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31 U.S.C. § 3335 (MONEY AND FINANCE)
§ 3335. Timely disbursement of Federal funds
(a) Each head of an executive agency (other than the Tennessee Valley Authority) shall, under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe, provide for the timely disbursement of Federal funds through cash, checks, electronic funds transfer, or any other means identified by the Secretary.
(b) The Secretary may collect from any executive agency which does not comply with subsection (a) a charge in an amount the Secretary determines to be the cost to the general fund of the Treasury caused by such noncompliance.
(c) The amounts of charges collected from an executive agency under this section shall be deposited in the Treasury and credited as miscellaneous receipts.
(d) Any charge assessed by the Secretary under this section, to the maximum extent practicable—
(1) shall be paid out of appropriations available for executive agency operations; and
(2) shall not be paid from amounts available for funding programs of an executive agency.
(Added Pub. L. 101–453, § 4(a), Oct. 24, 1990, 104 Stat. 1058.)
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Regulations
text: Pub. L. 101–453, § 4(c), Oct. 24, 1990, 104 Stat. 1059, as amended by Pub. L. 102–589, § 2(1), Nov. 10, 1992, 106 Stat. 5133, provided that: “The Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe regulations under section 3335 of title 31, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), to ensure the full implementation of that section.”
31 U.S.C. § 3356 (MONEY AND FINANCE)
§ 3356. Improving the use of data by executive agencies for curbing improper payments
(a) Prompt Reporting of Death Information by the Department of State and the Department of Defense.—
The procedure required to be established under section 7(a) of the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012, as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this section—
(1) shall continue to be in effect on and after the date of enactment of this section; and
(2) may be modified as determined appropriate by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
(b) Prompt Reporting of Death Information by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Office of Personnel Management.—
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall establish a procedure under which the Secretary and the Director—
(1) shall promptly and on a regular basis submit information relating to the deaths of individuals, including stopped payments data as applicable, to each executive agency for which the Director of the Office of Management and Budget determines receiving and using such information would be relevant and necessary; and
(2) to facilitate the centralized access of death data for the use of reducing improper payments, may identify additional Federal sources of death data and direct the data owner to provide that data to 1 or more executive agencies for that purpose.
(c) Guidance to Executive Agencies Regarding Data Access and Use for Improper Payments Purposes.—
The guidance required to be issued under section 7(b) of the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012, as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this section—
(1) shall continue to be in effect on and after the date of enactment of this section; and
(2) may be modified as determined appropriate by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
(Added Pub. L. 116–117, § 2(a), Mar. 2, 2020, 134 Stat. 130.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: The date of enactment of this section, referred to in text, is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 116–117, which was approved Mar. 2, 2020.
Section 7 of the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (c), is section 7 of Pub. L. 112–248, which was formerly set out in a note under section 3321 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 116–117, § 3(a)(3), Mar. 2, 2020, 134 Stat. 133.
31 U.S.C. § 3357 (MONEY AND FINANCE)
§ 3357. Financial and administrative controls relating to fraud and improper payments
(a) Definition.—
In this section, the term “agency” has the meaning given the term in section 551 of title 5.
(b) Guidelines.—
The guidelines required to be established under section 3(a) of the Fraud Reduction and Data Analytics Act of 2015, as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this section—
(1) shall continue to be in effect on and after the date of enactment of this section; and
(2) may be periodically modified by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Comptroller General of the United States, as the Director and Comptroller General may determine necessary.
(c) Requirements for Controls.—
The guidelines described in subsection (b) shall include—
(1) conducting an evaluation of fraud risks and using a risk-based approach to design and implement financial and administrative control activities to mitigate identified fraud risks;
(2) collecting and analyzing data from reporting mechanisms on detected fraud to monitor fraud trends and using that data and information to continuously improve fraud prevention controls; and
(3) using the results of monitoring, evaluation, audits, and investigations to improve fraud prevention, detection, and response.
(d) Report.—
For each of fiscal years 2019 and 2020, each agency shall submit to Congress, as part of the annual financial report of the agency, a report of the agency on—
(1) implementing—
(A) the financial and administrative controls described in subsection (b);
(B) the fraud risk principle in the Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government published by the Government Accountability Office (commonly known as the “Green Book”); and
(C) Office of Management and Budget Circular A–123, or any successor thereto, with respect to the leading practices for managing fraud risk;
(2) identifying risks and vulnerabilities to fraud, including with respect to payroll, beneficiary payments, grants, large contracts, and purchase and travel cards; and
(3) establishing strategies, procedures, and other steps to curb fraud.
