Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial ProcedureRelease 119-102

§523 Requisitions

Title 28 › PART II — DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE › CHAPTER 31 — THE ATTORNEY GENERAL › § 523

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

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Attorney General must sign DOJ payment requests and follow GAO controls.

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Title 28, §523

Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

The Attorney General shall sign all requisitions for the advance or payment of moneys appropriated for the Department of Justice, out of the Treasury, subject to the same control as is exercised on like estimates or accounts by the Government Accountability Office.

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Historical and Revision Notes

DerivationU.S. CodeRevised Statutes andStatutes at Large 5 U.S.C. 319.R.S. § 369. The words “General Accounting Office” are substituted for “First Auditor or First Comptroller of the Treasury” on authority of the Act of June 10, 1921, ch. 18, § 304, 42 Stat. 24.

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Amendments

2004—Pub. L. 108–271 substituted “Government Accountability Office” for “General Accounting Office”.

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28 U.S.C. § 523

Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102