31 U.S.C. § 781 — Authority over the General Accounting Of-

Page 114 TITLE 31—MONEY AND FINANCE § 781 1 See Change of Name note below. 1 See Change of Name note below. HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES—CONTINUED Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 31:43b(r). June 10, 1921, ch. 18, 42 Stat. 20, § 319(r); added July 13, 1959, Pub. L. 86–87, 73 Stat. 200. The words ‘‘of deposits’’ in 31:43b(r) are omitted as surplus. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2004—Pub. L. 108–271 substituted ‘‘Government Ac- countability Office’’ for ‘‘General Accounting Office’’. SUBCHAPTER VI—PROPERTY MANAGEMENT § 781. Authority over the General Accounting Of- fice Building (a) The Comptroller General shall have exclu- sive custody and control over the building lo- cated at 441 G Street, N.W., in the District of Co- lumbia, that is generally known as the General Accounting Office Building,1 including oper- ation, maintenance, protection, alteration, re- pair, and assignment of space therein. Such cus- tody and control shall also extend to any ma- chinery, equipment, spare parts and tools lo- cated in and usable for the operation and main- tenance of the General Accounting Office Build- ing.1 For the purposes of securing approval of any prospectus detailing proposed alterations of the General Accounting Office Building,1 as re- quired by section 3307 of title 40, the Comp- troller General shall perform the functions as- signed to the Administrator of General Services by that section. (b) Upon request of the Comptroller General, the Administrator of General Services shall pro- vide, to the extent resources are available, any necessary services for the protection of the property and persons in the General Accounting Office Building,1 including the provision of spe- cial police, responding to and investigating inci- dents, and the monitoring of the perimeter secu- rity system. Such services may be provided with or without reimbursement as the Comptroller General and the Administrator may agree. (c)(1) The Comptroller General is authorized to enter into agreements or contracts to acquire property or services on such terms and condi- tions and in such a manner as he deems nec- essary and without regard to section 6101(b) to (d) of title 41; except that the Comptroller Gen- eral may not acquire real property unless spe- cifically authorized by law. In exercising the au- thority granted by this section, the Comptroller General shall obtain full and open competition in accordance with the principles and purposes of the Competition in Contracting Act of 1984. (2) To the extent that funds are otherwise available for obligation, agreements or con- tracts for utility services may be made for peri- ods not exceeding 10 years. (3) The Comptroller General may make ad- vance, progress, and other payments which re- late to agreements or contracts entered into under authority of this section, without regard to the provisions of section 3324(a) and (b) of this title. (Added Pub. L. 100–545, § 1, Oct. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 2727; amended Pub. L. 107–217, § 3(h)(1), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1299; Pub. L. 111–350, § 5(h)(3), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3849.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Competition in Contracting Act of 1984, referred to in subsec. (c)(1), is title VII of Pub. L. 98–369, div. B, July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 1175. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1984 Act note set out under section 101 of Title 41, Public Contracts, and Tables. AMENDMENTS 2011—Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 111–350 substituted ‘‘sec- tion 6101(b) to (d) of title 41’’ for ‘‘section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5)’’. 2002—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–217 substituted ‘‘section 3307 of title 40’’ for ‘‘section 7 of the Public Buildings Act of 1959, as amended (40 U.S.C. 606)’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME General Accounting Office redesignated Government Accountability Office. See section 8 of Pub. L. 108–271, set out as a note under section 702 of this title. SOURCE OF FUNDS USED FOR PAYMENT OF SALARIES AND EXPENSES OF TINY FINDINGS CHILD DEVELOP- MENT CENTER Pub. L. 116–136, div. B, title IX, § 19009, Mar. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 579, as amended by Pub. L. 116–260, div. O, title XI, § 1101(b)(3), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2157, provided that: ‘‘(a) REIMBURSEMENTS.—During the period beginning on the date of enactment of the Consolidated Appro- priations Act, 2021 [Dec. 27, 2020] and ending on the ter- mination date of the public health emergency declared pursuant to section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) resulting from the COVID–19 pan- demic, the Government Accountability Office shall re- imburse the Tiny Findings Child Development Center for expenses, due to measures taken in the Capitol com- plex to combat coronavirus, as calculated under sub- section (b) and from amounts in the appropriations ac- count ‘Government Accountability Office—Salaries and Expenses’. ‘‘(b) AMOUNT.—The amount of the reimbursement under this section for each month of the period de- scribed in subsection (a) shall be equal to the difference between— ‘‘(1) the lesser of— ‘‘(A) the amount of the operating costs (including payroll, general, and administrative expenses) of the Center for such month; or ‘‘(B) $162,500; and ‘‘(2) the amount of tuition payments collected by the Center for such month.’’ [For definition of ‘‘coronavirus’’ as used in section 19009 of Pub. L. 116–136, set out above, see section 23005 of Pub. L. 116–136, set out as a note under section 162b of Title 2, The Congress.] § 782. Leasing of space in the General Accounting Office Building The Comptroller General is authorized to lease or otherwise provide space and services within the General Accounting Office Building 1 to per-