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31 U.S.C. § 712 — Investigating the use of public money
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The Comptroller General shall—
(1) investigate all matters related to the receipt, disbursement, and use of public money;
(2) estimate the cost to the United States Government of complying with each restriction on expenditures of a specific appropriation in a general appropriation law and report each estimate to Congress with recommendations the Comptroller General considers desirable;
(3) analyze expenditures of each executive agency the Comptroller General believes will help Congress decide whether public money has been used and expended economically and efficiently;
(4) make an investigation and report ordered by either House of Congress or a committee of Congress having jurisdiction over revenue, appropriations, or expenditures; and
(5) give a committee of Congress having jurisdiction over revenue, appropriations, or expenditures the help and information the committee requests.
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The Comptroller General shall—
(1) investigate all matters related to the receipt, disbursement, and use of public money;
(2) estimate the cost to the United States Government of complying with each restriction on expenditures of a specific appropriation in a general appropriation law and report each estimate to Congress with recommendations the Comptroller General considers desirable;
(3) analyze expenditures of each executive agency the Comptroller General believes will help Congress decide whether public money has been used and expended economically and efficiently;
(4) make an investigation and report ordered by either House of Congress or a committee of Congress having jurisdiction over revenue, appropriations, or expenditures; and
(5) give a committee of Congress having jurisdiction over revenue, appropriations, or expenditures the help and information the committee requests.
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**(a)**
(1) The Comptroller General is authorized to obtain such agency records as the Comptroller General requires to discharge the duties of the Comptroller General (including audit, evaluation, and investigative duties), including through the bringing of civil actions under this section. In reviewing a civil action under this section, the court shall recognize the continuing force and effect of the authorization in the preceding sentence until such time as the authorization is repealed pursuant to law.
(2) Each agency shall give the Comptroller General information the Comptroller General requires about the duties, powers, activities, organization, and financial transactions of the agency. The Comptroller General may inspect an agency record to get the information. This subsection does not apply to expenditures made under section 3524 or 3526(e) of this title.
**(b)**
(1) When an agency record is not made available to the Comptroller General within a reasonable time, the Comptroller General may make a written request to the head of the agency. The request shall state the authority for inspecting the records and the reason for the inspection. The head of the agency has 20 days after receiving the request to respond. The response shall describe the record withheld and the reason the record is being withheld. If the Comptroller General is not given an opportunity to inspect the record within the 20-day period, the Comptroller General may file a report with the President, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Attorney General, the head of the agency, and Congress.
(2) Through an attorney the Comptroller General designates in writing, the Comptroller General may bring a civil action in the district court of the United States for the District of Colu
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**(a)** All powers and authorities possessed by the President, any other officer or employee of the Federal Government, or any executive agency, as defined in [section 105 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section105&num=0&edition=prelim), as a result of the existence of any declaration of national emergency in effect on September 14, 1976, are terminated two years from September 14, 1976. Such termination shall not affect—
(1) any action taken or proceeding pending not finally concluded or determined on such date;
(2) any action or proceeding based on any act committed prior to such date; or
(3) any rights or duties that matured or penalties that were incurred prior to such date.
**(b)** For the purpose of this section, the words “any national emergency in effect” means a general declaration of emergency made by the President.
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**(a) PAYGO estimates**
(1) **Required designation in PAYGO Acts**
(A) *House of Representatives* — To establish the budgetary effects of a PAYGO Act consistent with the determination made by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, a PAYGO Act originated in or amended by the House of Representatives may include the following statement: “The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go-Act 11 So in original. Probably should be “Pay-As-You-Go Act”. of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled ‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’ for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.”.
(B) *Senate* — To establish the budgetary effects of a PAYGO Act consistent with the determination made by the Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, a PAYGO Act originated in or amended by the Senate shall include the following statement: “The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go-Act 1 of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled ‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’ for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.”.
(C) *Conference reports and amendments between the Houses* — To establish the budgetary effects of the conference report on a PAYGO Act, or an amendment to an amendment between Houses on a PAYGO Act, which if estimated shall be estimated jointly by the Chairmen of the House and Senate Budget Committees, the conference report o
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TITLE 31—MONEY AND FINANCE
§ 712
(2) delegate the duties and powers of the
Comptroller General to officers and employees
of the Government Accountability Office as
the Comptroller General decides is necessary
to carry out those duties and powers;
(3) regulate the practice of representatives
of persons before the Office; and
(4) administer oaths to witnesses when au-
diting and settling accounts.
(Pub. L. 97–258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 889; Pub.
L. 108–271, § 8(b), July 7, 2004, 118 Stat. 814.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Revised
Section
Source (U.S. Code)
Source (Statutes at Large)
711 ..........
31:44(1st sentence).
June 10, 1921, ch. 18, § 304(1st
par. 1st sentence), 42 Stat.
24.
31:52(c), (d).
June 10, 1921, ch. 18, § 311(c),
(d), 42 Stat. 25; Feb. 15, 1980,
Pub. L. 96–191, § 8(e)(4), 94
Stat. 33.
31:52–1(related to di-
rect).
Feb. 15, 1980, Pub. L. 96–191,
§ 2(related
to
direct),
94
Stat. 27.
31:117.
R.S. § 297.
In clause (1), the words ‘‘may . . . prescribe regula-
tions to carry out the duties and powers of the Comp-
troller General’’ are substituted for ‘‘shall make such
rules and regulations as may be necessary for carrying
on the work of the General Accounting Office’’ in
31:52(d) for consistency.
In clause (2), the word ‘‘delegate’’ is substituted for
‘‘direct’’ in 31:52–1, and the words ‘‘officers and employ-
ees’’ are substituted for ‘‘personnel’’, and 31:52(c) is
omitted, for consistency in the revised title and with
other titles of the United States Code.
In clause (3), the words ‘‘rules and’’ in 31:52(d) are
omitted as surplus. The words ‘‘representatives of per-
sons’’ are substituted for ‘‘attorneys’’ for clarity and
consistency in the revised title.
In clause (4), the words ‘‘in any case in which t
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