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[H.R. 3864 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.3864
One Hundred Fourth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the third day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-six
An Act
To amend laws authorizing auditing, reporting, and other functions by
the General Accounting Office.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

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This Act may be cited as the ``General Accounting Office Act of
1996''.
FUNCTIONS BY THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE

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(a) In General.--
(1) Functions transferred.--In any case in which a provision of
law authorizing the performance of a function by the Comptroller
General of the United States or the General Accounting Office is
amended by this title to substitute another Federal officer,
employee, or agency in that authorization, the authority under that
provision to perform that function is transferred to the other
Federal officer, employee, or agency.
(2) Functions terminated.--In any case in which a provision of
law authorizing the performance of a function by the Comptroller
General of the United States or the General Accounting Office is
repealed by this Act, the authority under that provision to perform
that function is terminated.
(3) Delegation of functions.--The Director of the Office of
Management and Budget may delegate, in whole or in part, to any
other agency or agencies any function transferred to or vested in
the Director under section 103(d), 105(b), 116, or 202(n) of this
Act, and may transfer to such agency or agencies any personnel,
budget authority, records, and property received by the Director
pursuant to subsection (b) of this section that relate to the
delegated functions.
(b) Incidental Transfers.--
(1) In general.--Incident to any transfer of authority under
subsection (a)(1), there shall be transferred to the recipient
Federal officer, employee, or agency such personnel, records,
budget authority, and property of the General Accounting Office as
the Comptroller General and the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget jointly determine to be necessary to
effectuate the transfer.
(2) Effect on personnel.--Personnel transferred under this
section shall not be separated or reduced in classification or
compensation for one year after any such transfer, except for
cause.
(c) References.--With respect to any function or authority
transferred under this Act and exercised on or after the effective date
of that transfer, reference in any Federal law to the Comptroller
General or to any officer or employee of the General Accounting Office
is deemed to refer to the Federal officer or agency to which the
function or authority is transferred under this Act.
(d) Savings Provisions.--
(1) Orders and other official actions not affected.--All
orders, determinations, rules, regulations, permits, grants,
contracts, certificates, licenses, and privileges--
(A) which have been issued, made, granted, or allowed to
become effective by the Comptroller General or any official of
the General Accounting Office, or by a court of competent
jurisdiction, in the performance of any function or authority
transferred under this Act, and
(B) which are in effect at the time of the transfer;
shall continue in effect according to their terms until modified,
terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked in accordance with
law.
(2) Pending matters and proceedings.--This Act shall not affect
any pending matters or proceedings, including notices of proposed
rulemaking, relating to a function or authority transferred under
this Act. Such matters or proceedings shall continue under the
authority of the agency to which the function or authority is
transferred until completed or terminated in accordance with law.
(3) Judicial proceedings and causes of actions.--No suit,
action, or other proceeding or cause of action relating to a
function or authority transferred under this Act shall abate by
reason of the enactment of this Act. If, before the date on which a
transfer of a function or authority this Act takes effect, the
Comptroller General of the United States or any officer or employee
of the General Accounting Office in their official capacity is
party to a suit relating to the function or authority, then such
suit shall be continued and the head of the agency to which the
function or authority is transferred, or other appropriate official
of that agency, shall be substituted or added as a party.
(e) Effective Date.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), this
title shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
(2) Exceptions.--Sections 103(d), 105(b), and 116 shall take
effect 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

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TITLE I

-AMENDMENTS TO LAWS AUTHORIZING AUDITING, REPORTING, AND OTHER

CONGRESS).
(a) Compliance Reporting on Reduction in Employee Positions.--
Section 307(c) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1994
(Public Law 103-69; 107 Stat. 710; 2 U.S.C. 60-1 note) is amended by
striking ``shall'' and inserting ``may''.
(b) Waiver of Erroneous Payments in the Senate.--Section 2(a) of
the Act of July 25, 1974 (Public Law 93-359; 88 Stat. 394; 2 U.S.C.
130c(a)) is amended--
(1) in the first sentence by striking ``, if the claim is not
the subject of an exception made by the Comptroller General in the
account of any accountable officer or official''; and
(2) in the third sentence by striking ``shall'' the first place
it appears and inserting ``may''.
(c) Waiver of Erroneous Payments in the House of Representatives.--
Section 3(a) of the Act of July 25, 1974 (Public Law 93-359; 88 Stat.
395; 2 U.S.C. 130d(a)) is amended, in the first sentence, by striking
``, if the claim is not the subject of an exception made by the
Comptroller General in the account of any accountable officer or
official''.
(d) Report on Sequestration of Funds to Meet Deficit Reduction
Goals.--Section 254 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 904) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking:
``30 days later
GAO compliance report.'';
and
(2) in subsection (i), by striking ``On the date specified in
subsection (a)'' and inserting ``Upon request of the Committee on
the Budget of the House of Representatives or the Senate''.

