§681 — Title 2 The Congress | U.S. Code

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Says nothing in the Act should be taken to decide who has power under the Constitution, to approve any past or future holding back of spending by the President or other federal officials unless the law then allowed it, to change anyone’s court claims or defenses about such holding back, or to override laws that require money to be committed or spent.

Title 2, §681

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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.

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This Act, referred to in provision preceding par. (1), means Pub. L. 93–344, July 12, 1974, 88 Stat. 297, known as the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, which enacted chapters 17, 17A, and 17B, and section 190a–3 of this title and section 11a, 11c, 11d, 1020a of former Title 31, amended section 11, 665, 701, 1020, 1151, 1152, 1153, and 1154 of former Title 31, section 105 of Title 1, General Provisions, section 190b and 190d of this title, repealed section 571 and 581c–1 of former Title 31 and section 66 and 81 of this title, and enacted provisions set out as notes under section 190a–1, 621, 632, and 682 of this title, section 105 of Title 1, and section 1020 of former Title 31. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 621 of this title and Tables. Codification Section was formerly classified to section 1400 of Title 31 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 31, Money and Finance, by Pub. L. 97–258, § 1, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 877.

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

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of 1996 Amendment Pub. L. 104–130, § 1, Apr. 9, 1996, 110 Stat. 1200, which provided that Pub. L. 104–130 (enacting former subchapter III (§ 691 et seq.) of this chapter and provisions set out as a note under section 691 of this title and amending provisions set out as notes under section 621 of this title) could be cited as the “Line Item Veto Act”, was omitted pursuant to section 5 of Pub. L. 104–130, set out as an Effective and Termination Dates note under section 691 of this title.

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

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