48 CFR § 32.702 - 32.702 Policy.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s32.702"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "48 CFR § 32.702 - 32.702 Policy."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "32.702"
section_name: "32.702 Policy."
chapter_number: 1
chapter_name: "FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS"
part_number: "32"
part_name: "CONTRACT FINANCING"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "41 U.S.C. 1121(b); 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 4 and 10 U.S.C. chapter 137 legacy provisions (see 10 U.S.C. 3016); and 51 U.S.C. 20113."
regulatory_source: "48 FR 42328, Sept. 19, 1983, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "32"
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# 32.702 32.702 Policy.
No officer or employee of the Government may create or authorize an obligation in excess of the funds available, or in advance of appropriations (Anti-Deficiency Act, 31 U.S.C. 1341), unless otherwise authorized by law. Before executing any contract, the contracting officer shall (a) obtain written assurance from responsible fiscal authority that adequate funds are available or (b) expressly condition the contract upon availability of funds in accordance with 32.703-2.
[48 FR 42328, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 51 FR 2665, Jan. 17, 1986]