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B-193197 1 (1979-02-05)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadgxd0001 and id is 1 raw text is: A o~ - ~ ~THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISION. . OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D.C. 205486,O FILE: B-193197 DATE: February 5, 1979 MATTER OF: Mr. Michael G. Pond Where an employee is-sent on a 2-year training assignment overseas under 5 U. S. C. 4109 and is authorized to have his immediate family accompany him, his entitlements to travel and transportation allowances at Government expense on their behalf are limited to those allowances specifically prescribed in that section not to exceed employee's estimated aggregate per diem payable, rather than those prescribed for perma- nent change-of-station assignments, since assign- ments for training purposes only, are not permanent duty assignments. Since the terms nontemporary storage of household goods and shipment of privately owned vehicles are not allowances pre- scribed in that section, neither they, nor related costs, i. e., round-trip travel to pick up a shipped vehicle at port of debarkation, may be reimbursed under that section. This action is in response to correspondence dated September 11, 1978, with enclosures (reference Serial: N41/400), from the chief, Finance and Accounting, Central Security Service, National Security Agency (NSA), requesting an advance decision as to the propriety of making payment on a voucher in favor of Mr. Michael G. Pond, an employee of that agency, representing reimbursement for round-trip transportation costs incurred in traveling to and from his residence to a port terminal to pick up his privately owned vehicle (POV) in conjunction with return travel from an overseas station to the United States in 1978. This correspondence was forwarded to this Office by second endorsement of the Per Diem, Travel and Transportation Allowance Committee dated October 12, 1978, and has beent assigned PDTATAC Control No. 78-41. The submission states that the employee was sent by NSA on a 2-year training assignment overseas at the United States Army Institute for Advanced Russian and European Studies in Garmisch, Germany. Following completion of that training the employee performed return permanent change of station (PCS) travel from there to Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, under authority of Travel Orders TP8G0015, issued April,11, 1978. Subsequent to Toe jEI1~c mpoYe U / DIGEST:

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