AIPM- Exam 3 (2025) Actual Exam Questions and Answers A+ Graded.

AIPM- Exam 3 (2025) Actual Exam
Questions and Answers A+ Graded



After .Congress .passes .the .DoD .Appropriations .Bill .and .the .President .signs .it,
.the .Office .of .Management .and .Budget .(OMB) .distributes .the .Budget .Authority
.to .DoD. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Apportionment


Who .sends .apportions .funds .(Budget .Authority) .to .the .DoD .Comptroller .on .a
.quarterly, .annual, .or .other .periodic .basis .depending .on .the .appropriation? .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER .-Office .of .Management .and .Budget .(OMB)


Flow .of .funds: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-CONGRESS .= .APPROPRIATION
OFFICE .OF .MANAGEMENT& .BUDGET .= .APPORTIONMENT
DEPARTMENT .OF .DEFENSE .= .RELEASE
DEPARTMENT .OF .ARMY .= .ALLOCATION

Authority .granted .by .appropriation .law .to .enter .into .obligations .that .will .result
.in .immediate .or .future .outlays. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Budget .Authority


What .does .the .Execution .Phase .in .the .PPBE .process .consist .of: .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER .-Commitment
Obligation
Expenditure
Outlay

An .administrative .reservation .of .funds, .made .upon .receipt .of .a .request .for
.spending. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Commitment


Is .the .legal .reservation .of .funds .to .make .a .future .payment .of .money. .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER .-Obligation


A .charge .against .available .funds .evidenced .by .voucher, .claim, .or .other
.document .approved .by .a .competent .authority .(represents .the .actual .payment
.of .funds). .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Expenditure


Occurs .when .the .vendor .cashes .the .expenditure .check .and .money .flows .from
.the .Treasury .to .the .vendor .or .supplier. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Outlay


Happens .when .a .program .office .has .a .history .of .under-utilizing .their .budget
.authority. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Over-funding


Occurs .when .a .program .cannot .execute .its .planned .program .with .the .funds
.requested. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Under-funding

, After .funds .have .passed .their .obligation .period .(e.g., .RDT&E .is .2 .years) .they .go
.into .the ._______ .for .5 .years .and .cannot .be .used .for .new .obligations .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER .-Expired .Account


After .the .5-year ."expired" .period .has .passed .the .funds .are .________ .and .can
.no .longer .be .used .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Cancelled


Prepared .for .all .appropriation .years .that .have .not .been .completely .expended,
.even .if .the .period .of .obligation .availability .has .expired. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-
Expenditure .Plans

Prepared .for .each .fiscal .year .of .funding .that .is .available .for .new .obligations. .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER .-Obligation .Plans


Requires .that .funds .appropriated .by .Congress .be .used .only .for .the .programs
.and .purposes .for .which .the .appropriation .is .made. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-
Misappropriation .Act

Prohibits .an .obligation .in .excess .of .the .appropriated .amount .or .amount
.permitted .by .agency .regulations. .(Forbids .contract .or .obligation .in .advance .of
.appropriations .and .requires .agency .regulations .to .monitor .and .fix
.responsibility .for .violations .of .the .act.) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Anti-Deficiency
.Act


Funds .appropriated .for .a .particular .area .can .only .be .used .during .the .period .in
.which .the .appropriation .is .available .for .new .obligations. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER
.-The .Bona .Fide .Need .Rule


Permits .the .use .of .funds .for .purposes .other .than .those .originally .intended .by
.Congress. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Reprogramming


Three .types .of .Reprogramming: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Congressional .Prior
.Approval .Reprogramming
Internal .Reprogramming .
Below .Threshold .Reprogramming

Congressional .Prior .Approval .Reprogramming .are .used .when: .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER .-Congressional .Special .Interest .Item
Major .system .procurement .quantity .increases .
General .Transfer .Authority

Charaterisitics .of .Internal .Reprogramming .actions: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-No
.change .in .the .purpose .or .amounts .approved .by .Congress. .
Approved .by .the .DoD .Comptroller .
Administrative .realignment .of .funds

Transfer .of .funds .among .programs .within .an .appropriation .category, .but .it .is
.subject .to .certain .rules .and .limitations .(up .to .$20 .million .of .procurement .funds