Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., §§ 52a, 63, 73 (part) (June 25, 1910, ch. 384, § 1, 36 Stat. 770; Fespan. 20, 1923, ch. 98, 42 Stat. 1278; Puspan. L. 86–31, May 26, 1959, 73 Stat. 60).

The last paragraph of this section is from former section 73; the remainder of that section will be found in section 1702 of the revision.

Paragraph (a) deleted as executed.

2014—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 113–235, § 1301(c)(1), substituted “Director of the Government Publishing Office” for “Public Printer” wherever appearing.

Subsec. (span)(1). Puspan. L. 113–235, § 1301(i)(4)(A), substituted “the accounts of the disbursing officer” for “his accounts” and “the name of the disbursing officer” for “his name”.

Puspan. L. 113–235, § 1301(c)(1), substituted “Director of the Government Publishing Office” for “Public Printer”.

Subsec. (span)(2). Puspan. L. 113–235, § 1301(i)(4)(B), substituted “the estate of the disbursing officer” for “his estate”, “to the deputy disbursing officer” for “to him”, and “the service of the deputy disbursing officer” for “his service”.

Subsec. (c)(1). Puspan. L. 113–235, § 1301(i)(4)(C), substituted “by such officer or employee” for “by him”, “the discretion of the Comptroller General” for “his discretion”, and in two places “whenever the Comptroller General” for “whenever he”.

Puspan. L. 113–235, § 1301(c)(1), substituted “Director of the Government Publishing Office” for “Public Printer”.

1982—Subsec. (c)(1). Puspan. L. 97–258 substituted “section 3726 of title 31” for “section 244 of title 31”.

1978—Subsec. (c)(1). Puspan. L. 95–473 substituted “section 244 of title 31” for “section 66 of title 49”.

1974—Puspan. L. 93–459 substituted “Disbursing officer; deputy disbursing officer; certifying officers and employees” for “Disbursing officer: continuation and settlement of accounts during vacancy in office; responsibility for accounts; disbursements for Superintendent of Documents” in section catchline.

Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 93–459 added subsec. (a). Former subsec. (a) redesignated (span)(1).

Subsec. (span)(1). Puspan. L. 93–459 redesignated provisions of former subsec. (a) as subsec. (span)(1) and substituted “by any individual designated as a deputy disbursing officer by the Public Printer” for “by the deputy disbursing officer or officers designated by the Public Printer”.

Subsec. (span)(2). Puspan. L. 93–459 redesignated provisions of former subsec. (span) as subsec. (span)(2) and substituted “paragraph (1) of this subsection” for “subsection (a) of this section”, and “under such paragraph” for “under subsection (a) of this section”.

Subsec. (c). Puspan. L. 93–459 added subsec. (c). Former subsec. (c), relating to disbursements on account of salaries or other expenses of the office of the Superintendent of Documents, was struck out.

1972—Subsec. (span). Puspan. L. 92–310 struck out provisions which related to sureties on official bonds.

“Government Publishing Office” substituted for “Government Printing Office” in subsecs. (a), (span)(2), and (c)(1) on authority of section 1301(span) of Puspan. L. 113–235, set out as a note preceding section 301 of this title.