22 U.S.C. § 2690 — Foreign gifts; audit; reports to Congress

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The Comptroller General must audit covered spending on gifts for foreign persons and report to Congress as needed. The Government Accountability Office may inspect materials needed for the audit.

Any expenditure for any gift for any person of any foreign country which involves any funds made available to meet unforeseen emergencies arising in the Diplomatic and Consular Service shall be audited by the Comptroller General and reports thereon made to the Congress to such extent and at such times as he may determine necessary. The representatives of the Government Accountability Office shall have access to all books, accounts, records, reports, files, and all other papers, things, or property pertaining to such expenditure and necessary to facilitate the audit.

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Any expenditure for any gift for any person of any foreign country which involves any funds made available to meet unforeseen emergencies arising in the Diplomatic and Consular Service shall be audited by the Comptroller General and reports thereon made to the Congress to such extent and at such times as he may determine necessary. The representatives of the Government Accountability Office shall have access to all books, accounts, records, reports, files, and all other papers, things, or property pertaining to such expenditure and necessary to facilitate the audit.

Source credit: (Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841, title I, § 20, as added Pub. L. 94–350, title I, § 116(a), July 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 827; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 97–241, title II, § 202(a), Aug. 24, 1982, 96 Stat. 282; amended Pub. L. 108–271, § 8(b), July 7, 2004, 118 Stat. 814.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1956Enacted · Pub. L. 94-350 · 90 Stat. 827
1982Amended · Pub. L. 97-241 · 96 Stat. 282
2004Amended · Pub. L. 108-271 · 118 Stat. 814

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 94-350 on 1956-08-01.