USACE Contracting Officer Review Board (CORB) Practice Test

Issuing a letter authorizing expenditures before funds are available would be anti-deficient.

True False It would be allowed with managerial approval It would be routine practice

Correct Answer:

True

Explanation:

The government cannot incur or authorize expenditures before funds are actually available. This is prohibited by the Anti-Deficiency Act, which requires obligations to be supported by appropriations or other available budget authority. A letter that commits the government to spend money when no funds exist would bind the government to incur a cost without budget authority, creating an improper, anti-deficient obligation. In practice, you must wait for funds to be appropriated or otherwise made available, or rely on a specific statutory authority that explicitly allows an advance or emergency action.

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