32.404 Exclusions.
-
(a) This subpart does not apply to advance payments authorized by law for-
-
(1) Rent;
-
(2) Tuition;
-
(3) Insurance premiums;
-
(4) Expenses of investigations in foreign countries;
-
(5) Extension or connection of public utilities for Government buildings or installations;
-
(6) Subscriptions to publications;
-
(7) Purchases of supplies or services in foreign countries, if-
-
(i) The purchase price does not exceed $15,000 (or equivalent amount of the applicable foreign currency); and
-
(ii) The advance payment is required by the laws or government regulations of the foreign country concerned;
-
-
(8) Enforcement of the customs or narcotics laws; or
-
(9) Other types of transactions excluded by agency procedures under statutory authority.
-
-
(b) Agencies may issue their own instructions to deal with advance payment items in paragraph (a) of this section authorized under statutes relevant to their agencies.