§300d–16. Requirement of reports by States

(a) In general

The Secretary may not make payments under section 300d–11(a) of this title for a fiscal year unless the State involved agrees to prepare and submit to the Secretary an annual report in such form and containing such information as the Secretary determines (after consultation with the States and the Comptroller General of the United States) to be necessary for-

(1) securing a record and a description of the purposes for which payments received by the State pursuant to such section were expended and of the recipients of such payments; and

(2) determining whether the payments were expended in accordance with the purpose of the program involved.

(b) Availability to public of reports

The Secretary may not make payments under section 300d–11(a) of this title unless the State involved agrees that the State will make copies of the report described in subsection (a) of this section available for public inspection.

(c) Evaluations by Comptroller General

The Comptroller General of the United States shall evaluate the expenditures by States of payments under section 300d–11(a) of this title in order to assure that expenditures are consistent with the provisions of this part, and not later than December 1, 1994, prepare and submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate a report concerning such evaluation.

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XII, §1216, as added Nov. 16, 1990, Pub. L. 101–590, §3, 104 Stat. 2923 ; amended Dec. 14, 1993, Pub. L. 103–183, title VI, §601(c), 107 Stat. 2238 .)

Amendments

1993-Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103–183 substituted "1994" for "1993".

Change of Name

Committee on Energy and Commerce of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Commerce of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Fourth Congress, Jan. 4, 1995.