Title 31, Money and FinanceRelease 119-102

§1557 Authority for Exemptions in Appropriation Laws

Title 31 › SUBTITLE II — THE BUDGET PROCESS › CHAPTER 15 — APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTING › SUBCHAPTER IV — CLOSING ACCOUNTS › § 1557

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

An appropriation law can exempt funds and set how long they may be spent.

Full Legal Text

Title 31, §1557

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A provision of an appropriation law may exempt an appropriation from the provisions of this subchapter and fix the period for which the appropriation remains available for expenditure.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 155731:708.July 25, 1956, ch. 727, § 9, 70 Stat. 650.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1990—Pub. L. 101–510 substituted “Authority for exemptions in appropriation laws” for “Authorization to exempt” in section catchline and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “A provision of an appropriation law may exempt an appropriation from this subchapter and fix the period for which the appropriation remains available for expenditure.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1990 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 101–510 applicable to any appropriation account the obligated balance of which, on Nov. 5, 1990, has not been transferred under section 1552(a)(1) of this title, as in effect Nov. 4, 1990, with transitional provisions, see section 1405(b) of Pub. L. 101–510, set out as a note under section 1551 of this title.

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Citation

31 U.S.C. § 1557

Title 31, Money and Finance

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102