General Accounting Office Act of 1996

Pub. L. 104–316

US Codex doesn’t hold the enacted text of this law — the public-law corpus runs from the 113th Congress (2013) onward. What it changed in the U.S. Code, reconstructed from the credit notes, is listed below.

119 sections of the Code credited to this law, found between Public Law 104-98 and Public Law 104-333.

• 10 U.S.C. § 1442 — Recovery of annuity erroneously paid
• 10 U.S.C. § 1453 — Recovery of amounts erroneously paid
• 10 U.S.C. § 2312 — Remission of liquidated damages
• 10 U.S.C. § 2575 — Disposition of unclaimed property
• 10 U.S.C. § 2733 — Property loss; personal injury or death: incident to noncombat activities of Department of Army, Navy, or Air Force
• 10 U.S.C. § 2734 — Property loss; personal injury or death: incident to noncombat activities of the armed forces; foreign countries
• 10 U.S.C. § 2771 — Final settlement of accounts: deceased members
• 10 U.S.C. § 2774 — Claims for overpayment of pay and allowances and of travel and transportation allowances
• 10 U.S.C. § 2777 — Requisitions for advances and removal of charges outstanding in accounts of advances
• 10 U.S.C. § 2780 — Debt collection
• 10 U.S.C. § 4592 — Radiograms and telegrams: forwarding charges due connecting commercial facilities
• 10 U.S.C. § 4712 — Disposition of effects of deceased persons by summary court-martial
• 10 U.S.C. § 9592 — Radiograms and telegrams: forwarding charges due connecting commercial facilities
• 10 U.S.C. § 9712 — Disposition of effects of deceased persons by summary court-martial
• 12 U.S.C. § 1701x — Assistance with respect to housing for low- and moderate-income families
• 12 U.S.C. § 1821 — Insurance Funds
• 12 U.S.C. § 1831o — Prompt corrective action
• 12 U.S.C. § 2279aa-10 — 2279aa–10. Funding for guarantee; reserves of Corporation
• 12 U.S.C. § 3341 — Functions of Federal financial institutions regulatory agencies relating to appraiser qualifications
• 12 U.S.C. § 4524 — Audits by GAO
• 15 U.S.C. § 2227 — Fire safety systems in federally assisted buildings
• 16 U.S.C. § 799 — License; duration, conditions, revocation, alteration, or surrender
• 18 U.S.C. § 4124 — Purchase of prison-made products by Federal departments
• 19 U.S.C. § 1613b — Customs Forfeiture Fund
• 19 U.S.C. § 2081 — Undercover investigative operations of Customs Service
• 2 U.S.C. § 130c — Waiver by Secretary of Senate of claims of United States arising out of erroneous payments to Vice President, Senator, or Senate employee paid by Secretary of Senate
• 2 U.S.C. § 130d — Waiver by Speaker of House of claims of United States arising out of erroneous payments to officers or employees paid by Chief Administrative Officer of House
• 2 U.S.C. § 904 — Reports and orders
• 22 U.S.C. § 268b — Advances from appropriation “Boundary line, Alaska and Canada, and the United States and Canada”
• 22 U.S.C. § 283j-1 — 283j–1. Audit
• 22 U.S.C. § 1626 — Payments
• 22 U.S.C. § 2671 — Emergency expenditures
• 22 U.S.C. § 3143 — Reports by General Accounting Office
• 22 U.S.C. § 4195 — Estates of decedents generally; Department of State as conservator
• 24 U.S.C. § 420 — Disposition of effects of deceased persons; unclaimed property
• 25 U.S.C. § 97 — Proposals or bids for contracts to be preserved
• 26 U.S.C. § 7608 — Authority of internal revenue enforcement officers
• 28 U.S.C. § 2410 — Actions affecting property on which United States has lien
• 28 U.S.C. § 2414 — Payment of judgments and compromise settlements
• 28 U.S.C. § 2517 — Payment of judgments
• 31 U.S.C. § 714 — Audit of Financial Institutions Examination Council, Federal Reserve Board, Federal reserve banks, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and Office of Comptroller of the Currency
• 31 U.S.C. § 719 — Comptroller General reports
• 31 U.S.C. § 1304 — Judgments, awards, and compromise settlements
• 31 U.S.C. § 3328 — Paying checks and drafts
• 31 U.S.C. § 3329 — Withholding checks to be sent to foreign countries
• 31 U.S.C. § 3529 — Requests for decisions of the Comptroller General
• 31 U.S.C. § 3701 — Definitions and application
• 31 U.S.C. § 3702 — Authority to settle claims
• 31 U.S.C. § 3711 — Collection and compromise
• 31 U.S.C. § 3726 — Payment for transportation
• 31 U.S.C. § 3728 — Setoff against judgment
• 31 U.S.C. § 6703 — Qualification for payment
• 31 U.S.C. § 6718 — Investigations and reviews
• 32 U.S.C. § 714 — Final settlement of accounts: deceased members
• 32 U.S.C. § 715 — Property loss; personal injury or death: activities under certain sections of this title
• 32 U.S.C. § 716 — Claims for overpayment of pay and allowances, and travel and transportation allowances
