2013 US Code
Title 31 - Money and Finance
Subtitle II - THE BUDGET PROCESS (§§ 1101 - 1558)
Chapter 15 - APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTING (§§ 1501 - 1558)
Subchapter IV - CLOSING ACCOUNTS (§§ 1551 - 1558)
Section 1557 - Authority for exemptions in appropriation laws

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 31 - MONEY AND FINANCE
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 31 - MONEY AND FINANCE
SUBTITLE II - THE BUDGET PROCESS
CHAPTER 15 - APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTING
SUBCHAPTER IV - CLOSING ACCOUNTS
Sec. 1557 - Authority for exemptions in appropriation laws
Containssection 1557
Date2013
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 16, 2014
Positive LawYes
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 97-258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 937; Pub. L. 101-510, div. A, title XIV, §1405(a)(1), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1679.
Statutes at Large References70 Stat. 650
96 Stat. 937
104 Stat. 1679
Public Law ReferencesPublic Law 97-258, Public Law 101-510

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Authority for exemptions in appropriation laws - 31 U.S.C. § 1557 (2013)
§1557. Authority for exemptions in appropriation laws

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.

(Pub. L. 97–258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 937; Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XIV, §1405(a)(1), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1679.)

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
1557 31:708. July 25, 1956, ch. 727, §9, 70 Stat. 650.
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."

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1990 AMENDMENT

Amendment 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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