grant”.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 95–238, title III, § 309, Feb. 25, 1978, 92 Stat. 82.)