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B-210555.9 1 (1984-06-28)

handle is hein.gao/gaobachgd0001 and id is 1 raw text is: COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON D.C. 20648 B-210555.9 June 28, 1984 DO NOT MAKE AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC RAING The Honorable Jake Garn FOR 30 DAYS United States Senate R AED Dear Senator Garn: This is in response to your letter dated April 3, 1984, requesting clarification of the law regarding the transporta- tion of spouses of high-ranking Government officials in Govern- ment vehicles. As set forth below, it is our opinion that the circumstances in which the transportation of the unaccompanied spouse of a Government official, at least in the United States, reasonably could be deemed to be for an official purpose, and therefore permissible, would be very limited. S The use of Government vehicles is governed by 31 U.S.C. sY1344 which reads, in part: (a) Except as specifically provided by law, an appropriation may be expended to main- tain, operate, and repair passenger motor vehicles or aircraft of the United States Gov- ernment that are used only for an official purpose. The balance of section )/1344 deals chiefly with the transporta- tion of Government employees in Government vehicles between their homes and workplaces and is not relevant in this analy- sis. (The law regarding home-to-work transportation of Govern- ment employees was reviewed in A-tail in a recent Comptroller General decision, 62 Comp. Gen.438 (1983).) Accordingly, the law in this area is not difficult to sum- marize: vehicles may be used to transport spouses or other rel- atives of Government employees in the United States,/ only for an official purpose. However, sectiona344 provides no guid- ance as to what circumstances would give rise to an official purpose. Further, precedent in this area is sparse. 1/ 22 U.S.C. S4700 (1982) permits the transportation of families of Government employees stationed at overseas Foreign Service posts.

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