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[CITE: 31USC1310]

 
                       TITLE 31--MONEY AND FINANCE
 
                     SUBTITLE II--THE BUDGET PROCESS
 
                       CHAPTER 13--APPROPRIATIONS
 
                          SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL
 
Sec. 1310. Appropriations for private organizations

    (a) The Secretary of the Treasury shall credit an appropriation for 
a private organization to the appropriate fiscal official of the 
organization. The credit shall be carried on the accounts of--
        (1) the Treasury; or
        (2) a designated depositary of the United States Government 
    (except a national bank).

    (b) The fiscal official may pay an amount out of the appropriation 
only on a check of the fiscal official--
        (1) payable to the order of the person to whom payment is to be 
    made; and
        (2) that states the specific purpose for which the amount is to 
    be applied.

    (c)(1) The fiscal official may pay an amount of less than $20 out of 
the appropriation on a check--
            (A) payable to the order of the fiscal official; and
            (B) that states the amount is to be applied to small claims.

    (2) The fiscal official shall provide the Secretary or the 
designated depositary on which the check is drawn with a certified list 
of the claims. The list shall state the kind and amount of each claim 
and the name of each claimant.

(Pub. L. 97-258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 919.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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           Revised Section                   Source (U.S. Code)                
Source (Statutes at Large)
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1310(a)..............................  31:721(words before 14th        June 23,
 1874, ch. 455, Sec.  1(par.
                                        comma).                         immedia
tely before heading ``Smithsonian
                                                                        Institu
tion''), 18 Stat. 216.
1310(b)..............................  31:721(words between 14th
                                        comma and proviso).
1310(c)..............................  31:721(proviso).
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    In subsection (a), before clause (1), the words ``by warrant'' are 
omitted as unnecessary because of chapter 33 of the revised title. The 
word ``appropriation'' is substituted for ``moneys appropriated'' for 
consistency in the revised title. The words ``for a private 
organization'' are substituted for ``for the aid, use, support, or 
benefit of any charitable, industrial, or other association, 
institution, or corporation'' to eliminate unnecessary words. The word 
``official'' is substituted for ``officer'' for consistency in the 
revised title. In clause (1), the word ``Treasury'' is substituted for 
``Treasurer of the United States'' because of the source provisions 
restated in section 321 of the revised title and Department of the 
Treasury Order 229 of January 14, 1974 (39 F.R. 2280). The words ``or of 
an assistant treasurer'' in section 1 of the Act of June 23, 1874, are 
omitted as superseded by section 1(1st par. under heading ``Independent 
Treasury'') of the Act of May 29, 1920 (ch. 214, 41 Stat. 254).
    In subsection (b), before clause (1), the words ``The fiscal 
official may pay an amount out of the appropriation'' are substituted 
for ``shall be paid out'' for clarity. In clause (1), the words ``for 
services, materials, or any other purpose'' are omitted as unnecessary. 
In clause (2), the words ``in writing'' are omitted as surplus. The word 
``purpose'' is substituted for ``object or purpose'' to eliminate 
unnecessary words.
    In subsections (b)(2) and (c), the word ``amount'' is substituted 
for ``the avails thereof'' for clarity.
    In subsection (c)(1), before clause (A), the words ``an amount of 
less than $20 out of the appropriation'' are substituted for ``payments 
are to be made under $20'' for clarity. In clause (B), the words ``in 
writing on the check'' are omitted as unnecessary.
    In subsection (c)(2), the word ``Secretary'' is substituted for 
``Treasurer'' because of the source provisions restated in section 
321(c) of the revised title.
