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2021 U.S. Code
Title 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

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Citation 31 U.S.C. § 1557 (2021)
Section Name §1557. Authority for exemptions in appropriation laws
Section Text

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.

Source Credit

(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.)

Editorial Notes
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.

EDITORIAL NOTES 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."


STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES 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.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 31 - MONEY AND FINANCE
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 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
Contains section 1557
Date 2021
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 3, 2022
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 70 Stat. 650
96 Stat. 937
104 Stat. 1679
Public Law References Public Law 97-258, Public Law 101-510
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