Title 7 — AgricultureRelease 119-73
§2240 Reimbursement of appropriation for salaries and compensation of employees in mechanical shops
Title 7 › Chapter CHAPTER 55— - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › § 2240
Summary
The Secretary of Agriculture may use Government Accountability Office transfer settlements to charge a bureau, office, or division for mechanical-shop wages, and the amount must equal the actual labor cost.
Full Legal Text
Title 7, §2240
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The Secretary of Agriculture may, by transfer settlements through the Government Accountability Office, reimburse any appropriation made for the salaries and compensation of employees in the mechanical shops of the department from the appropriation made for the bureau, office, or division for which any work in said shops is performed, and such reimbursement shall be at the actual cost of labor for such work.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 543 of Title 5 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89–554, § 1, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.
Amendments
2004—Pub. L. 108–271 substituted “Government Accountability Office” for “General Accounting Office”.
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Citation
7 U.S.C. § 2240
Title 7 — Agriculture
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73