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31 U.S.C. § 703 — Comptroller General and Deputy Comptroller General

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31 U.S.C. § 703 — Comptroller General and Deputy Comptroller General

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**(a)** (1) The Comptroller General and Deputy Comptroller General are appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. (2) When a vacancy occurs in the office of Comptroller General or Deputy Comptroller General, a commission is established to recommend individuals to the President for appointment to the vacant office. The commission shall be composed of— (A) the Speaker of the House of Representatives; (B) the President pro tempore of the Senate; (C) the majority and minority leaders of the House of Representatives and the Senate; (D) the chairmen and ranking minority members of the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Government Operations of the House; and (E) when the office of Deputy Comptroller General is vacant, the Comptroller General. (3) A commission established because of a vacancy in the office of the Comptroller General shall recommend at least 3 individuals. The President may ask the commission to recommend additional individuals. **(b)** Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, the term of the Comptroller General is 15 years. The Comptroller General may not be reappointed. The term of the Deputy Comptroller General expires on the date an individual is appointed Comptroller General. The Deputy Comptroller General may continue to serve until a successor is appointed. **(c)** The Deputy Comptroller General— (1) carries out duties and powers prescribed by the Comptroller General; and (2) acts for the Comptroller General when the Comptroller General is absent or unable to serve or when the office of Comptroller General is vacant. **(d)** The Comptroller General shall designate an officer or employee of the Government Accountability Office to act as Comptroller General when the Comptroller General and Deputy Comptroller General are absent or unable to serve or when the offices of Comptroller General and Deputy Comptroller General are vacant. **(e)** (1) A Comptroller General or Deputy Comptroller General may retire after becoming 70 years of age and completing 10 years of service as Comptroller General or Deputy Comptroller General (as the case may be). Either may be removed at any time by— (A) impeachment; or (B) joint resolution of Congress, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, only for— (i) permanent disability; (ii) inefficiency; (iii) neglect of duty; (iv) malfeasance; or (v) a felony or conduct involving moral turpitude. (2) A Comptroller General or Deputy Comptroller General removed from office under paragraph (1) of this subsection may not be reappointed to the office. **(f)** The annual rate of basic pay of the— (1) Comptroller General is equal to the rate for level II of the Executive Schedule; and (2) Deputy Comptroller General is equal to the rate for level III of the Executive Schedule.

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2 U.S.C. § 358 — Recommendations of President with respect to pay

(1) After considering the report and recommendations of the Commission submitted under [section 357 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section357&num=0&edition=prelim), the President shall transmit to Congress his recommendations with respect to the exact rates of pay, for offices and positions within the purview of subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of [section 356 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section356&num=0&edition=prelim), which the President considers to be fair and reasonable in light of the Commission’s report and recommendations, the prevailing market value of the services rendered in the offices and positions involved, the overall economic condition of the country, and the fiscal condition of the Federal Government. (2) The President shall transmit his recommendations under this section to Congress on the first Monday after January 3 of the first calendar year beginning after the date on which the Commission submits its report and recommendations to the President under [section 357 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section357&num=0&edition=prelim).

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2 U.S.C. § 21 — Oath of Senators

The oath of office shall be administered by the President of the Senate to each Senator who shall be elected, previous to his taking his seat.

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31 U.S.C. § 772 — Annuity of the Comptroller General

**(a)** Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a Comptroller General serving a complete term as Comptroller General or who retires under [section 703(e)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section703/e/1&num=0&edition=prelim) is entitled to receive an annuity for life equal to the pay the Comptroller General is receiving on completion of the term or at the time of retirement. An annuity of a Comptroller General who completes a term before becoming 65 years of age is reduced by .25 percent for each complete month the Comptroller General is under 65 years of age. **(b)** Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a Comptroller General becoming permanently disabled shall be retired and is entitled to receive an annuity for life equal to— (1) the pay of the Comptroller General at the time of retirement if the Comptroller General served at least 10 years; or (2) 50 percent of the pay if the Comptroller General served less than 10 years. **(c)** A Comptroller General who, when appointed, is or has been subject to subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5 remains subject to such subchapter III or such chapter 84 (as the case may be) unless the Comptroller General elects in writing to receive an annuity under this section. An election is irrevocable and must be made within 10 years and 60 days after the start of service as Comptroller General. A Comptroller General electing to receive an annuity under this section is entitled to a refund of the lump-sum credit to the account of the Comptroller General in the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund. **(d)** A Comptroller General (except a Comptroller General remaining subject to subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5) shall— (1)

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31 U.S.C. § 703 — Comptroller General and Deputy Comp-

Page 74 TITLE 31—MONEY AND FINANCE § 703 ‘‘(3) DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS.—The Director of the Office of Management and Budget may delegate, in whole or in part, to any other agency or agencies any function transferred to or vested in the Director under section 103(d), 105(b), 116, or 202(n) of this Act [amending section 3702 of this title, section 5584 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, section 2774 of Title 10, Armed Forces, and section 716 of Title 32, National Guard], and may transfer to such agency or agencies any personnel, budget authority, records, and property received by the Director pursu- ant to subsection (b) of this section that relate to the delegated functions. ‘‘(b) INCIDENTAL TRANSFERS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Incident to any transfer of au- thority under subsection (a)(1), there shall be trans- ferred to the recipient Federal officer, employee, or agency such personnel, records, budget authority, and property of the General Accounting Office [now Government Accountability Office] as the Comp- troller General and the Director of the Office of Man- agement and Budget jointly determine to be nec- essary to effectuate the transfer. ‘‘(2) EFFECT ON PERSONNEL.—Personnel transferred under this section shall not be separated or reduced in classification or compensation for one year after any such transfer, except for cause. ‘‘(c) REFERENCES.—With respect to any function or authority transferred under this Act and exercised on or after the effective date of that transfer, reference in any Federal law to the Comptroller General or to any officer or employee of the General Accounting Office [now Government Accountability Office] is deemed to refer to the Federal officer or agency to which the func- tion or authority is transferr

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