Title 31 — Money and FinanceRelease 119-73
§1302 Determining amounts appropriated
Title 31 › Subtitle SUBTITLE II— - THE BUDGET PROCESS › Chapter CHAPTER 13— - APPROPRIATIONS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL › § 1302
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Title 31, §1302
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Except as specifically provided by law, the total amount appropriated in an appropriation law is determined by adding up the specific amounts or rates appropriated in each paragraph of the law.
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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 130231:670.May 28, 1896, ch. 252, § 1(par. immediately before heading “Treasury Department”), 29 Stat. 148. The words “by adding up” are substituted for “by the correct footing up” for clarity.
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31 U.S.C. § 1302
Title 31 — Money and Finance
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Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73