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B-272280 1 (1997-05-29)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptafqg0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: Payment of Fees for College Level Examination Program File: B-272280 Date: May 29, 1997 DIGEST Department of Defense On-Site Inspection Agency may properly pay examination fees for College Level Examination Program (CLEP) examinations as part of academic degree training that the agency has determined, under 5 U.S.C. § 4107(b) and implementing regulations, is necessary for recruitment or retention of employees. CLEP may properly be viewed as an integral part of the overall academic degree training since the examination allows the examinee to obtain college credit in substitution for a portion of the program leading to an academic degree. 55 Comp. Gen. 759 (1976) and B-187525, Oct. 15, 1976, regarding an examination to qualify for a professional license or certification, are distinguished. DECISION The Department of Defense On-Site Inspection Agency (OSIA) has requested our opinion as to whether it may use appropriated funds to pay for examination fees for the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) for employees enrolled in the agency's academic degree training, authorized under the Government Employees' Training Act, 5 U.S.C. §§ 4101 et seg. As explained below, OSIA may use appropriated funds for this purpose. 1Section 4107(b) of title 5, U.S. Code, permits the payment of costs of an academic degree where an agency determines such training is necessary to assist in the recruitment or retention of employees in occupations in which the Government has or anticipates a shortage of qualified personnel. See also 5 C.F.R. § 410.309. OSIA has made the determination required that academic degree training is necessary to relieve its recruitment and retention problems. 1024417

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