(Added Pub. L. 116–117, § 2(a), Mar. 2, 2020, 134 Stat. 131.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: Section 3(a) of the Fraud Reduction and Data Analytics Act of 2015, referred to in subsec. (b), is section 3(a) of Pub. L. 114–186, June 30, 2016, 130 Stat. 546, which was formerly set out in a note under section 3321 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 116–117, § 3(a)(4), Mar. 2, 2020, 134 Stat. 133.
The date of enactment of this section, referred to in subsec. (b), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 116–117, which was approved Mar. 2, 2020.
31 U.S.C. § 3358 (MONEY AND FINANCE)
§ 3358. Interagency working group for Governmentwide payment integrity improvement
(a) Working Group.—
(1) Establishment.—
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this section, there is established an interagency working group on payment integrity—
(A) to improve—
(i) State-administered Federal programs to determine eligibility processes and data sharing practices;
(ii) the guidelines described in section 3357(b) and other best practices and techniques for detecting, preventing, and responding to improper payments, including improper payments that are the result of fraud; and
(iii) the sharing and development of data analytics techniques to help prevent and identify potential improper payments, including those that are the result of fraud; and
(B) to identify any additional activities that will improve payment integrity of Federal programs.
(2) Composition.—
The interagency working group established under paragraph (1) shall be composed of—
(A) the Director of the Office of Management and Budget;
(B) 1 representative from each of the agencies described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 901(b) of this title; and
(C) any other representatives of other executive agencies determined appropriate by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, which may include the Chief Information Officer, the Chief Procurement Officer, the Chief Risk Officer, or the Chief Operating Officer of an executive agency.
(b) Consultation.—
The working group established under subsection (a)(1) may consult with Offices of Inspectors General and Federal and non-Federal experts on fraud risk assessments, administrative controls over payment integrity, financial controls, and other relevant matters.
(c) Meetings.—
The working group established under subsection (a)(1) shall hold not fewer than 4 meetings per year.
(d) Report.—
Not later than 240 days after the date of enactment of this section, the working group established under subsection (a)(1) shall submit to Congress a report that includes—
(1) a plan containing tangible solutions to prevent and reduce improper payments; and
(2) a plan for State agencies to work with Federal agencies to regularly review lists of beneficiaries of State-managed Federal programs for duplicate enrollment between States, including how the Do Not Pay Business Center and the data analytics initiative of the Department of the Treasury could aid in the detection of duplicate enrollment.
(Added Pub. L. 116–117, § 2(a), Mar. 2, 2020, 134 Stat. 132.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: The date of enactment of this section, referred to in subsecs. (a)(1) and (d), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 116–117, which was approved Mar. 2, 2020.
31 U.S.C. § 3501 (MONEY AND FINANCE)
§ 3501. Definition
In this chapter, “executive agency” does not include (except in section 3513) a corporation, agency, or instrumentality subject to chapter 91 of this title.
(Pub. L. 97–258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 959; Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title VIII, § 831(c), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1189; Pub. L. 111–204, § 2(h)(6)(B)(ii), July 22, 2010, 124 Stat. 2231.)
text: Historical and Revision Notes
Revised Section
Source (U.S. Code)
Source (Statutes at Large)
3501
31:65a.
Sept. 12, 1950, ch. 946, § 118, 64 Stat. 837; Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 814, § 2(c), 70 Stat. 783.
The words “As used . . . the term” are omitted as surplus. The words “means any executive department or independent establishment in the executive branch of the Government” are omitted because of section 102 of the revised title. The reference to 31:66d is unnecessary because the defined term is not used in the restatement of 31:66d in section 3514 of the revised title. The text of 31:65a(words after 4th comma) is omitted as unnecessary because of 39:410.
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2010—Pub. L. 111–204 struck out “and subchapter VI of this title” after “section 3513”.
2001—Pub. L. 107–107 inserted “and subchapter VI” after “section 3513”.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Short Title of 2002 Amendment
text: Pub. L. 107–289, § 1, Nov. 7, 2002, 116 Stat. 2049, provided that: “This Act [amending section 3515 of this title and enacting provisions set out as a note under section 3515 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Accountability of Tax Dollars Act of 2002’.”
heading: Short Title of 2000 Amendment
text: Pub. L. 106–531, § 1, Nov. 22, 2000, 114 Stat. 2537, provided that: “This Act [enacting section 3516 of this title, amending sections 1116, 3515, and 3521 of this title, and enacting provisions set out as notes under sections 1116 and 3516 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Reports Consolidation Act of 2000’.”
