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B-261440 1 (1996-09-09)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptadqs0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: Dr. Dietrich A. Volmer File: B-261440 Date: September 9, 1996 DIGEST Certification of payment is disallowed for currency exchange losses, fees, and handling charges incurred by an individual on official government travel within the United States involving the use of his personal credit card issued by a foreign bank since the use of such a card is a matter of personal convenience and not directly related to official travel. Additionally, as a general rule, the risk of incurring an exchange loss upon converting currency for the purpose of official travel lies with the individual, whether the loss is incurred in a foreign country or in the United States. DECISION This advance decision is made at the request of Wayne S. Bladen, an authorized certifying officer, Office of Financial Management, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, to determine whether he may certify for payment of certain expenses resulting from the use of a private credit card incurred by a nongovernment employee, Dr. Dietrich A. Volmer, pursuant to officially authorized travel to his temporary duty station in Los Angeles, California, from February 27, 1995, through March 25, 1995. Dr. Volmer was a postdoctoral fellow appointed under the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) program of the Public Health Service, Department of Health & Human Services. As a nongovernment employee, agency policy determined that he could not be issued a U.S. government credit card. Otherwise, the ORISE travel policy explicitly provided that travel benefits to these nongovernment employees would be comparable to those of government employees BACKGROUND From February 27, 1995, through March 25, 1995, Dr. Volmer and another colleague were assigned to temporary duty in Los Angeles, California, from their permanent duty station in Arkansas. Dr. Volmer chose to rent an apartment in Marina del Rey during this period, rather than stay in a hotel. Since Dr. Volmer was not authorized a government credit card, he applied for a cash advance. Although the advance was 75696

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