CLG 001 Fiscal Law Questions /ANSWERS LATEST 2022

CLG 001 Fiscal Law Questions
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1. i Which iof ithe ifollowing iis ia icorrect istatement iof iFiscal iLaw iPhilosophy:

iiii i If ithe ilaw iis isilent ias ito iwhether ia ipurchase ican ibe imade, iit iis
i probably isafe ito ispend iappropriated ifunds.
i i i i i Expenditure i of i appropriated i funds i is i proper i only i when i authorized

ib y iCongress.


i i i i i If ithe i commander isays ibuy i it, idon’t iworry i about iFiscal iLaw

iRegulations.


i i i i i Absent i a i specific i prohibition, i expending i appropriated i funds i is

ip ermitted.

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1. It iis iJuly i2010. iThe icontracting iofficer iat iFort iMason iis iabout ito iaward ia
icontract ifor ia icomputer isystem ithat i the iPost iEngineer iwill iuse i to itrack

iwork i orders i and i inventory. i This i $15,000 icomputer i system iis i readily

iavailable i within ia i few idays i from iany iof i several ilocal i vendors. i The iPost

iEngineer iintends i to iplace ithe i system iin i a iwarehouse i for i which

iconstruction i will i begin i in i December i2010. i The i contract i cites i FY i 2010,

iOperations i and i Maintenance, i Army i (OMA) i funds. i What i should i you

iadvise ithe icontracting iofficer?




iiii i The icontracting iofficer imay iaward i the icontract iciting iFY i2010 iOMA
ifunds. iObligating ifunds iin iJuly i2010 iwill inot iviolate ithe

iAntideficiency iAct. iThe iPost iEngineer, ihowever, imay inot ipay ifor ithe

isystem iuntil ithe iwarehouse iis icompleted.


i i i i i Because i the iPost iEngineer iwill iuse ithe isystem i to iperform

iinstallation ioperations, i and i because ithe i"lead i time" i exception

iclearly i permits i use i of i FY i 2010 i funds i for i the i system, i the i contract

iaward iis iproper.


i i i i i The icontracting iofficer ishould inot iaward ithis icontract. iTo ido isoiwould

iviolate ithe ibona ifide ineeds irule.


i i i i i Award inow iis iproper iif ithe iinstallation ilater iobtains iProcurement

ifunds i to ireplace ithe i funds i obligated ifor ithe i computer i system.


i i i i i None i of i the i above.


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1. If ia iparticular iexpenditure iis inot iprovided ifor iby iCongress, iin iorder ito
imeet ithe irequirements iof ithe iPurpose iStatute, i31 iU.S.C. i§ i1301, ithe

iexpenditure imust i be i necessary i and i incident i to i the i proper i execution i of

ithe i general i purpose iof i the i appropriation. i The iGAO i has i created ia i three-

ip art itest ito idetermine iwhether ian iexpenditure iis ia i“necessary

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expense” iof ian iappropriation. iWhich iof ithe ifollowing iIS iNOT ipart iof ithe
ithree-part ipurpose itest?




iiiiiiiiiii The i expenditure i must i be i necessary i and i incident i to i the i purposes
of ithe iappropriation.
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i i i i i i i i i i iThe iexpenditure imust inot ibe iprohibited iby ilaw. i


The icomptroller imust icertify ithe ifunds.
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iiiiiiiiiii The iexpenditure imust inot ibe iotherwise iprovided ifor.
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1. It iis i14 iSeptember i2010 iand iFort iTJAGLCS istill ihas i$4000 iin iFY i2010
i Operations i and i Maintenance, i Army i appropriations i that i it i "needs" i to

ispend. i MAJ i I.M. iThemann, i the i Supply i Officer i at i TJAGLCS, i has i a i brilliant

iidea. iAt i a i recent i union i meeting, i several iemployees i complained i about

ithe itaste iof ithe icold ibrown iwater icoming iout iof iseveral iwater ifountains.

iThe icold ibrown iwater, ihowever, iis inot iunhealthy, iunsafe, iunpotable, i or

i unwholesome. i MAJ i Themann i decides i Fort i TJAGLCS ishould i get i water

i coolers i to i use i as i substitutes i for ithe i water i fountains. iBy i calling i local

i vendors, i he i determines i $3600 i is i enough i money i to i pay ifor ione iyear iof

iwater idelivery iservice i(five iwater icoolers iand iten i5- igallon icontainers iof

iwater i for i each iof ithose iwater icoolers i each imonth).iMAJ iThemann ihas

istopped iby i your ioffice ito idetermine ihow ito i execute ithis i brilliant iidea

i and i whether i he i has i the i right i money i to i use. i He i wants ithe ibottled iwater

idelivery iservices ito icommence itomorrow, i15 iSeptember i 2010, i and i to

i last i through i 14 i September i 2011. i What i do i youitell ihim?




iiii i Use i of i FY i 2010 i Operations i and i Maintenance, i Army i appropriations
is iproper, iunder i10 iU.S.C. i§2410a, ito ibuy ithis ibottled iwater idelivery
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iservice.


i i i i i Use i of ithe i FY i2010 i Operations i and iMaintenance, i Army

iappropriations i is i only i proper i to i cover i the i time i period i running i 15

iS eptember i 2010 i to i 30 i September i 2010. i Fort i TJAGLCS i must i fund

ithe i period i running i from i 1 i October i 2010 i to i 14 i September i 2011

iwith i FY i 2011 i Operations i and i Maintenance, i Army i Appropriations.


i i i i i Since i most iof i the i contract iperiod i is i FY i 2011, i this i is i clearly i a i bona

ifide i need i of i FY i 2011, i so iFort i TJAGLCS i must i use i FY i 2011 i Operations

i and i Maintenance, i Army i Appropriations i to i fund i the ientire

icontractual iperiod.


i i i i i Fort i TJAGLCS i may i not i use i appropriated i funds i of i any i kind i to i fund

ithe ipurchase iof ithe iwater ior ithe icoolers, iunder ithese ifacts.

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