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§6511 Liquidation From Appropriations of Any Unpaid Obligations Chargeable to Rescinded Unexpended Balances of Funds
Title 2 › CHAPTER 65 — SENATE OFFICERS AND ADMINISTRATION › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERAL › § 6511
Summary
If a fiscal year ends with leftover money that the Secretary of the Senate could spend, and that money is later taken back by law, any unpaid bills that were supposed to be charged to that taken-back money (or to earlier years’ funds for the same purpose) must still be paid. Those bills must be paid from any other appropriations for the same general purpose that are available when the payment is made.
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Title 2, §6511
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If at the close of any fiscal year there is an unexpended balance of funds which were appropriated for such year (or for prior fiscal years) and which are subject to disbursement by the Secretary of the Senate for any purpose, then, if such unexpended balance is by law rescinded, any unpaid obligations chargeable to the balance so rescinded (or to appropriations for such purpose for prior years) shall be liquidated from any appropriations for the same general purpose, which, at the time of payment, are available for disbursement.
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Codification Section was formerly classified to section 68d of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Section is from the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1982.
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2 U.S.C. § 6511
Title 2, The Congress
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102