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31 U.S.C. § 3528

Responsibilities and relief from liability of certifying officials

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

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31 U.S.C. § 3528, Responsibilities and relief from liability of certifying officials, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/467673
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A certifying official certifying a voucher is responsible for— repaying a payment— The Comptroller General may relieve a certifying official from liability when the Comptroller General decides that— The Comptroller General shall relieve a certifying official from liability for an overpayment—

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. 98-216(H.R. 2727)1984-02-14
    A bill to codify without substantive change recent laws related to money and finance and transportation and to improve the United States Code.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 104-106(S. 1124)1996-02-10
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996
    House: 287–129Senate: 56–34
  • Amended byPub. L. 105-264(H.R. 930)1998-10-19
    Travel and Transportation Reform Act of 1998
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally