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31 U.S.C. 753: Duties and powers

Created in 1982 by Public Law 97-258. Changed by 2 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 31 U.S.C. 732, 31 U.S.C. 754.

6 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Fiscal Service, Department of the Treasury (4), Government Accountability Office (2).

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    1995

    • Pub. L. 104–53, §213(2), added subsec. (b). Former subsec. (b) redesignated (c). Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 104–53, §213(1), (3), redesignated subsec. (b) as (c) and in second sentence substituted "under subsection (d)" for "under subsection (c)". Former subsec. (c) redesignated (d). Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 104–53, §213(1), redesignated subsecs. (c) and (d) as (d) and (e), respectively. Law text · (d), (e)

    1994

    • Pub. L. 103–283 added par. (9). See Application of Provisions Amended by Pub. L. 103–283 note below. · (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.