§3323 — Title 31 Money and Finance | U.S. Code

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The Treasury Secretary must only pay money when there is a warrant, unless section 3326 allows a different way. A warrant must be allowed by law, signed by the Treasury Secretary, and signed again by the Comptroller General. The official who makes payments must send the warrant to the Secretary with either a certificate under section 3526 or a request for an advance that says which appropriation will pay. The Secretary must send that document back to the Comptroller General with the date and amount written on it. No request is needed for audited accounts or deposits to the Treasury. Both the Secretary and the Comptroller General must record the payment under the correct appropriation.

Title 31, §3323

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(a)Except as provided in section 3326 of this title, the Secretary of the Treasury may pay out money only against a warrant. A warrant shall be—

(1)authorized by law;

(2)signed by the Secretary; and

(3)countersigned by the Comptroller General.

(b)(1)A disbursing official shall send to the Secretary with a warrant a certificate under section 3526 of this title, or a requisition for an advance. The certificate or requisition shall state the appropriation to which the payment is to be charged.

(2)The Secretary shall return the certificate or requisition to the Comptroller General with the date and amount endorsed on the certificate or requisition.

(c)A requisition for the payment of money on an audited account or for depositing money in the Treasury is not required.

(d)The Secretary and the Comptroller General shall charge to the appropriate appropriation in their books any money paid by a warrant.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 3323(a)31:44(1st sentence).June 10, 1921, ch. 18, § 304(1st par. 1st sentence), 42 Stat. 24. 31:76(2d sentence words before 3d comma).July 31, 1894, ch. 174, § 11(2d, 3d sentences), 28 Stat. 209. 31:147(related to disbursement).R.S. § 305(related to disbursement); July 31, 1894, ch. 174, § 11(last sentence related to § 305), 28 Stat. 209. 3323(b)31:76(2d sentence words after 3d comma). 3323(c)31:76(3d sentence). 3323(d)31:44(1st sentence). 31:77.R.S. § 3675. In the section, the words “Comptroller General” are substituted for “General Accounting Office” for consistency. Subsection (a) is substituted for 31:76(2d sentence words before 3d comma) and 147(related to disbursement) to eliminate unnecessary words and for clarity and consistency. In subsection (b), the word “Secretary” is substituted for “Treasurer” because of the source provisions restated in section 321 of the revised title. In subsection (b)(1), the words “instead of being specified on the warrant” are omitted as surplus. The reference to “section 3526 of this title” is used because section 72, referred to in 31:76, has been omitted from the restatement superseded by 31:82i and 31:82i is restated in section 3526. In subsection (c), the word “depositing” is substituted for “covering” for clarity and consistency.

§3323 Warrants

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Title 31, §3323

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