38 U.S.C. § 313
Section 313 · Availability of appropriations
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case Colvin v. Derwinski (1991)
Most recently applied in Combee v. Brown (June 1993)
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(a) Funds appropriated to the Department may remain available until expended.
(b) Funds appropriated to the Department may not be used for a settlement of more than $1,000,000 on a construction contract unless—
(1) the settlement is audited by an entity outside the Department for reasonableness and appropriateness of expenditures; and
(2) the settlement is provided for specifically in an appropriation law.
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Prior Provisions
Prior section 313 was renumbered section 1113 of this title.
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 203 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 102–83, §2(a).