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16 U.S.C. § 556d — Advances of public moneys to Forest Service for fighting forest fires in emergency cases
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Advances of money under any appropriation for the Forest Service may be made to the Forest Service and by authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to chiefs of field parties for fighting forest fires in emergency cases and detailed accounts arising under such advances shall be rendered through and by the Department of Agriculture to the Government Accountability Office.
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Advances of money under any appropriation for the Forest Service may be made to the Forest Service and by authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to chiefs of field parties for fighting forest fires in emergency cases and detailed accounts arising under such advances shall be rendered through and by the Department of Agriculture to the Government Accountability Office.
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**(a)** The Government Accountability Office is an instrumentality of the United States Government independent of the executive departments.
**(b)** The head of the Office is the Comptroller General of the United States. The Office has a Deputy Comptroller General of the United States.
**(c)** The Comptroller General may adopt a seal for the Office.
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 556d
1 See References in Text note below.
§ 556d. Advances of public moneys to Forest
Service for fighting forest fires in emergency
cases
Advances of money under any appropriation
for the Forest Service may be made to the For-
est Service and by authority of the Secretary of
Agriculture to chiefs of field parties for fighting
forest fires in emergency cases and detailed ac-
counts arising under such advances shall be ren-
dered through and by the Department of Agri-
culture to the Government Accountability Of-
fice.
(May 23, 1908, ch. 192, 35 Stat. 259; June 10, 1921,
ch. 18, title III, § 304, 42 Stat. 24; Pub. L. 92–310,
title II, § 231(v), June 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 211; Pub. L.
108–271, § 8(b), July 7, 2004, 118 Stat. 814.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section was enacted as a part of the Agricultural Ap-
propriation Act for the fiscal year 1909, act May 23,
1908.
Section was formerly classified to section 534 of Title
31 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title
31, Money and Finance, by Pub. L. 97–258, § 1, Sept. 13,
1982, 96 Stat. 877.
AMENDMENTS
1972—Pub. L. 92–310 struck out provisions which re-
quired chiefs of field parties to give bonds.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
‘‘Government Accountability Office’’ substituted in
text for ‘‘General Accounting Office’’ pursuant to sec-
tion 8(b) of Pub. L. 108–271, set out as a note under sec-
tion 702 of Title 31, Money and Finance, which redesig-
nated the General Accounting Office and any references
thereto as the Government Accountability Office. Pre-
viously, ‘‘General Accounting Office’’ substituted in
text for ‘‘Treasury Department’’ pursuant to act June
10, 1921, which transferred all powers and duties con-
ferred
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