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B-214446 1 (1984-10-29)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadlzn0001 and id is 1 raw text is: THE COMPTROLLEN UlNERAL DECISION .OP THE UNITEO ETATEl 84 WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 FILE: B-214446 DATE: October 29, 1984 MATTER OF: Propriety of vouchers presented for certification DIGEST: 1. Payment is generally considered to be made on the date a Government check for payment is dated. 2. Certification of a purchase order voucher and issuance of a check prior to services being performed constitutes an advance payment even though the issued check is held in escrow under the Government's con- trol and is not released to the payee until performance is complete. 3. The advance payments of performers and judges at the Siglo de Oro Drama Festival are authorized under 41 U.S.C. S 255 and since the payments are for the contract price, the checks are held in escrow under Government control until services are issued, and the agency head has apparently determined that the advance payments are in the public interest. The certifying officer for the Southwest Region, National Park Service, Department of the Interior, has requested a decision on whether 31 U.S.C. S 3324(a) and (b) (1982) (formerly S 529) prohibits the certification of pay- ment vouchers for services not yet performed when the issued checks are sent to the vendors in care of a Government agent who releases them under the terms of the purchase orders only after all contract obligations are complete. The question arose when the certifying officer was asked to certify vouchers in connection with the Siglo de Oro Drama Festival sponsored by the Chamizal National Memorial at E.1

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