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(GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES).
(a) Transmittal of Reports.--Section 1213(e) of title 5, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (3) by striking the comma after ``President''
and inserting ``and'', and by striking ``, and the Comptroller
General''; and
(2) in paragraph (4) by striking the comma after ``President''
and inserting ``and'', and by striking ``, and the Comptroller
General''.
(b) Withholding of Pay.--Section 5512(b) of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by striking ``General Accounting Office'' and
inserting ``employing agency''.
(c) Designation of Beneficiary.--Section 5582(a) of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by striking the second sentence and inserting
the following: ``An employee may change or revoke a designation at any
time under regulations promulgated--
``(1) by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management or
his designee, in the case of an employee of an executive agency;
``(2) jointly by the President pro tempore of the Senate and
the Speaker of the House of Representatives, or their designee, in
the case of an employee of the legislative branch; and
``(3) by the Chief Justice of the United States or his or her
designee, in the case of an employee of the judicial branch.''.
(d) Waiver of Erroneous Payments.--Section 5584 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``Comptroller General of
the United States'' and inserting ``authorized official''; and
(B) in paragraph (2) by inserting ``and'' at the end of
subparagraph (A), by striking subparagraph (B), by
redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B), and by
striking ``Comptroller General'' in subparagraph (B) (as so
redesignated) and inserting ``authorized official'';
(2) in subsection (b) by striking ``Comptroller General'' and
inserting ``authorized official''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(g) For the purpose of this section, the term `authorized
official' means--
``(1) the head of an agency, with respect to an agency or
employee in the legislative branch; or
``(2) the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, with
respect to any other agency or employee.''.
(e) Regulations and Reports.--Section 5707(b)(1)(A) of title 5,
United States Code, is amended by striking ``the Comptroller General of
the United States,''.
(f) GAO Audit of Agency Compliance.--Section 5(b) of the Hotel and
Motel Fire Safety Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-391; 5 U.S.C. 5707 note)
is repealed.
(g) Procedures for Deposit of Employees' Contributions to
Retirement Funds.--Sections 8334(a)(2), 8422(c), and 8432(f) of title
5, United States Code, are each amended by striking ``Comptroller
General of the United States'' and inserting ``Secretary of the
Treasury''.
(h) Transmittal of Copy of Report on the Civil Service Retirement
and Disability Fund.--Section 8348(l) of title 5, United States Code,
is amended by striking the last sentence in paragraph (1).
(i) Transmittal of Copy of Report on the Thrift Savings Fund.--
Section 8438(h) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking
``and the Comptroller General of the United States'' in the last
sentence of paragraph (1).
(j) Receipt of Copy of CPA Examination of Thrift Savings Fund.--
Section 8439(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``and the Comptroller General of the United States''.

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(AGRICULTURE).
(a) Audit of Washington Family Independence Demonstration
Project.--Section 21(g) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
2030(g)) is amended by striking ``shall'' and inserting ``may''.
(b) Reports on Amounts Obligated and Expended by Department of
Agriculture for Advisory Services.--Section 641 of the Rural
Development, Agriculture, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1990
(7 U.S.C. 2207a) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``(1)'' after ``(a)'';
(B) by striking ``shall (A) submit'' and inserting ``shall
submit''; and
(C) by striking ``, and (B) transmit a copy of such report
to the Comptroller General of the United States'';
(2) by striking subsection (b);
(3) by redesignating paragraph (2) of subsection (a) as
subsection (b); and
(4) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated)--
(A) by striking ``paragraph (1)'' and inserting
``subsection (a)''; and
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as
paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively.

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(a) Waiver of Recovery of Erroneous Annuity Payments.--Sections
1442 and 1453 of title 10, United States Code, are amended by striking
``and the Comptroller General''.
(b) Waiver of Recovery of Erroneous Overpayments.--Section 2774 of
such title is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Comptroller General''
and inserting ``Director of the Office of Management and
Budget''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``and'' at the end of
subparagraph (A), striking subparagraph (B), redesignating
subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B), and in that subparagraph
(as so redesignated), striking ``Comptroller General'' and
inserting ``Director of the Office of Management and Budget'';
and
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ``The Comptroller General''
and inserting ``The Director of the Office of Management and
Budget''.
(c) Certification to Comptroller General of Uncollectability of
Advances.--Section 2777(b)(2)(B) of such title is amended by striking
``to the Comptroller General''.
(d) Maintaining Accounts of Military Departments.-- Section 2778 of
such title is repealed, and the table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 165 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to
that section.
(e) Radiograms and Telegrams.--Sections 4592 and 9592 of such title
are amended by striking ``, or may file a claim with the General
Accounting Office for'' in the second sentence and inserting ``of''.

