The Secretary of Agriculture shall furnish proper vouchers and accounts for the sums appropriated for the Department of Agriculture to the Government Accountability Office.
Mar. 3, 1885, ch. 338, § 223 Stat. 356Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 31339 Stat. 492June 10, 1921, ch. 1842 Stat. 23May 29, 1928, ch. 901, § 1(88)45 Stat. 992Pub. L. 108–271, § 8(b)118 Stat. 814(, ; , ; § 301, ; , ; , , .)
Editorial Notes
Codification
section 558 of Title 5Pub. L. 89–554, § 180 Stat. 378Section was formerly classified to prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by , , .
Amendments
1928—Act , struck out requirement that Secretary of Agriculture present to Congress a detailed statement of the expenditure of all appropriations for the Department for the preceding fiscal year.
1916—Act , amended section generally.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Transfer of Functions
section 8(b) of Pub. L. 108–271section 702 of Title 31“Government Accountability Office” substituted in text for “General Accounting Office” pursuant to , set out as a note under , Money and Finance, which redesignated the General Accounting Office and any references thereto as the Government Accountability Office. Previously, “General Accounting Office” substituted in text for “accounting officers of the Treasury” pursuant to act , which transferred powers and duties of Comptroller, six auditors, and certain other employees of the Treasury to General Accounting Office. See section 701 et seq. of Title 31.
67 Stat. 633section 2201 of this titleFunctions of all officers, agencies, and employees of Department of Agriculture transferred, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of Agriculture by 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 2, § 1, eff. , 18 F.R. 3219, , set out as a note under .