§ 687. — Suits by Comptroller General.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 2USC687]
TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 17B--IMPOUNDMENT CONTROL AND LINE ITEM VETO
SUBCHAPTER II--CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSED RESCISSIONS,
RESERVATIONS, AND DEFERRALS OF BUDGET AUTHORITY
Sec. 687. Suits by Comptroller General
If, under this chapter, budget authority is required to be made
available for obligation and such budget authority is not made available
for obligation, the Comptroller General is hereby expressly empowered,
through attorneys of his own selection, to bring a civil action in the
United States District Court for the District of Columbia to require
such budget authority to be made available for obligation, and such
court is hereby expressly empowered to enter in such civil action,
against any department, agency, officer, or employee of the United
States, any decree, judgment, or order which may be necessary or
appropriate to make such budget authority available for obligation. No
civil action shall be brought by the Comptroller General under this
section until the expiration of 25 calendar days of continuous session
of the Congress following the date on which an explanatory statement by
the Comptroller General of the circumstances giving rise to the action
contemplated has been filed with the Speaker of the House of
Representatives and the President of the Senate.
(Pub. L. 93-344, title X, Sec. 1016, July 12, 1974, 88 Stat. 336; Pub.
L. 98-620, title IV, Sec. 402(35), Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3360; Pub. L.
100-119, title II, Sec. 206(b), Sept. 29, 1987, 101 Stat. 786.)
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 1406 of Title 31 prior to
the general revision and enactment of Title 31, Money and Finance, by
Pub. L. 97-258, Sec. 1, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 877.
Amendments
1987--Pub. L. 100-119 substituted ``If, under this chapter'' for
``If, under section 683(b) or 684(b) of this title''.
1984--Pub. L. 98-620 struck out provision requiring that the courts
give precedence to civil actions brought under this section, and to
appeals and writs from decisions in such actions, over all other civil
actions, appeals, and writs.
Effective Date of 1984 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 98-620 not applicable to cases pending on Nov.
8, 1984, see section 403 of Pub. L. 98-620, set out as an Effective Date
note under section 1657 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
Reaffirmation
For provision reaffirming this section, see section 206(c) of Pub.
L. 100-119, set out as a note under section 686 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 682 of this title.
