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B-247563.4 1 (1996-12-11)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptadoq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: oComptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: Expenditures by the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Oklahoma City, Oklaho ma (II) File: B-247563.4 Date: December 11, 1996 DIGEST 1. The Department of Veterans Affairs was not authorized to use its medical care appropriation for an employee breakfast since the event was not an awards ceremony under the Government Employees Incentive Awards Act, 5 U.S.C. §§ 4501 et seg. 2. The Department of Veterans Affairs was not authorized to use its medical care appropriation to pay for refreshments at employee meetings. Agencies generally may not furnish meals or refreshments to employees within their official duty stations and the record contains no evidence that the expenses at issue fell within the exceptions contained in 5 U.S.C. §§ 4109 and 4110. 3. The Department of Veterans Affairs was not authorized to use its appropriation for medical care to purchase Christmas cards and stamps since the cost of holiday greeting cards is a personal expense of the officer who authorizes their use. 4. The Department of Veterans Affairs was not authorized to use its medical care appropriation to pay traveling employees per diem in excess of the amount authorized by governing regulations since the record contains no evidence that the accommodations for which the excess payments were made were necessary for the accomplishment of the agency's mission. 5. The Department of Veterans Affairs was authorized to use its medical care appropriation to purchase items for a Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) reception. The CFC is a government sanctioned charity for which a limited amount of appropriated funds may be used and regulations governing the CFC specifically contemplate the type of event for which the purchases at issue were made. DECISION In the aftermath of an investigation by its Office of Inspector General (IG), the Department of Veterans Affairs requested an opinion on the legality of 72 4101211

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