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B-230393, Jun 27, 1988, 67 Comp.Gen. 491

B-230393: Jun 27, 1988

Which are redeemable for cash if unused. Which are in some cases rare and expensive. The question is whether the advance payment for coupons. Sec. 3324(b). exception to this prohibition is set forth in 31 U.S.C. This Office has held that items which are read. The medical articles at issue are publications as contemplated by the statute. The advance purchase of coupons which are redeemable for cash...

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[Propriety of Advance VA Payments for Publications Coupons]

B-230393: Jun 27, 1988

The Veterans Administration (VA) requested a decision regarding the propriety of advance payments to purchase coupons which it could later exchange for published articles. GAO held that advance payments for such coupons did not violate the general prohibition against advances of public money, since: (1) a statute permitted exceptions for publications; and (2) VA could redeem the coupons for cash r...

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