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AND BANKING).
(a) Report on Prepurchase and Foreclosure-Prevention Counseling
Demonstration.--Section 106(d) of the Housing and Urban Development Act
of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701x(d)) is amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (9);
(2) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking ``(10)(K)'' and inserting
``(9)'';
(3) in paragraph (8), by striking ``(for purposes of the study
and report under paragraph (9))''; and
(4) by redesignating paragraphs (10), (11), (12), and (13) as
paragraphs (9), (10), (11), and (12), respectively.
(b) Annual GAO Compliance Audit.--
(1) In general.--Section 141(a)(2) of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 (12 U.S.C. 1823 note)
is amended by striking ``shall annually audit'' and inserting
``shall audit, under such conditions as the Comptroller General
determines to be appropriate,''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The heading for paragraph (2) of
section 141(a) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Improvement Act of 1991 (12 U.S.C. 1823 note) is amended by
striking ``Annual gao'' and inserting ``GAO''.
(c) Quarterly Report on FDIC Compliance with Limits on Outstanding
Obligations.--Section 102 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Improvement Act of 1991 (12 U.S.C. 1825 note) is amended by striking
subsection (b).
(d) Prompt Corrective Action: GAO Review.--Section 38(k)(5) of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1831o(k)(5)) is amended to
read as follows:
``(5) GAO review.--The Comptroller General of the United States
shall, under such conditions as the Comptroller General determines
to be appropriate, review reports made under paragraph (1) and
recommend improvements in the supervision of insured depository
institutions (including the implementation of this section).''.
(e) GAO Reports on Risk-based Insurance Premiums, Access to
Association Capital, and Supplemental Premiums.--Section 204(a) of the
Farm Credit Banks and Associations Safety and Soundness Act of 1992
(Public Law 102-552; 106 Stat. 4106; 12 U.S.C. 2277a-4 note) is amended
by striking ``shall'' and inserting ``may''.
(f) Review of Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation Guarantee
Fees.--Section 8.10(b)(4) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C.
2279aa-10(b)(4)) is amended--
(1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``Annual review'' and
inserting ``Review''; and
(2) by striking ``shall annually'' and inserting ``may''.
(g) GAO Studies of Appraisals.--
(1) In general.--Section 1112(c) of the Financial Institutions
Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (12 U.S.C. 3341) is
amended--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``At the end of the 18-
month period'' and all that follows through ``study'' and
inserting ``The Comptroller General of the United States may
conduct, under such conditions as the Comptroller General
determines appropriate, studies''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``required under'' and
inserting ``referred to in''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The heading for section 1112(c)(1) of
Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of
1989 (12 U.S.C. 3341(c)(1)) is amended by striking ``Study
required'' and inserting ``GAO studies''.
(h) Audit of Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight.--
Section 1319E of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (12
U.S.C. 4524) is amended--
(1) in the first sentence--
(A) by striking ``shall'' and inserting ``may''; and
(B) by inserting ``, and any such audit shall be
conducted'' after ``Office''; and
(2) by striking the last sentence.
(i) Sharing of Information.--Section 11(t) of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1821(t)) is amended by adding at the end of
paragraph (2)(A) the following new clause:
``(vi) The General Accounting Office.''.

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AND TRADE).
Section 31(b)(1)(B) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act
of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2227(b)(1)(B)) is amended by striking clause (iii).

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(CONSERVATION).
(a) Licenses for Development of Water Resources.-- Section 6 of the
Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 799) is amended by striking the last
sentence.
(b) Audit of the Brownsville Wetlands Policy Center.--Section
202(d)(4) of the Brownsville Wetlands Policy Act of 1994 (108 Stat.
338) is repealed.
(c) Audit of Central Utah Project Cost Allocation.--Section 211 of
the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992
(Public Law 102-575) is amended--
(1) by striking ``Comptroller General of the United States''
and inserting ``Inspector General of the Department of the
Interior''; and
(2) by striking ``in accordance with regulations which the
Comptroller General shall prescribe''.
(d) Report on Glen Canyon Costs and Benefits.--Section 1804 of the
Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 (Public
Law 102-575) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (b); and
(2) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e) as
subsections (b), (c), and (d), respectively.

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AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE).
(a) Presidential Protection Assistance: Determination of Fair
Market Value of Improvements.--Section 5(b) of the Presidential
Protection Assistance Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-524; 90 Stat. 2476; 18
U.S.C. 3056 note) is amended by striking ``Comptroller General of the
United States'' and inserting ``Director''.
(b) Disputes over Purchase of Prison-Made Products by Federal
Departments.--Section 4124(b) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``Comptroller General of the United States'' and
inserting ``Attorney General''.

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DUTIES).
(a) Audits Of the Customs Forfeiture Fund.--Section 613A(e)(2) of
the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1613b(e)(2)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``annual financial''; and
(2) by inserting before the period the following: ``, under
such conditions as the Comptroller General determines
appropriate''.
(b) Report on Businesses Established by Customs Service for
Undercover Operations.--Section 3131(b) of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of
1986 (19 U.S.C. 2081(b)) is amended by striking ``and the Comptroller
General''.

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RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE).
(a) Accounts of Advances for Operations of the International Joint
Commission on the United States-Canada Boundary Waters.--The first
section of the Act of March 2, 1921 (chapter 113; 22 U.S.C. 268b) is
amended by striking ``chiefs of parties'' the first place it appears
and all that follows through ``chiefs of parties'' the next place it
appears and inserting ``chiefs of parties''.
(b) Preparation of Scope of Audit and Review of Audits of Inter-
American Development Bank.--Section 14 of the Inter-American
Development Bank Act (22 U.S.C. 283j-1) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ``Comptroller General of the
United States shall prepare for the Secretary of the Treasury'' and
inserting ``Secretary of the Treasury shall prepare''; and
(2) in subsection (c), in the second sentence, by striking
``shall periodically'' and inserting ``may''.
(c) Reports by the General Accounting Office.--Section 4 of the
Foreign Direct Investment and International Financial Data Improvements
Act of 1990 (22 U.S.C. 3143) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``report required under''
and inserting ``reports referred to in''; and
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) by striking ``(b)'' and all that follows through
``shall submit'' and inserting ``(b) Reports.--Consistent with
the provisions of this section, the Comptroller General may
submit'';
(B) by striking ``Congress, a report'' and inserting
``Congress reports'';
(C) in paragraph (1) by striking ``the report of the
Secretary of Commerce'' and inserting ``reports issued by the
Secretary of Commerce under section 3''; and
(D) by striking the last sentence of the subsection.

