§1459. Expenditures of department
The Secretary of the Interior shall sign all requisitions for the advance or payment of money, out of the Treasury, upon estimates or accounts for expenditures upon business assigned by law to his department; subject, however, to adjustment and control by the Government Accountability Office.
(R.S. §444; June 10, 1921, ch. 18, title III, §304,
Editorial Notes
Codification
R.S. §444 derived from act Mar. 3, 1849, ch. 108, §2,
Section was formerly classified to section 487 of Title 5 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
"Government Accountability Office" substituted in text for "General Accounting Office" pursuant to section 8(b) of
Executive Documents
Transfer of Functions
For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174,