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[CITE: 31USC711]

 
                       TITLE 31--MONEY AND FINANCE
 
                           SUBTITLE I--GENERAL
 
                  CHAPTER 7--GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
 
                SUBCHAPTER II--GENERAL DUTIES AND POWERS
 
Sec. 711. General authority

    The Comptroller General may--
        (1) prescribe regulations to carry out the duties and powers of 
    the Comptroller General;
        (2) delegate the duties and powers of the Comptroller General to 
    officers and employees of the General Accounting Office as the 
    Comptroller General decides is necessary to carry out those duties 
    and powers;
        (3) regulate the practice of representatives of persons before 
    the Office; and
        (4) administer oaths to witnesses when auditing and settling 
    accounts.

(Pub. L. 97-258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 889.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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           Revised Section                   Source (U.S. Code)                
Source (Statutes at Large)
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711..................................  31:44(1st sentence).            June 10,
 1921, ch. 18, Sec.  304(1st par.
                                                                        1st sen
tence), 42 Stat. 24.
                                       31:52(c), (d).                  June 10,
 1921, ch. 18, Sec.  311(c), (d),
                                                                        42 Stat
. 25; Feb. 15, 1980, Pub. L. 96-
                                                                        191, Se
c.  8(e)(4), 94 Stat. 33.
                                       31:52-1(related to direct).     Feb. 15,
 1980, Pub. L. 96-191, Sec.
                                                                        2(relat
ed to direct), 94 Stat. 27.
                                       31:117.                         R.S. Sec
.  297.
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    In clause (1), the words ``may . . . prescribe regulations to carry 
out the duties and powers of the Comptroller General'' are substituted 
for ``shall make such rules and regulations as may be necessary for 
carrying on the work of the General Accounting Office'' in 31:52(d) for 
consistency.
    In clause (2), the word ``delegate'' is substituted for ``direct'' 
in 31:52-1, and the words ``officers and employees'' are substituted for 
``personnel'', and 31:52(c) is omitted, for consistency in the revised 
title and with other titles of the United States Code.
    In clause (3), the words ``rules and'' in 31:52(d) are omitted as 
surplus. The words ``representatives of persons'' are substituted for 
``attorneys'' for clarity and consistency in the revised title.
    In clause (4), the words ``in any case in which they may deem it 
necessary for the due'' in 31:117 are omitted as surplus. The words 
``auditing and settling'' are substituted for ``examination'' for 
consistency. The words ``with which they shall be charged'' are omitted 
because of the restatement.
