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title: "31 U.S.C. § 778"
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title_name: "MONEY AND FINANCE"
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# 31 U.S.C. § 778 - Dependency and disability decisions

## Text

The General Counsel of the Government Accountability Office shall decide a question of dependency, disability, or dependency and disability under sections 773–776 of this title. A decision under this section is final.

(Pub. L. 97–258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 907; Pub. L. 108–271, § 8(b), July 7, 2004, 118 Stat. 814.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 77831:43b(h).June 10, 1921, ch. 18, 42 Stat. 20, § 319(h); added July 13, 1959, Pub. L. 86–87, 73 Stat. 198. The words “arising” and “and conclusive” are omitted as surplus.

Editorial Notes

Amendments2004—Pub. L. 108–271 substituted “Government Accountability Office” for “General Accounting Office”.