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31 U.S.C. § 701 — Definitions
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In this chapter—
(1) “agency” includes the District of Columbia government but does not include the legislative branch or the Supreme Court.
(2) “appropriations” means appropriated amounts and includes, in appropriate context—
(A) funds;
(B) authority to make obligations by contract before appropriations; and
(C) other authority making amounts available for obligation or expenditure.
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In this chapter—
(1) “agency” includes the District of Columbia government but does not include the legislative branch or the Supreme Court.
(2) “appropriations” means appropriated amounts and includes, in appropriate context—
(A) funds;
(B) authority to make obligations by contract before appropriations; and
(C) other authority making amounts available for obligation or expenditure.
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**(a)** Except as specifically provided by law, the Comptroller General shall audit the financial transactions of each agency. In deciding on auditing procedures and the extent to which records are to be inspected, the Comptroller General shall consider generally accepted auditing principles, including the effectiveness of accounting organizations and systems, internal audit and control, and related administrative practices of each agency.
**(b)** The Comptroller General shall audit the Architect of the Capitol at times the Comptroller General considers appropriate. [Section 716 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section716&num=0&edition=prelim) applies to the Architect in conducting the audit. The Comptroller General shall report the results of the audit to Congress. Each report shall be printed as a Senate document.
**(c)**
(1) When the Comptroller General decides an audit shall be conducted at a place at which the records of an executive agency or the Architect of the Capitol are usually kept, the Comptroller General may require the head of the agency or the Architect to keep any part of an account of an accountable official or of a record required to be submitted to the Comptroller General. The Comptroller General may require records be kept under conditions and for a period of not more than 10 years specified by the Comptroller General. However, the Comptroller General and the head of the agency or the Architect may agree on a longer period.
(2) The Comptroller General and the head of an agency in the legislative or judicial branch of the United States Government (except the Architect) may agree to apply this subsection to the agency.
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**(a)** The pay of employees, described under [section 5102(c)(7) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5102/c/7&num=0&edition=prelim), in the Library of Congress, the Botanic Garden, the Government Publishing Office, the Government Accountability Office, the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and the government of the District of Columbia, shall be fixed and adjusted from time to time as nearly as is consistent with the public interest in accordance with prevailing rates and in accordance with such provisions of this subchapter, including the provisions of section 5344, relating to retroactive pay, and subchapter VI of this chapter, relating to grade and pay retention, as the pay-fixing authority of each such agency may determine. Subject to [section 213(f) of title 29](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section213/f&num=0&edition=prelim), the rates may not be less than the appropriate rates provided for by [section 206(a)(1) of title 29](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section206/a/1&num=0&edition=prelim). If the pay-fixing authority concerned determines that the provisions of subchapter VI of this chapter should apply to any employee under his jurisdiction, then the employee concerned shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of [section 5361(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5361/1&num=0&edition=prelim) if the tenure of his appointment is substantially equivalent to the tenure of any appointment referred to in such paragraph.
**(b)** Subsection (a) of this section does not modify or otherwise affect [section 5102(d) of this title](http
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**(a)** No provision of the Social Security Act, including section 453(l) of that Act ([42 U.S.C. 653](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section653&num=0&edition=prelim)(l)), shall be construed to limit, amend, or supersede the authority of the Comptroller General to obtain any information or to inspect any record under [section 716 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section716&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b)** The specific reference to a statute in subsection (a) shall not be construed to affect access by the Government Accountability Office to information under statutes that are not so referenced.
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**(a) Establishment of Office.—** There is established an Office of the Inspector General in the Government Accountability Office, to—
(1) conduct and supervise audits consistent with generally accepted government auditing standards and investigations relating to the Government Accountability Office;
(2) provide leadership and coordination and recommend policies, to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the Government Accountability Office; and
(3) keep the Comptroller General and Congress fully and currently informed concerning fraud and other serious problems, abuses, and deficiencies relating to the administration of programs and operations of the Government Accountability Office.
**(b) Appointment, Supervision, and Removal.—**
(1) The Office of the Inspector General shall be headed by an Inspector General, who shall be appointed by the Comptroller General without regard to political affiliation and solely on the basis of integrity and demonstrated ability in accounting, auditing, financial analysis, law, management analysis, public administration, or investigations. The Inspector General shall report to, and be under the general supervision of, the Comptroller General.
(2)
(A) The Inspector General may be removed from office by the Comptroller General.
(B) If the Inspector General is removed from office or is transferred to another position or location within the Government Accountability Office, the Comptroller General shall communicate in writing the substantive rationale, including detailed and case-specific reasons, for any such removal or transfer to both Houses of Congress (including to the appropriate congressional committees), not later than 30 days before the removal or transfer.
(C) If there is an open or completed inquiry into t
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TITLE 31—MONEY AND FINANCE
§ 701
1 Section catchline amended by Pub. L. 107–296 without cor-
responding amendment of chapter analysis.
Sec.
703.
Comptroller General and Deputy Comptroller
General.
704.
Relationship to other laws.
705.
Inspector General for the Government Ac-
countability Office.
SUBCHAPTER II—GENERAL DUTIES AND POWERS
711.
General authority.
712.
Investigating the use of public money.
713.
Audit of Internal Revenue Service and Bureau
of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms.1
714.
Audit of Financial Institutions Examination
Council, Federal Reserve Board, Federal re-
serve banks, Federal Deposit Insurance Cor-
poration, and Office of Comptroller of the
Currency.
715.
Audit of accounts and operations of the Dis-
trict of Columbia government.
716.
Availability of information and inspection of
records.
717.
Evaluating programs and activities of the
United States Government.
718.
Availability of draft reports.
719.
Comptroller General reports.
720.
Agency reports.
721.
Access to certain information.
SUBCHAPTER III—PERSONNEL
731.
General.
732.
Personnel management system.
732a.
Critical positions.
733.
Senior Executive Service.
734.
Assignments and details to Congress.
735.
Relationship to other laws.
736.
Authorization of appropriations.
SUBCHAPTER IV—PERSONNEL APPEALS BOARD
751.
Organization.
752.
Chairman and General Counsel.
753.
Duties and powers.
754.
Action by the Comptroller General.
755.
Judicial review.
SUBCHAPTER V—ANNUITIES
771.
Definitions.
772.
Annuity of the Comptroller General.
773.
Election of survivor benefits.
774.
Survivor annuities.
775.
Refunds.
776.
Payment of survivor benefits.
777.
Annuity increases.
778.
Dependency and disability decisions.
779.
Use of a
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