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THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL
DECISION . OF THE UNITED STATES
SA WASHINGTON. D.C. 20549
FILE: B-192246 DATE: January 8, 1979
MATTER OF: Mr. James H. Morrill- Reimbursement
for meal]
DIGEST: 1. Agency disallowed ermployee's claim for cost
of dinner purchased after arrival at temporary.
duty station in a high cost geographical area
since employee traveled on airplane flight on
which dinner was served and included in ticket
price. Employee's reasons for not eating the
furnished meal and purchasing a meal on arrival
are that because of official duties he ate a late
lunch and only 1-1/ 2 hours later dinner was
served to him on flight well in advance of
normal dinner hour. Payment in that situation
may be made since employee has a justifiable
reason for his action.
2. Claims amounting to less than $25 should normally
be handled by certifying and disbursing officers
under the procedures authorized in the letter of
July 14, 1976, and need not be submitted to the
Comptroller General for decision.
This action is in response to a memorandum dated June 2, 1978,
reference N41/238, from Mr. W-Smallets, Chief, Finance and
Accounting, National Security Agency, Central Security Service,
Department of Defense, requesting an advance decision on a travel
claim voucher for reimbursement of a dinner meal, purchased by
Mr. James H. Morrill, an employee stationed at Fort George G. 4
Meade, Maryland. The request was forwarded here by endorsement
dated June 22, 1978, from the Per Diem, Travel and Transportation
Allowance Committee, under PDTATAC Control No. 78-26.
The employee concerned was assigned to temporary duty in a high
cost geographical area and may be reimbursed on an actual expense
basis for necessary subsistence expenses, including cost of meals.
In traveling by air from the east coast for 2 days' temporary duty on
the west coast, the employee departed at 2:15 p. m. Eastern Standard
Time. A dinner meal was provided to the individual by the airline
at approximately 3:30 p. m. Eastern Standard Time. Since, as a
result of official duties, the employee had had a late lunch just prior
to the plane's departure, he did not eat that meal bit claims reim-
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