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31 U.S.C. 3527: General authority to relieve accountable officials and agents from liability

Created in 1982 by Public Law 97-258. Changed by 3 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

3 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 28 U.S.C. 530C, 31 U.S.C. 3333, 37 U.S.C. 1007.

This Congress

  • H.R. 8464 Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act · passed house · would change (a), (b)

How it got here

2006

  • Pub. L. 109–241 substituted "Secretary of Homeland Security" for "Secretary of Transportation". (Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2006) Law text · (b), (B)

1996

  • Pub. L. 104–106, §913(c)(4)(C)–(F), inserted "(A) in the case of a physical loss or deficiency—", redesignated former subpars. (A) to (C) as cls. (i) to (iii), respectively, and added subpar. (B). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 104–106, §913(c)(4)(A), (B), in introductory provisions, substituted "an official of the armed forces referred to in subsection (a)" for "a disbursing official of the armed forces" and "records, or a payment described in section 3528(a)(4)(A) of this title," for "records,". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 104–201, §1009(c)(2)(A), inserted "(or the Secretary of Transportation, in the case of a disbursing official of the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Navy)" after "Department of Defense". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 104–201, §1009(c)(2)(B), inserted "(or the Secretary of Transportation, in the case of a disbursing official of the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Navy)" after "or the Secretary of the appropriate military department". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997) Law text · (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.