Title 31, Money and FinanceRelease 119-102
§779 Use of Appropriations
Title 31 › SUBTITLE I — GENERAL › CHAPTER 7 — GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE › SUBCHAPTER V — ANNUITIES › § 779
Summary
The Comptroller General must pay any annuities and refunds called for under this subchapter. Those payments must come out of the Government Accountability Office’s budget.
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Title 31, §779
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Annuities and refunds under this subchapter shall be paid by the Comptroller General from appropriations of the Government Accountability Office.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 77931:43(2d par. 3d sentence).June 10, 1921, ch. 18, 42 Stat. 20, § 303(2d par. 3d sentence); added July 28, 1953, ch. 256, 67 Stat. 229. 31:43b(r).June 10, 1921, ch. 18, 42 Stat. 20, § 319(r); added July 13, 1959, Pub. L. 86–87, 73 Stat. 200. The words “of deposits” in 31:43b(r) are omitted as surplus.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2004—Pub. L. 108–271 substituted “Government Accountability Office” for “General Accounting Office”.
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Citation
31 U.S.C. § 779
Title 31, Money and Finance
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102