• 37 U.S.C. § 554 — Travel and transportation; dependents; household and personal effects; trailers; additional movements; motor vehicles; sale of bulky items; claims for proceeds; appropriation chargeable
• 37 U.S.C. § 902 — Pay of crews of wrecked or lost naval vessels
• 38 U.S.C. § 711 — Grade reductions
• 38 U.S.C. § 5122 — Cancellation of checks mailed to deceased payees
• 40 U.S.C. § 485a — Payment of expenses of sales from proceeds
• 40 U.S.C. § 490 — Operation of buildings and related activities by Administrator
• 41 U.S.C. § 118 — Administration
• 41 U.S.C. § 256a — Waiver of liquidated damages
• 41 U.S.C. § 257 — Administrative determinations
• 42 U.S.C. § 284c — Certain uses of funds
• 42 U.S.C. § 290b — Establishment and duties of Foundation
• 42 U.S.C. § 290cc-28 — 290cc–28. Requirement of reports by States
• 42 U.S.C. § 300d-16 — 300d–16. Requirement of reports by States
• 42 U.S.C. § 300x-52 — 300x–52. Requirement of reports and audits by States
• 42 U.S.C. § 404 — Overpayments and underpayments
• 42 U.S.C. § 706 — Administrative and fiscal accountability
• 42 U.S.C. § 1437h — Implementation of provisions by Secretary
• 42 U.S.C. § 1437u — Family Self-Sufficiency program
• 42 U.S.C. § 5919 — Loan guarantees and commitments for alternative fuel demonstration facilities
• 42 U.S.C. § 6382 — Powers and duties of Comptroller General
• 42 U.S.C. § 6881 — Energy resource and renewable-resource obligation guarantee program
• 42 U.S.C. § 8287 — Authority to enter into contracts
• 42 U.S.C. § 11304 — Evaluation by Comptroller General
• 42 U.S.C. § 13753 — Qualification for payment
• 44 U.S.C. § 309 — Revolving fund for operation and maintenance of Government Printing Office: capitalization; reimbursements and credits; accounting and budgeting; reports
• 46A U.S.C. § 1241 — Transportation in American vessels of Government personnel and certain cargoes
• 47 U.S.C. § 397 — Definitions
• 47 U.S.C. § 1010 — Reports
• 49 U.S.C. § 5334 — Administrative
• 49 U.S.C. § 5335 — Reports and audits
• 49 U.S.C. § 22107 — Records, audits, and information
• 49 U.S.C. § 40118 — Government-financed air transportation
• 49 U.S.C. § 44308 — Administrative
• 49 U.S.C. § 47121 — Records and audits
• 5 U.S.C. § 552a — Records maintained on individuals
• 5 U.S.C. § 1213 — Provisions relating to disclosures of violations of law, gross mismanagement, and certain other matters
• 5 U.S.C. § 5512 — Withholding pay; individuals in arrears
• 5 U.S.C. § 5564 — Travel and transportation; dependents; household and personal effects; motor vehicles; sale of bulky items; claims for proceeds; appropriation chargeable
• 5 U.S.C. § 5582 — Designation of beneficiary; order of precedence
• 5 U.S.C. § 5583 — Payment of money due; settlement of accounts
• 5 U.S.C. § 5584 — Claims for overpayment of pay and allowances, and of travel, transportation and relocation expenses and allowances
• 5 U.S.C. § 5707 — Regulations and reports
• 5 U.S.C. § 8334 — Deductions, contributions, and deposits
• 5 U.S.C. § 8348 — Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund
• 5 U.S.C. § 8422 — Deductions from pay; contributions for military service
• 5 U.S.C. § 8432 — Contributions
• 5 U.S.C. § 8438 — Investment of Thrift Savings Fund
• 5 U.S.C. § 8439 — Accounting and information
• 50 U.S.C. § 491 — Establishment and development of land-based air warning and control installations and facilities; extent of appropriation; procurement of communication services
• 50A U.S.C. § 2017l — Payment of awards; priorities; limitations
• 50A U.S.C. § 2405 — Foreign policy controls
• 7 U.S.C. § 2030 — Washington Family Independence Demonstration Project
• 7 U.S.C. § 2207a — Reports to Congress on obligation and expenditure
• 2 U.S.C. § 4554 — Waiver by Speaker of House of claims of United States arising out of erroneous payments to officers or employees paid by Chief Administrative Officer of House
• 2 U.S.C. § 4593 — Waiver by Secretary of Senate of claims of United States arising out of erroneous payments to Vice President, Senator, or Senate employee paid by Secretary of Senate
• 10 U.S.C. § 4752 — Remission of liquidated damages
• 10 U.S.C. § 7592 — Radiograms and telegrams: forwarding charges due connecting commercial facilities
• 10 U.S.C. § 7712 — Disposition of effects of deceased persons by summary court-martial
• 12 U.S.C. § 2279aa–10 — Funding for guarantee; reserves of Corporation
• 22 U.S.C. § 283j–1 — Audit
• 42 U.S.C. § 290cc–28 — Requirement of reports by States
• 42 U.S.C. § 300x–52 — Requirement of reports and audits by States
• 50 U.S.C. § 4143 — Payment of awards; priorities; limitations