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B-198062 1 (1981-06-23)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadjmq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DECISION FILE: B-198062 MATTER DIGEST: THE CONIPTi*OLEIIR GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. 0. C. 20548 DATE: June 23, 1981 OF: Woodrow 0. Davis - Per Diem Rate While on Travel - Company Aircraft Civilian employee of the Air Force traveled by company owned aircraft round trip be- tween Fort Worth, Texas, and Brussels, Belgium, and paid for his meals on the air- craft. Employee was authorized reimburse- ment for all necessary travel expenses and he was reimbursed at a per diem rate of $6 pursuant to regulations although he paid a substantially higher amount for meals. 2 Joint Travel Regulations para. C4552-3b(9) permits an appropriate official to authorize or approve an increased per diem rate for en route travel outside the continental United States. Since no administrative action had been taken to increase the per diem rate pursuant to this regulation prior to the employee's travel, an appropriate official of the Air Force may approve a higher per diem rate. Mr. Woodrow 0. Davis appeals our Claims Division Settlement of January 7, 1980, (Z-2816568), which denied his claim for reimbursement for subsistence expenses in- curred for meals he purchased on an aircraft owned by a private company during official travel between Fort Worth, Texas, and Brussels, Belgium. Mr. Davis, a civilian employee of the Department of the Air Force, traveled round trip on temporary duty on a company owned aircraft between Fort Worth and Brussels under travel orders dated August 15, 1978. The travel order states that payment will be made in accordance with 'Vol. 2 (Civilian) for all necessary travel expenses. By agreement between the Government and the company, the company provided seats, if available, to Government employees at no charge but employees were required to reim- burse the company for meals. Mr. Davis spent $7.50 for a meal on the trip to Brussels, and on the return trip he - /21 A ~- (C

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