To determine whether a contractor or subcontractor has complied with cost accounting standards prescribed under this chapter and has followed consistently the contractor’s or subcontractor’s disclosed cost accounting practices, an authorized representative of the head of the agency concerned, of the offices of inspector general established under chapter 4 of title 5, or of the Comptroller General shall have the right to examine and copy documents, papers, or records of the contractor or subcontractor relating to compliance with the standards.
(Pub. L. 111–350, § 3, Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3700; Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(b)(71), Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4350.)
Historical and Revision Notes
RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
150541:422(k).Pub. L. 93–400, § 26(k), as added Pub. L. 100–679, § 5(a), Nov. 17, 1988, 102 Stat. 4062.
Editorial Notes
Amendments2022—Pub. L. 117–286 substituted “chapter 4 of title 5,” for “the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.),”.
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