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B-194321 1 (1979-08-07)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadhmg0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DECISON T~r1E coMPTROLLER GENERAL 4~2~AOF THE UNITED STATES VAS H i NGTON , 0 .C ,20548 ,FILE: 943Z A DATE: August 7, 1979 MATTER OF: Reimbursement ef-+he- evernment of American .-~- -'-Samoa for mok tp~frffr supplies and -telephon-eservices for the Et- C nren--- DIGEST: Comptroller 1. A Department of the Interior (DOI) certifying officer, may certify a voucher signed by-the United States Government Comptroller for American Samoa to reimburse the Government of American Samoa for payment dfor office supplies and telephone services purchased for the United States Government Comptroller's Office, in view of the Government Comptroller's acknowl- edgement that the supplies and services were received. 2. Federal Administrative funds may not be advanced to the Government of American Samoa in anticipation of future purchases of supplies and services to be made by American Samoa on behalf of the United States Government Comptrol- ler, in the absence of specific legislative authority./ The Economy Act, 31 U.S. C. § 686 (1976) which authorizes advance payments, applies only to transactions between Federal Government departments or establishments. A certifying officer of the Department of the Interior (DOI) has requested an opinion on the propriety of certifying for payment a voucher for reimbursement of the Government of American Samoa (American Samoa) for $4, 312. 12. The payments were made by American Samoa for supplies and services procured by it, for the use of the United States Government Comptroller for American Samoa. The certifying officer is concerned because initial exam- ination of claims and subsequent disbursement were performed by local government employees from local revenues. He questions whether he may rely on-the adequacy of the examination of claims performed by the local government. Assuming we find that the voucher may be certified for payment, the certifying officer also asks whether Federal administrative funds may be advanced to American Samoa in anticipation of future purchases, under an arrangepment similar to advances between Federal agencies under the Economy Act, 31 U.S.C. § 686 (1976). JFvI-- -I- .es2

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