31 U.S.C. § 719
1See References in Text note below.
31 U.S.C. § 719
| HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTE | ||
| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 719(a) | 31:53(a)(1st sentence words after 5th comma). | June 10, 1921, ch. 18, §312(a)(1st sentence words after 5th comma, last sentence), (c)-(e), 42 Stat. 25. |
| 719(b)(1) (A) | 31:1154(e). | Oct. 26, 1970, Pub. L. 91-510, §204(e), 84 Stat. 1168; restated July 12, 1974, Pub. L. 93-344, §702(a), 88 Stat. 326. |
| 719(b)(1) (B) | 31:1155(b). | Oct. 26, 1970, Pub. L. 91-510, §§205(b), 207, 231-234, 235(b), 84 Stat. 1168, 1170, 1171. |
| 719(b)(1) (C) | 31:1175(b). | |
| 719(b)(2) | 31:53(a)(last sentence). | |
| 719(c)(1) | 31:53(c). | |
| 719(c)(2) | 31:53(d). | |
| 719(c)(3) | 31:67(d)(4)(1st sentence). | Sept. 12, 1950, ch. 946, 64 Stat. 832, §117(d)(4); added Oct. 7, 1977, Pub. L. 95-125, 91 Stat. 1105. |
| 31:67(e)(6)(A). | Sept. 12, 1950, ch. 946, 64 Stat. 832, §117(e)(6)(A); added July 21, 1978, Pub. L. 95-320, §2, 92 Stat. 392. | |
| 719(d) | 31:67(d)(4)(last sentence). | |
| 719(e) | 31:60(last sentence). | Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, §206(last sentence), 60 Stat. 837. |
| 719(f) | 31:53(e). | |
| 719(g) | 31:1157. | |
| 31:1172. | ||
| 31:1173. | ||
| 719(h) | 31:1174. | |
| 719(i) | 31:1171. | |
EDITORIAL NOTES
REFERENCES IN TEXTSubsections (g) and (h) of this section, referred to in subsec. (b)(1)(B), were redesignated subsecs. (f) and (g), respectively, by Pub. L. 104-316, title I, §115(b)(2), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3834.
AMENDMENTS2014-Subsec. (g)(2). Pub. L. 113-188 substituted "The Comptroller General shall make each list available through the public website of the Government Accountability Office." for "A copy of each list shall be sent to each committee of Congress and each member of Congress." and inserted "of Congress" after "committee or member".2004-Subsec. (b)(1)(C), (3). Pub. L. 108-271 substituted "Government Accountability Office" for "General Accounting Office".1997-Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 105-85 added par. (3).1996-Subsecs. (d) to (i). Pub. L. 104-316 redesignated subsecs. (e) to (i) as (d) to (h), respectively, and struck out former subsec. (d) which read as follows: "The Comptroller General shall report each year to the Committees on Finance and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committees on Ways and Means and Government Operations of the House of Representatives, and the Joint Committee on Taxation. Each report shall include-"(1) procedures and requirements the Comptroller General, the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, and the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, prescribe to protect the confidentiality of returns and return information made available to the Comptroller General under section 713(b)(1) of this title; "(2) the scope and subject matter of audits under section 713 of this title; and"(3) findings, conclusions, or recommendations the Comptroller General develops as a result of an audit under section 713 of this title, including significant evidence of inefficiency or mismanagement."
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
CHANGE OF NAMECommittee on Governmental Affairs of Senate changed to Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of Senate, effective Jan. 4, 2005, by Senate Resolution No. 445, One Hundred Eighth Congress, Oct. 9, 2004.Committee on Government Operations of House of Representatives treated as referring to Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of House of Representatives by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104-14 set out as a note preceding section 21 of Title 2, The Congress. Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Government Reform of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Jan. 6, 1999. Committee on Government Reform of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Tenth Congress, Jan. 5, 2007. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Oversight and Reform of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, Jan. 9, 2019. Committee on Oversight and Reform of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Oversight and Accountability of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Eighteenth Congress, Jan. 9, 2023.
TERMINATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions of law requiring submittal to Congress of any annual, semiannual, or other regular periodic report listed in House Document No. 103-7 (in which certain reporting requirements under subsecs. (a) and (g)(2) (1st sentence) of this section are listed on pages 9 and 7, respectively), see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104-66 as amended, and section 1(a)(4) [div. A, §1402(1)] of Pub. L. 106-554 set out as notes under section 1113 of this title.
