116 STAT. 2636 PUBLIC LAW 107-314—DEC. 2, 2002 of the Department of Defense before March 1, 2001, that is recorded in the Department of Treasury Budget Clearing Account (Suspense) designated as account F3875, the Unavailable Check Cancellations and Overpayments Account (Suspense) designated as account F3880, or an Undistributed Intergovernmental Payments account designated as account F3885, and for which no appropriation for the Department of Defense has been identified— (A) any undistributed collection credited to such account in such case shall be deposited to the miscellaneous receipts of the Treasury; and (B) subject to paragraph (2), any undistributed disbursement recorded in such account in such case shall be canceled. (2) An undistributed disbursement may not be canceled under paragraph (1)(B) until the Secretary of Defense has made a written determination that the appropriate official or officials of the Department of Defense have attempted without success to locate the documentation necessary to identify which appropriation should be charged with such disbursement and that further efforts to do so are not in the best interests of the United States. (b) RESOLUTION OF CHECK ISSUANCE DISCREPANCIES.— (1) In the case of any check drawn on the Treasury that was issued by or on behalf of the Department of Defense before October 31, 1998, for which the Secretary of the Treasury has reported to the Department of Defense a discrepancy between the amount paid and the amount of the check as transmitted to the Department of Treasury, and for which no specific appropriation for the Department of Defense can be identified as being associated with the check, the discrepancy shall be canceled, subject to paragraph (2). (2) A discrepancy may not be canceled under paragraph (1) until the Secretary of Defense has made a written determination that the appropriate official or officials of the Department of Defense have attempted without success to locate the documentation necessary to identify which appropriation should be charged with the amount of the check and that further efforts to do so are not in the best interests of the United States. (c) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall consult the Secretary of the Treasury in the exercise of the authority granted by subsections (a) and (b). (d) DURATION OF CANCELLATION AUTHORITY FOLLOWING DETER- MINATION. —(1) A particular undistributed disbursement may not be canceled under paragraph (1)(B) of subsection (a) more than 30 days after the date of the written determination made by the Secretary of Defense under paragraph (2) of such subsection regarding that undistributed disbursement. (2) A particular discrepancy may not be canceled under paragraph (1) of subsection (b) more than 30 days after the date of the written determination made by the Secretary of Defense under paragraph (2) of such subsection regarding that discrepancy. (e) PROGRAM TERMINATION. —No authority may be exercised under this section after the date that is two years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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