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Title 44 — Public Printing and Documents

Chapter 31 — Records Management by Federal Agencies

§ 3107. Authority of Comptroller General

Statutory text

Chapters 21, 25, 27,1 29, and 31 of this title do not limit the authority of the Comptroller General of the United States with respect to prescribing accounting systems, forms, and procedures, or lessen the responsibility of collecting and disbursing officers for rendition of their accounts for settlement by the Government Accountability Office.

Footnotes

  1. 1 See References in Text note below.

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. 90–620 · 82 Stat. 1238

    Enacted · 44 U.S.C. § 3107

    Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1298

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1298

  2. Federal Records Management Amendments of 1976

    Pub. L. 94–575 § 3(a)(4) · 90 Stat. 2723

    Substituted · 44 U.S.C. § 3107

    Pub. L. 94–575 substituted “Chapters 21, 25, 27, 29, and 31 of this title” for “Sections 2101–2113, 2501–2507, 2701, 2901, 2904–2910, and 3101–3107, of this title”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 94–575 substituted “Chapters 21, 25, 27, 29, and 31 of this title” for “Sections 2101–2113, 2501–2507, 2701, 2901, 2904–2910, and 3101–3107, of this title”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (4) by striking out, in the text of section 3107, everything preceding the word “title” and inserting in lieu thereof “Chapters 21, 25, 27, 29, and 31 of this”.

  3. GAO Human Capital Reform Act of 2004

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

    Substituted · 44 U.S.C. § 3107

    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 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Notes

Historical and Revision Notes

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 396(g) (June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title V, § 506(g), as added Sept. 5, 1950, ch. 849, § 6(d), 64 Stat. 583).

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Chapter 27 of this title, referred to in text, was repealed by Pub. L. 95–378, § 2(a), , 92 Stat. 723.

Amendments1976–2004 · 2 rounds

2004

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

1976

Pub. L. 94–575 substituted “Chapters 21, 25, 27, 29, and 31 of this title” for “Sections 2101–2113, 2501–2507, 2701, 2901, 2904–2910, and 3101–3107, of this title”.

Credits

1968–2004 · 3 acts
  1. 1968Pub. L. 90–620, , 82 Stat. 1298
  2. 1976Pub. L. 94–575, § 3(a)(4), , 90 Stat. 2726
  3. 2004Pub. L. 108–271, § 8(b), , 118 Stat. 814.
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(Pub. L. 90–620, , 82 Stat. 1298; Pub. L. 94–575, § 3(a)(4), , 90 Stat. 2726; Pub. L. 108–271, § 8(b), , 118 Stat. 814.)

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