2 U.S.C. § 686 — Reports by Comptroller General

Page 220 TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS § 686 mentary message transmitted under subsection (c), shall be printed in the first issue of the Fed- eral Register published after such transmittal. (e) Cumulative reports of proposed rescissions, reservations, and deferrals of budget author- ity (1) The President shall submit a report to the House of Representatives and the Senate, not later than the 10th day of each month during a fiscal year, listing all budget authority for that fiscal year with respect to which, as of the first day of such month— (A) he has transmitted a special message under section 683 of this title with respect to a proposed rescission or a reservation; and (B) he has transmitted a special message under section 684 of this title proposing a de- ferral. Such report shall also contain, with respect to each such proposed rescission or deferral, or each such reservation, the information required to be submitted in the special message with re- spect thereto under section 683 or 684 of this title. (2) Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall be printed in the first issue of the Federal Register published after its submission. (Pub. L. 93–344, title X, § 1014, July 12, 1974, 88 Stat. 335.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 1404 of Title 31 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 31, Money and Finance, by Pub. L. 97–258, § 1, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 877. Executive Documents EX. ORD. NO. 11845. DELEGATION OF CERTAIN REPORTING FUNCTIONS TO DIRECTOR OF OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET Ex. Ord. No. 11845, Mar. 24, 1975, 40 F.R. 13299, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 12608, Sept. 9, 1987, 52 F.R. 34617, provided: By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Im- poundment Control Act of 1974 (Public Law 93–344; 88 Stat. 332, (2 U.S.C. 681 et seq.), hereinafter referred to as the Act) [subchapters I and II of this chapter], and section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, the Di- rector of the Office of Management and Budget is here- by designated and empowered to exercise, as of October 1, 1974 without ratification or other action of the Presi- dent (1) the functions required by sections 1014(b) and 1014(d) of the Act [subsecs. (b) and (d) of this section] of transmitting to the Comptroller General of the United States and to the Office of the Federal Register copies of special messages transmitted pursuant to sec- tion 1012 or 1013 (2 U.S.C. 683 and 684) of the Act; and (2) the function conferred upon the President by section 1014(e) of the Act (2 U.S.C. 685(e)) of submitting to the Congress cumulative reports of proposed rescissions, reservations, and deferrals of budget authority. § 686. Reports by Comptroller General (a) Failure to transmit special message If the Comptroller General finds that the President, the Director of the Office of Manage- ment and Budget, the head of any department or agency of the United States, or any other officer or employee of the United States— (1) is to establish a reserve or proposes to defer budget authority with respect to which the President is required to transmit a special message under section 683 or 684 of this title; or (2) has ordered, permitted, or approved the establishment of such a reserve or a deferral of budget authority; and that the President has failed to transmit a special message with respect to such reserve or deferral, the Comptroller General shall make a report on such reserve or deferral and any avail- able information concerning it to both Houses of Congress. The provisions of sections 682 to 688 of this title shall apply with respect to such re- serve or deferral in the same manner and with the same effect as if such report of the Comp- troller General were a special message trans- mitted by the President under section 683 or 684 of this title, and, for purposes of sections 682 to 688 of this title, such report shall be considered a special message transmitted under section 683 or 684 of this title. (b) Incorrect classification of special message If the President has transmitted a special mes- sage to both Houses of Congress in accordance with section 683 or 684 of this title, and the Comptroller General believes that the President so transmitted the special message in accord- ance with one of those sections when the special message should have been transmitted in ac- cordance with the other of those sections, the Comptroller General shall make a report to both Houses of the Congress setting forth his reasons. (Pub. L. 93–344, title X, § 1015, July 12, 1974, 88 Stat. 336.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 1405 of Title 31 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 31, Money and Finance, by Pub. L. 97–258, § 1, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 877. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries REAFFIRMATION Pub. L. 100–119, title II, § 206(c), Sept. 29, 1987, 101 Stat. 786, provided that: ‘‘Sections 1015 and 1016 of the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 [2 U.S.C. 686, 687] are reaffirmed.’’ § 687. Suits by Comptroller General If, under this chapter, budget authority is re- quired to be made available for obligation and such budget authority is not made available for obligation, the Comptroller General is hereby expressly empowered, through attorneys of his own selection, to bring a civil action in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia to require such budget authority to be made available for obligation, and such court is hereby expressly empowered to enter in such civil action, against any department, agency, of- ficer, or employee of the United States, any de- cree, judgment, or order which may be necessary or appropriate to make such budget authority available for obligation. No civil action shall be brought by the Comptroller General under this