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B-194448 1 (1980-04-28)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadjbk0001 and id is 1 raw text is: ~*1 j3-73 FILE: B-194448 MATTER DIGEST: DATE: April 28, 1980 OF: Neil Gorter -Claim for Return Travel Expenses from Overseas Location Employee was relieved of obligation to complete 2-year tour of duty at overseas post because he was transferred to second overseas post for bene- fit of Government. Although he did not complete tour of duty at second duty point because he trans- ferred at own request to United States, employee is entitled under Federal Travel Regulations, para. 2-1. 5a(l)(b), to return travel and transpor- tation expenses not to exceed cost from first overseas post to place of residence in United States since he completed first overseas tour and has unused entitlement for return travel and transportation. This decision is in response to the riEuest from Mr. Robert E. Cavanaugh, Authorized Certifying Officer, Department of the k e33 Interior, concerning the entitlement of Mr. Neil Gorter, an Interior employee, to return travel and transportation expenses from an overseas duty post. The issue presented for our decision is whether an employee who is relieved of the obligation of com- pleting a tour of duty overseas because of a transfer to a second overseas post of duty is entitled to return travel and transporta- tion expenses from the second overseas post of duty when he does not serve the full time required by the second service agreement. The record indicates that on September 25, 1976, Mr. Gorter was transferred from Sacramento, California, to Agana, Guam, and in connection with that transfer Mr. Gorter signed an employ- ment agreement to remain at the nonforeign overseas post for a period of 2 years. On August 10, 1978, Mr. Gorter was reas- signed with his consent to a foreign overseas post, Majuro, Marshall Islands. Since the reassignment was for the benefit of the Government, Mr. Gorter was relieved of his obligation to remain in Agana, Guam, a full 2 years, but he signed a new 2-year agreement incident to this change of duty station. Mr. Gorter was later transferred at his own request to Portland, Oregon, effective September 9, 1979, after completing only slightly more than 1 year of the 2-year service agreement. In this regard, the agency raises three questions: h~,) N~ THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D. C. 2054B I ljor

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