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31 U.S.C. § 1552 — Procedure for appropriation accounts available for definite periods

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31 U.S.C. § 1552 — Procedure for appropriation accounts available for definite periods

**(a)** On September 30th of the 5th fiscal year after the period of availability for obligation of a fixed appropriation account ends, the account shall be closed and any remaining balance (whether obligated or unobligated) in the account shall be canceled and thereafter shall not be available for obligation or expenditure for any purpose. **(b)** Collections authorized or required to be credited to an appropriation account, but not received before closing of the account under subsection (a) or under [section 1555 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1555&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.

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**(a)** On September 30th of the 5th fiscal year after the period of availability for obligation of a fixed appropriation account ends, the account shall be closed and any remaining balance (whether obligated or unobligated) in the account shall be canceled and thereafter shall not be available for obligation or expenditure for any purpose. **(b)** Collections authorized or required to be credited to an appropriation account, but not received before closing of the account under subsection (a) or under [section 1555 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1555&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.

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31 U.S.C. § 1551 — Definitions; applicability of subchapter

**(a)** In this subchapter— (1) An obligated balance of an appropriation account as of the end of a fiscal year is the amount of unliquidated obligations applicable to the appropriation less amounts collectible as repayments to the appropriation. (2) An unobligated balance is the difference between the obligated balance and the total unexpended balance. (3) A fixed appropriation account is an appropriation account available for obligation for a definite period. **(b)** The limitations on the availability for expenditure prescribed in this subchapter apply to all appropriations unless specifically otherwise authorized by a law that specifically— (1) identifies the appropriate account for which the availability for expenditure is to be extended; (2) provides that such account shall be available for recording, adjusting, and liquidating obligations properly chargeable to that account; and (3) extends the availability for expenditure of the obligated balances. **(c)** This subchapter does not apply to— (1) appropriations for the District of Columbia government; or (2) appropriations to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate or the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.

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31 U.S.C. § 1555 — Closing of appropriation accounts available for indefinite periods

An appropriation account available for obligation for an indefinite period shall be closed, and any remaining balance (whether obligated or unobligated) in that account shall be canceled and thereafter shall not be available for obligation or expenditure for any purpose, if— (1) the head of the agency concerned or the President determines that the purposes for which the appropriation was made have been carried out; and (2) no disbursement has been made against the appropriation for two consecutive fiscal years.

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3 U.S.C. § 102 — Compensation of the President

The President shall receive in full for his services during the term for which he shall have been elected compensation in the aggregate amount of $400,000 a year, to be paid monthly, and in addition an expense allowance of $50,000 to assist in defraying expenses relating to or resulting from the discharge of his official duties. Any unused amount of such expense allowance shall revert to the Treasury pursuant to [section 1552 of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1552&num=0&edition=prelim), United States Code. No amount of such expense allowance shall be included in the gross income of the President. He shall be entitled also to the use of the furniture and other effects belonging to the United States and kept in the Executive Residence at the White House.

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31 U.S.C. § 1553 — Availability of appropriation accounts to pay obligations

**(a)** After the end of the period of availability for obligation of a fixed appropriation account and before the closing of that account under [section 1552(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1552/a&num=0&edition=prelim), the account shall retain its fiscal-year identity and remain available for recording, adjusting, and liquidating obligations properly chargeable to that account. **(b)** (1) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2), after the closing of an account under section 1552(a) or 1555 of this title, obligations and adjustments to obligations that would have been properly chargeable to that account, both as to purpose and in amount, before closing and that are not otherwise chargeable to any current appropriation account of the agency may be charged to any current appropriation account of the agency available for the same purpose. (2) The total amount of charges to an account under paragraph (1) may not exceed an amount equal to 1 percent of the total appropriations for that account. **(c)** (1) In the case of a fixed appropriation account with respect to which the period of availability for obligation has ended, if an obligation of funds from that account to provide funds for a program, project, or activity to cover amounts required for contract changes would cause the total amount of obligations from that appropriation during a fiscal year for contract changes for that program, project, or activity to exceed $4,000,000, the obligation may only be made if the obligation is approved by the head of the agency (or an officer of the agency within the Office of the head of the agency to whom the head of the agency has delegated the authority to approve such an obligation). (2) In the case of a fix

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31 U.S.C. § 1554 — Audit, control, and reporting

**(a)** Any audit requirement, limitation on obligations, or reporting requirement that is applicable to an appropriation account shall remain applicable to that account after the end of the period of availability for obligation of that account. **(b)** (1) After the close of each fiscal year, the head of each agency shall submit to the President and the Secretary of the Treasury a report regarding the unliquidated obligations, unobligated balances, canceled balances, and adjustments made to appropriation accounts of that agency during the completed fiscal year. The report shall be submitted no later than 15 days after the date on which the President’s budget for the next fiscal year is submitted to Congress under [section 1105 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1105&num=0&edition=prelim). (2) Each report required by this subsection shall— (A) provide a description, with reference to the fiscal year of appropriations, of the amount in each account, its source, and an itemization of the appropriations accounts; (B) describe all current and expired appropriations accounts; (C) describe any payments made under [section 1553 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1553&num=0&edition=prelim); (D) describe any adjustment of obligations during that fiscal year pursuant to [section 1553 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1553&num=0&edition=prelim); (E) contain a certification by the head of the agency that the obligated balances in each appropriation account of the agency reflect proper existing obligations and that expenditures from the account since the preceding review were supported by a proper o

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31 U.S.C. § 1556 — Comptroller General: reports on appropriation accounts

**(a)** In carrying out audit responsibilities, the Comptroller General shall report on operations under this subchapter to— (1) the head of the agency concerned; (2) the Secretary of the Treasury; and (3) the President. **(b)** A report under this section shall include an appraisal of unpaid obligations under fixed appropriation accounts for which the period of availability for obligation has ended.

