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Title 2 — The Congress

Chapter 30 — Operation and Maintenance of Capitol Complex

§ 2045. Deposits and disbursements under special deposit account

Statutory text

Deposits and disbursements under such special deposit account (1) shall be made by the Architect, or, when directed by him, by such employees of the Architect as he may designate, and (2) shall be subject to audit by the Government Accountability Office at such times and in such manner as the Comptroller General may direct: Provided, That payments made by or under the direction of the Architect of the Capitol from such special deposit account shall be conclusive upon all officers of the Government.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 87–82 § 5 · 75 Stat. 199

    Enacted · 2 U.S.C. § 2045

    Pub. L. 87–82, § 5, July 6, 1961, 75 Stat. 200

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 87–82, § 5, July 6, 1961, 75 Stat. 200

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 5. Deposits and disbursements under such special deposit account (1) shall be made by the Architect, or, when directed by him, by such employees of the Architect as he may designate, and (2) shall be subject to audit by the General Accounting Office at such times and in such manner as the Comptroller General may direct: Provided, That payments made by or under the direction of the Architect of the Capitol from such special deposit account shall be conclusive upon all officers of the Government.

  2. GAO Human Capital Reform Act of 2004

    Pub. L. 108–271 § 8(b) · 118 Stat. 811

    Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 2045

    Pub. L. 108–271 substituted “Government Accountability Office” for “General Accounting Office”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 108–271 substituted “Government Accountability Office” for “General Accounting Office”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (b) References.— Any reference to the General Accounting Office in any law, rule, regulation, certificate, directive, instruction, or other official paper in force on the date of enactment of this Act shall be considered to refer and apply to the Government Accountability Office.

2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was classified to section 174j–5 of former Title 40, prior to the enactment of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, by Pub. L. 107–217, § 1, , 116 Stat. 1062.

Amendments

2004—Pub. L. 108–271 substituted “Government Accountability Office” for “General Accounting Office”.

Credits

1961–2004 · 2 acts
  1. 1961Pub. L. 87–82, § 5, , 75 Stat. 200
  2. 2004Pub. L. 108–271, § 8(b), , 118 Stat. 814.
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(Pub. L. 87–82, § 5, , 75 Stat. 200; Pub. L. 108–271, § 8(b), , 118 Stat. 814.)

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