{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-38-2402.03","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 38-2402.03","heading":"Audit.","body":"(a)\nAll financial transactions and accounts of the corporation or institution of higher education, as the case may be, in connection with the expenditure of any moneys appropriated by any law of the United States:\n(1)\nFor the benefit of Gallaudet University or for the construction of facilities for its use; or\n(2)\nFor the benefit of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf or for the construction of facilities for its use;\n\n(b)\nGallaudet University shall have an annual independent financial audit made of the programs and activities of the University. The institution of higher education with which the Secretary has an agreement under § 38-2401.12 shall have an annual independent financial audit made of the programs and activities of such institution of higher education, including NTID, and containing specific schedules and analyses for all NTID funds, as determined by the Secretary.\n\n(c)\n(1)\nNo funds appropriated under this chapter for Gallaudet University, including the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School and the Model Secondary School for the Deaf, or for the National Technical Institute for the Deaf may be expended on the following:\n(A)\nAlcoholic beverages;\n(B)\nGoods or services for personal use;\n(C)\nHousing and personal living expenses (but only to the extent such expenses are not required by written employment agreement);\n(D)\nLobbying, except that nothing in this subparagraph shall be construed to prohibit the University and NTID from educating the Congress, the Secretary, and others regarding programs, projects, and activities conducted at those institutions; or\n(E)\nMembership in country clubs and social or dining clubs and organizations.\n(2)\n(A)\nNot later than 180 days after October 1, 1992, the University and NTID shall develop policies, to be applied uniformly, for the allowability of expenditures for each institution. These policies should reflect the unique nature of these institutions. The principles established by the Office of Management and Budget for costs of educational institutions may be used as guidance in developing these policies. General principles relating to allowability and reasonableness of all costs associated with the operations of the institutions shall be addressed. These policies shall be submitted to the Secretary for review and comments, and to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate.\n(B)\nPolicies under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph shall include the following:\n(i)\nNoninstitutional professional activities;\n(ii)\nFringe benefits;\n(iii)\nInterest on loans;\n(iv)\nRental cost of buildings and equipment;\n(v)\nSabbatical leave;\n(vi)\nSeverance pay;\n(vii)\nTravel; and\n(viii)\nRoyalties and other costs for uses of patents.\n(C)\nThe Secretary is not authorized to add items to those specified in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph.","path":["Title 38. Educational Institutions.","Chapter 24. Education for the Deaf.","Subchapter II. General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/38-2402.03","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"f7df3d49746b57df19f76399aa72b8fa7486c39f660da52afdb5d4306954661d","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-38-2402.02","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-38-2402.04"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}