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16 U.S.C. 831h: Annual financial statement; purchases and contracts; audit by Comptroller General

Created in 1974 by Public Law 93-356. Changed by 4 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

5 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 16 U.S.C. 831m, 16 U.S.C. 831n-4, 31 U.S.C. 3720, 31 U.S.C. 3720A, 41 U.S.C. 7108.

This Congress

  • H.R. 144 Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency Act · passed house · would change (a)

How it got here

2004

  • Pub. L. 108–447, §603(a)(2), substituted "Board" for "board". (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 108–447, §603(b), designated second and third pars. as subsecs. (c) and (d), respectively. (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 108–271, in second par., substituted "Government Accountability Office" for "General Accounting Office" wherever appearing. (GAO Human Capital Reform Act of 2004) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 108–447, §603(b), designated second and third pars. of subsec. (b) as subsecs. (c) and (d), respectively, and inserted headings. (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005) Law text · (c), (d)

1983

  • Pub. L. 98–191 substituted "$25,000" for "$10,000". · (b)

1976

  • Pub. L. 94–273 substituted "March" for "December". · (a)

1974

  • Pub. L. 93–356 substituted "$10,000" for "$500". · (b)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.