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B-204818 1 (1982-07-13)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadkml0001 and id is 1 raw text is: THE COMPTROLLER SENEMAL DECIBION OF THE UNITED BTATES WASHINGTON. D. C. 20540 FILE; B-204818 DATE: July 13, 1982 MATTER OF: H. Flynn, Finance and Accounting Officer-- Request for advance decision concerning payment for transportation services DIGEST: 1. Under 31 U.s.C9 § 244(a) (Supp. III, 1979), payment for transportation services for or on behalf of the United States shall be made upon presentation of bills prior to audit by the General Services Admin- istration or its designee. The United States Army Finance Center, Europe, has been designated to perform the post- payment audit of European Comand transportation bills. 2. While certifying and disbursing officers of the United States are relieved of liability for overpayments made for transportation furnished on authorized transportation forms due to imptoper transportation rates, the accountable officer is responsible for reviewing bills for other types of billing impro-- prieties, for example, ensuring that the transportation services billed were duly authorized and that the bills are complete. 3. Certifying and disbursing officers of the *.a- United States Army Finance Center in Europe acting in good faith are relieved of liabil- '•t'* ity for certification or payment of transpor- tation bills made by them using agency sampling techniques consistent with the Comptroller *General and the General Services Administration guidelines. 4 4. Transportation vouchers and supporting 1*01 documents covering freight and trans- *. portation charges of settled accounts of accountable officers of the United ,i States Army Finance Center in Europe may be destroyed after they have been 14,; ,...,

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