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31 U.S.C. § 771

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United States · Title 31 — MONEY AND FINANCE · Status: effective

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31 U.S.C. § 771, Definitions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/467477
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In this subchapter— “dependent child” means an unmarried dependent child (including a stepchild or adopted child) who is— “surviving spouse” means a surviving spouse of an individual who was a Comptroller General or retired Comptroller General and the spouse—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 97-258(H.R. 6128)1982-09-13
    A bill to revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws, related to money and finance, as title 31, United States Code, "Money and Finance".
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 100-426(H.R. 4318)1988-09-09
    General Accounting Office Personnel Amendments Act of 1988
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 108-271(H.R. 2751)2004-07-07
    GAO Human Capital Reform Act of 2004
    House: 382–43Senate: no recorded tally