31 U.S.C. § 3556 (MONEY AND FINANCE)
§ 3556. Nonexclusivity of remedies; matters included in agency record
This subchapter does not give the Comptroller General exclusive jurisdiction over protests, and nothing contained in this subchapter shall affect the right of any interested party to file a protest with the contracting agency or to file an action in the United States Court of Federal Claims. In any such action based on a procurement or proposed procurement with respect to which a protest has been filed under this subchapter, the reports required by sections 3553(b)(2) and 3554(e)(1) of this title with respect to such procurement or proposed procurement and any decision or recommendation of the Comptroller General under this subchapter with respect to such procurement or proposed procurement shall be considered to be part of the agency record subject to review.
(Added Pub. L. 98–369, div. B, title VII, § 2741(a), July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 1202; amended Pub. L. 102–572, title IX, § 902(b)(1), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4516; Pub. L. 104–320, § 12(f), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3876.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 1996—Pub. L. 104–320, which directed the amendment of this section by striking “a court of the United States or” in first sentence, was executed by striking “a district court of the United States or” after “to file an action in” in first sentence to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
1992—Pub. L. 102–572 substituted “United States Court of Federal Claims” for “United States Claims Court”.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of 1996 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 104–320 effective Jan. 1, 2001, see section 12(f) of Pub. L. 104–320, set out as a Nonexclusivity of GAO Remedies note below.
heading: Effective Date of 1992 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 102–572 effective Oct. 29, 1992, see section 911 of Pub. L. 102–572, set out as a note under section 171 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
heading: Effective Date
text: Section applicable with respect to any protest filed after Jan. 14, 1985, see section 2751(b) of Pub. L. 98–369, set out as a note under section 2302 of Title 10, Armed Forces.
heading: Nonexclusivity of GAO Remedies
text: Pub. L. 104–320, § 12(f), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3876, provided that: “In the event that the bid protest jurisdiction of the district courts of the United States is terminated pursuant to subsection (d) [set out as a Sunset Provision note under section 1491 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure], then section 3556 of title 31, United States Code, shall be amended by striking ‘a court of the United States or’ in the first sentence.”
[Bid protest jurisdiction of the district courts of the United States terminated on Jan. 1, 2001, pursuant to section 12(d) of Pub. L. 104–320.]
31 U.S.C. § 3557 (MONEY AND FINANCE)
§ 3557. Expedited action in protests of public-private competitions
For any protest of a public-private competition conducted under Office of Management and Budget Circular A–76 with respect to the performance of an activity or function of a Federal agency, the Comptroller General shall administer the provisions of this subchapter in the manner best suited for expediting the final resolution of the protest and the final action in the public-private competition.
(Added Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title III, § 326(b)(1), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 63; amended Pub. L. 110–417, [div. A], title X, § 1061(c)(2), Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4613.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Another section 3557, added Pub. L. 110–161, div. D, title VII, § 739(c)(1)(B)(i), Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 2030, related to an expedited action in protests for public-private competitions, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 110–417, [div. A], title X, § 1061(c)(1), Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4613.
heading: Amendments
text: 2008—Pub. L. 110–417 substituted “public-private” for “Public-Private” in section catchline.
31 U.S.C. § 3562 (MONEY AND FINANCE)
§ 3562. Disposition of recovered funds
(a) Availability of Funds for Recovery Audits and Activities Program.—
Funds collected under a program carried out by an executive agency under section 3352(i) of this title shall be available to the executive agency to reimburse the actual expenses incurred by the executive agency in the administration of the program.
[(b) , (c). Repealed. Pub. L. 111–204, § 2(h)(6)(A)(i), July 22, 2010, 124 Stat. 2231.]
(Added Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title VIII, § 831(a)(1), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1187; Pub. L. 111–204, § 2(h)(6)(A), July 22, 2010, 124 Stat. 2231; Pub. L. 116–117, § 3(b)(4), Mar. 2, 2020, 134 Stat. 134.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2020—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–117 substituted “section 3352(i)” for “section 3561” and “agency to reimburse” for “agency for the following purposes: (1) To reimburse” and struck out par. (2) which read as follows: “To pay contractors for services under the program in accordance with the guidance issued under section 3561(c)(5) of this title.”
2010—Pub. L. 111–204 repealed section but provided that subsec. (a) was to continue in effect, with certain exceptions related to programs carried out under section 3561 of this title. Prior to amendment, in addition to subsec. (a), section contained subsecs. (b) and (c) which related to treatment of funds not used for programs under section 3561 of this title and priority of other authorized dispositions, respectively.
