SIXTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 18. 1921. 23 Sec. 212. The Bureau shall, at the request of any committee of g,§‘,§,'g*§{*;’,;,}§S{’,‘j,‘}· either House of Congress havir1g jurisdiction over revenue or appropriations, furnish the committee such aid and information as it may recéuest. EC. 213. Under such re ations as the President ma re- ,,,12,f,¥’,§’,s“,{",f,‘}",;n,$,§§;; scribe, (1) every deputmentlndlnd establishment shall furnishstollahe *0 B¤¤>¤¤· 0 Bureau such information as the Bureau may from time to time Access to ,,,0,,,,, require, and (2) the Director and the Assistant Director, or any ew-,f¤r ¤¤>~r¤1¤¤ti¤¤· employee of the Bureau when duly authorized, shall, for the purpose of seeming such information-, have access to and the right to examine, any books, documents, papers, or records of any such department or establishment. B d m { Sec. 214. (a) The head of each department and establishment d°p§,E,'§l,,§, EEE, {Z, shall designate an official thereof as udget officer therefor, who, {’h'g§g,° °S**m”t°’ in each ear under his direction and on or before a date fixed by ` him, shah repare the departmental estimates. (b) Sucli) bud et officer shall also prepare, under the direction of ,,,,§‘,§§’,§§§‘°“‘°’* °“’·* the head of the department or establishment, such supplemental and deficiency estimates as may be required for its work. _ _ Sec. 215. The head of each department and establishment shall m§;§*,§·‘°§y “§,d§“§} revise the departmental estimates and submit them to the Bureau on d¤g•;rp{:;;r;J;s.¤{¤· W or before September 15 of each year. In case of his failure so to do, emum, °° ° ° the President shall cause to be prepared such estimates and data as are necessary to enable him to mc ude in the Budget estimates and statements in respect to the work of such department or estabhshment. Sec. 216. The de artmental estimates and an sup lemental or F<>¤¤, ¤*¤· ¤f **5:*- deficiency estimatespsubmitted to the Bureau bg the Ihead of any gg-ii»$`a.t° in p°` department or establishment shall be Hrepared an submitted in suc form, manner, and detail as the President may prescribe. _ _ Sec. 217. For expenses of the establishment and maintenance of ,,,,,§*,§§§_‘{,P,§,‘;“,§i';_’ $3.* the Bureau there is appropriated, out of any money in the 'freasxlnly r¤¤¤· not otherwise apprqprrated, the sum of $225,000, to continue av — able during the fisc year ending June 30, 1922. Trrrn III.——GnNEnAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE- Oggtifnl "°°°"°°°g Sno, 301. There is created an establishment of the GOV61'¤I¤611¢ to ,,§’,§°§§°,‘},“°,§§'§§f}§l§Z be known as the General Accounting Office, which shall be independ- meme, under compent of the executive departments and under the control and direction "°u°' G°°°'°l' of the Comptroller General of the United States. The offices of ;.,£,fg'i,°2q'?:¤E§’.?}§2r3ld Comptroller of the Treasury and Assistant Comptroller of the Treas- AS¤iS*°¤‘·°"°“°h°d· ury are abolished, to take effect July 1, 1921. All other officers and °qE,°;*£$_’*· 8 employees of the office of the Comgtroller of the Tre shall be- sig¤°·1 to cena-Qi Aecome officers and employees in the eneral Accountin e at their °°““t‘”g Om"' grades and salaries on Julé 1, 1921, and all books, records, documents, papers, furniture, office equipment and other protperty of the oflice o the Comptroller of the reasury shall become e property of the General Accounting Office. The Comptroller General is au- Sm °*0m°°· thorized to adopt a seal for the General Accounting Office. Szmc. 302. There shall be in the General Accounting Office a Comp- 8¤§,¤¤;g;gg;§;,Ggg°*g'B troller General of the United States and an Assistant Comptroller appointed. General of the United States, who shall be appointed by the President Smries with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall receive salaries Duties éfmbtut of $10,000 and $7,500 a year, respectively. The Assistant Comp- ` troller General shall geerform such uties as may be assigned to him by the Comptroller neral, and during the a sence or incapacit · o the Comptroller General, or during a vacancy in that office, shall act as Comptroller General. Sec. 303. Except as hereinafter provided in this section, the Com '”‘°“'° °‘°‘”°°· °*‘* troller General and the Assistant Comptroller General shall holyd
