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2 U.S.C. 1415: Payments

Created in 1995 by the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-1). Changed by 5 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

8 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 2 U.S.C. 1381, 2 U.S.C. 1401, 2 U.S.C. 1402, 2 U.S.C. 1402a, 2 U.S.C. 1416.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2018

    • Pub. L. 115–141 substituted "or" for comma after "Government Accountability Office" and struck out ", or the Library of Congress" before period at end. (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 115–397, §111(a), added subsec. (d). Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 115–397, §115(a), added subsec. (e). Law text · (e)

    2014

    • Pub. L. 113–76 substituted "There are appropriated for such account such sums as may be necessary to pay such awards and settlements." for "There are authorized to be appropriated for such account such sums as may be necessary to pay such awards and settlements." (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014) Law text · (a)

    2004

    • Pub. L. 108–271 substituted "Government Accountability Office" for "General Accounting Office". (GAO Human Capital Reform Act of 2004) Law text · (a)

    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.