CLG 006 CERTIFYING OFFICER QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS
Certifying officers - Answer -Are not responsible for obtaining the signature of a
Disbursing Officer before validating the certification.
Which best describes the Certifying Officer? - Answer -Responsible for the correctness,
legality, and propriety of the certified voucher best describes the Certifying Officer.
False - Answer -Manual certifications are not allowed
DoD Component Heads or their desgnees are required by DoD FMR 7000.14R to do
what? - Answer -DoD Component Heads are required to Appoint Certifying Officers,
Departmental Accountable Officials, and Review Officials.
Which of the following personnel is not normally eligible for appointment as a Certifying
Officer? - Answer -Disbursing Officers are not normally eligible for appointment as a
Certifying Officer.
Which of the following would NOT be an expectation for a Certifying Officer? - Answer -
Knowledge of military processes and procedures is not an expectation for a Certifying
Officer for Purchase Card.
Certifying Officer - Answer -Appointees acknowledge their appointment in Section III of
the form.
Bonafide need - Answer -The Purchase Card purchase must meet
Which of the following is the Certifying Officer NOT accountable for? - Answer -The
Certifying Officer is not accountable for the design of the payment system.
Valid Payments for purchase cards consists of three components. Which of the
following is NOT one of those components? - Answer -Certification that the payment is
illegal
What are the three parts of a valid payment? - Answer -Bank invoice, valid
requirement, reallocation (if necessary).
Which of the following is not a type of certification? - Answer -Preliminary Certification
Certifying Officers have what type of pecuniary liability when dealing with erroneous
payments? - Answer -Automatic
, From whom does the Certifying Officer have the right to seek an advance decision
before certifying a questionable voucher? - Answer -General Counsel
If a request for relief is denied, the individual must remit personal funds equal to the
amount of the liability less any amounts collected. - Answer -True
What are Departmental Accountable Officials responsible for? - Answer -Supporting the
Certifying Officers with timely and accurate data, information, and/or service to ensure
proper payments.
A Certifying Officer's certification attests to the legality, propriety, and correctness of a
voucher for payment as defined in DoD Directive 7000.14R. - Answer -Fals
Certifying Officer's responsibilities are specified in: - Answer -All of these
Pecuiary liability is the personal liability for whom? - Answer -Certifying Officers
Who appoints the Certifying Officer? - Answer -Heads of DoD Components
Which form is used to appoint and terminate Certifying Officers? - Answer -DD Form
577
The amount of pecuniay liability is equal to: - Answer -The erroneous payment less any
amounts recovered from the payee.
Pecuniary liability attaches __________. - Answer -Automatically to Certifying Officers
when there is an erroneous payment.
A Certifying Officer's certification attests to the legality, propriety and correctness of a
voucher for payment as defined in: - Answer -31 U.S.C Section 3528(a)
The payment voucher, all supporting documentation and any determinations made by
the Certifying Officer need to be: - Answer -Accessible and retrievable
The Certifying Officer is NOT accountable for which of the following? - Answer -
Disbursing money according to properly certified vouchers.
Certifying Officer(s) for Purchase Card payments should: - Answer -All of these
Prior to a 1996 legislative change, the only positions pecuniarily liable for erroneous
payments within the DoD were which of the following? - Answer -Disburing Officers
What does a Certifying Officer's certification tell a Disburing Officer? - Answer -The
proposed payment is legal, proper, and correct.
Pecuniary liability is the personal liability for whom? - Answer -Certifying Officers
ANSWERS
Certifying officers - Answer -Are not responsible for obtaining the signature of a
Disbursing Officer before validating the certification.
Which best describes the Certifying Officer? - Answer -Responsible for the correctness,
legality, and propriety of the certified voucher best describes the Certifying Officer.
False - Answer -Manual certifications are not allowed
DoD Component Heads or their desgnees are required by DoD FMR 7000.14R to do
what? - Answer -DoD Component Heads are required to Appoint Certifying Officers,
Departmental Accountable Officials, and Review Officials.
Which of the following personnel is not normally eligible for appointment as a Certifying
Officer? - Answer -Disbursing Officers are not normally eligible for appointment as a
Certifying Officer.
Which of the following would NOT be an expectation for a Certifying Officer? - Answer -
Knowledge of military processes and procedures is not an expectation for a Certifying
Officer for Purchase Card.
Certifying Officer - Answer -Appointees acknowledge their appointment in Section III of
the form.
Bonafide need - Answer -The Purchase Card purchase must meet
Which of the following is the Certifying Officer NOT accountable for? - Answer -The
Certifying Officer is not accountable for the design of the payment system.
Valid Payments for purchase cards consists of three components. Which of the
following is NOT one of those components? - Answer -Certification that the payment is
illegal
What are the three parts of a valid payment? - Answer -Bank invoice, valid
requirement, reallocation (if necessary).
Which of the following is not a type of certification? - Answer -Preliminary Certification
Certifying Officers have what type of pecuniary liability when dealing with erroneous
payments? - Answer -Automatic
, From whom does the Certifying Officer have the right to seek an advance decision
before certifying a questionable voucher? - Answer -General Counsel
If a request for relief is denied, the individual must remit personal funds equal to the
amount of the liability less any amounts collected. - Answer -True
What are Departmental Accountable Officials responsible for? - Answer -Supporting the
Certifying Officers with timely and accurate data, information, and/or service to ensure
proper payments.
A Certifying Officer's certification attests to the legality, propriety, and correctness of a
voucher for payment as defined in DoD Directive 7000.14R. - Answer -Fals
Certifying Officer's responsibilities are specified in: - Answer -All of these
Pecuiary liability is the personal liability for whom? - Answer -Certifying Officers
Who appoints the Certifying Officer? - Answer -Heads of DoD Components
Which form is used to appoint and terminate Certifying Officers? - Answer -DD Form
577
The amount of pecuniay liability is equal to: - Answer -The erroneous payment less any
amounts recovered from the payee.
Pecuniary liability attaches __________. - Answer -Automatically to Certifying Officers
when there is an erroneous payment.
A Certifying Officer's certification attests to the legality, propriety and correctness of a
voucher for payment as defined in: - Answer -31 U.S.C Section 3528(a)
The payment voucher, all supporting documentation and any determinations made by
the Certifying Officer need to be: - Answer -Accessible and retrievable
The Certifying Officer is NOT accountable for which of the following? - Answer -
Disbursing money according to properly certified vouchers.
Certifying Officer(s) for Purchase Card payments should: - Answer -All of these
Prior to a 1996 legislative change, the only positions pecuniarily liable for erroneous
payments within the DoD were which of the following? - Answer -Disburing Officers
What does a Certifying Officer's certification tell a Disburing Officer? - Answer -The
proposed payment is legal, proper, and correct.
Pecuniary liability is the personal liability for whom? - Answer -Certifying Officers
