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31 U.S.C. § 1513 — Officials controlling apportionments
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**(a)** The official having administrative control of an appropriation available to the legislative branch, the judicial branch, the United States International Trade Commission, or the District of Columbia government that is required to be apportioned under [section 1512 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1512&num=0&edition=prelim) shall apportion the appropriation in writing. An appropriation shall be apportioned not later than the later of the following:
(1) 30 days before the beginning of the fiscal year for which the appropriation is available; or
(2) 30 days after the date of enactment of the law by which the appropriation is made available.
**(b)**
(1) The President shall apportion in writing an appropriation available to an executive agency (except the Commission) that is required to be apportioned under [section 1512 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1512&num=0&edition=prelim). The head of each executive agency to which the appropriation is available shall submit to the President information required for the apportionment in the form and the way and at the time specified by the President. The information shall be submitted not later than the later of the following:
(A) 40 days before the beginning of the fiscal year for which the appropriation is available; or
(B) 15 days after the date of enactment of the law by which the appropriation is made available.
(2) The President shall notify the head of the executive agency of the action taken in apportioning the appropriation under paragraph (1) of this subsection not later than the later of the following:
(A) 20 days before the beginning of the fiscal year for which the appropriation is ava
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**(a)** The official having administrative control of an appropriation available to the legislative branch, the judicial branch, the United States International Trade Commission, or the District of Columbia government that is required to be apportioned under [section 1512 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1512&num=0&edition=prelim) shall apportion the appropriation in writing. An appropriation shall be apportioned not later than the later of the following:
(1) 30 days before the beginning of the fiscal year for which the appropriation is available; or
(2) 30 days after the date of enactment of the law by which the appropriation is made available.
**(b)**
(1) The President shall apportion in writing an appropriation available to an executive agency (except the Commission) that is required to be apportioned under [section 1512 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1512&num=0&edition=prelim). The head of each executive agency to which the appropriation is available shall submit to the President information required for the apportionment in the form and the way and at the time specified by the President. The information shall be submitted not later than the later of the following:
(A) 40 days before the beginning of the fiscal year for which the appropriation is available; or
(B) 15 days after the date of enactment of the law by which the appropriation is made available.
(2) The President shall notify the head of the executive agency of the action taken in apportioning the appropriation under paragraph (1) of this subsection not later than the later of the following:
(A) 20 days before the beginning of the fiscal year for which the appropriation is available; or
(B) 30 days after the date of enactment of the law by which the appropriation is made available.
**(c)** By the first day of each fiscal year, the head of each executive department of the United States Government shall apportion among the major organizational units of the department the maximum amount to be expended by each unit during the fiscal year out of each contingent fund appropriated for the entire year for the department. Each amount may be changed during the fiscal year only by written direction of the head of the department. The direction shall state the reasons for the change.
**(d)** An appropriation apportioned under this subchapter may be divided and subdivided administratively within the limits of the apportionment.
**(e)** This section does not affect the initiation and operation of agricultural price support programs.
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**(a)** Except as provided in this subchapter, an appropriation available for obligation for a definite period shall be apportioned to prevent obligation or expenditure at a rate that would indicate a necessity for a deficiency or supplemental appropriation for the period. An appropriation for an indefinite period and authority to make obligations by contract before appropriations shall be apportioned to achieve the most effective and economical use. An apportionment may be reapportioned under this section.
**(b)**
(1) An appropriation subject to apportionment is apportioned by—
(A) months, calendar quarters, operating seasons, or other time periods;
(B) activities, functions, projects, or objects; or
(C) a combination of the ways referred to in clauses (A) and (B) of this paragraph.
(2) The official designated in [section 1513 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1513&num=0&edition=prelim) to make apportionments shall apportion an appropriation under paragraph (1) of this subsection as the official considers appropriate. Except as specified by the official, an amount apportioned is available for obligation under the terms of the appropriation on a cumulative basis unless reapportioned.
