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# 31 U.S.C. § 754 - Action by the Comptroller General

## Text

When the Comptroller General has authority, the Comptroller General promptly shall carry out action the General Accounting Office Personnel Appeals Board 11 See Change of Name note below. orders under section 753 of this title.

(Pub. L. 97–258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 902.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 75431:52–3(i).Feb. 15, 1980, Pub. L. 96–191, § 4(i), 94 Stat. 31. The words “to do so” and “corrective” are omitted as surplus. The words “under section 753 of this title” are added for clarity.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name General Accounting Office redesignated Government Accountability Office. See section 8 of Pub. L. 108–271, set out as a note under section 702 of this title.