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B-195133 1 (1981-01-19)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadiuq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: A\, THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISION ..OF THE UNITED STATES / WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FILE: B-195133 DATE: January 19, 1981 MATTER OF: Bureau of Indian Affairs - rocurement of lodgings and meals for employees on temporary dutyj DIGEST: 1. A Government contracting officer may contract for rooms or meals for em- ployees traveling on temporary duty. Appropriated funds are not available however, to pay per diem or actual subsistence expenses in excess of that allowed by statute or regula- tions, whether by direct reimburse- ment to the employee or indirectly by furnishing the employee rooms or meals procured by contract. Because of the absence of clear orecedent, the appropriations limitation will only be applied to travel performed after the date of this decision. 2. When a contracting officer procures lodgings or meals for an employee on temporary duty and furnishes either to the employee at no charge, the lodgings plus system is normally in- appropriate and a flat per diem at a reduced rate should be established in advance. 3. When an employee submits a travel voucher which includes three dif- ferent trips, the average cost of lodging is determined by dividing the total amount paid for lodging by the traveler during the three trips by the number of nights lodg- ing was or would have been required. This action is in resoonse to a recquest from D)onald . Grav, an authorize.cd certzifyinq of ficer of the DepartnG of the Intetrior, i u1reau of Indian A f- fa irs (BIA), 7b'ue ra , wi >exico, for an advance dtecisi~on conlce±rn..ing var iu nue tions ra ised by six ~

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