110 STAT. 3826 PUBLIC LAW 104-316—OCT. 19, 1996 Public Law 104-316 104th Congress An Act Oct. 19, 1996 To amend laws authorizing auditing, reporting, and other functions by the General [H.R. 3864] Accounting Office. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of General the United States of America in Congress assembled, Accounting Office Act of 1996. SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 31 USC 701 note. rpj^jg j^^^ ^^^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^ ^j^^ "General Accounting Office Act of 1996". TITLE I—AMENDMENTS TO LAWS AUTHORIZING AUDITING, REPORT- ING, AND OTHER FUNCTIONS BY THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE SEC. 101. TRANSFERS AND TERMINATIONS OF FUNCTIONS. 31 USC 702 note. (a) IN GENERAL.— (1) FUNCTIONS TRANSFERRED.— In any case in which a provision of law authorizing the performance of a function by the Comptroller General of the United States or the General Accounting Office is amended by this title to substitute another Federal officer, employee, or agency in that authorization, the authority under that provision to perform that function is transferred to the other Federal officer, employee, or agency. (2) FUNCTIONS TERMINATED.— In any case in which a provision of law authorizing the performance of a function by the Comptroller General of the United States or the General Accounting Office is repealed by this Act, the authority under that provision to perform that function is terminated. (3) DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS. — The Director of the Office of Management and Budget may delegate, in whole or in part, to any other agency or agencies any function transferred to or vested in the Director under section 103(d), 105(b), 116, or 202(n) of this Act, and may transfer to such agency or agencies any personnel, budget authority, records, and property received by the Director pursuant to subsection (b) of this section that relate to the delegated functions. 31 USC 702 note. (b) INCIDENTAL TRANSFERS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Incident to any transfer of authority under subsection (a)(1), there shall be transferred to the recipient Federal officer, employee, or agency such personnel, records, budget authority, and property of the General Accounting Office
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