1) The Certifying Officer is NOT accountable for which of the following?
[Recognize what the Certifying Officer is accountable for.] [Remediation
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Disbursing money according to properly certified
vouchers.
The amount of any illegal, improper, or incorrect payment resulting
from an inaccurate or misleading certification.
Any payment prohibited by
law.
Any payment that does not represent a legal obligation under the
appropriation or fund involved.
2) The payment voucher and supporting documentation will form an audit
trail. [Recognize the requirements for a valid payment of a voucher.]
True
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3) A Certifying Officer must depend on other personnel involved in the
payment authorization process to provide accurate and timely documents
and quality service. [Explain the concepts of reliable information and the audit trail relevant
to payment certification.]
True
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4) Pecuniary liability attaches __________. [Define pecuniary liability]
Automatically to Certifying Officers when there is an erroneous
payment.
only if recovery is not
accomplished.
Automatically to Supervisors when a payment is
made.
When a Reviewing Official petitions for its
attachment.
5) The amount of pecuniary liability is equal to: [Indicate how the Certifying Officer
is held accountable for erroneous payments] [Remediation Accessed :N]
The erroneous payment less any amounts recovered from
the payee.
The entire amount of the
overpayment.
The amount is determined by
mediation.
The value of the payment
voucher.
6) In the Purchase Card program, what are the two types of fraud that may
lead to an erroneous payment? [Identify the rights of the Certifying Officer.]
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Third Party and
Government.
Gross and
negligent.
Bank Invoice and Cardholder Certified
Transactions.
Wire and
mail.
7) A successful recovery of payment does not relieve the Certifying Officer of
pecuniary liability. [Recognize how a Certifying Officer can be relieved of pecuniary liability,
including partial recovery of a loss.] [Remediation Accessed :N]
True
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8) Payment arrangements for settlement of the liability are made between:
[List outcomes if request for release of pecuniary liability is denied.] [Remediation
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The Certifying Officer and the
DFAS
The Certifying Officer and the
Courts
Legal Counsel and the
DFAS
Legal Counsel and the
Courts
9) Length of service may be used to mitigate negligence. [Identify factors that are
not relevant to granting relief of pecuniary liability.]
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True
10) A Certifying Officer’s certification attests to the legality, propriety and
correctness of a voucher for payment as defined in: [Define certification with
regard to certifying vouchers for payment.]
31 U.S.C. Section
3528(a).
Public Law 104-106, Section
913.
DoD Directive
7000.14R.
Title 10 Section
2784.
11) A proper manual payment certification includes whose signature? [List
the types of certification.] [Remediation Accessed :N]
The Certifying
Officer
The Disbursing
Officer
The Payment Review
Officer
All of
these
12) What are Departmental Accountable Officials responsible for? [List the key
personnel involved in the certification process and their responsibilities.] [Remediation
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Supporting the Certifying Officers with timely and accurate data,
information, and/or service to ensure proper payments.
Seeking decisions of the Comptroller General in cases of questionable
payments.
Collecting overpayments and fraudulent
payments.
Utilizing a prepayment statistical sample procedure to perform quality
control reviews of payment vouchers or documents.
13) Certifying Officer(s) for Purchase Card payments should: [Identify the
qualifications of a Certifying Officer.]
All of
these
Have knowledge of their servicing bank dispute
process.
Have knowledge of the payment process (e.g. availability of funds and
location of designated paying and accounting offices).
Be knowledgeable of the area in which they are performing
certifications.
14) Appointees acknowledge their appointments in which section of DD Form
577? [Recognize appointment and termination process for Certifying Officers.] [Remediation
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Section III
Section
I
Section
II
Section
IV
15) What does a Certifying Officer’s certification tell a Disbursing Officer?
[Recognize the manual and electronic payment certification process.] [Remediation
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The proposed payment is legal, proper and
correct.
The proposed payment is from appropriate
funds.
There may or may not be supporting documentation for the
payment.
The computations are probably
correct.
16) Per /Title 10 U.S.C. Section 2784 purchase card payments are to comply
with the governing GSA Contract(s). [Identify the legislation, regulation, and references
that pertain to Certifying Officer Legislation (COL).]
True
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1) Section 3528(a) of Title 31 of the U.S. Code makes the Certifying
Officers responsible for: [Recognize what the Certifying Officer is accountable for.]
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Computation of a certified
voucher.
Initiating a request for post-payment review of a doubtful
payment.
Performing collection action in cases of
overpayments.
Appointing payment review
officials.
2) Pecuniary liability acts as an incentive to guard against: [Indicate how the
Certifying Officer is held accountable for erroneous payments]
Error and
dishonesty
Fault or
negligence
Errors and
theft
Corruptio
n
3) From whom does the Certifying Officer have the right to seek an advance
decision before certifying a questionable voucher? [Identify the rights of the
Certifying Officer.] [Remediation Accessed :N]
General
Counsel
Director, DFASHQ
Disbursing
Officer
Commanding
Officer
4) A Certifying Officer’s request for relief statement is routed through which
agency? [Recognize how a Certifying Officer can be relieved of pecuniary liability, including
partial recovery of a loss.]
Defense Finance and Accounting
Services
Pentago
n
Under Secretary of
Defense
Office of Management and
Budget
5) If a request for relief is denied, the individual must remit personal funds
equal to the amount of the liability less any amounts collected. [List outcomes
if request for release of pecuniary liability is denied.]
True
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6) Which of the following is not a type of certification? [List the types of
certification.]
Preliminary
Certification
Voucher
Certification
Voucher Awaiting Payment (VAP)
Certification
Subsequent
Certification
7) What is the Disbursing Officer responsible for? [List the key personnel involved in
the certification process and their responsibilities.] [Remediation Accessed :N]
Disbursing money only as provided by vouchers duly certified by
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