Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 104 Part 5.djvu/804

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104 STAT. 4126 PUBLIC LAW 101-625—NOV. 28, 1990 Reports. Reports. 42 USC 12834. 42 USC 12835. 42 USC 12836. Government contracts. Wages. the "Comptroller General"), and shall be consistent with the requirements of sections 9105 and 9106 of title 31, United States Code. The Secretary shall promptly submit the report of the independent accounting firm to the Congress, consistent with the requirements of section 9106 of title 31, United States Code, and such report shall be published. The requirement for an audit under this section shall be in lieu of the requirement for an audit by the Comptroller General under section 9105(a) of title 31, United States Code, (b) AUDITS BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL.— (1) AUDITS OF THE HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PRO- GRAM.— The Comptroller General, when the Comptroller General deems it to be appropriate or when requested by the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate or the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs of the House of Representatives, shall conduct a full financial audit of the records of the HOME Investment Partnerships program for any fiscal year. The initiation of an audit for a fiscal year under the previous sentence shall obviate the requirement for an audit by an independent accounting firm under paragraph (a) for that fiscal year. The report of the Comptroller General shall be submitted promptly to the Secretary and the Congress and shall be published. (2) AUDITS OF RECIPIENTS. —The financial transactions of participating jurisdictions and of other recipients of funds provided under this title may, insofar as they relate to funds provided under this title, be audited by the General Accounting Office under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Comptroller General of the United States. The representatives of the General Accounting Office shall have access to all books, accounts, records, reports, files, and other papers, things, or property belonging to or in use by such recipients pertaining to such financial transactions and necessary to facilitate the audit. SEC. 284. UNIFORM RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTS TO THE CONGRESS. (a) UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall develop and establish uniform recordkeeping, performance reporting, and auditing requirements for use by participating jurisdictions. (b) REPORT TO THE CONGRESS. —Not later than 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall make an annual report to the Congress that summarizes and assesses the results of reports provided under this section. Such report shall include a description of actions taken by each participating jurisdiction pursuant to section 281(a) and such recommendations for administrative and legislative action as may be appropriate to carry out the purposes of such section. SEC. 285. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION. The Secretary shall ensure that each participating jurisdiction, and each jurisdiction seeking to become a participating jurisdiction, complies with the requirements of section 107 of this Act. SEC. 286. LABOR. (a) IN GENERAL.— Any contract for the construction of affordable housing with 12 or more units assisted with funds made available under this subtitle shall contain a provision requiring that not less