Financial statements of agencies
1
Each audited financial statement of a covered executive agency under this section shall reflect—
the overall financial position of the offices, bureaus, and activities covered by the statement, including assets and liabilities thereof; and
results of operations of those offices, bureaus, and activities.
The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall identify components of covered executive agencies that shall be required to have audited financial statements meeting the requirements of subsection (b).
The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall prescribe the form and content of the financial statements of covered executive agencies under this section, consistent with applicable accounting and financial reporting principles, standards, and requirements.
The Director of the Office of Management and Budget may exempt a covered executive agency, except an agency described in section 901(b), from the requirements of this section with respect to a fiscal year if—
the total amount of budget authority available to the agency for the fiscal year does not exceed $25,000,000; and
the Director determines that requiring an annual audited financial statement for the agency with respect to the fiscal year is not warranted due to the absence of risks associated with the agency’s operations, the agency’s demonstrated performance, or other factors that the Director considers relevant.
The Director shall annually notify the Committee on Government Reform of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate of each agency the Director has exempted under this subsection and the reasons for each exemption.
The term “covered executive agency”—
means an executive agency that is not required by another provision of Federal law to prepare and submit to the Congress and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget an audited financial statement for each fiscal year, covering all accounts and associated activities of each office, bureau, and activity of the agency; and
does not include a corporation, agency, or instrumentality subject to chapter 91 of this title.
Source
(Added Pub. L. 101–576, title III, § 303(a)(1),Notes
Amendments
Change of Name
Effective Date; Waiver of Requirement; Resolution Approving Designation of Agencies
Waiver Authority
In general.—
The Director of the Office of Management and Budget may waive the application of all or part of section 3515(a) of title 31, United States Code, as amended by this section, for financial statements required for the first 2 fiscal years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act [
Agencies described.—
An agency referred to in paragraph (1) is any covered executive agency (as that term is defined by section 3515(f) of title 31, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a) of this section) that is not an executive agency identified in section 901(b) of title 31, United States Code.”