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B-237607 1 (1990-05-21)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadnsz0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I - C'.. The Comptroler General of te United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matterof- Frederick J. Donnelly File: B-237607 Date: May 21, 1990 DIGEST An employee who transferred from England to a position in the United States was issued travel orders authorizing expenses for the sale of his residence in England. The employee is not entitled to such expenses because his international transfer was not of the type for which real estate expenses are authorized under 5 U.S.C. S 5724a(a)(4) (1988), and in any event the expenses allowed under that statute are limited to those incurred within the United States. In addition, we decline to submit the claim to Congress for consideration as a meritorious claim under 31 U.S.C. S 3702(d). DECISION This decision responds to a request by the Federal Emergency Management Agency concerning Mr. Frederick J. Donnelly's claim for real estate expenses incurred in England pursuant to a transfer to the United States.l/ For the reasons stated below, we conclude that Mr. Donnelly may not be paid real estate expenses and we decline to submit the matter to Congress as a meritorious claim pursuant to 31 U.S.C. S 3702(d). BACKGROUND In April 1983, Mr. Donnelly received a new federal appoint- ment to a position with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in the United States. He worked at FEMA until March 1985, when he left the government to begin a brief period of private sector employment in Germany. In 1/ After FEMA submitted its request, we received Further correspondence on the matter from Repre- sentative Curt Weldon and Representative Dick Schulze. (O-44 F 34r? (

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