DFARS 213.305-3 Conditions for use
Subsection Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
Facts
- Citation
- DFARS 213.305-3
- Type
- Subsection
- Supplements
- FAR 13.305-3 Conditions for use
- Last amended
- 87 FR 76988 Effective Dec 30, 2022
- Text as of
- DFARS Change May 7, 2026
- Official text
- acquisition.gov
Text from acquisition.gov. Federal Register history from the Federal Register's records of the rules that amended this subsection.
Text
(d)
(i) On a very limited basis, installation commanders and commanders of other activities with contracting authority may be granted authority to establish imprest funds and third party draft (accommodation check) accounts. Use of imprest funds and third party drafts must comply with—
(A) DoD 7000.14-R, DoD Financial Management Regulation, Volume 5, Disbursing Policy and Procedures; and
(B) The Treasury Financial Manual, Volume I, Part 4, Chapter 3000.
(ii) Use of imprest funds requires approval by the Director for Financial Commerce, Office of the Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), except as provided in paragraph (d)(iii) of this subsection.
(iii) Imprest funds are authorized for use without further approval for—
(A) Overseas transactions at or below the micro-purchase threshold in support of a contingency operation as defined in 10 U.S.C. 101(a)(13) or a humanitarian or peacekeeping operation as defined in 10 U.S.C. 3015(2); and
(B) Classified transactions.
Federal Register history
Quick answers
What is DFARS 213.305-3?
DFARS 213.305-3 is a subsection of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, titled "Conditions for use".
When was DFARS 213.305-3 last changed?
The most recent final rule on record is "Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Reorganization of Defense Acquisition Statutes (DFARS Case 2022-D018)" (87 FR 76988), published Dec 16, 2022 and effective Dec 30, 2022.
Are changes to DFARS 213.305-3 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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