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(INDIANS).
(a) Copies of Indian Service Contracts.--Section 7 of the Act of
March 3, 1875 (25 U.S.C. 96), is repealed.
(b) Copies of Indian Service Contract Bids.--Section 3 of the Act
of August 15, 1876 (25 U.S.C. 97), is amended by striking ``; and an
abstract of all bids or proposals received for the supplies or services
embraced in any contract shall be attached to, and filed with, the said
contract when the same is filed in the office of the Second Comptroller
of the Treasury'' and inserting in lieu thereof a period.

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REVENUE CODE).
Section 7608(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C.
7608(c)(2)), is amended by striking ``and the Comptroller General of
the United States''.

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AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE).
Section 2410(e) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by
striking, in the second sentence, ``shall so report to the Comptroller
General who''.

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AND FINANCE).
(a) Treatment of Records Containing Banking Agency Information.--
Section 714(d) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking
the last sentence of paragraph (1) and by amending paragraph (2) to
read as follows:
``(2) The Comptroller General shall prevent unauthorized access to
records or property of or used by an agency that the Comptroller
General obtains during an audit.''.
(b) Report on Audits and Confidentiality of Taxpayer Information.--
Section 719 of title 31, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (d); and
(2) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), (h), and (i) as
subsections (d), (e), (f), (g), and (h), respectively.
(c) Compliance Reporting on Administrative Expenses.--Section
308(c) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1994 (Public Law
103-69; 107 Stat. 710; 31 U.S.C. 1105 note) is amended by striking
``shall'' and inserting ``may''.
(d) Paying Checks and Drafts.--Section 3328 of title 31, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``until the Comptroller
General settles the question'' and inserting ``until the question
is settled'';
(2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``on settlement by the
Comptroller General''; and
(3) in subsection (d), by striking ``With the approval of the
Comptroller General, the'' and inserting ``The''.
(e) Withholding Checks To Be Sent to Foreign Countries.--Section
3329(b)(4) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking the
last two sentences and inserting ``The Secretary shall credit the
accounts of the drawer and drawee.''.
(f) Property Returns.--
(1) Repeal.--Section 3531 of title 31, United States Code, is
repealed.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning
of chapter 35 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by
striking the item relating to section 3531.
(g) Claims Collection and Compromise.--
(1) In general.--Section 3711 of title 31, United States Code,
is amended--
(A) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting before the semicolon
the following: ``, except that only the Comptroller General may
compromise a claim arising out of an exception the Comptroller
General makes in the account of an accountable official'';
(B) by striking subsection (b);
(C) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f) and
the first subsection (g) in order as subsections (b), (c), (d),
(e), and (f); and
(D) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated), by striking
``and the Comptroller General'' and by striking ``jointly''
from paragraph (2).
(2) Conforming amendments.--
(A) Section 3701(d) of title 31, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``3711(f)'' and inserting ``3711(e)''.
(B) Section 552a of title 5, United States Code, is amended
by striking ``3711(f)'' each place it appears and inserting
``3711(e)''.
(C) Section 2780(b) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``3711(f)'' and inserting ``3711(e)''.
(D) Section 4(d)(6) of the State Department Basic
Authorities Act of 1956 (Chapter 841; 22 U.S.C. 2671(d)(6)) is
amended by striking ``3711(f)'' and inserting ``3711(e)''.
(E) Section 204(f)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
404(f)(1)) is amended by striking ``3711(f)'' and inserting
``3711(e)''.
(h) Audit of Proceeds from Sales of Commemorative Coins.--Section
303 of Public Law 103-186 (31 U.S.C. 5112 note) is amended--
(1) by striking ``Before the end of the 1-year period'' and all
that follows through ``the Comptroller General of the United States
shall'' and inserting ``The Comptroller General of the United
States may''; and
(2) by striking ``sale of such coins'' and inserting ``sale of
commemorative coins''.
(i) Report on Implementation of Intergovernmental Financing.--
Section 6 of the Cash Management Improvement Act of 1990 (31 U.S.C.
6503 note) is repealed.
(j) Consultation on Accounting, Audit and Fiscal Procedures.--
Section 6703(d)(6) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``after consultation with the Comptroller General of the
United States''.
(k) Reviews of Local Partnership Act Program.--Section 6718(b) of
title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking ``shall'' each
place it appears and inserting ``may''.

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Section 716 of title 32, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Comptroller General''
and inserting ``Director of the Office of Management and
Budget''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``and'' at the end of
subparagraph (A), striking subparagraph (B), redesignating
subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B), and in that subparagraph
(as so redesignated), striking ``Comptroller General'' and
inserting ``Director of the Office of Management and Budget'';
and
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ``The Comptroller General''
and inserting ``The Director of the Office of Management and
Budget''.

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(NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS).
Section 214 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106
Stat. 4831-4832; 33 U.S.C. 2281 note) is repealed.

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OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES).
Section 902(b) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``the General Accounting Office, under the direction of the
Secretary of the Navy, may'' and inserting ``the Secretary of the Navy
may''.

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BENEFITS).
Section 711(d) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
inserting ``, upon request of either of such Committees,'' in the first
sentence after ``the Comptroller General shall''.

