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31 U.S.C. § 781 — Authority over the General Accounting Office Building
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**(a)** The Comptroller General shall have exclusive custody and control over the building located at 441 G Street, N.W., in the District of Columbia, that is generally known as the General Accounting Office Building,11 See Change of Name note below. including operation, maintenance, protection, alteration, repair, and assignment of space therein. Such custody and control shall also extend to any machinery, equipment, spare parts and tools located in and usable for the operation and maintenance of the General Accounting Office Building.1 For the purposes of securing approval of any prospectus detailing proposed alterations of the General Accounting Office Building,1 as required by [section 3307 of title 40](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title40-section3307&num=0&edition=prelim), the Comptroller General shall perform the functions assigned to the Administrator of General Services by that section.
**(b)** Upon request of the Comptroller General, the Administrator of General Services shall provide, to the extent resources are available, any necessary services for the protection of the property and persons in the General Accounting Office Building,1 including the provision of special police, responding to and investigating incidents, and the monitoring of the perimeter security system. Such services may be provided with or without reimbursement as the Comptroller General and the Administrator may agree.
**(c)**
(1) The Comptroller General is authorized to enter into agreements or contracts to acquire property or services on such terms and conditions and in such a manner as he deems necessary and without regard to section 6101(b) to (d) of title 41; except that the Comptroller General may not acquire real property unless specifically authori
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**(a)** The Comptroller General shall have exclusive custody and control over the building located at 441 G Street, N.W., in the District of Columbia, that is generally known as the General Accounting Office Building,11 See Change of Name note below. including operation, maintenance, protection, alteration, repair, and assignment of space therein. Such custody and control shall also extend to any machinery, equipment, spare parts and tools located in and usable for the operation and maintenance of the General Accounting Office Building.1 For the purposes of securing approval of any prospectus detailing proposed alterations of the General Accounting Office Building,1 as required by [section 3307 of title 40](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title40-section3307&num=0&edition=prelim), the Comptroller General shall perform the functions assigned to the Administrator of General Services by that section.
**(b)** Upon request of the Comptroller General, the Administrator of General Services shall provide, to the extent resources are available, any necessary services for the protection of the property and persons in the General Accounting Office Building,1 including the provision of special police, responding to and investigating incidents, and the monitoring of the perimeter security system. Such services may be provided with or without reimbursement as the Comptroller General and the Administrator may agree.
**(c)**
(1) The Comptroller General is authorized to enter into agreements or contracts to acquire property or services on such terms and conditions and in such a manner as he deems necessary and without regard to section 6101(b) to (d) of title 41; except that the Comptroller General may not acquire real property unless specifically authorized by law. In exercising the authority granted by this section, the Comptroller General shall obtain full and open competition in accordance with the principles and purposes of the Competition in Contracting Act of 1984.
(2) To the extent that funds are otherwise available for obligation, agreements or contracts for utility services may be made for periods not exceeding 10 years.
(3) The Comptroller General may make advance, progress, and other payments which relate to agreements or contracts entered into under authority of this section, without regard to the provisions of section 3324(a) and (b) of this title.
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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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**(a) Election of coverage; creditable service; qualification for survivor annuities and disability benefits; contributions to thrift savings plan; certification concerning creditable service**
(1) This subsection shall apply to any individual who—
(A) is employed by the Library of Congress Child Development Center (known as the “Little Scholars Child Development Center”, in this section referred to as the “Center”) established under section 205(g)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991; and
(B) makes an election to be covered by this subsection with the Librarian of Congress, not later than the later of—
(i) 60 days after December 21, 2000; or
(ii) 60 days after the date the individual begins such employment.
(2)
(A) Any individual described under paragraph (1) may be credited, under [section 8411 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section8411&num=0&edition=prelim) for service as an employee of the Center before December 21, 2000, if such employee makes a payment of the deposit under section 8411(f)(2) of such title without application of section 8411(b)(3) of such title.
(B) An individual described under paragraph (1) shall be credited under [section 8411 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section8411&num=0&edition=prelim) for any service as an employee of the Center on or after December 21, 2000, if such employee has such amounts deducted and withheld from his pay as determined by the Office of Personnel Management which would be deducted and withheld from the basic pay of an employee under [section 8422 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section8422&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) Notwithstanding an
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**(a) In General.—** The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall prescribe regulations to govern executive agencies in authorizing civilian personnel to operate Federal Government-owned motor vehicles for official purposes within the States of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the territories and possessions of the United States.
**(b) Elements of the Regulations.—** The regulations shall prescribe standards of physical fitness for authorized operators. The regulations may require operators and prospective operators to obtain state and local licenses or permits that are required to operate similar vehicles for other than official purposes.
