Title 31 — Money and FinanceRelease 119-73
§3514 Discontinuing certain accounts maintained by the Comptroller General
Title 31 › Subtitle SUBTITLE III— - FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT › Chapter CHAPTER 35— - ACCOUNTING AND COLLECTION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - ACCOUNTING REQUIREMENTS, SYSTEMS, AND INFORMATION › § 3514
Summary
The Comptroller General may stop maintaining certain agency accounts if the agency’s accounting and internal controls let the Comptroller General do the needed work.
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Title 31, §3514
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The Comptroller General may discontinue an agency appropriation, expenditure, limitation, receipt, or personal ledger account maintained by the Comptroller General when the Comptroller General believes that the accounting system and internal controls of the agency will allow the Comptroller General to carry out the functions related to the account.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 351431:66d.Sept. 12, 1950, ch. 946, § 116, 64 Stat. 837. The words “Comptroller General” are substituted for “General Accounting Office” for consistency. The word “agency” is substituted for “executive, legislative, and judicial agencies” because of section 101, 102, and 3501 of the revised title. The word “properly” is omitted as surplus.
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31 U.S.C. § 3514
Title 31 — Money and Finance
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73