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HHS Financial Policy Library

Topics on this page: Applicable Acts | Authoritative Sources


Numerous laws, Acts, regulations, and authoritative sources govern financial policies. Below are commonly used authorities and references.

Applicable Acts

  • Accountability of Tax Dollars Act
  • Antideficiency Act
  • Cash Management Improvement Act
  • Chief Financial Officers Act
  • Digital Accountability and Transparency Act
  • Debt Collection and Improvement Act
  • Economy Act
  • Federal Financial Management Improvement Act
  • Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act
  • Government Management Reform Act of 1994
  • Government Performance Results Act
  • Grant Oversight and New Efficiency Act
  • Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010
  • Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012
  • Improper Payments Information Act of 2002
  • Prompt Payment Act
  • Single Audit Act of 1984
  • Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996

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Authoritative Sources

  • Code of Federal Regulations
    • 45 CFR, Part 75, “Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for HHS Awards”
  • Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board Handbook
  • Federal Acquisition Regulation
  • Federal Audit Clearinghouse
  • Government Accountability Office
    • Government Auditing Standards
    • Principals of Federal Appropriations Law
    • Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government
  • National Archives and Records Administration: General Record Schedules
  • Office of Management and Budget
    • Office of Management and Budget Circulars
    • Office of Management and Budget Bulletins
    • Office of Management and Budget Memorandum
  • Treasury
    • Treasury Financial Manual (TFM)
    • TFM Bulletins
    • United States (U.S.) Standard General Ledger
  • U.S. Code

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Content last reviewed March 7, 2019
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