31 U.S.C. § 3322
Section 3322 · Disbursing officials
Current version, with additions and removals from the April 26, 1996 version.
(a) The Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer public money to a disbursing official only by draft or warrant written on the Treasury. Except as provided in section 3716 and section 3720A of this title and subsection (b) of this section, a disbursing official shall—
(a) The Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer public money to a disbursing official only by draft or warrant written on the Treasury. Except as provided in section 3716 and section 3720A of this title and subsection (b) of this section, a disbursing official shall—
(1) deposit public money as required by section 3302 of this title; and
(1) deposit public money as required by section 3302 of this title; and
(2) draw public money from the Treasury or a depositary only—
(2) draw public money from the Treasury or a depositary only—
(A) as necessary to make payments; and
(A) as necessary to make payments; and
(B) payable to persons to whom payment is to be made.
(B) payable to persons to whom payment is to be made.
(b) In a place without a depositary, the Secretary, on deciding it is essential to the public interest, may authorize specially in writing that public money be—
(b) In a place without a depositary, the Secretary, on deciding it is essential to the public interest, may authorize specially in writing that public money be—
(1) deposited in any other public depositary; or
(1) deposited in any other public depositary; or
(2) kept in another manner under regulations the Secretary decides are the safest and most effective in making a payment to a public creditor easier.
(2) kept in another manner under regulations the Secretary decides are the safest and most effective in making a payment to a public creditor easier.
(c) A disbursing official is not liable for an overpayment provided under a United States Government bill of lading or transportation request when the overpayment is caused by the—
(c) A disbursing official is not liable for an overpayment provided under a United States Government bill of lading or transportation request when the overpayment is caused by the—
(1) use of improper transportation rates or classifications; or
(1) use of improper transportation rates or classifications if the Administrator of General Services has determined that verification by a prepayment audit conducted pursuant to section 3726(a) of this title for a particular mode or modes of transportation, or for an agency or subagency, will not adequately protect the interests of the Government; or
(2) failure to deduct the proper amount under—
(2) failure to deduct the proper amount under—
(A) a land grant law; or
(A) a land grant law; or
(B) an equalization or other agreement.
(B) an equalization or other agreement.