Pub. L. 101-164, tit. III, sec. 340

Sec. 340. The Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1609 et seq,), is amended by adding at the end of section 23 the following new subsection: “(h) Safety, Financial and Procurement Compliance Reviews.— In addition to the purposes provided for under subsection (a), the funds made available under subsections (a) (1) through (5) may be used by the Secretary to contract with any person to provide safety, procurement, management and financial compliance reviews, and audits of any recipient of funds under any such subsection. Any contract entered into under this subsection shall not be subject to the requirements of subsection (d), (e), (f), or (g).”.