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B-132900 1 (1976-02-19)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaddga0001 and id is 1 raw text is: COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D.C. 20.48 NITS B-132900 February 19, 1976 7g a The Honorable George H. MahonV Chairman, Committee on Appropriations%/ House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: By letter of December 19, 1975, with enclosure, you requested our views on the legality and propriety of certain actions proposed to be taken by the Department of the Army (Army) to deal with overobligations in four separate Army procurement appropriations: Procurement of Equip- ment and Missiles, Army, 1971/1973; Other Procurement, Army, 1972/1974; Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army, 1972/1974; and Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army, 1973/1975. The exact amount is not yet known,but the Army estimates that the ultimate overobligations and consequent cash deficiencies will be approximately $160 to 180 million. It appears that the overobligation results from numerous contracts-- some completed and others in progress--for which recorded obligations exist in the full contract amounts. Most of these contracts have been identified. Approximately 900 contractors and suppliers are currently performing and/or awaiting payment for completed work on 1,200 contracts financed by these accounts. No payments have been made since November 11, 1975, when the Secretary of the Army directed an immediate halt to disbursement of funds from these appropriations. Obviously these contracts violate the Antideficiency Act, R.S. § 3679, as amended, 31 U.S.C. § 665*V/(1970), which provides in pertinent part as follows: (a) No officer or employee of the United States shall make or authorize an expenditure from or create or authorize an obligation under any appropriation or fund in excess of the amount available therein; nor shall any such officer or employee involve the Government in any contract or other obligation, for the payment of money for any purpose, in advance of appropriations made for such purpose, unless such contract or obligation is authorized by law. 55 C - 55 CfpGan ..... wpm

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