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B-238940 1 (1991-02-25)

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Comptroler General
of the United States
Wahlngton, D.C. 20548

Decision



Matter of:   Proper Appropriation to Charge for Expenses
             Relating to Nonseverable Training Course

File:       B-238940

Date:        February 25, 1991


DIGEST

The Department  of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, may
properly  charge fiscal year 1989 appropriations for the cost
of a training  course scheduled to begin the first day of
fiscal  year 1990 since the course was intended to meet a bona
fide  need of fiscal year 1989, scheduling of the course was
beyond  the agency's control, and the time between procurement
and performance  was not excessive.

DECISION

A Department  of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service (FNS),
certifying  officer requests our opinion regarding the proper
appropriation  to charge for expenses relating to an Office of
Personnel  Management, Federal Executive Institute (Institute)
training  course.  For the following reasons, we conclude FNS
may properly  charge the cost of the course to fiscal
year  1989.

BACKGROUND

At  the beginning of fiscal year 1989, the Food and Nutrition
Service  identified executive and management development as an
agency  need for the year.  In June, the Institute announced
that  its 4-week Leadership for Democratic Society course
was  scheduled to begin on October 1, 1989, the first day of
fiscal  year 1990.  The Acting Administrator at FNS determined
that  the course would meet the agency's fiscal year 1989
executive  and management development needs.  Therefore, in
August  1989 FNS reserved a space in the course.  The Institute
advised  FNS that it would bill the agency in advance of the
course  and that there was a no cancellation and no refund
policy.

FNS  advertised the training opportunity throughout the agency
and  accepted nominations through early September 1989.  On
September  19, 1989, FNS sent the Institute a copy of the
selected  employee's SF-182, Request, Authorization, Agreement

                                            PUBLISHED  DECSION

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