DHS
Antideficiency
Act (ADA): How
to Comply and
Stop Violations
exam questions
and answers
A government purchase card (GPC) card holder used the
GPC for personal, non-govt purchases. did the card holder
violate an ADA provision?
Yes, 31 U.S.C. 1341 - Limitations on expending and
obligating amounts.
At the urging of the chairman, a member of a federal
commission agreed to waive his statutory entitlement to
$100 per day while involved in commission business. The
year after the commission was disbanded, the former
member changed his mind and filed a claim for a portion
of the compensation he would have received had it not
, been for the waiver. Since the $100 per day was a
statutory entitlement, the purported waiver was invalid,
and the former commissioner was entitled to be paid. Did
the card holder violate an ADA provision? If so, which one?
Yes, 31 U.S.C. 1342 - Limitation on Voluntary Services.
An office manager purchased fitness equipment for the
office for which appropriations were not available. Did the
cardholder violate an ADA provision? If so, which one?
Yes, 31 U.S.C. 1341 - Limitations on expending and
obligating amounts.
A DOD activity used family housing funds in excess of the
statutory limit for maintenance and repair of a family
housing unit without prior Congressional approval. Did the
cardholder violate an ADA provision? If so, which one?
Yes, 1517 - Prohibited Obligations & Expenditures.
In Excess of
spending moremoney than you have or spending mony for
something the law doesn't allow.
In Advance of
funds were spent, for example, during a lapse in
appropriation or by spending money without fulfilling
conditions imposed by congress
Bona Fide Needs Rule
you cant use current year funds to fulfill a later-year
requirement taking place after the funds have expired.
Bona Fide Needs Rule Exceptions
-Lead-time: normal production lead-time in determining
bona fide need for a purchase
-stock-level exception: agencies may use current year
funds to replace stock consumed in the current fiscal year,
Antideficiency
Act (ADA): How
to Comply and
Stop Violations
exam questions
and answers
A government purchase card (GPC) card holder used the
GPC for personal, non-govt purchases. did the card holder
violate an ADA provision?
Yes, 31 U.S.C. 1341 - Limitations on expending and
obligating amounts.
At the urging of the chairman, a member of a federal
commission agreed to waive his statutory entitlement to
$100 per day while involved in commission business. The
year after the commission was disbanded, the former
member changed his mind and filed a claim for a portion
of the compensation he would have received had it not
, been for the waiver. Since the $100 per day was a
statutory entitlement, the purported waiver was invalid,
and the former commissioner was entitled to be paid. Did
the card holder violate an ADA provision? If so, which one?
Yes, 31 U.S.C. 1342 - Limitation on Voluntary Services.
An office manager purchased fitness equipment for the
office for which appropriations were not available. Did the
cardholder violate an ADA provision? If so, which one?
Yes, 31 U.S.C. 1341 - Limitations on expending and
obligating amounts.
A DOD activity used family housing funds in excess of the
statutory limit for maintenance and repair of a family
housing unit without prior Congressional approval. Did the
cardholder violate an ADA provision? If so, which one?
Yes, 1517 - Prohibited Obligations & Expenditures.
In Excess of
spending moremoney than you have or spending mony for
something the law doesn't allow.
In Advance of
funds were spent, for example, during a lapse in
appropriation or by spending money without fulfilling
conditions imposed by congress
Bona Fide Needs Rule
you cant use current year funds to fulfill a later-year
requirement taking place after the funds have expired.
Bona Fide Needs Rule Exceptions
-Lead-time: normal production lead-time in determining
bona fide need for a purchase
-stock-level exception: agencies may use current year
funds to replace stock consumed in the current fiscal year,
