31 USC 702 - Government Accountability Office

(a) The Government Accountability Office is an instrumentality of the United States Government independent of the executive departments.

(b) The head of the Office is the Comptroller General of the United States. The Office has a Deputy Comptroller General of the United States.

(c) The Comptroller General may adopt a seal for the Office.

(Pub. L. 97–258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 887; Pub. L. 100–545, §2(b), Oct. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 2729; Pub. L. 108–271, §8(b), July 7, 2004, 118 Stat. 814.)

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
702(a) 31:41(1st sentence less last 14 words, 2d, 3d sentences). June 10, 1921, ch. 18, §301, 42 Stat. 23.
702(b) 31:41(1st sentence last 14 words).
  31:42(a)(1st sentence words before comma). June 10, 1921, ch. 18, §302(a)(1st sentence words before 1st comma), 42 Stat. 23; Apr. 3, 1980, Pub. L. 96–226, §104(a), 94 Stat. 314.
  31:1154(d)(1st sentence). Oct. 26, 1970, Pub. L. 91–510, §204(d)(1st sentence), 84 Stat. 1168; restated July 12, 1974, Pub. L. 93–344, §702(a), 88 Stat. 326.
  31:1155(a). Oct. 26, 1970, Pub. L. 91–510, §205(a), 84 Stat. 1168.
702(c) 31:51–1. Jan. 2, 1975, Pub. L. 93–604, §501(a), 88 Stat. 1962.
702(d) 31:41(last sentence).

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