Chapter 6
31 USC 1517—Obligation or Disbursement in Advance or Excess of Apportionment
Chapter 4 discussed in detail the first part of the Antideficiency Act (ADA), the restriction against obligating or disbursing in advance or excess of an appropriation (31 USC 1341). This chapter explores 31 USC 1517, which applies the same restrictions to apportionments and other administrative subdivisions of funds (31 USC 1514). While these violations are more easily fixed by the agency or the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) than are violations of 1341, they are violations of the act nevertheless and carry the same reporting requirements.
ABOUT APPORTIONMENT
60. What is apportionment?
Apportionment is a process by which, as the name suggests, appropriated ...
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