22 U.S.C. § 2668 — Requisitions for advances to pay lawful

Page 1107 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 2668a 770, authorized security officers of Department of State and Foreign Service to carry firearms. See section 2709 of this title. Section 2667, act June 28, 1955, ch. 199, § 2, as added Aug. 27, 1964, Pub. L. 88–493, § 4, 78 Stat. 610, empowered security officers of Department of State and Foreign Service to make arrests without warrant. See section 2709(a)(5) of this title. § 2668. Requisitions for advances to pay lawful obligations (a) Authorization; accounting Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law the Secretary of State is authorized in his discretion to issue under the limitations and re- strictions hereinafter established requisitions for advances of funds to disbursing officers of the Fiscal Service of the Treasury Department, under a ‘‘State account of advances’’ not to ex- ceed the total amount of appropriations for the Department of State, the amounts so advanced to be used exclusively to pay upon proper vouch- ers obligations lawfully payable under the re- spective appropriations: Provided, That a sepa- rate ‘‘State account of advances’’ shall be estab- lished on the books of the Treasury Department relating to appropriations made to the Depart- ment of State for each fiscal year and that a ‘‘State account of advances’’ relating to the ap- propriations for one fiscal year shall not be used to pay vouchers pertaining to the appropriations of any other fiscal year. Expenditures from the amounts requisitioned under the ‘‘State account of advances’’ shall be charged to applicable ap- propriations on the books of the Treasury De- partment on the basis of transfer and counter warrants prepared in the State Department as of the close of each month and prior to audit, cer- tification, or adjustment by the Government Ac- countability Office. The Government Account- ability Office shall subsequently declare the sums finally due from the several appropriations upon audited vouchers according to law and shall certify the same to the Treasury Depart- ment which shall make the necessary adjust- ments between appropriations upon the basis of such audited settlements of the Government Ac- countability Office: Provided further, That such adjustments shall be reflected on the books of the Government in the month and fiscal year during which the audited settlements are cer- tified to the Treasury. (b) Removal of outstanding charges A charge outstanding in the ‘‘State account of advances’’ shall be removed by crediting the ac- count of advances and deducting the amount of the charge from an appropriation made avail- able for advances to the Department of State when— (1) relief has been granted or may be granted later to a disbursing official or agent of the Department operating under the account of advances and under a law having no provision for removing charges outstanding in the ac- count of advances; or (2) the charge has been— (A) outstanding in the account of advances for 2 complete fiscal years; and (B) certified by the Secretary of State to the Comptroller General as uncollectable. (c) Financial liability of disbursing agent or offi- cial Subsection (b) of this section does not affect the financial liability of a disbursing official or agent. (Apr. 25, 1940, ch. 154, 54 Stat. 163; 1940 Reorg. Plan No. III, § 1(a)(1), eff. June 30, 1940, 5 F.R. 2107, 54 Stat. 1231; Pub. L. 97–258, § 2(e), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1059; Pub. L. 108–271, § 8(b), July 7, 2004, 118 Stat. 814.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 170 of Title 5 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89–554, § 1, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378. AMENDMENTS 2004—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108–271 substituted ‘‘Govern- ment Accountability Office’’ for ‘‘General Accounting Office’’ wherever appearing. 1982—Pub. L. 97–258 redesignated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsecs. (b) and (c). Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS In subsec. (a), ‘‘Fiscal Service of the Treasury De- partment’’ substituted for ‘‘Division of Disbursement, Treasury Department’’ on authority of section 1(a)(1) of Reorg. Plan No. III of 1940, eff. June 30, 1940, 5 F.R. 2107, 54 Stat. 1231, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Govern- ment Organization and Employees, which consolidated such division into the Fiscal Service of the Treasury Department. See section 306 of Title 31, Money and Fi- nance. § 2668a. Disposition of trust funds received from foreign governments for citizens of United States All moneys received by the Secretary of State from foreign governments and other sources, in trust for citizens of the United States or others, shall be deposited and covered into the Treas- ury. The Secretary of State shall determine the amounts due claimants, respectively, from each of such trust funds, and certify the same to the Secretary of the Treasury, who shall, upon the presentation of the certificates of the Secretary of State, pay the amounts so found to be due. Each of the trust funds covered into the Treas- ury as aforesaid is appropriated for the payment to the ascertained beneficiaries thereof of the certificates provided for in this section. (Feb. 27, 1896, ch. 34, 29 Stat. 32.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 547 of Title 31 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 31, Money and Finance, by Pub. L. 97–258, § 1, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 877.