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B-196596 1 (1980-01-09)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadhwh0001 and id is 1 raw text is: - I - I ~S DECISION FILE: B-196596 MATTER OF: Dennis P. Bracy 1. An employee whose transfer is in the interest of the Government is limited by the administrator of an agency to $5,100 for sale of residence at old station with no allowance for purchase of residence at new station. Allow- ances for real estate expenses under 5 U.S.C. 5724a as implemented by the Federal Travel Regulations (FPMR 101-7) (May 1973) are mandatory and may not be limited by the agency. 2. An employee whose transfer is in the interest of the Government is denied an allowance for subsistence while occupying temporary quarters at the new station. Subsistence while occupy- ing temporary quarters under para. 2-5.1 of the Federal Travel Regulations is discretionary with the agency. Payment may not be made without agency authori- zation or approval. Mr. John Gregg, Chief, Financial Services Branch, General Services Adminis ation, in effect asks whether the administrator of an agency may limit Areimbursement of relocation expenses under 5 U.S.C. 5724 and 5724a.(1976) where the transfer is in the interest of the Government. Real estate expenses may be limited only within the provisions of the applicable regula- tions. Subsistence while occupying temporary quarters (TQSE) is discretionary and as such may be limited by the agency. Mr. Dennis P. Bracy, an employee of the General Services Administration, was transferred in the interest of the Govern- ment from Washington, D.C., to Seattle, Washington. A set of travel orders was prepared on March 23, 1978, authorizing Mr. Bracy the maximum allowances for en route travel, 30 days temporary quarters, miscellaneous expenses, real estate expenses and shipment and storage of household goods. When submitted to the Administrator for approval, he refused to sign the orders I DIGEST: THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES VVASHINGTON, O C. 20548 DATE: January 9, 1980 I I : ,V

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