Justice Kagan, in dissent, explained that the Comptroller General can enforce the law through a lawsuit:Second, the Act gives the Comptroller General (a legislative officer) a way to sue over presidential impoundments. That suit, the Executive argues, would "supplant[ ] interbranch negotiations" and "leapfrog[ ] the Comptroller General" if allowed to go forward. The Supreme Court, per Chief Justice Burger, discussed the status of the Comptroller General in Bowsher v. Synar (1986). There is an argument that the Comptroller General exercises executive powers, and accordingly, would be viewed as an executive officer. To be clear, the Solicitor General has not conceded that the Comptroller General could actually bring this suit.