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

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The Government Accountability Office (GAO) must provide the Office with financial and administrative help. That means help with budgeting, accounting and financial reports, hiring and personnel matters, buying goods and services, and other appropriate tasks. The GAO can give the same kinds of help it gives Congress, and this does not change other GAO duties for Congress. The Board and the Comptroller General will decide whether the Office pays for the services or gets them free.

Title 2, §478

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(a)Financial and administrative services (including those related to budgeting, accounting, financial reporting, personnel, and procurement) and such other services as may be appropriate shall be provided the Office by the Government Accountability Office.

(b)Such services and assistance to the Office shall include, but not be limited to, all of the services and assistance which the Government Accountability Office is otherwise authorized to provide to the Congress.

(c)Nothing in this section shall alter or modify any services or responsibilities, other than those performed for the Office, which the Government Accountability Office under law performs for or on behalf of the Congress.

(d)Services and assistance made available to the Office by the Government Accountability Office in accordance with this section may be provided with or without reimbursement from funds of the Office, as agreed upon by the Board and the Comptroller General.

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Amendments

2004—Pub. L. 108–271 substituted “Government Accountability Office” for “General Accounting Office” in section catchline and wherever appearing in text.

§478 Utilization of the Government Accountability Office

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Title 2, §478

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