31 U.S.C. § 1532
Section 1532 · Withdrawal and credit
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case Highland Falls-Fort Montgomery Central School District v. United States (1995)
Most recently applied in State of California v. Donald Trump (June 2020)
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
An amount available under law may be withdrawn from one appropriation account and credited to another or to a working fund only when authorized by law. Except as specifically provided by law, an amount authorized to be withdrawn and credited is available for the same purpose and subject to the same limitations provided by the law appropriating the amount. A withdrawal and credit is made by check and without a warrant.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
The word “limitations” is substituted for “limitations, conditions, and restrictions” to eliminate unnecessary words.