2 U.S.C. § 681 | Disclaimer

Nothing contained in this Act, or in any amendments made by this Act, shall be construed as—

(1)

asserting or conceding the constitutional powers or limitations of either the Congress or the President;

(2)

ratifying or approving any impoundment heretofore or hereafter executed or approved by the President or any other Federal officer or employee, except insofar as pursuant to statutory authorization then in effect;

(3)

affecting in any way the claims or defenses of any party to litigation concerning any impoundment; or

(4)

superseding any provision of law which requires the obligation of budget authority or the making of outlays thereunder.

Pub. L. 93–344, title X, § 1001July 12, 197488 Stat. 332(, , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Pub. L. 93–344July 12, 197488 Stat. 297 section 190a–3 of this title section 105 of Title 1 section 105 of Title 1 section 621 of this titleThis Act, referred to in provision preceding par. (1), means , , , known as the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, which enacted chapters 17, 17A, and 17B, and and sections 11a, 11c, 11d, 1020a of former Title 31, amended sections 11, 665, 701, 1020, 1151, 1152, 1153, and 1154 of former Title 31, , General Provisions, sections 190b and 190d of this title, repealed sections 571 and 581c–1 of former Title 31 and sections 66 and 81 of this title, and enacted provisions set out as notes under sections 190a–1, 621, 632, and 682 of this title, , and section 1020 of former Title 31. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.

Codification

section 1400 of Title 31 Pub. L. 97–258, § 1Sept. 13, 198296 Stat. 877Section was formerly classified to prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 31, Money and Finance, by , , .

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

July 12, 1974section 905(a) of Pub. L. 93–344 section 621 of this titleChapter effective , see , formerly set out as a note under .

Short Title of 1996 Amendment

Pub. L. 104–130, § 1Apr. 9, 1996110 Stat. 1200 Pub. L. 104–130 section 691 of this title section 621 of this title section 5 of Pub. L. 104–130 section 691 of this title, , , which provided that (enacting former subchapter III (§ 691 et seq.) of this chapter and provisions set out as a note under and amending provisions set out as notes under ) could be cited as the “Line Item Veto Act”, was omitted pursuant to , set out as an Effective and Termination Dates note under .

Short Title

Pub. L. 93–344 section 1(a) of Pub. L. 93–344 section 621 of this titleFor short title of title X of , which enacted this chapter, as the “Impoundment Control Act of 1974”, see , as amended, set out as a note under .