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B-197802 1 (1981-07-15)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadjoe0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 0 S THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISION . . OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D. C. 20548 FILE: B-197802 DATE: Jul, 1, 1981 MATTER OF: Jonathan F. Anderson - Ljiaim for Reimbursement for Dependent Day Care) DIGEST:Foreign Service Reserve Officer claims reimbursement for dependent child care expenses incurred from January 15 through March 19, 1979, incident to wife attending orientation and language training courses. Although Section 405 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1979, effective October 1, 1978, provided the Secretary of State with the discretionary authority to make grants to family members of officers and employees attending language and orientation programs of Foreign Service Institute, the regulations implementing the grants were not issued until March 20, 1979. The effective date of grant entitlements is the effective date of the regulations and not the earlier effective date of the Authorization Act. This decision concerns the appeal by Mr. Jonathan F. Anderson, a Foreign Service Reserve officer, of the dis- allowance by the Claims Division of his claim for reim- bursement of child care costs during the period prior to the issuance of Foreign Affairs Manual Circular No. 784 which governs the reimbursement of such expenses. Upon review, we sustain the action by our Claims Division. Mr. Anderson's wife attended a family workshop and training in the Bengali language sponsored by the Depart- ment of State. While his wife attended these programs he incurred costs for the care of their two young children. For the part of her orientation and training covering the period January 15 through March 19, 1979, he incurred child care costs in the amount of $576. He states that upon his entry into the Foreign Service in January 1979, he was advised during the employee orienta- tion program that Congress had authorized a new program to pay for child care expenses in order to enable employees' spouses to attend language classes and other training.

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