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B-230939 1 (1989-08-14)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadcaj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: ThComptroUer General ofds. Undted States wagswo. D.C 20548 Decision Ar Meals for Attendees at Internal muserof: Government Meetings File: 8-230939 Dae: August 14, 1989 re U.S. Army may not pay for meals provided to employees at internal Army meeting within employees' official duty station. Although 5 U.S.C. S 4110 authorizes the payment for cost of meals where cost of meals is included in registration or attendance fee, 38 Comp. Gen. 134 (1958), or, in limited circumstance, where the cost of meala is separately charged, Gerald Goldberq, et al., 8-198471, way 1 1980, this provision has little or no bearing upon . purely internal business meetings or conferences sponsored by government agencies. 46 Comp. Gen. 135 (1966). DBCISION The Western Region Finance and Accounting Office, United States Army,vhas asked for our decision concerning the propriety of paying a voucher for 160 meals served Army personnel at an internal meeting. The Chief, Western Region Finance Office, questions whether under our prior decisions he can pay for the meals. The meeting's sponsor, the Sacramento Army Depot, maintains that the meeting constituted official.government training under the Government employees Training Act (GETA), 5 U.S.C. S 4101. The Depot further maintains that the meeting in question satisfies the four conditions laid cut in our prior decisions and thus the voucher may be paid. For the reasons discussed below, we conclude that the voucher may not be paid. The Sacramento Army Depot should take appropriate steps to necure payment from the attendees. BACKGR9uD On September 24# 1987. the Sacramento Army Depot sponsored a aQuarterly Maintenance Supervisor's Meeting for 160 of its employees at the Beverly Garland Hotel in Sacramento, PUBLISHED DECISION 68 Comp. C:'t .L.%..

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