United States Code
31 U.S.C. § 1517
Prohibited obligations and expenditures
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- HR 8831 Protecting Our Democracy Act Amends · introduced · 119th Congress
- S 2838 Protecting Our Democracy Act Amends · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 5220 Congressional Power of the Purse Act Amends · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 5048 Protecting Our Democracy Act Amends · introduced · 118th Congress
- HR 5314 Protecting Our Democracy Act Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
- S 2921 Protecting Our Democracy Act Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
- HR 1203 Anti-Deficiency Reform and Enforcement Act of 2019 Amends 1517(b) · introduced · 116th Congress
The law today
From the official United States Code, current through Public Law 119-124.
(a) An officer or employee of the United States Government or of the District of Columbia government may not make or authorize an expenditure or obligation exceeding—
(1) an apportionment; or
(2) the amount permitted by regulations prescribed under section 1514(a) of this title.
(b) If an officer or employee of an executive agency or of the District of Columbia government violates subsection (a) of this section, the head of the executive agency or the Mayor of the District of Columbia, as the case may be, shall report immediately to the President and Congress all relevant facts and a statement of actions taken. A copy of each report shall also be transmitted to the Comptroller General on the same date the report is transmitted to the President and Congress.
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