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B-209085 1 (1983-03-22)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadkyq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISION OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549 FILE: B-209085 DATE: March 22, 1983 MATTER OF: Russell F. Gober - Relocation Expenses Incident to Reemployment After RIF DIGEST: Under 5 U.S.C. S 5724(e) and 5724a(c) (1976), the losing or gaining agency has administrative discretion whether to pay all, none, or part of reimbursable reloca- tion expenses for employees separated by a reduction-in-force from one agency and hired by another agency within I year in a nontemporary appointment at a different geographical location. Thus, the National Transportation Safety Board as losing agency may, in its administrative discre- tion, pay all, part, or none of the relo- cation expenses of its former employees subsequently hired by another agency, and the Federal Railroad Administration as gaining agency has the same range of discretion. Mr. Jim Burnett, Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), has requested an advance decision as to whether it is permissible for the NTSB to pay only a portion of the relocation expenses reimbursable under 5 U.S.C. SS 5724 et seq. (1976) for former employees of the NTSB separated as a result of a reduction-in-force (RIF), and rehired shortly thereafter by another Federal agency. Specifically, he refers us to the claim for relocation expenses made by Mr. Russell F. Gober, a former employee of the NTSB who was subsequently hired by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). For the reasons stated below, we con- clude that, subject to certain conditions, the NTSB has administrative discretion to pay all, none, or some of the relocation expenses otherwise reimbursable under 5 U.S.C. SS 5724 et seq., for such employees, including Mr. Gober. In April 1982, Mr. Gober was involuntarily separated from the NTSB through a RIF. In July 1982, he accepted an offer of employment with the FRA. Prior to his relocation, Mr. Gober received an offer from the NTSB to pay for up to $5,000 of his relocation expenses if, among other things, the FRA issued travel orders prior to September 30, 1982,

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