PUBLIC LAW 97-258—SEPT. 13, 1982 (c) Donations, quasi-public amounts, and unearned amounts shall be deposited in the Treasury as trust funds and are appropriated for disbursement under the terms of the trusts when the donation or amount is— (1) administered by officers and employees of the United States Government; and (2) carried in checking accounts of disbursing officials or others required to account to the Comptroller General (except clerks and marshals of the United States district courts). § 1324. Refund of internal revenue collections (a) Necessary amounts are appropriated to the Secretary of the Treasury for refunding internal revenue collections as provided by law, including payment of— (1) claims for prior fiscal years; and (2) accounts arising under— (A) "Allowance or drawback (Internal Revenue)"; (B) "Redemption of stamps (Internal Revenue)"; (C) "Refunding legacy taxes. Act of March 30, 1928"; (D) "Repayment of taxes on distilled spirits destroyed by casualty"; and (E) "Refunds and payments of processing and related taxes". (b) Disbursements may be made from the appropriation made by this section only for— (1) refunds to the limit of liability of an individual tax account; and (2) refunds due from credit provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.) enacted before January 1, 1978. SUBCHAPTER III—LIMITATIONS, EXCEPTIONS, AND PENALTIES § 1341. Limitations on expending and obligating amounts (a)(1) An officer or employee of the United States Government or of the District of Columbia government may not— (A) make or authorize an expenditure or obligation exceeding an amount available in an appropriation or fund for the expenditure or obligation; or (B) involve either government in a contract or obligation for the payment of money before an appropriation is made unless authorized by law. (2) This subsection does not apply to a corporation getting amounts to make loans (except paid in capital amounts) without legal liability of the United States Government. (b) An article to be used by an executive department in the District of Columbia that could be bought out of an appropriation made to a regular contingent fund of the department may not be bought out of another amount available for obligation. § 1342. Limitation on voluntary services An officer or employee of the United States Government or of the District of Columbia government may not accept voluntary services for either government or employ personal services exceeding that authorized by law except for emergencies involving the safety of human life or the protection of property. This section does not apply
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