AIR
Fund Cite Authorization is also known as the ___ ____ ____ ___.
What is Air Force Form 616?
The Air Form 616, Fund Cite Authorization (FCA), represents the ____________ stage of accounting in the General Accounting and Finance System (GAFS or BQ).
What is commitment?
A FCA may not be issued to an activity ______ of the Government or to an individual who isn’t a Government employee or military member
What is outside?
A FCA, when citing multiple-year appropriation, may or may not cross fiscal years.
What is may?
True or False: More money can be obligated/spent than what has been reserved on the FCA.
What is FALSE?
___________ reservations of funds are based upon firm procurement directives, orders, requisitions or a request which authorizes the incurrence of an obligation without further approval by or recourse to the fund certifying officer.
What is administrative?
________ information to identify the requesting activity on the FCA would be office, name, grade, and signature (usually electronic if using ABSS), the activity that will administer the FCA, amount request, period of request and specific purpose.
What is Required?
What should always be verified prior to committing the next purchase?
What is fund availability?
Which office is required at least quarterly to verify all commitments; including any open FCAs, to ensure they are valid and any and all obligation have been posted.
What is the Accounting Liaison Office (ALO)?
FCA's are normally used for what period of time?
In most cases, a FCA is used during the normally operating period (Oct – Mid Sep) of each fiscal year, for on-going recurring expense instead of having a new document certified each time.
Name at least two uses of the AF Form 616 by On Base Activities.
What are issuing travel orders (including DITY moves), storage and shipping charges (UPS, FEDEX, and Powertrack), legal claims, miscellaneous contractual expenses for call on a Blanket purchase Agreement (BPA), charges through another base’s supply office for units going TDY.
What are calls?
What are documents charged against the FCA called in which the commitment stage is decreased in GAFS?
What may happen when a valid obligation exceeds the amount authorized on a FCA?
What is possible violation of the Anti-Deficiency Act?
Which of the following are authorized to incur obligations?
a. ALO
b. Budget Office
c. Contracting Officers
d. DFAS
Who are (C) Contracting Officers?
Which of the following is not a valid use of a FCA?
a. Storage and shipping charges
b. Legal claims
c. Cover GPC charges d. Issuing travel orders
What is (C) cover GPC charges?
All commitment and obligation documents must show the complete ________ classification and FCA advice number.
What is accounting?
TRUE/FALSE: The FCA recipient is responsible for the following: Complying with all instructions on the FCA, submitting documents as outlined on FCA, and tracking all document activity using reverse side of FCA
What is TRUE?
Which regulation is most commonly used for management of the AF Form 616 while deployed?
What is AFPAM 65-110 - Deployed Agent Operations?
While deployed how often should the DO/DDO be informed of your balance on your AF Form 616?
What is at least weekly?
A FCA may be issued to an activity outside of the Government or to an individual who isn’t a Government employee or military member.
What is FALSE?
A FCA may not be issued to an activity outside of the Government or to an individual who isn’t a Government employee or military member.
Which regulation are the complete instructions for the recipient of the AF Form 616 listed in?
What is DFAS-DE 7010.1-R, paragraph 17.6. The recipient is required to use reverse side (or electronic equivalent) of the FCA to track all document activity being cited off FCA.
A FCA must be issued for a _______ period of time and _______ purpose.
What is specific?
TRUE/FALSE: Issuance of the FCA is not a transaction that legally obligates an appropriation or fund.
What is TRUE?
Who is the AF Form 616, FCA, normally issued to?
Who is the Paying Agent?
Who can be appointed as a paying agent? By Whom?
Who are Officers, enlisted members, or civilian employees may be appointed as a PA.
The commander will issue the appointment letter (refer to DoDFMR Vol. 5, paragraph 020604B