31 U.S.C. § 9102
Establishing and acquiring corporations
An agency may establish or acquire a corporation to act as an agency only by or under a law of the United States specifically authorizing the action.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1995–2025 · leading case: Lebron v. Nat'l R.R. Passenger Corp., 513 U.S. 374 (1995).
Lebron v. Nat'l R.R. Passenger Corp., 513 U.S. 374 (1995). “31 U. S. C. § 9102 . Thus, in the years immediately following World War II, many Government corporations were dissolved, and to our knowledge only one, the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, was created.”
Wisconsin Bell, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Heath, 604 U.S. 140 (2025). “” 31 U. S. C. §9102 . In other words, the statute “pro- hibit[s] [the] creation of new Government corporations without specific congressional authorization.”
Varicon Int'l v. Off. of Pers. Mgmt., 934 F. Supp. 440 (D.D.C. 1996). “” 31 U.S.C. § 9102 . It is the plaintiffs position that USIS was established to “act as an agency.”
Starr Int'l Co., Inc v. United States, 121 Fed. Cl. 428 (Fed. Cl. 2015). “§ 9102 , which prohibits government entities from acquiring a controlling stake in a corporation so as to make the corporation an agency of the Government without express congressional authorization. The Court’s interpretation also is consistent with Federal Reserve Circulars…”
Whether the Creation of Natcast Violates the Gov't Corp. Control Act (OLC 2025). “” 31 U.S.C. § 9102 . We conclude that it does.”
Status of Nat'l Vets. Bus. Dev. Corp. (OLC 2004). “§ 103 and an “agency” under 31 U.S.C. § 9102 . March 19, 2004 MEMORANDUM OPINION FOR THE GENERAL COUNSEL OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET You have asked for our opinion whether the National Veterans Business De- velopment Corporation (“NVBDC”) is a “Government corporation” under…”
Applicability of Gov't Corp. Control Act to \Gain Sharing Benefit\" Agreement" (OLC 2000). “Specifically, we have been asked whether 31 U.S.C. §9102 (1994) requires NASA to obtain legislative authorization before entering into a “ gain sharing benefit” agreement with a private corporation that grants NASA deferred cash payments based on an increase in the value of the…”
Application of the Gov't Corp. Control Act & the Miscellaneous Receipts Act to the Canadian Softwood Lumber Settlement Agreement (OLC 2006). “You have asked whether one aspect of the proposed settlement, in which duties now held by the United States would be distributed by a private foundation to “meritorious initiatives” related to, among other things, timber-reliant communities, would violate the Government…”
Status of the Pub. Co. Acct. Oversight Bd. Under 18 U.S.C. § 207(c) (OLC 2007). “Similarly, we concluded that the National Veterans Business Development Corporation was an “agency” under 31 U.S.C. § 9102 . The statute creating that entity had “no .”
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