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS Pub. L. 117-263, div. G, title LXXII, §72117211,, 136 Stat. 3668, provided that:"(a) IN GENERAL.-The Comptroller General of the United States shall, as part of the Comptroller General's annual reporting to committees of Congress-"(1) consolidate Matters for Congressional Consideration from the Government Accountability Office in one report organized by policy topic that includes the amount of time such Matters have been unimplemented and submit such report to congressional leadership and the oversight committees of each House;"(2) with respect to the annual letters sent by the Comptroller General to individual agency heads and relevant congressional committees on the status of unimplemented priority recommendations, identify any additional congressional oversight actions that can help agencies implement such priority recommendations and address any underlying issues relating to such implementation;"(3) make publicly available the information described in paragraphs (1) and (2); and"(4) publish any known costs of unimplemented priority recommendations, if applicable."(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.-Nothing in this section shall be construed to require reporting relating to unimplemented priority recommendations or any other report, recommendation, information, or item relating to any element of the intelligence community, as defined in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)." Pub. L. 108-271, §11, July 7, 2004, 118 Stat. 815, provided that:"(a) ANNUAL REPORTS.-The Comptroller General shall include-"(1) in each report submitted to Congress under section 719(a) of title 31, United States Code, during the 5-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act [July 7, 2004], a summary review of all actions taken under sections 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, and 10 of this Act [amending sections 731, 732, and 733 of this title, enacting provisions set out as notes under section 731 of this title, and amending provisions set out as notes under sections 5597 and 8336 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees] during the period covered by such report, including-"(A) the respective numbers of officers and employees-"(i) separating from the service under section 2 of this Act [amending provisions set out as notes under sections 5597 and 8336 of Title 5];"(ii) receiving pay retention under section 4 of this Act [amending section 732 of this title];"(iii) receiving increased annual leave under section 6 of this Act [amending section 731 of this title]; and"(iv) engaging in the executive exchange program under section 7 of this Act [amending section 731 of this title], as well as the number of private sector employees participating in such program and a review of the general nature of the work performed by the individuals participating in such program;"(B) a review of all actions taken to formulate the appropriate methodologies to implement the pay adjustments provided for under section 3 of this Act [amending sections 732 and 733 of this title], except that nothing under this subparagraph shall be required if no changes are made in any such methodology during the period covered by such report; and"(C) an assessment of the role of sections 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, and 10 of this Act in contributing to the General Accounting Office's [now Government Accountability Office] ability to carry out its mission, meet its performance goals, and fulfill its strategic plan; and"(2) in each report submitted to Congress under such section 719(a) after the effective date of section 3 of this Act [see Effective Date of 2004 Amendment note under section 731 of this title] and before the close of the 5-year period referred to in paragraph (1)-"(A) a detailed description of the methodologies applied under section 3 of this Act and the manner in which such methodologies were applied to determine the appropriate annual pay adjustments for officers and employees of the Office;"(B) the amount of the annual pay adjustments afforded to officers and employees of the Office under section 3 of this Act; and"(C) a description of any extraordinary economic conditions or serious budget constraints which had a significant impact on the determination of the annual pay adjustments for officers and employees of the Office."(b) FINAL REPORT.-Not later than 6 years after the date of enactment of this Act [July 7, 2004], the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report concerning the implementation of this Act [see Tables for classification]. Such report shall include-"(1) a summary of the information included in the annual reports required under subsection (a);"(2) recommendations for any legislative changes to section 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, or 10 of this Act; and "(3) any assessment furnished by the General Accounting Office [now Government Accountability Office] Personnel Appeals Board or any interested groups or associations representing officers and employees of the Office for inclusion in such report."(c) ADDITIONAL REPORTING.-Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the reporting requirement under subsection (a)(2)(C) shall apply in the case any report submitted under section 719(a) of title 31, United States Code, whether during the 5-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act [July 7, 2004] (as required by subsection (a)) or at any time thereafter."
GAO VOLUNTARY EARLY RETIREMENT AND SEPARATION INCENTIVES: REPORTING REQUIREMENTS Pub. L. 106-303, §6, Oct. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 1069, provided that:"(a) ANNUAL REPORTS.-The Comptroller General shall include in each report submitted to Congress under section 719(a) of title 31, United States Code, during the 5-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 13, 2000]- "(1) a review of all actions taken pursuant to sections 1 through 3 of this Act [amending section 732 of this title and enacting provisions set out as notes under section 732 of this title and sections 5597 and 8336 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees] during the period covered by the report, including-"(A) the number of officers or employees who separated from service pursuant to section 1 or 2 [enacting provisions set out as notes under sections 5597 and 8336 of Title 5], or who were released pursuant to a reduction in force conducted under the amendment made by section 3 [amending section 732 of this title], during such period; "(B) an assessment of the effectiveness and usefulness of those sections in contributing to the agency's ability to carry out its mission, meet its performance goals, and fulfill its strategic plan; and "(C) with respect to the amendment made by section 3, an assessment of the impact such amendment has had with respect to preference eligibles, including-"(i) whether a disproportionate number or percentage of preference eligibles were included among those who became subject to reduction-in-force actions as a result of such amendment; "(ii) whether a disproportionate number or percentage of preference eligibles were in fact released pursuant to reductions in force under such amendment; and"(iii) to the extent that either of the foregoing is answered in the affirmative, the reasons for the disproportionate impact involved (particularly, whether such amendment caused or contributed to the disproportionate impact involved); and"(2) recommendations for any legislation which the Comptroller General considers appropriate with respect to any of those sections."(b) THREE-YEAR ASSESSMENT.-Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 13, 2000], the Comptroller General shall submit to the Congress a report concerning the implementation and effectiveness of this Act [enacting section 732a of this title, amending sections 731, 732, and 733 of this title, and enacting provisions set out as notes under section 732 of this title and sections 5597 and 8336 of Title 5]. Such report shall include-"(1) a summary of the portions of the annual reports required under subsection (a);"(2) recommendations for continuation of section 1 or 2 or any legislative changes to section 1 or 2 or the amendment made by section 3; and"(3) any assessment or recommendations of the General Accounting Office [now Government Accountability Office] Personnel Appeals Board or of any interested groups or associations representing officers or employees of the General Accounting Office [now Government Accountability Office]."(c) PREFERENCE ELIGIBLE DEFINED.-For purposes of this section, the term 'preference eligible' has the meaning given such term under section 2108(3) of title 5, United States Code."
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