H.R. 3864 · 104th Congress · enacted
General Accounting Office Act of 1996
Became Public Law No: 104-316.
Latest official action 1996-10-19 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Amendments to Laws Authorizing Auditing, Reporting, and Other Functions by General Accounting Office Title II: Conforming Amendments to Enact Transfers and Delegations of Functions Under Other Laws General Accounting Office Act of 1996 - Title I: Amendments to Laws Authorizing Auditing, Reporting, and Other Functions by General Accounting Office - Specifies that in any case in which a provision of law authorizes the performance of a function by the Comptroller General of the United States or General Accounting Office (GAO) is amended by this title to substitute another Federal officer, employee, or agency in that authorization the authority to perform that function is transferred to the other Federal officer, employee, or agency. Prohibits personnel transferred under this title from being separated or reduced in classification or compensation for one year after such transfer, except for cause. (Sec. 102) Amends specified Federal laws and the District of Columbia Retirement Reform Act to revise or repeal over 100 existing statutory mandates and other provisions regarding auditing, reporting, and other functions performed by the Comptroller General or GAO. Title II: Conforming Amendments to Enact Transfers and Delegations of Functions Under Other Laws - States that the purpose of this title is to amend provisions of law to reflect, update, and enact sp…
Congressional Research Service · 1996-09-04
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