Mod 2 Property Accountability

Question 1

What is property accountability?

Answer 1

Obligation of a person to keep records of property, documents, or funds

Question 2

What is property responsibility?

Answer 2

• The relationship between people and the property under their control.
• Will be assigned and acknowledged in writing for all property recorded in the property book

Question 3

What is the supply economy?

Answer 3

• Only the proper item in the necessary amount is used to accomplish a task
• “Waste not”
• aka “stewardship of resources”

Question 4

What are the three types of property classification?

Answer 4

Expendable
Nonexpendable
Durable

Question 5

What is the responsibility of the property officer?

Answer 5

• Tracks all the unit’s property
• Inventory conducted at least once a year
• Responsible for this property until he assigns the responsibility to somebody else by hand receipt
• Ensures PHRH signs for property

Question 6

Define command responsibility

Answer 6

• obligation of a commander to ensure all Government property within their command is properly used and cared for, and that proper custody, safekeeping, and disposition are provided.
• Command responsibility is inherent in command and cannot be delegated.

Question 7

Define supervisory responsibility

Answer 7

• obligation of a supervisor to ensure all Government property issued to, or used by their subordinates is properly used and cared for
• arises because of assignment to a specific position
• is not contingent upon signed receipts or responsibility statements and cannot be delegated

Question 8

Define direct responsibility

Answer 8

• Obligation of a person to ensure all Government property for which they have receipted, is properly used and cared for
• results from assignment as an accountable officer, receipt of formal written delegation, or acceptance of
  the property on hand receipt
• can not be transferred

Question 9

Define custodial responsibility

Answer 9

• Obligation of an individual for property in storage, awaiting issue, or turn-in to exercise reasonable and prudent actions to properly care for or disperse property
• Results from assignment as a supply sergeant, supply custodian, supply clerk, or warehouse person

Question 10

Define personal responsibility

Answer 10

Obligation of a person to exercise reasonable and prudent actions to properly use, care for, safeguard, and dispose of all Government property with or without receipt

Question 11

Define supply discipline

Answer 11

• Maintaining compliance with established DA regulations to administer supply economy effectively
• Applies to the use of supply funds

Question 12

Define non-expendable items

Answer 12

• Personal property that is not consumed in use and that retains its original identity during the period of use
• Requires formal accountability throughout the life of the item
• i.e. serialized items

Question 13

Define durable items

Answer 13

• Personal property that is not consumed in use and that does not require property book accountability but
• Because of its unique characteristics, requires control when issued to the user

Question 14

Define expendable items

Answer 14

Property that is consumed in use, or loses its identity in use, or items not consumed with a value less than $300

Question 15

What is MEDCASE

Answer 15

Medical Support Equipment Program - A centralized funding program providing the investment of capital expense equipment required for Army health care activities at fixed Army Medical Treatment Facilities (MTFs) throughout the world

Question 16

What is CEEP

Answer 16

Capital Expense Equipment Program - for capital items less than $100,000 and utilizing local funds

Question 17

What is SuperCEEP

Answer 17

For capital items more than $100,000 up to $250,000

Question 18

What is an MTOE unit

Answer 18

Modified Table of Organization and Equipment (has a wartime mission)

Question 19

What is an TOE unit

Answer 19

Table of Organization and Equipment (has no assigned wartime mission)

Question 20

What is a TDA unit

Answer 20

Table of Distribution and Allowances (non-deployable unit)

Question 21

Who is the Primary Hand Receipt Holder?

Answer 21

The Commander

Question 22

What form number is a Hand Receipt?

Answer 22

DA 2062

Question 23

What is a hand receipt used for?

Answer 23

• Record issue of property book and durable items
• Original kept by Property book officer, copy to receipt holder
• Must be kept current

Question 24

What is a DA 3161

Answer 24

• “Request for Issue or Turn-in”
• Used for temporary issue of property 30 days or less
• Can be used as a change document for a DA 2062 for 6 months or less

Question 25

Change of Command Inventory requirements

Answer 25

• Update all signature cards
• Assumption of Command orders - who is authorizing signature cards
• Ensure property is on hand, serviceable, safeguarded

Question 26

What is a cyclic inventory?

Answer 26

Periodic partial inventory of items (10% per month, 25% quarterly, etc)

Question 27

Sensitive Items Inventory

Answer 27

Sensitive items inventoried at least quarterly, explosives inventoried monthly
(DA PAM 710-2-1)

Question 28

OCIE Inventory

Answer 28

• “Organizational clothing and individual equipment”

- Semi-annually (annual NG)

Question 29

What is a cash purchase relief of responsibility?

Answer 29

Voluntary purchase of replacements for lost or
damaged hand tools or OCIE from the SSSC or CIF
- Total cost of controlled items (PA&E, ie weapons) plus
- Total cost of other equipment or property (OEP) or one month base pay (whichever is less)

Question 30

What is a DD 362

Answer 30

Statement of Charges

Question 31

What is a DD 200

Answer 31

Financial Liability Investigation of Property Loss

• negligence or misconduct in loss of item
• for any item worth more than one month base pay

Question 32

FMSWeb contains what information

Answer 32

Unit assigned personnel and equipment

Question 33

What sensitive items must be inventoried monthly?

Answer 33

Weapons, Ammo, Explosives