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B-244796 1 (1992-09-29)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadody0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Comptroller General of the United States Washington, DC, 20548 Decision Matter of: F. Robert Allowance, Expenses Harrower - Home Service Transfer Travel Allowances and Real Estate B-244796 September 29, 1992 DIGEST An Agriculture agreement with pursuant to the Department employee, assigned under a service the Agency for International Development Foreign Assistance Act, was transferred to and from an overseas post of duty under the Foreign Service Act of 1980, He may not be reimbursed for real estate expenses incident to sale of his former residence in Kansas City, Missouri, nor purchase of a new residence in Washington, DC. The Foreign Service Act and implementing regulations provide no reimbursement in these circumstances, and 5 U.S.C. § 5724(g) (1988) and the Federal Travel Regulations, 41 C.F.R, § 302-1.2(b)(1) (1990), which do provide for real estate expense reimbursement, specifically exclude employees who are transferred under the Foreign Service Act of 1980. However, the employee is eligible for a home service transfer allowance, DECISION This decision is in response to a request from an official of the Department of Agriculture, as to whether Mr. F. Robert Harrower, an employee of the agency, may be reimbursed for certain expenses he claims incident to his transfer back to the United States from an overseas assignment. The e expenses incurred vicinity of his ne estate expenses he former residence i transportation and and Kansas City to accomplish other p xpenses in que in the purchas w duty station anticipates i n Kansas City, per diem for retrieve his ersonal business stion are real estate e of a residence in the in Washington, DC; real ncurring in the sale of his Missouri; and round-trip travel between Washington automobile from storage and in Kansas City.1 For 'This request was submitted by an officer, National Finance Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, reference authorized Department FSD-1WMD. certifying of Agriculture, 1Y5'69 / File: Date:

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