{"data":{"id":"us/12-u.s.c.-5496a","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"12 U.S.C. § 5496a","heading":"Annual audits","body":"(a) Annual independent auditThe Bureau shall order an annual independent audit of the operations and budget of the Bureau. (b) Annual GAO auditThe Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an annual audit of the Bureau’s financial statements in accordance with generally accepted government accounting standards.","path":["Title 12—BANKS AND BANKING","CHAPTER 53—WALL STREET REFORM AND CONSUMER PROTECTION"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc12@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:24Z","sha256":"f1930413832d1acab003b5ac23cdb09ddc9698bcf9aa929fac40db0b713eb55c","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/12-u.s.c.-5496","next":"us/12-u.s.c.-5496b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}