**(c)**
(1) In apportioning or reapportioning an appropriation, a reserve may be established only—
(A) to provide for contingencies;
(B) to achieve savings made possible by or through changes in requirements or greater efficiency of operations; or
(C) as specifically provided by law.
(2) A reserve established under this subsection may be changed as necessary to carry out the scope and objectives of the appropriation concerned. When an official designated in [section 1513 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/
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As used in this subchapter—
(1) the term “agency” means any executive department, military department, Government corporation, Government controlled corporation, or other establishment in the executive branch of the Government (including the Executive Office of the President), or any independent regulatory agency, but does not include—
(A) the Government Accountability Office;
(B) Federal Election Commission;
(C) the governments of the District of Columbia and of the territories and possessions of the United States, and their various subdivisions; or
(D) Government-owned contractor-operated facilities, including laboratories engaged in national defense research and production activities;
(2) the term “burden” means time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, or provide information to or for a Federal agency, including the resources expended for—
(A) reviewing instructions;
(B) acquiring, installing, and utilizing technology and systems;
(C) adjusting the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements;
(D) searching data sources;
(E) completing and reviewing the collection of information; and
(F) transmitting, or otherwise disclosing the information;
(3) the term “collection of information”—
(A) means the obtaining, causing to be obtained, soliciting, or requiring the disclosure to third parties or the public, of facts or opinions by or for an agency, regardless of form or format, calling for either—
(i) answers to identical questions posed to, or identical reporting or recordkeeping requirements imposed on, ten or more persons, other than agencies, instrumentalities, or employees of the United States; or
(ii) answers to questions posed to agencies, ins
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An official designated in [section 1513 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1513&num=0&edition=prelim) to make apportionments may exempt from apportionment—
(1) a trust fund or working fund if an expenditure from the fund has no significant effect on the financial operations of the United States Government;
(2) a working capital fund or a revolving fund established for intragovernmental operations;
(3) receipts from industrial and power operations available under law; and
(4) appropriations made specifically for—
(A) interest on, or retirement of, the public debt;
(B) payment of claims, judgments, refunds, and drawbacks;
(C) items the President decides are of a confidential nature;
(D) payment under a law requiring payment of the total amount of the appropriation to a designated payee; and
(E) grants to the States under the Social Security Act ([42 U.S.C. 301](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section301&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.).
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TITLE 31—MONEY AND FINANCE
§ 1513
definition of ‘‘appropriation’’ in section 1511 of the re-
vised title. The words ‘‘at a rate’’ are substituted for
‘‘in a manner’’ for clarity. The words ‘‘indefinite pe-
riod’’ are substituted for ‘‘not limited to a definite pe-
riod of time’’ for consistency in the revised title. The
words ‘‘An apportionment may be reapportioned under
this section’’ are substituted for 31:665(c)(4)(words after
1st comma) to eliminate unnecessary words.
In subsection (b)(1), before clause (A), the word ‘‘ap-
portioned’’ is substituted for ‘‘distributed’’ for consist-
ency in the revised section.
In subsections (b)(2) and (d), the word ‘‘official’’ is
substituted for ‘‘officer’’ for consistency in the revised
title.
In subsection (c)(1)(C), the words ‘‘by law’’ are sub-
stituted for ‘‘by particular appropriation Acts or other
laws’’ to eliminate unnecessary words.
In subsection (c)(2), the words ‘‘appropriation re-
quests’’ are substituted for ‘‘estimates of appropria-
tions’’ for consistency with chapter 11 of the revised
title.
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Impoundment Control Act of 1974, referred to in
subsec. (c)(2), is parts A and B of title X of Pub. L.
93–344, July 12, 1974, 88 Stat. 332, which is classified
principally to subchapters I (§ 681) and II (§ 682 et seq.)
of chapter 17B of Title 2, The Congress. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title
note set out under section 681 of Title 2 and Tables.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
APPORTIONMENT OF FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA GOVERNMENT
Pub. L. 100–202, § 101(c) [title I, § 135], Dec. 22, 1987, 101
Stat. 1329–90, 1329–102, provided that: ‘‘Federal funds
hereafter appropriated to the District of Columb
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