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BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS).
(a) Payment of Expenses of Sales from Proceeds.--Section 1 of the
Act of June 8, 1896 (29 Stat. 268; 40 U.S.C. 485a) is amended by
striking ``, as approved by the accounting officers of the Treasury,''.
(b) Furnishing Determinations to the General Accounting Office.--
Section 210(a)(8) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services
Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 490(a)(8)) is amended by striking ``. A copy of
every such determination so made shall be furnished to the General
Accounting Office''.

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CONTRACTS).
(a) Comptroller General Review of Fraudulent War Contract
Settlements.--Section 16 of the Contract Settlement Act of 1944 (41
U.S.C. 116) is repealed.
(b) Records of War Contract Financing and Terminations.--Section
18(a) of the Contract Settlement Act of 1944 (41 U.S.C. 118(a)) is
amended--
(1) by striking ``(1)''; and
(2) by striking ``; and (2) the records in connection therewith
to be transmitted to the General Accounting Office''.
(c) Copies of Contracts and Administrative Determinations.--Section
307(b) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949
(41 U.S.C. 257(b)) is amended by striking the second sentence.

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HEALTH AND WELFARE).
(a) Consultation on Administrative Expenses of the National
Institutes of Health.--Section 408(a)(3) of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. 284c(a)(3)) is amended by striking the last sentence.
(b) Audit of National Foundation for Biomedical Research.--Section
499(n) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290b(n)) is
repealed.
(c) Consultation and Reports on Grants for Transition from
Homelessness.--Section 528 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
290cc-28) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``the Comptroller General of
the United States, and''; and
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ``Comptroller General of the
United States in cooperation with the'' and by striking the comma
after ``Administration''.
(d) Consultation and Report on Trauma Care Grants.--Section 1216(a)
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300d-16(a)) is amended by
striking ``and the Comptroller General of the United States''.
(e) Consultation on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Block
Grants.--Section 1942(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
300x-52(a)) is amended by striking ``and the Comptroller General''.
(f) State Reports on Maternal and Child Health Programs.--Section
506(a)(1) of the Act of August 14, 1935, ch. 531 (42 U.S.C. 706(a)(1))
is amended by striking ``and the Comptroller General''.
(g) Review HHS Calculation of Reimbursement Rate.--Section 4204(b)
of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 1395mm
note) is amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (4);
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking ``Taking into account the
recommendations made pursuant to paragraph (4), on'' and inserting
``On''; and
(3) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4).
(h) Study of Ownership of Providers of Medicare Services by
Referring Physicians.--
(1) Section 6204(e) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of
1989 (42 U.S.C. 1395nn note) is repealed.
(2) Section 6204(f) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of
1989 (42 U.S.C. 1395nn note) is amended by striking ``and the
Comptroller General''.
(i) Reports on Prescription Drug Pricing.--Section 4401(d) of the
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 1396r-8 note) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by--
(A) striking ``By not later than May 1 of each year, the''
and inserting ``The'';
(B) striking ``an annual'' and inserting ``a''; and
(C) striking ``retail and''; and
(2) by striking paragraph (6).
(j) Study of Demonstration To Attract Pension Fund Investment in
Affordable Housing.--Section 6 of the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 (42
U.S.C. 1437f) is amended by--
(1) striking subsection (i); and
(2) redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (i).
(k) Audit of HUD Low-Income Housing Accounts.--Section 10(a)(2) of
the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437h) is amended by--
(1) striking ``annually'';
(2) striking, after ``accounts which'', ``shall'', and
inserting ``may'';
(3) striking ``in accordance with the principles and procedures
applicable to commercial transactions''; and
(4) striking ``, and no other audit shall be required''.
(l) Report on the Family Self-Sufficiency Program.-- Section 23(m)
of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437u(m)) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by striking ``shall'', and inserting ``may''; and
(B) by striking ``(1) In general.--''; and
(2) by striking paragraph (2).
(m) Methodology of Study.--Section 211(B)(f)(2) of Public Law 101-
515, as amended by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of
1994, is amended by striking ``shall serve'' and all that follows
through ``approve'' and inserting ``may serve in an advisory capacity,
may oversee the methodology, and may approve''.
(n) Studies of Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention
Programs.--Section 5(b) of the Act of November 4, 1992 (42 U.S.C. 5781
note, Public Law 102-586), is amended to read as follows:
``(b) GAO Studies and Reports.--Under such conditions as the
Comptroller General of the United States determines appropriate, the
General Accounting Office may conduct studies and report to Congress on
the effects of the program established by subsection (a) in encouraging
States and units of general local government to comply with the
requirements of part B of title II of the Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5631-5633).''.
(o) Audits of Recipients of Loan Guarantees for Alternative Fuel
Demonstration Facilities.--Section 19(x)(1) of the Federal Nonnuclear
Energy Research and Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5919(x)(1)) is
amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``(A)''; and
(2) by striking subparagraph (B).
(p) Report on Use of Subpoena Authority To Get Energy
Information.--Section 502(f) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act
(42 U.S.C. 6382(f)) is repealed.
(q) Consultation with the Secretary of Energy concerning
Termination of Loan Guarantees.--Section 451 of the Energy Conservation
in Existing Buildings Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6881) is amended, in
subsection (d) and in the first sentence of subsection (e)(1), by
striking ``and the Comptroller General''.
(r) Report on Pollution Control Strategies and Employment Effects
of Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990.--Section 812(b) of the Clean Air
Act Amendments of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 7612 note) is repealed.
(s) Report on Energy Conservation by Federal Agencies.--Section
801(c) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C.
8287(c)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(1)''; and
(2) by striking paragraph (2).
(t) Evaluation of Homeless Assistance Programs.--Section 105 of the
Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11304) is
amended--
(1) by striking ``shall annually'' and inserting ``may''; and
(2) by striking ``, and submit to the Congress an annual
summary of the status of each program authorized under this Act''.
(u) Consultation on Accounting, Audit and Fiscal Procedures.--
Section 30203(b)(5) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement
Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13753(b)(5)) is amended by striking ``after
consultation with the Comptroller General of the United States''.
(v) Study of Skilled Nursing Facilities.--Section 6026 of the
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989 (Public Law 101-239) is
repealed.
(w) Report on Geographic Cost Adjustment for Durable Medical
Equipment.--Section 135(c)(2) of the Social Security Act Amendments of
1994 (Public Law 103-432) is amended--
(1) by striking the dash and ``(A)'' and inserting a comma, and
(2) by striking ``; and'' and all that follows and inserting a
period.

