Tap any paragraph to write a margin note. Your notes collect in the Desk below the text and file under cases with @. The side-by-side margin rail opens on a larger screen.

Code · U.S. Code · Title 31 - MONEY AND FINANCE · CHAPTER 7— GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE · SUBCHAPTER I— DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL ORGANIZATION · § 702

§ 702. Government Accountability Office

1,431 words·~7 min read·/usc/title-31/section-702

A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.

(a)The Government Accountability Office is an instrumentality of the United States Government independent of the executive departments.
(b)The head of the Office is the Comptroller General of the United States. The Office has a Deputy Comptroller General of the United States.
(c)The Comptroller General may adopt a seal for the Office.
(Pub. L. 97–258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 887; Pub. L. 100–545, § 2(b), Oct. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 2729; Pub. L. 108–271, § 8(b), July 7, 2004, 118 Stat. 814.)
In subsection (a), the words “instrumentality of the United States Government” are substituted for “establishment of the Government” for consistency. The words “created . . . to be” and 31:41(2d, 3d sentences) are omitted as executed.
Subsection
(b)is substituted for 31:41(1st sentence last 14 words) and 42(a)(1st sentence words before comma) to eliminate unnecessary words and for consistency. The word “Deputy” is substituted for “Assistant” because of section 101 of the Act of July 9, 1971 (Pub. L. 92–51, 85 Stat. 143). The text of 31:1154(d)(1st sentence) and 1155(a) is omitted as unnecessary because the Comptroller General, as the head of the Office, has the authority to establish constituent parts of the Office to carry out duties and powers unless otherwise specified by law.
In subsection (c), the words “Administrator of General Services” are substituted for “the head of any Federal agency which exercises authority over such building” for clarity. The words “of the United States” are omitted as surplus.
Connections39 cite this · traces to 10
Cited by 39 sections · top 36
U.S. Code
19 references not yet in our index
  • Pub. L. 97–258
  • 96 Stat. 887
  • Pub. L. 100–545, § 2(b)
  • 102 Stat. 2729
  • Pub. L. 108–271, § 8(b)
  • 118 Stat. 814
  • section 101 of the Act of July 9, 1971
  • Pub. L. 92–51
  • 85 Stat. 143
  • Pub. L. 108–271
  • Pub. L. 100–545
  • Pub. L. 108–271, § 8
  • Pub. L. 104–316, title I, § 101(a)
  • 110 Stat. 3826
  • Pub. L. 110–161, div. H, title I, § 1501
  • 121 Stat. 2249
  • 128 Stat. 2537
  • Public Law 95–563
  • 41 U.S.C. 601
Citation graph
cites case law
§ 702
Government Accountability Office
U.S.C.×29
Stat.×5
Stat. Comp.×4
Fed. Reg.×1
Pub. L.Pub. L. 97–258
Stat.96 Stat. 887
Pub. L.Pub. L. 100–545, § 2(b)
Cites 29 · showing 12Cited by 39 across 4 sources
★   the supreme law of the land   ★
Don't Tread on Me
E Pluribus Unum — out of many, one

"If you don't know your rights, you don't have any."

Marginalia · a citizen's law index
A research desk, not legal advice. Always read the cited source before relying on a summary.
Questions or an issue? support@self-law.org
disclaimerMarginalia is a research index, not a law firm. Nothing on this site is legal, tax, or financial advice and no attorney–client relationship is formed by using it. Statutes, regulations, and case law change; summaries, search results, AI output, and member posts may be incomplete, out of date, or wrong. Any interpretation drawn from material on this site should be validated by a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction before you act on it.