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31 U.S.C. § 1553 — Availability of appropriation accounts to pay obligations
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**(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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**(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 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 obligated from that appropriation during a fiscal year for that program, project, or activity to exceed $25,000,000, the obligation may not be made until—
(A) the head of the agency submits to the appropriate authorizing committees of Congress and the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives a notice in writing of the intent to obligate such funds, together with a description of the legal basis for the proposed obligation and the policy reasons for the proposed obligation; and
(B) a period of 30 days has elapsed after the notice is submitted.
(3) In this subsection, the term “contract change” means a change to a contract under which the contractor is required to perform additional work. Such term does not include adjustments to pay claims or increases under an escalation clause.
**(d)**
(1) Obligations under this section may be paid without prior action of the Comptroller General.
(2) This subchapter does not—
(A) relieve the Comptroller General of the duty to make decisions requested under law; or
(B) affect the authority of the Comptroller General to settle claims and accounts.
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**(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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**(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)** 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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‘‘(i) one percent of the total amount of the appro-
priations for that account; or
‘‘(ii) one percent of the total amount of the appro-
priations for the expired account.
‘‘(C) No obligation or adjustment of an obligation
may be charged pursuant to the provisions of this para-
graph until the Committees on Armed Services and the
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House
of Representatives are notified of the intent to make
such a charge and a period of 30 days elapses after the
notification is submitted.
‘‘(D) CERTIFICATIONS.—No obligation or adjustment of
an obligation may be charged pursuant to the provi-
sions of this paragraph until the Secretary of Defense
(except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (E)) cer-
tifies to Congress the following:
‘‘(i) That the limitations on expending and obli-
gating amounts established pursuant to section 1341
of title 31, United States Code, are being observed
within the Department of Defense.
‘‘(ii) That reports on any violations of such section
1341, whether intentional or inadvertent, are being
submitted to the President and Congress imme-
diately and with all relevant facts and a statement of
actions taken as required by section 1351 of title 31,
United States Code.
‘‘(E) ALTERNATIVE
TO
CERTIFICATION.—If the Sec-
retary of Defense is unable to make the certifications
referred to in subparagraph (D) within 60 days after the
date of the enactment of this subparagraph [Oct. 23,
1992], the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a re-
port stating that the Secretary is unable to make such
certifications and setting forth the actions that the
Secretary will take in order to enable the Secretary to
make such certifications after the end of that period.’’
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