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[84 STAT. 170]
PUBLIC LAW 91-000—MMMM. DD, 1970
[84 STAT. 170]

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GAo audit.

PUBLIC LAW 91-230-APR. 13, 1970

[84 STAT.

of the cost of the project or undertaking supplied by other sources, and such other records as will facilitate an effective audit. «^|3^ rjy-j^Q Sccretarj and the Comptroller General of the United States, or any of their duly authorized representatives, shall have access for the purpose of audit and examination to any books, documents, papers, and records of the recipients that are pertinent to the grant or contract received under any applicable program. uPAYMENTS

"SEC. 425. Payments pursuant to grants or contracts under any applicable program may be made in installments, and in advance or by way of reimbursement, with necessary adjustments on account of overpayments or underpayments, as the Commissioner may determine. "AUTHORITY TO VEST TITLE TO EQUIPMENT

79 Stat. 55; 81 Stat! 816?' 20 USC 881.

"SEC. 426. The authority of the Commissioner of Education to make a grant to or contract with a local educational agency or State educational agency as such agencies are defined in sections 801(f) and 801 (k) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, under any applicable program, shall include discretionary authority, whenever he determines that it would be in the public interest, to vest title to equipment purchased with grant or contract funds in such agency (or waive accountability to the United States for such equipment) without further obligation to the Government or on such terms or conditions as the Commissioner deems appropriate. The authority provided by this section shall be applicable to equipment purchased with funds provided by grants or contracts made on, before, or after the date of the enactment of this section. " P A R T C—ADVISORY COUNCILS

((DEFINITIONS "SEC. 431. As used in this part, the term— "(1) 'advisory council' means any committee, board, commission, council, or other similar group (A) established or organized pursuant to any applicable statute, or (B) established under the authority of section 432; but such term does not include State advisory councils or commissions established pursuant to any such statute; "(2) 'statutory advisory council' means an advisory council established by, or pursuant to, statute to advise ajid make recommendations with respect to the administration or improvement of an applicable program or other related matter; " (3) 'nonstatutory advisory council' means an advisory council which is (A) established under the authority of section 432, or (B) established to advise and make recommendations with respect to the approval of applications for grants or contracts as required by statute; " (4) 'Presidential advisory council' means a statutory advisory council, the members of which are appointed by the President; "(5) 'Secretarial advisory council' means a statutory advisory council, the members of which are appointed by the Secretary; "(6) 'Commissioner's advisory council' means a statutory advisory council, the members of which are appointed by the Commissioner; " (7) 'applicable statute' means any statute (or title, pB,rt, or section thereof) which authorizes an applicable program or controls the administration of any such program.