Title 31 — Money and FinanceRelease 119-73
§704 Relationship to other laws
Title 31 › Subtitle SUBTITLE I— - GENERAL › Chapter CHAPTER 7— - GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL ORGANIZATION › § 704
Summary
When they apply, the laws that normally govern running a federal agency also apply to the Comptroller General. A copy or transcript of a Comptroller General record, if signed and sealed by the Comptroller General or Deputy Comptroller General, can be used as evidence and has the same legal effect as the certified copies under section 1733 of title 28.
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Title 31, §704
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(a)To the extent applicable, all laws generally related to administering an agency apply to the Comptroller General.
(b)A copy of a record and a transcript from a record or proceeding of the Comptroller General, that the Comptroller General or Deputy Comptroller General certifies under seal, shall be admitted as evidence with the same effect as a copy or transcript referred to in section 1733 of title 28.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 704(a)31:46(1st sentence).June 10, 1921, ch. 18, § 306, 42 Stat. 24. 704(b)31:46(last sentence). In the section, the words “Comptroller General” are substituted for “General Accounting Office” for consistency. In subsection (a), the word “agency” is substituted for “departments and establishments” because of section 701 of the revised title. In subsection (b), the word “record” is substituted for “books, records, papers, or documents” for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code.
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31 U.S.C. § 704
Title 31 — Money and Finance
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73