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B-168774 1 (1970-01-23)

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COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE: UNITED STATES
           WASH-INQTON. D.C. 2094a


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JAN~ 2 3 1970


        By~ letter ftted January t. 1910, your Anistant Zeeretary for
 SAdinitttratioI rqveated a decision a to the lege-lity of progr.m
 Sfwids p~ying for the ependitures ineurrOj for teals served ~rig
 Sbugimae weetizgs mi~er the circwt otmees' set foxthb below

 AWN!, The letter statedi that tbo Department of .Lbor.'must pert~dicaly
 Sdiect eet 1np of na8tional advisory groups,, waagei4al grouzpq, aend/or
    kay persomel to reviev problem areas and detar~irie corrective naction~
-~to rewolve the. pr~ble areaft. At srzch imeetingst speolkeri pre'lent
  Z  riefigs on subJett =ttterx directly bearing on the problem finress.

        To hoA thor. metingi to a on~e or two day period the groups
S~twoYed are required to gtay together during vorking sessions, Bui
   bfss in -*Is* tondiaeW  dur-ing meal aeaiionv et uhiith s ers pres~ent
     ictpta relating to the pi~obleas areas thiiB achieviag uma busineos
     CacWpismt by. avoiding deays ina r    nVening workoupe    It Ur.
     .ttd that the meet aesitns could involye breAkfas, dInner and


        It is also fftated that Zww~rel1y'stirIi meetings do not involve*
 A~~I apoegi travel status. 7t isproposed tbat where eMployoesa
 11VILhte exptrts,. or evnsul1tants are paid trtvel -and per diem 4epenseen,
 04 rco   t of    =*Is Me~ wotdd be deaucte from their per diem elle. Mae
 t'W ' th  aeo      2 5. e    wl


jWO do not know of any sattute and nonfa hs~ been ct1led to our
~   ttttlan 'which rea-onab1lr am~id be construed as authoirizing payment
  .'O tb*. expftses *f' furnbing~ meats- ter the deatrihzed Ci .Rnzts es.
     iv , extablished that the Government - my an0t Pity the subs igtencec
 I ftmsea Of' or ftimrnZh free food to iciviliean employees at headquarters
     4 4-tiin to their regular coMpenzation withoixt apecif ic, authority
          *vft th w y be vorkin under tuuual conditions See
      Cam. ren h1I&' W? ind authoritles therein cited.      Sinae it igi
   sttW thatt generally such meetings do not Involve enmplcryeai in a
       ~V~ 5ttu~,.it lia presumed thet the weetingr, generolly tnhze p1.!n ce
           SAccordingly, the decision in 42 Comp,


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