[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 31, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 31CFR205.12]

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                  TITLE 31--MONEY AND FINANCE: TREASURY
 
         CHAPTER II--FISCAL SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
 
PART 205--RULES AND PROCEDURES FOR EFFICIENT FEDERAL-STATE FUNDS TRANSFERS--Table of Contents
 
Subpart A--Rules Applicable to Federal Assistance Programs Included in a 
                        Treasury-State Agreement
 
Sec. 205.12  What funding techniques may be used?

    (a) We and a State may negotiate the use of mutually agreed upon 
funding techniques. We may deny interest liability if a State does not 
use a mutually agreed upon funding technique. Funding techniques should 
be efficient and minimize the exchange of interest between States and 
Federal agencies.
    (b) We and a State may base our agreement on the sample funding 
techniques listed in paragraphs (b)(1) through (b)(5) of this section, 
or any other technique upon which both parties agree.
    (1) Zero balance accounting means that a Federal Program Agency 
transfers the actual amount of Federal funds to a State that are paid 
out by the State each day.
    (2) Projected clearance means that a Federal Program Agency 
transfers to a State the projected amount of funds that the State pays 
out each day. The projected amount paid out each day is determined by 
applying a clearance pattern to the total amount the State will 
disburse.

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    (3) Average clearance means that a Federal Program Agency, on the 
dollar-weighted average day of clearance of a disbursement, transfers to 
a State a lump sum equal to the actual amount of funds that the State is 
paying out. The dollar-weighted average day of clearance is the day 
when, on a cumulative basis, 50 percent of the funds have been paid out. 
The dollar-weighted average day of clearance is calculated from a 
clearance pattern, consistent with Sec. 205.20.
    (4) Cash advance (pre-issuance or post-issuance) funding means that 
a Federal Program Agency transfers the actual amount of Federal funds to 
a State that will be paid out by the State, in a lump sum, not more than 
three business days prior to the day the State issues checks or 
initiates EFT payments.
    (5) Reimbursable funding means that a Federal Program Agency 
transfers Federal funds to a State after that State has already paid out 
the funds for Federal assistance program purposes.