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§ 2668. Requisitions for advances to pay lawful obligations
(a) Authorization; accounting
(b) Removal of outstanding chargesA charge outstanding in the “State account of advances” shall be removed by crediting the account of advances and deducting the amount of the charge from an appropriation made available 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 account 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 official
(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.)