Title 31, Money and FinanceRelease 119-102
§326 Availability of Appropriations for Certain Expenses
Title 31 › SUBTITLE I — GENERAL › CHAPTER 3 — DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY › SUBCHAPTER II — ADMINISTRATIVE › § 326
Summary
Under rules set by the Treasury Secretary, funds set aside for travel can also be used to pay for attending meetings of groups that are related to the work the funds support. The Secretary can approve paying agents on protective missions for food and lodging that the law allows, even if those payments do not follow the rates in section 5702 of title 5.
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Title 31, §326
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(a)Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, an appropriation for the Department of the Treasury available to pay travel expenses also is available to pay expenses to attend meetings of organizations related to the function or activity for which the appropriation is made.
(b)The Secretary may approve reimbursement to agents on protective missions for subsistence expenses authorized by law without regard to rates and amounts established under section 5702 of title 5.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. CodeSource (Statutes at Large) 326(a)31:1031.
June 1, 1955, ch. 113, § 102, 69 Stat. 76. 326(b)31:1032.Sept. 29, 1969, Pub. L. 91–74, § 102(1st par.), 83 Stat. 118. In subsection (a), the words “On and after
June 1, 1955,” are omitted as executed. In subsection (b), the words “On and after
September 29, 1969,” are omitted as executed.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1986—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99–234 substituted “rates and amounts” for “rates”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1986 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 99–234 effective (1) on the
Effective Date
of
Regulations
to be promulgated not later than 150 days after Jan. 2, 1986, or (2) 180 days after Jan. 2, 1986, whichever occurs first, see section 301(a) of Pub. L. 99–234, set out as a note under section 5701 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
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31 U.S.C. § 326
Title 31, Money and Finance
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102