31 U.S.C. § 1557

Current through P.L. 118-62 (published on www.congress.gov on 05/13/2024)

Section 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.

31 U.S.C. § 1557

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 Section	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
1557	31:708.	July 25, 1956, ch. 727, §9, 70 Stat. 650.

EDITORIAL NOTES

AMENDMENTS1990- 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.