**(c) Agency Orders.—** The head of each executive agency shall issue orders and directives necessary for compliance with the regulations. The orders and directives shall provide for—
(1) periodically testing the physical fitness of operators and prospective operators; and
(2) suspension and revocation of authority to operate.
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**(a) Resolutions Required Before Appropriations May Be Made.—** The following appropriations may be made only if the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives adopt resolutions approving the purpose for which the appropriation is made:
(1) An appropriation to construct, alter, or acquire any building to be used as a public building which involves a total expenditure in excess of $1,500,000, so that the equitable distribution of public buildings throughout the United States with due regard for the comparative urgency of need for the buildings, except as provided in [section 3305(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title40-section3305/b&num=0&edition=prelim), is ensured.
(2) An appropriation to lease any space at an average annual rental in excess of $1,500,000 for use for public purposes.
(3) An appropriation to alter any building, or part of the building, which is under lease by the Federal Government for use for a public purpose if the cost of the alteration will exceed $750,000.
**(b) Transmission to Congress of Prospectus of Proposed Project.—** To secure consideration for the approval referred to in subsection (a), the Administrator of General Services (referred to in this section as the “Administrator”) shall transmit to Congress a prospectus of the proposed facility, including—
(1) a brief description of the building to be constructed, altered, or acquired, or the space to be leased, under this chapter;
(2) the location of the building or space to be leased and an estimate of the maximum cost to the Government of the facility to be constructed, altered, or acquired, or the space to be leased;
(3) a comprehensive pl
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In this subtitle, the term “Administrator” means the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy appointed under [section 1102 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section1102&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Emergencies** If the Secretary determines, after consultation with such public health officials as may be necessary, that—
(1) a disease or disorder presents a public health emergency; or
(2) a public health emergency, including significant outbreaks of infectious diseases or bioterrorist attacks, otherwise exists,
the Secretary may take such action as may be appropriate to respond to the public health emergency, including making grants, providing awards for expenses, and entering into contracts and conducting and supporting investigations into the cause, treatment, or prevention of a disease or disorder as described in paragraphs (1) and (2). Any such determination of a public health emergency terminates upon the Secretary declaring that the emergency no longer exists, or upon the expiration of the 90-day period beginning on the date on which the determination is made by the Secretary, whichever occurs first. Determinations that terminate under the preceding sentence may be renewed by the Secretary (on the basis of the same or additional facts), and the preceding sentence applies to each such renewal. Not later than 48 hours after making a determination under this subsection of a public health emergency (including a renewal), the Secretary shall submit to the Congress written notification of the determination.
**(b) Public Health Emergency Fund**
(1) **In general** — There is established in the Treasury a fund to be designated as the “Public Health Emergency Fund” to be made available to the Secretary without fiscal year limitation to carry out subsection (a) only if a public health emergency has been declared by the Secretary under such subsection or if the Secretary determines there is the significant potential for a public health emergency, to allow the Se
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TITLE 31—MONEY AND FINANCE
§ 781
1 See Change of Name note below.
1 See Change of Name note below.
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES—CONTINUED
Revised
Section
Source (U.S. Code)
Source (Statutes at Large)
31:43b(r).
June 10, 1921, ch. 18, 42 Stat.
20, § 319(r); added July 13,
1959, Pub. L. 86–87, 73 Stat.
200.
The words ‘‘of deposits’’ in 31:43b(r) are omitted as
surplus.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2004—Pub. L. 108–271 substituted ‘‘Government Ac-
countability Office’’ for ‘‘General Accounting Office’’.
SUBCHAPTER VI—PROPERTY
MANAGEMENT
§ 781. Authority over the General Accounting Of-
fice Building
(a) The Comptroller General shall have exclu-
sive custody and control over the building lo-
cated at 441 G Street, N.W., in the District of Co-
lumbia, that is generally known as the General
Accounting Office Building,1
including oper-
ation, maintenance, protection, alteration, re-
pair, and assignment of space therein. Such cus-
tody and control shall also extend to any ma-
chinery, equipment, spare parts and tools lo-
cated in and usable for the operation and main-
tenance of the General Accounting Office Build-
ing.1 For the purposes of securing approval of
any prospectus detailing proposed alterations of
the General Accounting Office Building,1 as re-
quired by section 3307 of title 40, the Comp-
troller General shall perform the functions as-
signed to the Administrator of General Services
by that section.
(b) Upon request of the Comptroller General,
the Administrator of General Services shall pro-
vide, to the extent resources are available, any
necessary services for the protection of the
property and persons in the General Accounting
Office Building,1 including the provision of spe-
cial police, responding to and investigating inci-
de
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