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B-270446 1 (1997-02-11)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptafpq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: &vJTI? 0A EITI 858210 Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: Customs Service File: B-270446 Date: February 11, 1997 DIGEST The Customs Service may use its operating appropriation to cover the cost of extending its psychological assessment and referral services to its employees' family members adversely affected by work-related incidents arising from law enforcement activities or traumatic incidents involving death or serious injury to its employees in the line of duty. DECISION BACKGROUND The United States Customs Service (Customs Service) asks whether it may use its operating appropriation to pay for psychological assessment and referral services for family members of its employees under certain circumstances. For the reasons explained below, we conclude that it may. The Customs Service Employee Assistance Program provides psychological assessment, short-term counseling and referral services to its employees for work- related or personal problems affecting employees' work performance and morale.1 The Customs Service proposes to extend assessment and referral services, but not counselling, to family members of employees who are adversely affected by work- related incidents associated with their law enforcement activities, such as, for example, an inherently dangerous assignment. The Customs Service also propose to extend such services to family members of its employees adversely affected by traumatic incidents involving death or serious injury to Customs Service employees in the line of duty. 'See 5 U.S.C. § 7901 which authorizes the use of appropriated funds for preventive health measures for federal employees in certain circumstance. The Custom Service proposes to provide service to employees' family members who are not covered by section 7901.

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