31 U.S.C. § 3720 (MONEY AND FINANCE)
§ 3720. Collection of payments
(a) Each head of an executive agency (other than an agency subject to section 9 of the Act of May 18, 1933 (48 Stat. 63, chapter 32; 16 U.S.C. 831h)) shall, under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe, provide for the timely deposit of money by officials and agents of such agency in accordance with section 3302, and for the collection and timely deposit of sums owed to such agency by the use of such procedures as withdrawals and deposits by electronic transfer of funds, automatic withdrawals from accounts at financial institutions, and a system under which financial institutions receive and deposit, on behalf of the executive agency, payments transmitted to post office lockboxes. The Secretary is authorized to collect from any agency not complying with the requirements imposed pursuant to the preceding sentence a charge in an amount the Secretary determines to be the cost to the general fund caused by such noncompliance.
(b) The head of an executive agency shall pay to the Secretary of the Treasury charges imposed pursuant to subsection (a). Payments shall be made out of amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to carry out the program to which the collections relate. The amounts of the charges paid under this subsection shall be deposited in the Cash Management Improvements Fund established by subsection (c).
(c) There is established in the Treasury of the United States a revolving fund to be known as the “Cash Management Improvements Fund”. Sums in the fund shall be available without fiscal year limitation for the payment of expenses incurred in developing the methods of collection and deposit described in subsection (a) of this section and the expenses incurred in carrying out collections and deposits using such methods, including the costs of personal services and the costs of the lease or purchase of equipment and operating facilities.
(Added Pub. L. 98–369, div. B, title VI, § 2652(a)(1), July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 1152.)
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Regulations
text: Pub. L. 98–369, div. B, title VI, § 2652(a)(3), July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 1152, provided that: “The Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe regulations, including regulations under section 3720 of title 31, United States Code, designed to achieve by October 1, 1986, full implementation of the purposes of this subsection.”
31 U.S.C. § 3723 (MONEY AND FINANCE)
§ 3723. Small claims for privately owned property damage or loss
(a) The head of an agency (except a military department of the Department of Defense or the Coast Guard) may settle a claim for not more than $1,000 for damage to, or loss of, privately owned property that—
(1) is caused by the negligence of an officer or employee of the United States Government acting within the scope of employment; and
(2) may not be settled under chapter 171 of title 28.
(b) A claim under this section may be allowed only if it is presented to the head of the agency within one year after it accrues.
(c) A claim under this section may be paid as provided in section 1304 of this title only if the claimant accepts the amount of the settlement in complete satisfaction of the claim against the Government.
(Pub. L. 97–258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 975.)
text: Historical and Revision Notes
Revised Section
Source (U.S. Code)
Source (Statutes at Large)
3723(a)
31:215(1st sentence), 216.
Dec. 28, 1922, ch. 17, §§ 1–3, 42 Stat. 1066.
31:216(note).
July 3, 1943, ch. 189, § 4, 57 Stat. 373.
31:216(note).
Dec. 28, 1945, ch. 597, § 4(words before 3d comma), 59 Stat. 662.
31:216(note).
Dec. 28, 1945, ch. 597, 59 Stat. 662, § 5(last sentence); added Mar. 20, 1946, ch. 104, 60 Stat. 56.
Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, § 424(a)(last par. on p. 846), 60 Stat. 846.
3723(b)
31:215(last sentence proviso).
3723(c)
31:215(last sentence less proviso), 217.
In subsection (a), before clause (1), the text of 31:216(words before semicolon) is omitted as unnecessary because of section 102 of the revised title. The words “acting on behalf of the Government of the United States” in 31:215 are omitted as unnecessary. The word “settle” is substituted for “consider, ascertain, adjust, and determine” for consistency. The words “after April 6, 1917” are omitted as executed.
In subsection (c), the words “A claim under this section may be paid” are added for clarity. The words “as provided in section 1304 of this title” are substituted for 31:215(last sentence less proviso) because 31:215(last sentence less proviso) is superseded by section 201 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1978 (Pub. L. 95–240, 92 Stat. 116). The words “of the settlement” are substituted for “determined under the provisions of sections 215 and 216 of this title” in 31:217 for consistency and to eliminate unnecessary words. The word “complete” is substituted for “full” for consistency. The word “satisfaction” is substituted for “settlement” for clarity.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of the Coast Guard, including the authorities and functions of the Secretary of Transportation relating thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see sections 468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.