Federal · Title 31 — Money and Finance
31 U.S.C. § 3324: Advances
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Except as provided in this section, a payment under a contract to provide a service or deliver an article for the United States Government may not be more than the value of the service already provided or the article already delivered. a specific appropriation or other law; or the duties of the official promptly and faithfully; and an obligation of the Government; or an individual serving in the armed forces at a distant station if the President decides the advance is necessary to disburse regularly pay and allowances. Before the Secretary of the Treasury acts on a requisition for an advance, the Comptroller General shall act on the requisition under section 3522 of this title . The Comptroller General does not countersign a requisition for an advance. payment of tolls of commercial carriers; leasing facilities for sending messages; and installing and maintaining facilities for sending messages; and charges for a publication printed or recorded in any way for the auditory or visual use of the agency.
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