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B-183489 1 (1975-06-30)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadcgj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: a C SIDl FILE: B-183489 4,- tNITED THE COMPTkOLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, O.C. 20548 D97/A2q DATE: JUN 3O01975kq7/aq MATTER OF: Loss of advance travel funds by traveler DIGEST: In absence of authority otherwise, head of an agency must recoup advance travel funds from employee from whom funds were stolen. See Federal Travel Regula- tions (FPMR 101-7) para. 1-10.3.c (May 1973). Advanced travel funds are a loan for personal benefit of traveler who would otherwise expend personal funds for which he would later be reimbursed. This decision to the President, Inter-American Foundation, is in response to a request by the General Services Officer of that agency regarding the liability of an employee for the advance of travel funds stolen from his apartment. We are advised that Mr. Anthony Gomes, an employee of the Inter-American Foundation, in connection with his official travel to several foreign countries between November 23 and December 19, 1974, was advanced travel funds in the amount of $768.80. Prior to his departure he cashed the U.S. Treasury check for this amount, purchased Brazilian Cruzeiros and Argentina pesos, each currency being in the equivalent amount of $100 (U.S.) and had the remainder in U.S. currency. On November 22, 1974, the night before his scheduled departure, Mr. Gomes' apartment, located in Washington, D.C., was broken into and the money which was advanced to him for travel purposes was stolen. A copy of the police report describing the circumstances of the theft accompanied the letter of the General Services Officer. The opinion of this Office is requested as to whether Mr. Gomes is obligated to reimburse the Government for the amount of the advanced travel funds. It is suggested that although it is custom- ary to purchase travelers checks before going abroad, in this case because of the difficulty in cashing travelers checks in the areas where Mr. Gomes would be going, it was advantageous to use cash over travelers checks. The Federal Travel Regulation (FPMR 101-7) para. 1-10.3 (May 1973) provides authority to advance funds to any person enti- tled to pay for such costs as the employee would incur. With - 1- (

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