---
kind: "section"
citation: "48 C.F.R. § 832.404"
title: "48"
number: "832.404"
heading: "Exclusions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/48/832.404"
---

# §832.404. Exclusions.

- (b)
  - (1) As permitted by [31 U.S.C. 3324(d)(2)](/usc/31/3324.md?p=d-2), VA allows advance payment for subscriptions or other charges for newspapers, magazines, periodicals, and other publications for official use, notwithstanding the provisions of [31 U.S.C. 3324(a)](/usc/31/3324.md?p=a). The term “other publications” includes any publication printed, microfilmed, photocopied or magnetically or otherwise recorded for auditory or visual use.
  - (2) As permitted by [31 U.S.C. 1535](/usc/31/1535.md), VA allows advance payment for services and supplies obtained from another Government agency.
  - (3) As permitted by [5 U.S.C. 4109](/usc/5/4109.md), VA allows advance payment for all or any part of the necessary expenses for training Government employees, including obtaining professional credentials under [5 U.S.C. 5757](/usc/5/5757.md), in Government or non-Government facilities, including the purchase or rental of books, materials, and supplies or services directly related to the training of a Government employee.

## Notes

### Amendments

[83 FR 49306, Oct. 1, 2018]

### Authority

Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 41 U.S.C. 1303; 41 U.S.C. 1702; and 48 CFR 1.301 through 1.304.

### Source

Source: 73 FR 2717, Jan. 15, 2008, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[83 FR 49306, Oct. 1, 2018]