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Overview

This specially developed program is a comprehensive treatment of the most important fiscal law principles private industry and Government personnel must know. The program covers the entire budgetary process, from budget submission to contract for payment - how it moves forward and evolves at each key step.

  • Comprehensive training on the key principles of Federal appropriations and fiscal law.
  • Detailed coverage of the budgetary process enabling you to track high-dollar programs from proposal to authorization to appropriation.
  • Contractor financing methods and payment procedures.
  • How violations of the Antideficiency Act are identified, reported, and investigated.
  • Operations during funding gaps and continuing resolutions.
  • The impact of Federal appropriations law on the rights of contractors.
  • Changes in the process due to the Acquisition Streamlining Statutes.

The program begins with a review of the process by which agencies receive budget authority, the requirement to account for and administratively subdivide appropriated amounts, and the manner in which agencies commit funds and record obligations. In addition, the program details the limitations that Congress places on appropriated funds as to time, purpose and amount, and explains how violations of the Antideficiency Act are identified, reported and investigated. The program also covers operations during funding gaps and continuing resolutions, the impact of Federal appropriations law on the rights of contractors, and highlights changes in the process that have resulted from FASA, FARA, and other recent legislation.

In addition to detailed lectures, you will receive a valuable written text of materials-for use during the program and as a guide to the appropriations, budgetary and fiscal law processes.

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Agenda
8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Hilton Head, SC
8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Tampa, FL
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
All Other Locations

An Overview of Fiscal Law

a. Constitutional Issues

b. The Federal Appropriations Process

c. Executive Agency Accounting Systems

d. Framework for Analyzing a Fiscal Problem

e. Available Resources

 

2. Obligating Appropriated Funds

a. Formal Commitment Accounting

b. General Rules of Obligation

c. Recording Particular Obligations

d. Recording Adjustments to Obligations

e. Special Rules Pertaining to Terminated Contracts

f. Advanced Rules of Obligations

g. Recording Obligations Under Options

 

3. Purpose Limitations

a. Statutory Basis

b. How to Identify an Appropriations Purpose

c. Augmentation of Appropriations

d. Expense/Investment Threshold

e. Other Purpose Issues

 

4. Time Limitations

a. Determining the Period of Availability

b. How Replacement Contracts Are Funded

c. The Bona Fide Need Rule

d. Multiyear Funds and Multiyear Contracts

e. Use of Expired and Closed Appropriations

 

5. Amount Limitations

a. An Overview of the Antideficiency Act (ADA)

b. Apportionment Limitations

c. Limitations Pertaining to Administrative Subdivisions

d. Appropriation Level Limitations

e. Contractor Recovery When ADA Is Violated

f. Accepting Voluntary Services

g. Voluntary Creditor Rules

h. Sanctions for ADA Violations

i. Investigating ADA VIolations

 

6. Continuing Resolutions and Funding Lapses

a. Introduction and Overview

b. Operations During Funding Lapses

c. Operations Under Continuing Resolutions

 

7. Payment and Collection

a. Contract Financing After FASA

b. Working with the Prompt Payment Act

c. Assignment of Claims

d. Debt Collection Methods

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Certificates of Completion are provided to all seminar participants who attend Federal Publications Seminars courses following the event, upon request.
CPE: Continuing Professional Education
Field of Study: Specialized Knowledge
Delivery Method: Group-Live Classroom
Federal Publications Seminars is affiliated with West Professional Development and is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org.
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CPE Hours
This program is eligible for: 13.0 (CPE) hours of credit
Program Level: Basic
Program Prerequisite: None
Advance Preparation: None
Method: Group-Live
CLP: Continuous Learning Points
Approved for CLP by Defense Acquisition University
Defense Acquisition Workforce members must acquire 80 Continuous Learning Points (CLP) every two years from the date of entry into the acquisition workforce for as long as the member remains in an acquisition position per DoD Instruction 5000.66. We will provide you with documentation of points awarded for completing the event.
CLP Hours
This program is eligible for: 11.0 (CLP) hours of credit
CLE: Continuing Legal Education
States have widely varying regulations regarding MCLE credit. LegalEdcenter is an approved provider in AL, AK, AR, CA, GA, IL, ME, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VI, VT, WA, WI, and WV. Credit may be applied for in other jurisdictions on request and in accordance with state MCLE rules.
Please note that because some states are changing their policy on CLE reporting, you will need to fill out the request for credit from Federal Publications Seminars within 10 business days, or we may not be able to issue credits for the program.
CLE Hours
This program is eligible for: 11.0 (60 minutes), 13.0 (50 minutes)
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