31 USC § 1557 - Authority for exemptions in appropriation laws

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title: "31 USC § 1557 - Authority for exemptions in appropriation laws"
title_number: 31
title_name: "MONEY AND FINANCE"
section_number: "1557"
section_name: "Authority for exemptions in appropriation laws"
chapter_number: 15
chapter_name: "APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTING"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "CLOSING ACCOUNTS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 97–258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 937; Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XIV, § 1405(a)(1), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1679.)"
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# § 1557. Authority for exemptions in appropriation laws

A provision of an appropriation law may exempt an appropriation from the provisions of this subchapter and fix the period for which the appropriation remains available for expenditure.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 97–258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 937; Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XIV, § 1405(a)(1), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1679.)

| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1557 | 31:708. | July 25, 1956, ch. 727, § 9, 70 Stat. 650. |

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1990— substituted “Authority for exemptions in appropriation laws” for “Authorization to exempt” in section catchline and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “A provision of an appropriation law may exempt an appropriation from this subchapter and fix the period for which the appropriation remains available for expenditure.”

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1990 Amendment

Amendment by  applicable to any appropriation account the obligated balance of which, on , has not been transferred under , as in effect , with transitional provisions, see , set out as a note under .