OGC-94-33 Principles of Federal Appropriations Law

611 Pages·1996·2.58 MB·English

United States General Accounting Office
GAO Office of the General Counsel
November 1994 Principles of
Federal
Appropriations
Law
Second Edition
Volume III
GAO will not update Volume III of the Second Edition of the
Principles of Federal Appropriations Law; this volume covers
topics that are no longer GAO’s responsibility. The electronic
version of Volume III of the Second Edition will continue to be
available because of its historical value. The electronic version of
Volume V of the the Second Edition is available at
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-02-271SP (index and table of
authorities for the Second Edition) remains available to support
research in Volume III of the Second Edition.
GAO/OGC-94-33

Foreword
Volume III of this second edition continues the process of revising and
updating Principles of Federal Appropriations Law, originally published in
1982. This is our “claims and judgments” title, consolidating in one volume
our coverage of claims against the United States, claims by the United
States (debt collection), and the payment of judgments and related
litigation awards.
While we will publish a fourth (and final) volume, the first (1982) edition
of Principles is now completely superseded with the issuance of this
Volume III.
We thank our readers for their expressions of support and hope they will
continue to find Principles a useful reference.
Robert P. Murphy
General Counsel
November 1994
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“He who lives a long life and never changes his opinions may value himself upon his
consistency; but rarely can be complimented for his wisdom.”
Justice Joseph Story in a letter written in 1818, quoted in 75 Harv. L. Rev.
707, 720 (1962).
Abbreviations
CDA Contract Disputes Act of 1978
C.F.R. Code of Federal Regulations
FAR Federal Acquisition Regulation
FCCS Federal Claims Collection Standards
FTCA Federal Tort Claims Act
FY Fiscal Year
GAO General Accounting Office
MTMC Military Traffic Management Command
OMB Office of Management and Budget
TFM Treasury Financial Manual
UCC Uniform Commercial Code
U.S.C. United States Code
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