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B-190672 1 (1979-04-04)

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DECISION


        THE   COMPTROLLER GENERAL
.'    .) OF  THE UNITED STATES
         WASHINGTON, 0. C. 20548
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FILE:  B-190672

MATTER OF:


                   DATE:   I
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Joseph Saim - Travel Expenses


April 4, 1979


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1.  Employee of the Drug Enforcement Agency, who
    was married while at a temporary duty (TDY)
    station overseas, claims reimbursement for
    wife's travel between TDY stations and her
    per diem at TDY stations. Employee is not
    entitled to reimbursement as there is no
    authority to pay travel expenses of dependent
    of an employee to orfrom a TDY station or to
    pay per diem to the dependent at a TDY station.

2.  Employee who was transferred from Ankara,
    Turkey, to Detroit, Michigan, resigned in
    Washington, D.C., during a debriefing, and
    did not report at Detroit, is not entitled
    to reimbursement of traveling expenses of
    himself and wife under relocation travel order
    since such obligation does not arise until the
    transfer is consummated by the employee's en-
    trance on duty at his new official station.
    The employee's travel expenses to Washingtion
    do not have to be collected since his travel
    may be considered temporary duty travel inci-
    dent to his debriefing.

3.  Local hire overseas who did not sign a trans-
    portation agreement at the time of hire is not
    entitled to reimbursement of transportation
    expenses to his home of record in the United
    States at the time of his separation.


     The Chief of the Accounting Section, Office
Enforcement Administration (DEA), U.S.Department
requested a decision concerning reimbursement of
penses incurred by Mr. Joseph G. Salm, a Special
and his wife.


of Controller, Drug
of Justice, has
certain travel ex-
Agent of the DEA,


     The record shows that on May 20, 1974, Mr. Salm was appointed
to the position of Special Agent for the DEA and assigned to the
Beirut district office. At the time of Mr. Salm's appointment
he was residing in Beirut, Lebanon. In November 1975, all non-
essential Government personnel were removed from the Beirut


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