§ 3529. Requests for decisions of the Comptroller General

• (a) A disbursing or certifying official or the head of an agency may request a decision from the Comptroller General on a question involving—
  • (1) a payment the disbursing official or head of the agency will make; or
  • (2) a voucher presented to a certifying official for certification.
• (b)
  • (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Comptroller General shall issue a decision requested under this section.
  • (2) A decision requested under this section concerning a function transferred to or vested in the Director of the Office of Management and Budget under section 211(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1996 ( 109 Stat. 535 ), as in effect immediately before the effective date of title II of the General Accounting Office Act of 1996, or under this Act, shall be issued—
    • (A) by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, except as provided in subparagraph (B); or
    • (B) in the case of a function delegated by the Director to another agency, by the head of the agency to which the function was delegated.