NASA Policy Directive

NPD 9050.3F Effective Date: November 16, 2007 Expiration Date: November 16, 2012

Subject: Administrative Control of Appropriations and Funds

Responsible Office: Office of the Chief Financial Officer

1. POLICY

It is NASA's policy to maintain Fund Control Regulations in order to prescribe a system for positive administrative control of funds, restrict obligations and expenditures from each appropriation or fund account to the lower of the amount apportioned or available in the account, enable identification of the person responsible for any violations of the Antideficiency Act or other administrative division or subdivision of funds, ensure that funds are made available for timely obligation to NASA contracts, and provide procedures for dealing with violations or potential violations of the Antideficiency Act or other administrative division/subdivision of funds.

2. APPLICABILITY

This directive is applicable to NASA Headquarters and NASA Centers, including Component Facilities.

3. AUTHORITY

a. The National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, Public Law 85-568.

b. Title 31 U.S.C., Subtitle II, The Budget Process.

c. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-11, Section 145, Requirements for Reporting Antideficiency Act Violations, and Section 150, Administrative Control of Funds.

4. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS

a. Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990, Public Law 101-576.

b. NASA Fund Control Regulations.

5. RESPONSIBILITY

The Agency Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is responsible for developing the NASA Fund Control Regulations in accordance with Title 31, U.S.C., and OMB Circular No. A-11, submitting them to OMB for approval, and posting them on the CFO Web site at the following address: http://www.nasa.gov/offices/ocfo/references. The CFO is also responsible for ensuring that the NASA Fund Control Regulations are reviewed for possible revisions when OMB issues revised guidance on budget execution or when the Agency is reorganized or has incurred an Antideficiency Act violation.

6. DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY

The CFO may delegate all or part of the responsibilities listed in paragraph 5 to the Deputy CFO.

7. MEASUREMENTS

None.

8. CANCELLATION

a. NPD 9050.3E, dated May 31, 2002.

b. NPD 7000.3E, dated January 30, 2003

/s/ Michael D. Griffin
Administrator

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