31 U.S.C. § 734 Assignments and Details to Congress

• Library: United States Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through P.L. 118-34 (published on www.congress.gov on 12/26/2023), except for [P. L. 118-31]
• Year: 2023
• Citation: 31 U.S.C. § 734

The Comptroller General may assign or detail an officer or employee of the Government Accountability Office to full-time continuous duty with a committee of Congress for not more than one year.

Cite as 31 U.S.C. § 734

Source: Pub. L. 97-258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 899; Pub. L. 98-367, title I, §8, July 17, 1984, 98 Stat. 475; Pub. L. 108-271, §8(b), July 7, 2004, 118 Stat. 814.

Notes from the Office of Law Revision Counsel

current through 8/1/2023

<TABLE> <TR><TD colspan="3">HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Revised Section</TD> <TD>Source (U.S. Code)</TD> <TD>Source (Statutes at Large)</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>734(a)</TD> <TD>31:1175(a).</TD> <TD>Oct. 26, 1970, Pub. L. 91-510, §235(a), 84 Stat. 1171.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>734(b)</TD> <TD>31:1175(c).</TD> <TD>Oct. 26, 1970, Pub. L. 91-510, 84 Stat. 1140, §235(c); added Oct. 11, 1971, Pub. L. 92-136, §8, 85 Stat. 378.</TD> </TR> </TABLE>

In the section, the words "officer or" are added for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code.

In subsection (a), the words "Notwithstanding any other provision of law" are omitted as surplus. The word "continuous" is substituted for "on a continuing basis" to eliminate unnecessary words. The words "committee of Congress" are substituted for "committee of the Senate or House of Representatives or with any joint committee of Congress" for consistency and to eliminate unnecessary words. The words "any period of" are omitted as surplus.