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PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS).
(a) Audit of Government Printing Office.--Section 309 of title 44,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
``(d) The Inspector General of the Government Printing Office shall
audit the financial and operational activities of the Government
Printing Office each year. The audits shall be conducted under the
direction of the Joint Committee on Printing. For purposes of the
audits, the Inspector General shall have such access to the records,
files, personnel, and facilities of the Government Printing Office as
the Inspector General considers appropriate. The Inspector General
shall furnish reports of the audits to the Congress and the Public
Printer.''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
``(e) The Public Printer shall prepare an annual financial
statement meeting the requirements of section 3515(b) of title 31,
United States Code. Each financial statement shall be audited in
accordance with applicable generally accepted Government auditing
standards--
``(1) by an independent external auditor selected by the Public
Printer, or
``(2) at the request of the Joint Committee on Printing, by the
Inspector General of the Government Printing Office.
``(f) The Comptroller General of the United States may audit the
financial statement prepared under subsection (e) at his or her
discretion or at the request of the Joint Committee on Printing. An
audit by the Comptroller General shall be in lieu of the audit
otherwise required by that subsection.''.
(b) Publication of Decisions of the Comptroller General.--
(1) Section 1311 of title 44, United States Code, is repealed.
(2) The table of sections for chapter 13 of title 44, United
States Code, is amended by striking out the item relating to
section 1311.

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(RAILROADS).
Section 1036(f) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency
Act of 1991 (45 U.S.C. 831 note) is amended by striking ``and annually
thereafter,''.

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(SHIPPING).
Section 901(a) of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 (46 U.S.C. App.
1241(a)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``: Provided, That the Comptroller General of
the United States'' and inserting ``. The Administrator of General
Services shall prescribe regulations under which agencies''; and
(2) by striking ``credit any allowance'' and inserting ``pay
for or reimburse officers or employees''.

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(TELEGRAPHS, TELEPHONES, AND RADIOTELEGRAPHS).
(a) Approve Standards Adopted by the Corporation for Public
Broadcasting for Valuing Volunteer Services.-- Section 397(9) of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 397(9)) is amended, in the last
sentence--
(1) by striking ``and approved by the Comptroller General
pursuant to section 396(g)(5)''; and
(2) by striking ``with respect to such services provided to
public telecommunications entities after such standards are
approved by the Comptroller General and only''.
(b) Report on Payments by Attorney General to Carriers for
Interception of Communications.--
(1) Section 112(b)(1) of the Communications Assistance for Law
Enforcement Act (47 U.S.C. 1010(b)(1)) is amended by amending the
matter preceding subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
``(1) On or before April 1, 1996, the Comptroller General of
the United States, and every two years thereafter, the Inspector
General of the Department of Justice, shall submit to the Congress
a report, after consultation with the Attorney General and the
telecommunications industry--''.
(2) Section 112(b)(2) of the Communications Assistance for Law
Enforcement Act (47 U.S.C. 1010(b)(2)) is amended--
(A) after ``include'', by striking ``the''; and
(B) by striking ``of the Comptroller General''.

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(TRANSPORTATION).
(a) Audit of Accounts of Department of Transportation.--Section
5334(c)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking
``the Comptroller General shall'' and inserting ``for''.
(b) Report on Mass Transportation Needs.--Sections 5335(c) and
5335(d) of title 49, United States Code, are each amended by striking
``and in January of every 2d year after 1993''.
(c) Audit of Financial Assistance for Local Rail Freight Service.--
Section 22107(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``and the Comptroller General''.
(d) Transportation by Foreign Air Carriers.--Section 40118(c) of
title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking ``Comptroller
General shall'' and inserting ``Administrator of General Services shall
prescribe regulations under which agencies may''.
(e) Audit of Aviation Insurance Offered by Department of
Transportation.--Section 44308(e) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``. The Comptroller General shall audit those
accounts'' and inserting ``for audit''.
(f) Audit of Financial Assistance for Airport and Airway
Development.--Section 47121(c) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ``Comptroller General''
and inserting ``Secretary'';
(2) in the second sentence--
(A) by striking ``Not later than April 15 of each year,
the'', and inserting ``The''; and
(B) by striking ``shall'' and inserting ``may''; and
(3) by striking the third sentence.
(g) Study of Enhanced Procurement Authority for Federal Aviation
Administration.--Section 9206 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
of 1990 (Public Law 101-508) is repealed.

