§ 1556. Comptroller General: reports on appropriation ac counts (a) In carrying out audit responsibilities, the Comptroller General shall report on operations under this subchapter to (1) the head of the agency concerned; (2) the Secretary of the Treasury; and (3) the President. (b) A report under this section shall include an appraisal of unpaid obligations under fixed appropriation accounts for which the period of availability for obligation has ended. § 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. § 1558. Availability of funds following resolution of a formal protest or other challenge 7 (a) Notwithstanding section 1552 of this title or any other provision of law, funds available to an agency for obligation for a contract at the time a protest or other action referred to in subsection (b) 8 is filed in connection with a solicitation for, proposed award of, or award of such contract shall remain available for obligation for 100 days after the date on which the final ruling is made on the protest or other action. 10 A ruling is considered final on the date on which the time allowed for filing an appeal or request for reconsideration has expired, or the date on which a decision is rendered on such an appeal or request, whichever is later. (b) 11 Subsection (a) applies with respect to (1) any protest filed under subchapter V of chapter 35 of this title; or (2) an action commenced under administrative procedures or for a judicial remedy if— (A) the action involves a challenge to (i) a solicitation for a contract; (ii) a proposed award of a contact; (iii) an award of a contract; or (iv) the eligibility of an offeror or potential offeror for a contract or of the contractor awarded the contract; and (B) commencement of the action delays or prevents an executive agency from making an award of a contract or proceeding with a procurement. 7 Added by sec. 813(a) of Public Law 101-189 (103 Stat. 1494). Sec. 5502 of Public Law 104106 (110 Stat. 698) amended and restated the section title. 8 Sec. 5502 of Public Law 104-106 (110 Stat. 698) inserted "or other action referred to in subsection (b)". 9 Sec. 5502 of Public Law 104-106 (110 Stat. 698) struck out “90 working days" and inserted in lieu thereof "100 days". 10 Sec. 5502 of Public Law 104-106 (110 Stat. 698) inserted "or other action". 11 Sec. 5502 of Public Law 104-106 (110 Stat. 698) amended and restated subsec. (b). It previously read as follows: "(b) Subsection (a) applies with respect to any protest filed under subchapter V of chapter 35 of this title or under section 111(f) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 759(f)).”. Appendix I NOTE.-Appendix I lists Public Laws included in Legislation on Foreign Relations Through 2005, either as freestanding law or in amendments, arranged by Public Law number with corresponding short title or popular name. Public Law 109-169 109-167 109-165 109-164 109-163 109-163 109-163 109-159 109-148 109-148 109-140 109-134 109-121 109-112 109-108 109-108 109-102 109-97 Short Title United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act Passport Services Enhancement Act of 2005 Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 2005 Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year United States Policy in Iraq Act (section 1227) Transfer of Items To War Reserves Stockpile for Al- Department of Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations To Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act To Ad- To Provide Certain Authorities for the Department of Naval Vessels Transfer Act of 2005 Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 Department of State and Related Agencie Appropria- Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Ad- Sve Peace in Sudan Act of 2004 se Results and Accountability Act of Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of ..stan Freedom Support Act Amendments of sec. 7104) tuated Appropriations Act, 2005 gn Operations, Export Financing, and Related rograms Appropriations Act, 2005 (division D) gratory Bird Treaty Reform Act of 2004 (division E, sec. 143) scellaneous Appropriations and Offsets Act, 2005 division J, title I) Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Prevention of Child Abduction Partnership Act North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 Global Anti-Semitism Review Act of 2004 Tropical Forest Conservation Act Reauthorization United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act Cape Town Treaty Implementation Act of 2004 United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act Northern Uganda Crisis Response Act AGOA Acceleration Act of 2004 Approving the Renewal of Import Restrictions- Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 Taiwan's Participation in the World Health Organiza- Amendments to U.S.-Mexico Agreement Establishing 108-199 108-199 108-199 108-175 108-136 108-136 108-106 108-77 108-31 108-28 108-25 108-19 108-11 108-7 107-365 107-327 107-314 107-258 107-246 107-245 107-243 107-228 107-228 107-228 107-228 107-228 107-228 107-228 107-228 107-228 107-228 107-228 Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (division D, title Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Res- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 Nuclear Security Initiative Act of 2003 (title XXXVI) Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense and for the Reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan, 2004 United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act Microenterprise Report to Congress Taiwan's Participation in the World Health Organization United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 Clean Diamond Trade Act Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Consolidated Appropriations, 2003 Caribbean National Forest Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 2002 Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002 Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Persian Gulf POW/MIA Accountability Act of 2002 Sudan Peace Act Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 Security Assistance Act of 2002 (division B) Middle East Peace Commitments Act of 2002 (division Tibetan Policy Act of 2002 (division A, title VI, sub- East Timor Transition to Independence Act of 2002 (division A, title VI, subtitle C) Clean Water for the Americas Partnership Act of 2002 (division A, title VI, subtitle D) Freedom Investment Act of 2002 (division A, title VI, subtitle E) Russian Federation Debt for Nonproliferation Act of 2002 (division B, title XIII, subtitle B) Nonproliferation Assistance Coordination Act of 2002 (division B, title XIII, subtitle C) Iran Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Act of 2002 (division B, title XIII, subtitle D) |