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(B) by striking ‘‘Comptroller General’’ in
paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting ‘‘Sec-
retary’’.
(k) PAYMENT
OF JUDGMENTS
AND COMPROMISE
SETTLEMENTS.—Section 2414 of title 28, United States
Code, is amended in the first paragraph by striking ‘‘Gen-
eral Accounting Office’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘Secretary of the Treasury’’.
(l) PAYMENT OF JUDGMENTS.—Section 2517(a) of
title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Gen-
eral Accounting Office’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of the
Treasury’’.
(m) JUDGMENT FUND CERTIFICATIONS.—Section
1304 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘Comptroller General’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘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:
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‘‘(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, transpor-
tation, retired pay, and survivor benefits; and
‘‘(B) claims by transportation carriers in-
volving amounts collected from them for loss or
damage incurred to property incident to ship-
ment at Government expense.
‘‘(2) The Director of the Office of Personnel
Management shall settle claims involving Federal ci-
vilian 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 pro-
vided for by this subsection or another provision of
law.’’;
(C) in subsection (b)(1), by amending that
portion of the second sentence preceding sub-
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paragraph (A) to read ‘‘The claim must be re-
ceived by the official responsible under sub-
section (a) for settling the claim or by the agen-
cy that conducts the activity from which the
claim arises within 6 years after the claim ac-
crues except—’’;
(D) in subsection (b)(2) by striking ‘‘pre-
sented to the Comptroller General’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘received’’, and by striking ‘‘clause’’ and in-
serting ‘‘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 ‘‘Comp-
troller 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 ap-
pears 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
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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 ‘‘Comptrol-
ler General’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator of Gen-
eral 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 ‘‘Sec-
retary’’.
(q) SETTLEMENT OF ACCOUNTS OF DECEASED MEM-
BERS.—Section 714(c) of title 32, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘Comptrol-
ler General’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary concerned’’;
and
(2) by striking the second sentence.
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(r) PAYMENT OF CLAIMS RELATING TO NATIONAL
GUARD ACTIVITIES.—Section 715(d) of title 32, United
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Comptroller Gen-
eral’’ 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 in-
serting ‘‘Secretary of Defense’’.
(t) CANCELLATION
OF CHECKS MAILED
TO DE-
CEASED 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 Gen-
eral’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of the Treasury’’.
SEC. 203. REPEAL.
Section 211 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 1996 (Public Law 104–53; 109 Stat. 535) is amend-
ed 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
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or compensation for one year after any such transfer, ex-
cept for cause.’’.
SEC. 204. AUTHORITY TO RENDER DECISIONS.
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 concern-
ing 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 Manage-
ment and Budget, except as provided in subpara-
graph (B); or