agencyhas the meaning given the term in section 551 of title 5.
annual financial statementmeans the annual financial statement required under section 3515 of this title or similar provision of law.
compliancemeans that an executive agency—
Do Not Pay Initiativemeans the initiative described in section 3354(b).
electronic funds transfermeans any transfer of funds, other than a transaction originated by cash, check, or similar paper instrument, that is initiated through an electronic terminal, telephone, computer, or magnetic tape, for the purpose of ordering, instructing, or authorizing a financial institution to debit or credit an account.
Federal paymentsincludes— Such term shall not include any payment under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
paymentmeans any transfer or commitment for future transfer of Federal funds such as cash, securities, loans, loan guarantees, and insurance subsidies to any non-Federal person or entity or a Federal employee, that is made by a Federal agency, a Federal contractor, a Federal grantee, or a governmental or other organization administering a Federal program or activity.
payment for an ineligible good or serviceincludes a payment for any good or service that is rejected under any provision of any contract, grant, lease, cooperative agreement, or other funding mechanism.
recovery auditmeans a recovery audit described in section 3352(i).
significantmeans that, in the preceding fiscal year, the sum of a program or activity’s improper payments and payments whose propriety cannot be determined by the executive agency due to lacking or insufficient documentation may have exceeded—
Statemeans each State of the United States, the District of Columbia, each territory or possession of the United States, and each Federally recognized Indian tribe.