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B-192721 1 (1979-01-22)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacubt0001 and id is 1 raw text is: ~. ... ...~64W W-ers . .*.~...a. as. *a* ~ b.~.~a~ . ea. ~ s..ma~ ~ t e r 'a ~ ~ a ~1~L) ~ ~ ~fI S *'Q jA7 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 6 el 641 I REPLY REFEII To; B-192721 OFpFICCOF GENERALCOUN5EL Mr. ola E, Childers 2007 Bay Street -7Morehead City, North Carolina 28557 i.t.t1 i-i' '4Iq~ JIll 2 2 1979 Dear Mr. Childers: This is in furtherjreference to your letter of August 8, 1978, requestifghinformation regarding the time limit on residence . Vr- Reimbursement to Federal employees of certain expenses incurred in connection with residence transactions incident to a transfer of duty station is governed by section 5724(a)(4) of title 5, United States Code. By Executive Order No. 11609, July 221 1971, the presidential authority to issue regulations under 5 U.S.C. 5724(a) was delegated to the General Services Administration (GSA), Pursuant to this authority, the GSA promulgated paragraph 2-6,le of the Federal Travel Regulations (FTR) (FPHR 101-7, May 1973) which governs time limitations for reimbursement of expenses incurred in connection with real estate transactions. That section provides, in pertinent part, that the Government may reimburse employees for expenses incurred in connection with the Sale of a residence at the old oftIcial station and the purchase of a residence at the new official station, provided the settlement date for the sale and purchase are nut later than 1 year after the date the employee reports for duty at the new official station. The agency head is also author- ized to extend this time limit for an additional period not to exceed 1 year. Thus, there is-no authority to reimburse employees for expenses incurred after the 2-year time limit, regardless of when .the employee's request for an extension was received by the agency. 57 Comp. Gen. 28, 30 (1977). This regulation was promulgated pursuant to the statutory authority of 5 U.S.C. 5724(a) '(1976) and has the force arid effect of law. It may not be waived or modified in any individual case, regardless of extentuating circumstances. B-191203, May 11, 1978, and B-189043, July 1, 1977. V 1~ I-I%, , '{ t qhjc. Ci~LIA I - 11. 1

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