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2 U.S.C. § 142f — Office of Technology Assessment; disbursement of funds, computation and disbursement of basic pay, and provision of financial management support by Library of Congress
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From and after October 1, 1981, the Disbursing Officer of the Library of Congress is authorized to disburse funds appropriated for the Office of Technology Assessment, and the Library of Congress shall provide financial management support to the Office of Technology Assessment as may be required and mutually agreed to by the Librarian of Congress and the Director of the Office of Technology Assessment. The Library of Congress is further authorized to compute and disburse the basic pay of all personnel of the Office of Technology Assessment pursuant to the provisions of [section 5504 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5504&num=0&edition=prelim).
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From and after October 1, 1981, the Disbursing Officer of the Library of Congress is authorized to disburse funds appropriated for the Office of Technology Assessment, and the Library of Congress shall provide financial management support to the Office of Technology Assessment as may be required and mutually agreed to by the Librarian of Congress and the Director of the Office of Technology Assessment. The Library of Congress is further authorized to compute and disburse the basic pay of all personnel of the Office of Technology Assessment pursuant to the provisions of [section 5504 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5504&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a)** The pay period for an employee covers two administrative workweeks.
**(b)** When, in the case of an employee, it is necessary for computation of pay under this subsection to convert an annual rate of basic pay to a basic hourly, daily, weekly, or biweekly rate, the following rules govern:
(1) To derive an hourly rate, divide the annual rate by 2,087.
(2) To derive a daily rate, multiply the hourly rate by the number of daily hours of service required.
(3) To derive a weekly or biweekly rate, multiply the hourly rate by 40 or 80, as the case may be.
Rates are computed to the nearest cent, counting one-half and over as a whole cent.
**(c)** For the purposes of this section:
(1) The term “employee” means—
(A) an employee in or under an Executive agency;
(B) an employee in or under the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, the Botanic Garden, and the Library of Congress, for whom a basic administrative workweek is established under [section 6101(a)(5) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section6101/a/5&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(C) an individual employed by the government of the District of Columbia.
(2) The term “employee” does not include—
(A) an employee on the Isthmus of Panama in the service of the Panama Canal Commission; or
(B) an employee or individual excluded from the definition of employee in [section 5541(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5541/2&num=0&edition=prelim) other than an employee or individual excluded by clauses (ii), (iii), and (xiv) through (xvii) of such section.
(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (2), an individual who otherwise would be excluded from the definition of employee shall be deemed to be an employee for
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**(a)**
(1) Each agency that receives a bill from a carrier or freight forwarder for transporting an individual or property for the United States Government shall verify its correctness (to include transportation rates, freight classifications, or proper combinations thereof), using prepayment audit, prior to payment in accordance with the requirements of this section and regulations prescribed by the Administrator of General Services.
(2) The Administrator of General Services may exempt bills, a particular mode or modes of transportation, or an agency or subagency from a prepayment audit and verification and in lieu thereof require a postpayment audit, based on cost effectiveness, public interest, or other factors the Administrator considers appropriate.
(3) Expenses for prepayment audits shall be funded by the agency’s appropriations used for the transportation services.
(4) The audit authority provided to agencies by this section is subject to oversight by the Administrator.
**(b)** The Administrator may conduct pre- or post-payment audits of transportation bills of any Federal agency. The number and types of bills audited shall be based on the Administrator’s judgment.
**(c)**
(1) The Administrator shall adjudicate transportation claims which cannot be resolved by the agency procuring the transportation services, or the carrier or freight-forwarder presenting the bill.
(2) A claim under this section shall be allowed only if it is received by the Administrator not later than 3 years (excluding time of war) after the later of the following dates:
(A) The date of accrual of the claim.
(B) The date payment for the transportation is made.
(C) The date a refund for an overpayment for the transportation is made.
(D) The date a deduction under subsection
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Effective October 1, 1988, and to continue thereafter, the Disbursing Officer of the Library of Congress is authorized to—
(1) disburse funds appropriated for the Biomedical Ethics Board;
(2) compute and disburse the basic pay for all personnel of the Biomedical Ethics Board; and
(3) provide financial management services and support to the Biomedical Ethics Board,
in the same manner as provided with respect to the Office of Technology Assessment under [section 142f of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section142f&num=0&edition=prelim).
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From and after October 1, 1988, the Library of Congress is authorized to—
(1) disburse funds appropriated for the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development;
(2) compute and disburse the basic pay for all personnel of the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development;
(3) provide financial management services and support to the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development, in the same manner as provided with respect to the Office of Technology Assessment under [section 142f of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section142f&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(4) collect from the funds appropriated for the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development the full costs of providing the services specified in (1), (2), and (3) above, as provided under an agreement for services ordered under [31 U.S.C. 1535](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1535&num=0&edition=prelim) and 1536.
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TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS
§ 142f
1 So in original. The word ‘‘of’’ probably should not appear.
Director of the Congressional Budget Office to
certify payments from appropriations of the
Congressional Budget Office. The Congressional
Budget Office certifying officers shall (1) be held
responsible for the existence and correctness of
the facts recited in the certificate or otherwise
stated on the voucher or its supporting paper
and the legality of the proposed payment under
the appropriation or fund involved, (2) be held
responsible and accountable for the correctness
of the computations of certifications made, and
(3) be held accountable for and required to make
good to the United States the amount of any il-
legal, improper, or incorrect payment resulting
from any false, inaccurate, or misleading certifi-
cate made by him, as well as for any payment
prohibited by law which did not represent a
legal obligation under the appropriation or fund
involved: Provided, That the Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States may, at his discretion,
relieve such certifying officer or employee of li-
ability for any payment otherwise proper when-
ever he finds (1) that the certification was based
on official records and that such certifying offi-
cer or employee did not know, and by reasonable
diligence and inquiry could not have ascertained
the actual facts, or (2) that the obligation was
incurred in good faith, that the payment was
not contrary to any statutory provision specifi-
cally prohibiting payments of the character in-
volved, and the United States has received value
for such payment: Provided further, That the
Comptroller General shall relieve such certi-
fying officer or employee of liability for an over-
payment for transportation services made
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