Comptrollers Fiscal Law - Module I & II Test - 100% Correct

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Comptrollers Fiscal Law & Accreditation Course Module I - Test Question 1 Due to increased operations in Afghanistan, the Army is running low on Hellfire missiles (air launch, antitank missile.) Ha... ving exhausted the Missile Procurement, Army appropriation, an enterprising comptroller recommends using funds from the Procurement of Ammunition, Army appropriation. His argument is that “missiles are a type of ammunition so we can use either.” Can the Army use the Procurement of Ammunition, Army appropriation? Yes. It is for the war effort so anything goes. Yes. The enterprising comptroller is correct; missiles are a type of ammunition. No. This purchase should be handled by the Department of State as it deals with overseas activities. No. There is a specific appropriation for the purchase of missiles. This is the only proper appropriation that can be used. Question 2 If a particular expenditure is not provided for by Congress, in order to meet the requirements of the Purpose Statute, 31 U.S.C. § 1301, the expenditure must be necessary and incident to the proper execution of the general purpose of the appropriation. The GAO has created a three-part test to determine whether an expenditure is a “necessary expense” of an appropriation. Which of the following IS NOT part of the three-part purpose test? The expenditure must be necessary and incident to the purposes of the appropriation. The expenditure must not be prohibited by law. The comptroller must certify the funds. The expenditure must not be otherwise provided for. Question 3 The Fort TJAGLCS installation commander is hosting an awards ceremony for several service members within the command who will be departing soon for a new duty station. The commander will be awarding each of them a Meritorious Service Medal (MSM) honoring their accomplishments while at Fort TJAGLCS. He intends to have a local art frame shop frame each awardee's award certificate and he will present the framed certificate as part of the ceremony. In addition, he plans to purchase cake and punch and serve it upon completion of the awards ceremony. Assuming the commander intends to use appropriated funds to make these purchases, is there anything wrong with these intended purchases? This study source was downloaded by 100000860583932 from CourseHero.com on 01-26-2023 08:11:43 GMT -06:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/71731941/Comptrollers-Fiscal-Law-Module-I-II-Testdocx/ No. He may use appropriated funds to purchase both the frame for the award certificates and the cake and punch to be served at the ceremony if he deems these expenses necessary to honor the award recipients. Yes. The military awards statute, 10 U.S.C. § 1125, gives us the authority to issue military awards so we must be able to frame them. The statute does not, however, allow Fort TJAGLCS to incur other necessary expenses to honor the award recipients' accomplishments while at Fort TJAGLCS. Therefore, the cake and punch may not be purchased with appropriated funds. Yes. The military awards statute, 10 U.S.C. § 1125, only gives us the authority to issue the actual military awards/certificates of award. It does not allow Fort TJAGLCS to incur any other expenses to honor the award recipients' accomplishments. Therefore, neither the cake and punch nor the frames may be purchased with appropriated funds. Yes. The military awards statute, 10 U.S.C. § 1125, only gives us the authority to issue the actual military awards/certificates of award. In order to pay for the cake and punch using appropriated funds, the commander will have to declare the awards ceremony a mandatory training event. Even then, the frames could not be paid for using appropriated funds. Question 4 A valid Bona Fide Need exists when: The first General Officer in the chain of command says so, regardless of when the supplies/services are needed. The contract is awarded and funds are obligated. Two witnesses agree that a Bona Fide Need exists. The unit uses the supplies, or for service cont [Show More]

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