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§ 313. Availability of appropriations
(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.
(Added Pub. L. 102–83, § 2(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 383.)