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[CITE: 42USC1437bbb-7]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                      CHAPTER 8--LOW-INCOME HOUSING
 
         SUBCHAPTER II-B--HOME RULE FLEXIBLE GRANT DEMONSTRATION
 
Sec. 1437bbb-7. Accountability


(a) Maintenance of records

    Each participating jurisdiction shall maintain such records as the 
Secretary may require to--
        (1) document the amounts received by the jurisdiction under this 
    chapter and the disposition of such amounts under the demonstration 
    program under this subchapter;
        (2) ensure compliance by the jurisdiction with this subchapter; 
    and
        (3) evaluate the performance of the jurisdiction under the 
    demonstration program under this subchapter.

(b) Reports

    Each participating jurisdiction shall annually submit to the 
Secretary a report in a form and at a time specified by the Secretary, 
which shall include--
        (1) documentation of the use of amounts made available to the 
    jurisdiction under this subchapter;
        (2) any information as the Secretary may request to assist the 
    Secretary in evaluating the demonstration program under this 
    subchapter; and
        (3) a description and analysis of the effect of assisted 
    activities in addressing the objectives of the demonstration program 
    under this subchapter.

(c) Access to documents by Secretary and Comptroller General

    The Secretary and the Comptroller General of the United States, or 
any duly authorized representative of the Secretary or the Comptroller 
General, shall have access for the purpose of audit and examination to 
any books, documents, papers, and records maintained by a participating 
jurisdiction that relate to the demonstration program under this 
subchapter.

(d) Performance review and evaluation

                       (1) Performance review

        Based on the performance standards established under section 
    1437bbb-5(b)(4) of this title, the Secretary shall monitor the 
    performance of participating jurisdictions in providing assistance 
    under this subchapter.

                          (2) Status report

        Not later than 60 days after the conclusion of the second year 
    of the demonstration program under this subchapter, the Secretary 
    shall submit to Congress an interim report on the status of the 
    demonstration program and the progress each participating 
    jurisdiction in achieving the purposes of the demonstration program 
    under section 1437bbb of this title.

(Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 896, title IV, Sec. 408, as added Pub. L. 105-276, 
title V, Sec. 561, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2623.)
