2011 US Code
Title 5 - Government Organization and Employees
Part III - EMPLOYEES (§§ 2101 - 10210)
Subpart A - General Provisions (§§ 2101 - 2954)
Chapter 23 - MERIT SYSTEM PRINCIPLES (§§ 2301 - 2305)
Section 2304 - Responsibility of the Government Accountability Office
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 5 - GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 5 - GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES PART III - EMPLOYEES Subpart A - General Provisions CHAPTER 23 - MERIT SYSTEM PRINCIPLES Sec. 2304 - Responsibility of the Government Accountability Office |
| Contains | section 2304 |
| Date | 2011 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 95-454, title I, §101(a), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1118; amended Pub. L. 102-378, §2(6), Oct. 2, 1992, 106 Stat. 1346; Pub. L. 104-66, title II, §2181(e), Dec. 21, 1995, 109 Stat. 732; Pub. L. 108-271, §8(b), July 7, 2004, 118 Stat. 814. |
| Statutes at Large References | 92 Stat. 1118 106 Stat. 1346 109 Stat. 732 118 Stat. 814 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 95-454, Public Law 102-378, Public Law 104-66, Public Law 108-271 |
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If requested by either House of the Congress (or any committee thereof), or if considered necessary by the Comptroller General, the Government Accountability Office shall conduct audits and reviews to assure compliance with the laws, rules, and regulations governing employment in the executive branch and in the competitive service and to assess the effectiveness and soundness of Federal personnel management.
(Added Pub. L. 95–454, title I, §101(a), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1118; amended Pub. L. 102–378, §2(6), Oct. 2, 1992, 106 Stat. 1346; Pub. L. 104–66, title II, §2181(e), Dec. 21, 1995, 109 Stat. 732; Pub. L. 108–271, §8(b), July 7, 2004, 118 Stat. 814.)
Amendments2004—Pub. L. 108–271 substituted “Government Accountability Office” for “General Accounting Office” in section catchline and text.
1995—Pub. L. 104–66 struck out subsec. (a) designation before “If requested by” and struck out subsec. (b) which read as follows: “The General Accounting Office shall prepare and submit an annual report to the President and the Congress on the activities of the Merit Systems Protection Board and the Office of Personnel Management. The report shall include a description of—
“(1) significant actions taken by the Board to carry out its functions under this title; and
“(2) significant actions of the Office of Personnel Management, including an analysis of whether or not the actions of the Office are in accord with merit system principles and free from prohibited personnel practices.”
1992—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102–378 substituted “The” for “the” at beginning of first sentence.
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