Title 31, Money and FinanceRelease 119-102
§1532 Withdrawal and Credit
Title 31 › SUBTITLE II — THE BUDGET PROCESS › CHAPTER 15 — APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTING › SUBCHAPTER III — TRANSFERS AND REIMBURSEMENTS › § 1532
Summary
Money may move between spending accounts or to a working fund only if a law allows it; it keeps original rules unless the law changes them. Transfers use checks, not warrants.
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Title 31, §1532
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An amount available under law may be withdrawn from one appropriation account and credited to another or to a working fund only when authorized by law. Except as specifically provided by law, an amount authorized to be withdrawn and credited is available for the same purpose and subject to the same limitations provided by the law appropriating the amount. A withdrawal and credit is made by check and without a warrant.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 153231:628–1.Sept. 6, 1950, ch. 896, § 1210(less last proviso), 64 Stat. 765. The word “limitations” is substituted for “limitations, conditions, and restrictions” to eliminate unnecessary words.
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31 U.S.C. § 1532
Title 31, Money and Finance
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102