CLG 006 Certifying Officer Legislation Training for
Purchase Card Payments –DAU [2026/2027] Updated
Version | Verified Questions & Detailed Rationales
A Certifying Officer's certification attests to the legality, propriety and
correctness of a voucher for payment as defined in:
31 U.S.C Section 3528(a)
The payment voucher, all supporting documentation and any
determinations made by the Certifying Officer need to be:
Accessible and retrievable
The Certifying Officer is NOT accountable for which of the following?
Disbursing money according to properly certified vouchers.
Prior to a 1996 legislative change, the only positions pecuniarily liable
for erroneous payments within the DoD were which of the following?
Disburing Officers
, What does a Certifying Officer's certification tell a Disburing Officer?
The proposed payment is legal, proper, and correct.
Pecuniary liability is the personal liability for whom?
Certifying Officers
The payment voucher and supporting documentation will form an audit
trail.
TRUE
Which of the following best describes the sequence of certification
process actions?
Review, Compute, Certify
A Certifying Officer must depend on other personnel involved in the
payment authroizatioin process to provide accurate and timely documents
and quality service.
True
A Certifying Officer's request for relief statement is routed through
which agency?
Defense Finance and Accounting Services
Purchase Card Payments –DAU [2026/2027] Updated
Version | Verified Questions & Detailed Rationales
A Certifying Officer's certification attests to the legality, propriety and
correctness of a voucher for payment as defined in:
31 U.S.C Section 3528(a)
The payment voucher, all supporting documentation and any
determinations made by the Certifying Officer need to be:
Accessible and retrievable
The Certifying Officer is NOT accountable for which of the following?
Disbursing money according to properly certified vouchers.
Prior to a 1996 legislative change, the only positions pecuniarily liable
for erroneous payments within the DoD were which of the following?
Disburing Officers
, What does a Certifying Officer's certification tell a Disburing Officer?
The proposed payment is legal, proper, and correct.
Pecuniary liability is the personal liability for whom?
Certifying Officers
The payment voucher and supporting documentation will form an audit
trail.
TRUE
Which of the following best describes the sequence of certification
process actions?
Review, Compute, Certify
A Certifying Officer must depend on other personnel involved in the
payment authroizatioin process to provide accurate and timely documents
and quality service.
True
A Certifying Officer's request for relief statement is routed through
which agency?
Defense Finance and Accounting Services
