§ 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—
(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—