{"data":{"id":"us/34-cfr-686.38","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"34 CFR 686.38","heading":"Maintenance and retention of records.","body":"(a) An institution must follow the record retention and examination provisions in this part and in 34 CFR 668.24.\n(b) For any disputed expenditures in any award year for which the institution cannot provide records, the Secretary determines the final authorized level of expenditures.","path":["Title 34—Education","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Offices of the Department of Education","CHAPTER VI—OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION","PART 686—TEACHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE FOR COLLEGE AND HIGHER EDUCATION (TEACH) GRANT PROGRAM","Subpart D—Administration of Grant Payments"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-34.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:40Z","sha256":"e1a64f0c6d741dc486dcacb494b2f1fbb0b6c5073088b28e00269da84166520e","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/34-cfr-686.37","next":"us/34-cfr-686.40"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}