---
title: "Check a draft federal construction invoice against the proper-invoice return rule"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/construction-and-infrastructure/check-ai-drafted-payment-claims-and-schedules-against-the-security-of-pa/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A11-B8-1-US"
practice_area: "Construction & Infrastructure"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Check a draft federal construction invoice against the proper-invoice return rule

> List each item the draft invoice leaves blank, and each reason already written on a returned invoice, with the page. Do not decide that the invoice is not a proper invoice.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/construction-and-infrastructure/check-ai-drafted-payment-claims-and-schedules-against-the-security-of-pa/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Construction & Infrastructure](https://ailawframework.com/practice/construction-and-infrastructure.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | List each item the draft invoice leaves blank, and each reason already written on a returned invoice, with the page. Do not decide that the invoice is not a proper invoice. |
| What the lawyer must review | 31 U.S.C. § 3903(a)(7) requires regulations under which an agency reviews an invoice as soon as practicable to decide whether it is a proper invoice within the meaning of § 3901(a)(3). An invoice determined not to be a proper invoice must be returned as soon as practicable, and not later than 7 days after receipt, specifying the reasons. Days by which the agency exceeds that 7-day return shorten the time for payment without interest. This is an agency-payment rule. It is not a security-of-payment Act, and § 3901(a)(3) was not opened, so the elements of a proper invoice are not stated here. You decide whether the draft meets the definition. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Check AI-drafted payment claims and schedules against the security-of-payment Act](https://ailawframework.com/practice/construction-and-infrastructure/check-ai-drafted-payment-claims-and-schedules-against-the-security-of-pa.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: List each item the draft invoice leaves blank, and each reason already written on a returned invoice, with the page. Do not decide that the invoice is not a proper invoice.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Section 3903 governs what an agency must do with an invoice. It does not create an adjudication.
- Open § 3901(a)(3) before deciding that an invoice is or is not proper. That definition was not opened.

## Sources

- [31 U.S.C. § 3903, Prompt Payment regulations](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/31/3903) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 9011](https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frbp/rule_9011) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Victorian payment claim checks](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/construction-and-infrastructure/vic-payment-claim-checks.md) | Checklist | Yellow | Checks for a payment claim under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2002 (Vic), taken from the Building and Plumbing Commission page on making a claim. |
| [Victorian payment schedule checks](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/construction-and-infrastructure/vic-payment-schedule-checks.md) | Checklist | Yellow | Checks for a Victorian payment schedule: the 10 business day period, what the schedule must state, and the Commission's statement of the consequence of missing it. |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*