Skip to content
LexBuild

40 USC § 15704 - Inspector General; records 

---
identifier: "/us/usc/t40/s15704"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "40 USC § 15704 - Inspector General; records"
title_number: 40
title_name: "PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS"
section_number: "15704"
section_name: "Inspector General; records"
chapter_number: 157
chapter_name: "ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 110–234, title XIV, § 14217(a)(2), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1480, and Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title XIV, § 14217(a)(2), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2242; amended Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(b)(70), Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4350.)"
---

# § 15704. Inspector General; records

**(a)** **Appointment of Inspector General.—** There shall be an Inspector General for the Commissions appointed in accordance with section 403(a) of title 5. All of the Commissions shall be subject to a single Inspector General.

**(b)** **Records of a Commission.—**

**(1)** **In general.—** A Commission shall maintain accurate and complete records of all its transactions and activities.

**(2)** **Availability.—** All records of a Commission shall be available for audit and examination by the Inspector General (including authorized representatives of the Inspector General).

**(c)** **Records of Recipients of Commission Assistance.—**

**(1)** **In general.—** A recipient of funds from a Commission under this subtitle shall maintain accurate and complete records of transactions and activities financed with the funds and report to the Commission on the transactions and activities.

**(2)** **Availability.—** All records required under paragraph (1) shall be available for audit by the Commission and the Inspector General (including authorized representatives of the Commission and the Inspector General).

**(d)** **Annual Audit.—** The Inspector General shall audit the activities, transactions, and records of each Commission on an annual basis.

---

**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 110–234, title XIV, § 14217(a)(2), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1480, and Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title XIV, § 14217(a)(2), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2242; amended Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(b)(70), Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4350.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

and  enacted identical sections.  was repealed by .

### Amendments

2022—Subsec. (a).  substituted “.” for “section 3(a) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).”

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective on the first day of the first fiscal year beginning after , see , set out as a note under .