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31 U.S.C. § 1558 — Availability of funds following resolution of a formal protest or other challenge

**(a)** Notwithstanding [section 1552 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1552&num=0&edition=prelim) or any other provision of law, funds available to an agency for obligation for a contract at the time a protest or other action referred to in subsection (b) is filed in connection with a solicitation for, proposed award of, or award of such contract shall remain available for obligation for 100 days after the date on which the final ruling is made on the protest or other action. A ruling is considered final on the date on which the time allowed for filing an appeal or request for reconsideration has expired, or the date on which a decision is rendered on such an appeal or request, whichever is later. **(b)** Subsection (a) applies with respect to— (1) any protest filed under subchapter V of chapter 35 of this title; or (2) an action commenced under administrative procedures or for a judicial remedy if— (A) the action involves a challenge to— (i) a solicitation for a contract; (ii) a proposed award of a contract; (iii) an award of a contract; or (iv) the eligibility of an offeror or potential offeror for a contract or of the contractor awarded the contract; and (B) commencement of the action delays or prevents an executive agency from making an award of a contract or proceeding with a procurement.

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38 U.S.C. § 7431 — Pay

**(a) Elements of Pay.—** Pay of physicians, podiatrists, optometrists, and dentists in the Veterans Health Administration shall consist of three elements as follows: (1) Base pay as provided for under subsection (b). (2) Market pay as provided for under subsection (c). (3) Performance pay as provided under subsection (d). **(b) Base Pay.—** One element of pay for physicians, podiatrists, optometrists, and dentists shall be base pay. Base pay shall meet the following requirements: (1) Each physician, podiatrist, optometrist and dentist is entitled to base pay determined under the Physician, Podiatrist, and Dentist Base and Longevity Pay Schedule. (2) The Physician, Podiatrist, and Dentist Base and Longevity Pay Schedule is composed of 15 rates of base pay designated, from the lowest rate of pay to the highest rate of pay, as base pay steps 1 through 15. (3) The rate of base pay payable to a physician, podiatrist, optometrist or dentist is based on the total number of the years of the service of the physician, podiatrist, optometrist or dentist in the Veterans Health Administration as follows: For a physician, podiatrist, optometrist or dentist with total service of:The rate of base pay is the rate payable for: two years or lessstep 1 more than 2 years and not more than 4 yearsstep 2 more than 4 years and not more than 6 yearsstep 3 more than 6 years and not more than 8 yearsstep 4 more than 8 years and not more than 10 yearsstep 5 more than 10 years and not more than 12 yearsstep 6 more than 12 years and not more than 14 yearsstep 7 more than 14 years and not more than 16 yearsstep 8 more than 16 years and not more than 18 yearsstep 9 more than 18 years and not more than 20 yearsstep 10 more than 20 years and not more than 22 yearsstep 11 more than 22 years and n

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42 U.S.C. § 300d–91 — Military and civilian partnership for trauma readiness grant program

**(a) Military trauma team placement program** (1) **In general** — The Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response and in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall award grants to not more than 20 eligible high-acuity trauma centers to enable military trauma teams to provide, on a full-time basis, trauma care and related acute care at such trauma centers. (2) **Limitations** — In the case of a grant awarded under paragraph (1) to an eligible high-acuity trauma center, such grant— (A) shall be for a period of at least 3 years and not more than 5 years (and may be renewed at the end of such period); and (B) shall be in an amount that does not exceed $1,000,000 per year. (3) **Availability of funds** — Notwithstanding [section 1552 of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1552&num=0&edition=prelim) or any other provision of law, funds available to the Secretary for obligation for a grant under this subsection shall remain available for expenditure for 100 days after the last day of the performance period of such grant. **(b) Military trauma care provider placement program** (1) **In general** — The Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response and in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall award grants to eligible trauma centers to enable military trauma care providers to provide trauma care and related acute care at such trauma centers. (2) **Limitations** — In the case of a grant awarded under paragraph (1) to an eligible trauma center, such grant— (A) shall be for a period of at least 1 year and not more than 3 years (and may be renewed at the end of such period); and (B) shall be in an amount that does not exceed, in

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50 U.S.C. § 3506 — General authorities

**(a) In general** In the performance of its functions, the Central Intelligence Agency is authorized to— (1) Transfer to and receive from other Government agencies such sums as may be approved by the Office of Management and Budget, for the performance of any of the functions or activities authorized under [section 3036 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3036&num=0&edition=prelim), and any other Government agency is authorized to transfer to or receive from the Agency such sums without regard to any provisions of law limiting or prohibiting transfers between appropriations. Sums transferred to the Agency in accordance with this paragraph may be expended for the purposes and under the authority of this chapter without regard to limitations of appropriations from which transferred; (2) Exchange funds without regard to section 3651 of the Revised Statutes; (3) Reimburse other Government agencies for services of personnel assigned to the Agency, and such other Government agencies are authorized, without regard to provisions of law to the contrary, so to assign or detail any officer or employee for duty with the Agency; (4) Authorize personnel designated by the Director to carry firearms to the extent necessary for the performance of the Agency’s authorized functions, except that, within the United States, such authority shall be limited to the purposes of— (A) the training of Agency personnel and other authorized persons in the use of firearms; (B) the protection of classified materials and information; (C) the protection of installations and property of the Agency; (D) the protection of— (i) current and former Agency personnel and their immediate families; (ii) individuals nominated by the P

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