Us Code § 1469b - Auditing of transactions of territorial and local governments

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§ 1469b. Auditing of transactions of territorial and local governments

All financial transactions of the territorial and local governments herein provided for, including such transactions of all agencies or instrumentalities established or used by such governments, may be audited by the Government Accountability Office, at its discretion, in accordance with chapter 35 of title 31.

(Pub. L. 117–328, div. G, title I, Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 4778.)


Editorial Notes

References in Text

Herein provided for, referred to in text, means provided for in the appropriation act cited as the credit to this section.

Codification

Section is from the appropriation act cited as the credit to this section.

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in the following prior appropriations acts:

Pub. L. 117–103, div. G, title I, Mar. 15, 2022, 136 Stat. 367.

Pub. L. 116–260, div. G, title I, Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 1497.

Pub. L. 116–94, div. D, title I, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2704.

Pub. L. 116–6, div. E, title I, Feb. 15, 2019, 133 Stat. 223.

Pub. L. 115–141, div. G, title I, Mar. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 651.

Pub. L. 115–31, div. G, title I, May 5, 2017, 131 Stat. 452.

Pub. L. 114–113, div. G, title I, Dec. 18, 2015, 129 Stat. 2542.

Pub. L. 113–235, div. F, title I, Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2412.

Pub. L. 113–76, div. G, title I, Jan. 17, 2014, 128 Stat. 304.

Pub. L. 112–74, div. E, title I, Dec. 23, 2011, 125 Stat. 1001.

Pub. L. 111–88, div. A, title I, Oct. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 2920.

Pub. L. 111–8, div. E, title I, Mar. 11, 2009, 123 Stat. 717.

Pub. L. 110–161, div. F, title I, Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 2114.

Pub. L. 109–54, title I, Aug. 2, 2005, 119 Stat. 517.

Pub. L. 108–447, div. E, title I, Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3059.

Pub. L. 108–108, title I, Nov. 10, 2003, 117 Stat. 1260; Pub. L. 108–271, §8(b), July 7, 2004, 118 Stat. 814.

Pub. L. 108–7, div. F, title I, Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 234.

Pub. L. 107–63, title I, Nov. 5, 2001, 115 Stat. 433.

Pub. L. 106–291, title I, Oct. 11, 2000, 114 Stat. 938.

Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, §1000(a)(3) [title I], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1535, 1501A–151.

Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, §101(e) [title I], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–231, 2681–249.

Pub. L. 105–83, title I, Nov. 14, 1997, 111 Stat. 1558.

Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title I, §101(d) [title I], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–181, 3009–196.

Pub. L. 104–134, title I, §101(c) [title I], Apr. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 1321–156, 1321–173; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 104–140, §1(a), May 2, 1996, 110 Stat. 1327.

Pub. L. 103–332, title I, Sept. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 2515.

Pub. L. 103–138, title I, Nov. 11, 1993, 107 Stat. 1394.

Pub. L. 102–381, title I, Oct. 5, 1992, 106 Stat. 1392.

Pub. L. 102–154, title I, Nov. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1007.

Pub. L. 101–512, title I, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1932.

Pub. L. 101–121, title I, Oct. 23, 1989, 103 Stat. 716.

Pub. L. 100–446, title I, Sept. 27, 1988, 102 Stat. 1797.

Pub. L. 100–202, §101(g) [title I], Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329–213, 1329–231.

Pub. L. 99–500, §101(h) [title I], Oct. 18, 1986, 100 Stat. 1783–242, 1783–258, and Pub. L. 99–591, §101(h) [title I], Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3341–242, 3341–258.

Pub. L. 99–190, §101(d) [title I], Dec. 19, 1985, 99 Stat. 1224, 1238.

Pub. L. 98–473, title I, §101(c) [title I], Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 1837, 1851.

Pub. L. 98–146, title I, Nov. 4, 1983, 97 Stat. 931.

Pub. L. 97–394, title I, Dec. 30, 1982, 96 Stat. 1979.

Pub. L. 97–100, title I, Dec. 23, 1981, 95 Stat. 1402.

Pub. L. 96–514, title I, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2969.

Pub. L. 96–126, title I, Nov. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 965.

Pub. L. 95–465, title I, Oct. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 1289.

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