43 USC § 2429 - Records; audits

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title: "43 USC § 2429 - Records; audits"
title_number: 43
title_name: "PUBLIC LANDS"
section_number: "2429"
section_name: "Records; audits"
chapter_number: 42
chapter_name: "RURAL WATER SUPPLY"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY WATER WORKS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 109–451, title II, § 210, Dec. 22, 2006, 120 Stat. 3360.)"
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# § 2429. Records; audits

**(a)** **In general** A recipient of a loan guarantee shall keep such records and other pertinent documents as the Secretary shall prescribe by regulation, including such records as the Secretary may require to facilitate an effective audit.

**(b)** **Access** The Secretary and the Comptroller General of the United States, or their duly authorized representatives, shall have access, for the purpose of audit, to the records and other pertinent documents.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 109–451, title II, § 210, Dec. 22, 2006, 120 Stat. 3360.)