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HHS Policy on Promoting Efficient Spending








  
  
    

  
      





January 23, 2015

**MEMORANDUM**

To:
			OPDIV and STAFFDIV HeadsFrom:
			Ellen G. Murray  */ Signed /*
			Assistant Secretary for Financial ResourcesSubject:
			HHS Policy on Promoting Efficient Spending: Use of Appropriated Funds for Conferences and Meeting Space, Food, Promotional Items, and Printing and PublicationsThe purposes of this memorandum are to remind the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Operating and Staff Divisions of the following Policies on Promoting Efficient Spending and update the policy on Conferences and Meeting Space:

​Use of Appropriated Funds for Conferences and Meeting Space – Updated and Reissued January 23, 2015
	Use of Appropriated Funds for Food – Issued January 3, 2012
	Use of Appropriated Funds for Promotional Items – Issued January 3, 2012
	Use of Appropriated Funds for Printing and Publications – Issued January 3, 2012​These policies promote the Department’s commitment to comply with appropriations law and to make sure that our dollars are being spent efficiently and wisely, and support the:

Executive Order on Promoting Efficient Spending (EO 13589);
	Executive Order on Delivering an Efficient, Effective, and Accountable Government (EO 13576);
	Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum on Eliminating Excess Conference Spending and Promoting Efficiency in Government (M-11-35); and OMB Memorandum on Promoting Efficient Spending to Support Agency Operations (M-12-12) and OMB M-17-08 which amends M-12-12 (M-17-08)These policy revisions are effective immediately and apply to all sources of funds (whether from an annual appropriation, multi-year appropriation, no year appropriation, appropriated user fee, mandatory appropriation, gift funds, or reimbursements from such appropriations, etc.), as well as non-appropriated funds, i.e., those set by law, etc.

Please share this transmittal memorandum and the attached policies with all appropriate officials within your OPDIV or STAFFDIV.  Questions regarding this policy may be addressed to Clarence Randall, of the Office of Acquisition (OA), at Clarence.randall@hhs.gov.
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HHS Policy on Promoting Efficient Spending (January 23, 2015): Use of Appropriated Funds for Conferences and Meetings, Food, Promotional Items, and Printing and Publications

Attachment 1: HHS Policy on Use of Appropriated Funds for Conferences and Meeting Space

	Exhibit 1: Conference Spending Provisions of the HHS Appropriations Act
		Exhibit 2: List of Meetings and Events that are Not Conferences
		Exhibit 3: Report on Conferences Held by HHS OPDIVs and STAFFDIVs in Excess of $20,000
	Attachment A: HHS Conference Request and Approval Form
	Attachment B: HHS Conference Request for Waiver Form
	Attachment C: HHS Conference Attendance Request and Approval

                    
  


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