US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

31 U.S.C. § 781

Authority over the General Accounting Office Building

(a)
1
1 See Change of Name note below.
11section 3307 of title 40 The Comptroller General shall have exclusive custody and control over the building located at 441 G Street, N.W., in the District of Columbia, that is generally known as the General Accounting Office Building, including operation, maintenance, protection, alteration, repair, and assignment of space therein. Such custody and control shall also extend to any machinery, equipment, spare parts and tools located in and usable for the operation and maintenance of the General Accounting Office Building. For the purposes of securing approval of any prospectus detailing proposed alterations of the General Accounting Office Building, as required by , the Comptroller General shall perform the functions assigned to the Administrator of General Services by that section.
(b)
1 Upon request of the Comptroller General, the Administrator of General Services shall provide, to the extent resources are available, any necessary services for the protection of the property and persons in the General Accounting Office Building, including the provision of special police, responding to and investigating incidents, and the monitoring of the perimeter security system. Such services may be provided with or without reimbursement as the Comptroller General and the Administrator may agree.
(c)
(1)
The Comptroller General is authorized to enter into agreements or contracts to acquire property or services on such terms and conditions and in such a manner as he deems necessary and without regard to section 6101(b) to (d) of title 41; except that the Comptroller General may not acquire real property unless specifically authorized by law. In exercising the authority granted by this section, the Comptroller General shall obtain full and open competition in accordance with the principles and purposes of the Competition in Contracting Act of 1984.
(2)
To the extent that funds are otherwise available for obligation, agreements or contracts for utility services may be made for periods not exceeding 10 years.
(3)
The Comptroller General may make advance, progress, and other payments which relate to agreements or contracts entered into under authority of this section, without regard to the provisions of section 3324(a) and (b) of this title.

Pub. L. 100–545, § 1102 Stat. 2727Pub. L. 107–217, § 3(h)(1)116 Stat. 1299Pub. L. 111–350, § 5(h)(3)124 Stat. 3849(Added , , ; amended , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Pub. L. 98–369, div. B98 Stat. 1175section 101 of Title 41The Competition in Contracting Act of 1984, referred to in subsec. (c)(1), is title VII of , , . For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1984 Act note set out under , Public Contracts, and Tables.

Amendments

Pub. L. 111–35041 U.S.C. 52011—Subsec. (c)(1). substituted “section 6101(b) to (d) of title 41” for “section 3709 of the Revised Statutes ()”.

Pub. L. 107–217section 3307 of title 4040 U.S.C. 6062002—Subsec. (a). substituted “” for “section 7 of the Public Buildings Act of 1959, as amended ()”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

section 8 of Pub. L. 108–271section 702 of this titleGeneral Accounting Office redesignated Government Accountability Office. See , set out as a note under .

Source of Funds Used for Payment of Salaries and Expenses of Tiny Findings Child Development Center

Pub. L. 116–136, div. B, title IX, § 19009134 Stat. 579Pub. L. 116–260, div. O, title XI, § 1101(b)(3)134 Stat. 2157

“(a)

Reimbursements .—

42 U.S.C. 247dDuring the period beginning on the date of enactment of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 [] and ending on the termination date of the public health emergency declared pursuant to section 319 of the Public Health Service Act () resulting from the COVID–19 pandemic, the Government Accountability Office shall reimburse the Tiny Findings Child Development Center for expenses, due to measures taken in the Capitol complex to combat coronavirus, as calculated under subsection (b) and from amounts in the appropriations account ‘Government Accountability Office—Salaries and Expenses’.
“(b)

Amount .—

The amount of the reimbursement under this section for each month of the period described in subsection (a) shall be equal to the difference between—
“(1)
the lesser of—
“(A)
the amount of the operating costs (including payroll, general, and administrative expenses) of the Center for such month; or
“(B)
$162,500; and
“(2)
the amount of tuition payments collected by the Center for such month.”
, , , as amended by , , , provided that:

section 19009 of Pub. L. 116–136section 23005 of Pub. L. 116–136section 162b of Title 2[For definition of “coronavirus” as used in , set out above, see , set out as a note under , The Congress.]