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NATIONAL DEFENSE).
(a) Audit of Termination Payments on Contracts for Certain Air
Defense Systems.--Section 1 of the Act of March 30, 1949 (62 Stat. 17;
50 U.S.C. 491), is amended in the third sentence of the second
paragraph--
(1) by striking ``no termination payment shall be final until
audited and approved by'';
(2) by striking ``which'' after ``General Accounting Office'';
and
(3) by inserting ``of audit'' after ``purpose''.
(b) Determinations of Entitlement to War Claim Awards.--Section
213(d) of the War Claims Act of 1948 (50 U.S.C. App. 2017l(d)) is
amended by striking ``Comptroller General'' and inserting ``Secretary
of the Treasury''.
(c) Foreign Policy Controls: Consultation with Congress.--Section
6(f)(3) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App.
2405(f)(3)) is amended by striking the second sentence.

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Section 145 of the District of Columbia Retirement Reform Act (sec.
1-725, D.C. Code) is amended as follows:
(1) In subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``(1)'',
(ii) by striking ``and the Comptroller General'', and
(iii) by striking ``each'' the first and third places
it appears; and
(B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) In subsection (c)(1), by striking ``Comptroller General
pursuant to subsection (b)'' and inserting ``enrolled actuary
pursuant to subsection (a)''.
(3) In subsection (c)(3)(A)--
(A) by striking ``Comptroller General pursuant to
subsection (b)'' and inserting ``enrolled actuary pursuant to
subsection (a)'';
(B) by striking ``and the Comptroller General''; and
(C) by striking ``of the Comptroller General''.
(4) In subsection (c)(3)(B), by striking ``the Comptroller
General, the Board,'' and inserting ``the Board''.
(5) In subsection (c)(3)(C)(1)--
(A) by striking ``The Comptroller General, on the basis of
such reports from the Board and'' and inserting ``The Board, on
the basis of such reports from'';
(B) by striking ``The Comptroller General shall report the
amount of such reduction so caused to the Board and'' and
inserting ``The Board shall report the amount of such reduction
so caused''; and
(C) by striking ``he receives'' and inserting ``the Board
receives''.
(6) In subsection (c)(3)(C)(2), by striking ``by the
Comptroller General''.
FUNCTIONS UNDER OTHER LAWS

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The purpose of this title is to amend provisions of law to reflect,
update, and enact transfers and subsequent delegations of functions
made under section 211 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
1996 (Public Law 104-53, 109 Stat. 535), as in effect immediately
before this title takes effect.

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TITLE II

-CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO ENACT TRANSFERS AND DELEGATIONS OF

