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31 U.S.C. § 1517 — Prohibited obligations and expenditures

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31 U.S.C. § 1517 — Prohibited obligations and expenditures

**(a)** An officer or employee of the United States Government or of the District of Columbia government may not make or authorize an expenditure or obligation exceeding— (1) an apportionment; or (2) the amount permitted by regulations prescribed under [section 1514(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1514/a&num=0&edition=prelim). **(b)** If an officer or employee of an executive agency or of the District of Columbia government violates subsection (a) of this section, the head of the executive agency or the Mayor of the District of Columbia, as the case may be, shall report immediately to the President and Congress all relevant facts and a statement of actions taken. A copy of each report shall also be transmitted to the Comptroller General on the same date the report is transmitted to the President and Congress.

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**(a)** An officer or employee of the United States Government or of the District of Columbia government may not make or authorize an expenditure or obligation exceeding— (1) an apportionment; or (2) the amount permitted by regulations prescribed under [section 1514(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1514/a&num=0&edition=prelim). **(b)** If an officer or employee of an executive agency or of the District of Columbia government violates subsection (a) of this section, the head of the executive agency or the Mayor of the District of Columbia, as the case may be, shall report immediately to the President and Congress all relevant facts and a statement of actions taken. A copy of each report shall also be transmitted to the Comptroller General on the same date the report is transmitted to the President and Congress.

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12 U.S.C. § 5512 — Funding; penalties and fines

**(a) Transfer of funds from Board Of Governors** (1) **In general** — Each year (or quarter of such year), beginning on the designated transfer date, and each quarter thereafter, the Board of Governors shall transfer to the Bureau from the combined earnings of the Federal Reserve System, the amount determined by the Director to be reasonably necessary to carry out the authorities of the Bureau under Federal consumer financial law, taking into account such other sums made available to the Bureau from the preceding year (or quarter of such year). (2) **Funding cap** (A) *In general* — Notwithstanding paragraph (1), and in accordance with this paragraph, the amount that shall be transferred to the Bureau in each fiscal year shall not exceed a fixed percentage of the total operating expenses of the Federal Reserve System, as reported in the Annual Report, 2009, of the Board of Governors, equal to— (i) 10 percent of such expenses in fiscal year 2011; (ii) 11 percent of such expenses in fiscal year 2012; and (iii) 6.5 percent of such expenses in fiscal year 2013, and in each year thereafter. (B) *Adjustment of amount* — The dollar amount referred to in subparagraph (A)(iii) shall be adjusted annually, using the percent increase, if any, in the employment cost index for total compensation for State and local government workers published by the Federal Government, or the successor index thereto, for the 12-month period ending on September 30 of the year preceding the transfer. (C) *Reviewability* — Notwithstanding any other provision in this title,11 See References in Text note below. the funds derived from the Federal Reserve System pursuant to this subsection shall not be subject to review by the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represen

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50 U.S.C. § 3030 — Responsibilities and authorities of the Director of National Intelligence

**(a) Provision of intelligence** (1) The Director of National Intelligence shall be responsible for ensuring that national intelligence is provided— (A) to the President; (B) to the heads of departments and agencies of the executive branch; (C) to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and senior military commanders; (D) to the Senate and House of Representatives and the committees thereof; and (E) to such other persons as the Director of National Intelligence determines to be appropriate. (2) Such national intelligence should be timely, objective, independent of political considerations, and based upon all sources available to the intelligence community and other appropriate entities. **(b) Access to intelligence** Unless otherwise directed by the President, the Director of National Intelligence shall have access to all national intelligence and intelligence related to the national security which is collected by any Federal department, agency, or other entity, except as otherwise provided by law or, as appropriate, under guidelines agreed upon by the Attorney General and the Director of National Intelligence. **(c) Budget authorities** (1) With respect to budget requests and appropriations for the National Intelligence Program, the Director of National Intelligence shall— (A) based on intelligence priorities set by the President, provide to the heads of departments containing agencies or organizations within the intelligence community, and to the heads of such agencies and organizations, guidance for developing the National Intelligence Program budget pertaining to such agencies and organizations; (B) based on budget proposals provided to the Director of National Intelligence by the heads of agencies and organizations within the intelligen

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31 U.S.C. § 1517 — Prohibited obligations and expenditures

Page 194 TITLE 31—MONEY AND FINANCE § 1516 (B) an emergency involving the safety of human life, the protection of property, or the immediate welfare of individuals when an ap- propriation that would allow the United States Government to pay, or contribute to, amounts required to be paid to individuals in specific amounts fixed by law or under for- mulas prescribed by law, is insufficient. (2) If an official making an apportionment de- cides that an apportionment would indicate a necessity for a deficiency or supplemental ap- propriation, the official shall submit imme- diately a detailed report of the facts to Con- gress. The report shall be referred to in submit- ting a proposed deficiency or supplemental ap- propriation. (Pub. L. 97–258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 931; Pub. L. 100–202, § 105, Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329–433.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 1515(a) ..... 31:665a. June 5, 1957, Pub. L. 85–48, § 210, 71 Stat. 55. 1515(b)(1) 31:665(e)(1). R.S. § 3679(e)(1); Mar. 3, 1905, ch. 1484, § 4(1st par.), 33 Stat. 1257; Feb. 27, 1906, ch. 510, § 3, 34 Stat. 48; Sept. 6, 1950, ch. 896, § 1211, 64 Stat. 767; restated Aug. 28, 1957, Pub. L. 85–170, § 1401, 71 Stat. 440. 1515(b)(2) 31:665(e)(2). R.S. § 3679(e)(2); Mar. 3, 1905, ch. 1484, § 4(1st par.), 33 Stat. 1257; Feb. 27, 1906, ch. 510, § 3, 34 Stat. 48; restated Sept. 6, 1950, ch. 896, § 1211, 64 Stat. 767. In subsection (a), the words ‘‘On and after June 5, 1957’’ are omitted as executed. The words ‘‘deficiency or supplemental appropriation’’ are substituted for ‘‘sup- plemental or deficiency estimate of appropriation’’ for consistency with chapter 11 of the revised title. The words ‘‘prevailing rate employees whose pa

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