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# 22 U.S.C. § 278a - Annual report to Congress; examination of books and accounts
## Text
The Gorgas Memorial Institute shall make to Congress, on April 1 of each year, a full report of the operation and work of the Gorgas Memorial Laboratory during the fiscal year ending the preceding September 30, and shall include therewith a complete statement of the receipts and expenditures of said laboratory for such fiscal year. The books and accounts of the Gorgas Memorial Laboratory shall at all times be open to examination by the Comptroller General of the United States.
(May 7, 1928, ch. 505, § 3, 45 Stat. 491; Pub. L. 95426, title VII, § 701(a), Oct. 7, 1978, 92 Stat. 991.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Amendments1978—Pub. L. 95426 substituted “on April 1 of each year” and “during the fiscal year ending the preceding September 30” for “annually, on the first Monday in December” and “up to the first of November next preceding”, respectively.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Termination of Reporting RequirementsFor termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions in the first sentence of this section relating to annual report to Congress, see section 3003 of Pub. L. 10466, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance, and page 174 of House Document No. 1037.