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 PUBLIC LAW 97-258—SEPT. 13, 1982 (A) a disbursing official if the President decides the advance is necessary to carry out— (i) the duties of the official promptly and faithfully; and (ii) an obligation of the Government; or (B) an individual serving in the armed forces at a distant station if the President decides the advance is necessary to disburse regularly pay and allowances. (c) Before the Secretary of the Treasury acts on a requisition for an advance, the Comptroller General shall act on the requisition under section 3522 of this title. The Comptroller General does not countersign a requisition for an advance. (d) The head of an agency may pay in advance from appropriations available for the purpose— (1) to the Secretary of the Army, charges for messages sent by the Secretary of the Army for the head of the agency, including charges for— (A) payment of tolls of commercial carriers; (B) leasing facilities for sending messages; and (C) installing and maintaining facilities for sending messages; and (2) charges for a publication printed or recorded in any way for the auditory or visual use of the agency. §3325. Vouchers (a) A disbursing official in the executive branch of the United States Government shall— (1) disburse money only as provided by a voucher certified by(A) the head of the executive agency concerned; or (B) an officer or employee of the executive agency having written authorization from the head of the agency to certify vouchers; (2) examine a voucher if necessary to decide if it is— (A) in proper form; (B) certified and approved; and (C) computed correctly on the facts certified; and (3) except for the correctness of computations on a voucher, be held accountable for carrying out clauses (1) and (2) of this subsection. (b) Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to disbursements of a military department of the Department of Defense, except for disbursements for departmental pay and expenses in the District of Columbia. (c) On request, the Secretary of the Treasury may provide to the appropriate officer or employee of the United States Government a list of persons receiving periodic payments from the Government. When certified and in proper form, the list may be used as a voucher on which the Secretary may disburse money. § 3326. Waiver of requirements for warrants and advances (a) When the Secretary of the Treasury and the Comptroller General decide that, with sufficient safeguards, existing procedures may be changed to simplify, improve, and economize the control and accounting of public money, they may prescribe joint regulations for waiving any part of the requirements in effect on September 12, 1950, that—

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