By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered and directed that accounts of all receipts and expenditures by governmental agencies, including corporations, created after March 3, 1933, the accounting procedure for which is not otherwise prescribed by law, shall be rendered to the General Accounting Office in such manner, to such extent, and at such times as the Comptroller General of the United States may prescribe, for settlement and adjustment pursuant to Title III of the Act of June 10, 1921, 42 Stat. 23.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
The White House,
January 3, 1934.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Executive Order 6549—Providing for Audit of Accounts of Emergency Agencies Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/362306