{"data":{"id":"us/31-u.s.c.-1516","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"31 U.S.C. § 1516","heading":"Exemptions","body":"An official designated in section 1513 of this title to make apportionments may exempt from apportionment—(1) a trust fund or working fund if an expenditure from the fund has no significant effect on the financial operations of the United States Government; (2) a working capital fund or a revolving fund established for intragovernmental operations; (3) receipts from industrial and power operations available under law; and (4) appropriations made specifically for—(A) interest on, or retirement of, the public debt; (B) payment of claims, judgments, refunds, and drawbacks; (C) items the President decides are of a confidential nature; (D) payment under a law requiring payment of the total amount of the appropriation to a designated payee; and (E) grants to the States under the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.).","path":["Title 31—MONEY AND FINANCE","CHAPTER 15—APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTING"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc31@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:59:03Z","sha256":"ddba500b0155f56b197780f03490afd904351ee5ec0c8a318e4e63c2fc818520","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/31-u.s.c.-1515","next":"us/31-u.s.c.-1517"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}