(a) Claims for Proceeds From Sale of Household and Personal
Effects.--Section 5564(h) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``General Accounting Office'' each place it appears and
inserting ``Administrator of General Services''.
(b) Settlement of Accounts of Deceased Employees.-- Section 5583 of
title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ``Comptroller General of the
United States'' and inserting ``Director of the Office of Personnel
Management''; and
(2) in subsection (b) by striking the first sentence and
inserting: ``The Director may by regulation prescribe the method
for settlement of accounts payable under subsection (a) of this
section.''.
(c) Remission of Liquidated Damages.--Section 2312 of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by striking ``Comptroller General'' and
inserting ``Secretary of the Treasury''.
(d) Disposition of Unclaimed Property.--Section 2575(d) of title
10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``Comptroller General of
the United States'' both places it appears and inserting ``Secretary of
Defense''.
(e) Payment of Claims.--Sections 2733(d) and 2734(d) of title 10,
United States Code, are amended by striking ``Comptroller General'' and
inserting ``Secretary of the Treasury''.
(f) Settlement of Accounts of Deceased Members.--Section 2771(c) of
title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``(c) Payments under subsection (a) shall be made by the Secretary
of Defense.''.
(g) Disposition of Effects of Deceased Members.--Sections 4712 and
9712 of title 10, United States Code, are amended by striking
subsection (g).
(h) Settlement of International Claims.--Section 7 of the
International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 (22 U.S.C. 1626) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``Comptroller General''
and inserting ``Secretary of the Treasury''; and
(B) in paragraph (2) by striking ``Comptroller General of
the United States'' and inserting ``Secretary of the
Treasury''; and
(2) in subsection (d) by striking ``, or the Comptroller
General of the United States, as the case may be,''.
(i) Estates of Decedents.--Section 1709 of the Revised Statutes (22
U.S.C. 4195) is amended--
(1) by striking ``General Accounting Office'' each place it
appears and inserting ``Department of State'';
(2) in the penultimate paragraph--
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ``Comptroller
General of the United States, or such member of the General
Accounting Office as he may duly empower to act as his
representative for the purpose,'' and inserting ``Secretary of
State or the Secretary's representative''; and
(B) by striking ``Comptroller General'' and inserting
``Secretary of State''; and
(3) in the last paragraph--
(A) by striking ``office'' and inserting ``department'';
and
(B) by striking ``Comptroller General'' and inserting
``Secretary of State''.
(j) Disposition of Effects of Deceased Armed Forces Retirement Home
Residents.--Section 1520 of the Armed Forces Retirement Home Act of
1991 (24 U.S.C. 420) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(1)(C)--
(A) by striking ``Comptroller General of the United
States'' in the second sentence and inserting ``Secretary of
Defense''; and
(B) by striking ``Comptroller General'' in the third
sentence and inserting ``Secretary''; and
(2) in subsection (d)--
(A) by striking ``Comptroller General of the United
States'' in paragraph (1) and inserting ``Secretary of
Defense''; and
(B) by striking ``Comptroller General'' in paragraphs (2)
and (3) and inserting ``Secretary''.
(k) Payment of Judgments and Compromise Settlements.--Section 2414
of title 28, United States Code, is amended in the first paragraph by
striking ``General Accounting Office'' each place it appears and
inserting ``Secretary of the Treasury''.
(l) Payment of Judgments.--Section 2517(a) of title 28, United
States Code, is amended by striking ``General Accounting Office'' and
inserting ``Secretary of the Treasury''.
(m) Judgment Fund Certifications.--Section 1304 of title 31, United
States Code, is amended by striking ``Comptroller General'' each place
it appears and inserting ``Secretary of the Treasury''.
(n) Claims Settlement.--
(1) In general.--Section 3702 of title 31, United States Code,
is amended--
(A) in the heading by striking ``of the Comptroller
General'';
(B) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
``(a) Except as provided in this chapter or another law, all claims
of or against the United States Government shall be settled as follows:
``(1) The Secretary of Defense shall settle--
``(A) claims involving uniformed service members' pay,
allowances, travel, transportation, retired pay, and survivor
benefits; and
``(B) claims by transportation carriers involving amounts
collected from them for loss or damage incurred to property
incident to shipment at Government expense.
``(2) The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall
settle claims involving Federal civilian employees' compensation
and leave.
``(3) The Administrator of General Services shall settle claims
involving expenses incurred by Federal civilian employees for
official travel and transportation, and for relocation expenses
incident to transfers of official duty station.
``(4) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall
settle claims not otherwise provided for by this subsection or
another provision of law.'';
(C) in subsection (b)(1), by amending that portion of the
second sentence preceding subparagraph (A) to read ``The claim
must be received by the official responsible under subsection
(a) for settling the claim or by the agency that conducts the
activity from which the claim arises within 6 years after the
claim accrues except--'';
(D) in subsection (b)(2) by striking ``presented to the
Comptroller General'' and inserting ``received'', and by
striking ``clause'' and inserting ``paragraph'';
(E) by amending subsection (b)(3) to read as follows:
``(3) A claim that is not received in the time required under this
subsection shall be returned with a copy of this subsection, and no
further communication is required.''; and
(F) in subsection (d), by striking ``Comptroller General''
the first place it appears and inserting ``official responsible
under subsection (a) for settling the claim''; and by striking
``Comptroller General'' every other place it appears and
inserting ``official''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--Chapter 37 of title 31, United States
Code, is amended in the table of sections at the beginning of the
chapter, by amending the item relating to section 3702 to read as
follows:
``3702. Authority to settle claims.''.
(o) Transportation Claims.--Section 3726 of title 31, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (f) by striking ``and the Comptroller General
prescribe jointly'' and inserting ``prescribes''; and
(2) in subsection (g)(1) by striking ``Comptroller General''
and inserting ``Administrator of General Services''.
(p) Setoff Against Judgments.--Section 3728 of title 31, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ``Comptroller General'' the
first place it appears and inserting ``Secretary of the Treasury'';
and
(2) by striking ``Comptroller General'' each place it appears
thereafter and inserting ``Secretary''.
(q) Settlement of Accounts of Deceased Members.-- Section 714(c) of
title 32, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ``Comptroller General''
and inserting ``Secretary concerned''; and
(2) by striking the second sentence.
(r) Payment of Claims Relating to National Guard Activities.--
Section 715(d) of title 32, United States Code, is amended by striking
``Comptroller General'' and inserting ``Secretary of the Treasury''.
(s) Claims for Net Proceeds from Sales of Household and Personal
Effects.--Section 554(h) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``General Accounting Office'' each place it appears and
inserting ``Secretary of Defense''.
(t) Cancellation of Checks Mailed to Deceased Payees.--Section 5122
of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking ``upon
settlement by the General Accounting Office''.
(u) Waiver of Liquidated Damages.--Section 10(a) of the Act of
September 5, 1950 (64 Stat. 591; 41 U.S.C. 256a), is amended by
striking ``Comptroller General'' and inserting ``Secretary of the
Treasury''.

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Section 211 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1996
(Public Law 104-53; 109 Stat. 535) is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 211. Personnel transferred pursuant to this section, as in
effect immediately before the effective date of section 303 of the
General Accounting Office Act of 1996, shall not be separated or
reduced in classification or compensation for one year after any such
transfer, except for cause.''.

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Section 3529(b) of title 31, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``The Comptroller General shall'' and inserting
``(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Comptroller General
shall''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(2) A decision requested under this section concerning a function
transferred to or vested in the Director of the Office of Management
and Budget under section 211(a) of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1996 (109 Stat. 535), as in effect immediately
before the effective date of title II of the General Accounting Office
Act of 1996, or under this Act, shall be issued--
``(A) by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget,
except as provided in subparagraph (B); or
``(B) in the case of a function delegated by the Director to
another agency, by the head of the agency to which the function was
delegated.''.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.

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General Accounting Office Act of 1996

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TITLE I

TITLE II

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