§950 Designation, Powers, and Accountability of Deputy Disbursing Officials

Summary

A Coast Guard disbursing official may name a deputy to act for them, but the Secretary must approve the appointment. The deputy can make payments for the disbursing official, sign checks on the Treasury disbursing accounts, and do other duties required by law. The deputy is subject to the same misconduct penalties as the disbursing official. If the disbursing official dies, becomes disabled, or leaves office, the deputy can keep handling the accounts and payments in the former official’s name until the last day of the second month after the month the event happens. The Treasury must honor checks signed in that name. The deputy, not the former official or the former official’s estate, is responsible for the deputy’s actions. If the Coast Guard is operating as a service in the Navy and section 2773 of title 10 applies, this part generally does not apply, but a deputy named earlier stays in effect under section 2773 unless ended by the original naming official or an authorized approver.