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B-200013 1 (1981-04-15)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadjhl0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DECISION /7 -7 J 44- THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D. C. 20548 FILE: B-200013 DATE: April 15, 1981 MATTER OF: Private Industry Payments to Induce Enlistments in the Army DIGEST: Proposed program for a nonprofit corpora- tion which would be formed and funded by private industry for the purpose of making payments to selected high school graduates to induce them to enlist and serve satisfactorily in the Army should not be implemented without additional statutory authority in view of the pos- sible applicability of the prohibition against enlistment bounties (10 U.S.C. 514(a)) and the prohibition against receiving extra pay for services (5 U.S.C. 5536), as well as the rule that extra earnings gained in the course of the soldiers' service to the Army belong to the United States and must be paid into the Treasury. This action is in response to aLrequestJfrom the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) Lfor our opinion as to the propriety of a proposed program under which enlisted members of the Army would receive pay- ments from a private corporation as encouragement to their enlistment and satisfactory service in the Army. For the reasons discussed below it is our view that the program should not be implemented without enactment of authorizing legislation. Background EThe basic concept of the proposed recruiting program is that a nonprofit corporation funded entirely by private industries would pay selected high school graduates who enlist in the Army monthly stipends during their initial term of service and provide certain of these enlistees with employment assistance once they complete their Army service.- Apparently the program would be included in the Army recrtuiting campaign publicity to encourage enlistments. Under a tentative outline of the program,(participating private industries would be responsible for recruiting the

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