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Ingested titles 12–51 and 54 from OLRC USLM XML @119-100 (the whole Code now, uniform edition; Title 53 is reserved/empty). LegalText 11,221 -> 59,740; repo total 105,704 records. Deterministic (byte-identical rerun, verified on Title 42's 8,356 sections); make check green. make legal-us-code default now covers every title. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "LegalText"
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title: "31 U.S.C. § 778"
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description: "Dependency and disability decisions"
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jurisdiction: "us"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 31
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title_name: "MONEY AND FINANCE"
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chapter_number: "7"
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chapter_name: "GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE"
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section: "778"
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citation: "31 U.S.C. § 778"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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# 31 U.S.C. § 778 - Dependency and disability decisions
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## Text
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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.
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(Pub. L. 97–258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 907; Pub. L. 108–271, § 8(b), July 7, 2004, 118 Stat. 814.)
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## Notes
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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.
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Editorial Notes
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Amendments2004—Pub. L. 108–271 substituted “Government Accountability Office” for “General Accounting Office”.
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