20 U.S.C. § 4708

Current through P.L. 118-78 (published on www.congress.gov on 07/30/2024)

Section 4708 - Expenditures from fund

(a) In general

The Secretary of the Treasury may pay to the Foundation from the interest and earnings of the fund such sums as the Board determines are necessary and appropriate to enable the Foundation to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

(b) Audits by GAO

The activities of the Foundation under this chapter may be audited by the Government Accountability Office under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Comptroller General of the United States. Representatives of the Government Accountability Office shall have access to all books, accounts, records, reports, and files and all other papers, things, or property belonging to or in use by the Foundation pertaining to such activities and necessary to facilitate the audit.

20 U.S.C. § 4708

Pub. L. 99-661, div. A, title XIV, §1409, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 4011; Pub. L. 108-271, §8(b), July 7, 2004, 118 Stat. 814.

EDITORIAL NOTES

AMENDMENTS2004-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 108-271 substituted "Government Accountability Office" for "General Accounting Office" in two places.

Board

The term "Board" means the Board of Trustees of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation established under section 4703(b) of this title.

Foundation

The term "Foundation" means the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation established under section 4703(a) of this title.

fund

The term "fund" means the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Fund provided for under section 4707 of this title.