19 U.S.C. § 2348 — Protective provisions

(a) Recordkeeping Each recipient of adjustment assistance under this part must keep records which fully disclose the amount and disposition by such recipient of the proceeds, if any, of such adjustment assistance, and which will facilitate an effective audit. The recipient must also keep such other records as the Secretary may prescribe. (b) Audit and examination The Secretary and the Comptroller General of the United States must have access to audit and examination to any books, documents, papers, and records of the recipient pertaining to adjustment assistance under this part. (c) Certifications No adjustment assistance under this part must be extended to any firm unless the owners, partners, or officers certify to the Secretary— (1) the names of any attorneys, agents, and other persons engaged by or on behalf of the firm to expediting applications for such adjustment assistance; and (2) the fees paid or to be paid to any such person. (d) Conflicts of interest No financial assistance must be provided to any firm under this part unless the owners, partners, or officers must execute an agreement binding them and the firm for a period of 2 years after such financial assistance is provided, to refrain from employing, tendering any office or employment to, or retaining for professional services any person who, on the date such assistance or any part of it was provided, or within 1 year before then, must have served as an officer, attorney, agent, or employee occupying a position or engaging in activities which the Secretary must have determined involve discretion about the provision of such financial assistance.