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B-195380 1 (1979-12-05)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadhtv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I TECOMPTROLLER GENERAL I. 7<jOF THE -UNITED STATES VWASH IN GTON. D.C. 2054 8 DATE: December 5, 1979 MATTER OF: Eric C. Nielsen DIGEST: V An employee on temporary duty to high cost geographical area(claimed and was reimbursed subsistence in an amount ess than the area rate. Later he submitted) reclaim voucher with meal costs revised upward to equal the total he alleged he paid for food which amount approximated the maximum actual expense rate for the area of temporary duty. Claim may not be paid in absence of receipts; however, recoupment of amount paid on original voucher would not be appropriate since the agency has not found nor do the facts show that the claimant intended to defraud the Government. The issue presented in this case is whether an amount paid for eimbursement of Eavel expenses should be) recouped where a suppfemental voucher for the same travel expenses is presented with estimated meal costs revised upward., In the absence of a finding that the claimant by submitting Ehe revised voucher intended to defraud the Government, t e answer is no. AAhLvIE1 The Naval Su ply Center, Oakland, California, requested an advance decision in this matter and their request was forwarded by the Department of Defense Per Diem, Travel and Transportation Allowance Committee (PDTATAC Control No. 79-22). Mr. Eric C. Nielsen was authorized travel for temporary duty for a period of 15 days from his official station at the Navy Rework Facility, Alameda, California, to Pomona, California, a high cost geographical area. That duty covered the period of September 18 through October 6, 1978, with Mr. Nielsen returning to his home on each of 2 weekends during that period. Mr. Nielsen submitted a voucher dated October 19, 1978, with the amount for reimbursement for food and lodging on an actual expense basis totaling $386.60. This voucher was paid on October 26, 1978. It was apparently brought to Mr.. Nielsen's attention that his claim for lodging and subsistence was considerabl less than the area rate and on November 17, 1979, he submitted a supple- mental voucher claiming additional reimbursement based upon DECISION FILE: B-195380 V i) etO'- 614614 a

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