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07020 - (B22272613
i Look at the Prohibition on Urtng Ccmmercial Travel Agents.
LCD-78-219; B-103315. August 8, 1978. Released August 9. 1978.
17 pp. + 8 appendices (30 pp.).
Report to Rep. Marty Russo. Chairman, House Committee on Small
Business: Special Small Business Problems Subcommittee; by Elmer
B. Staats. Comptroller Genertl.
Contact: Logistics and Communications Div.
Budqet Function: Commerce and Transportation: Air TransEcrtation
(405).
Orqimizaticn Concerned: De;rnctment of Defense; Ameiican Society
of Travel Agents.
Couqressienal Relevance: House Committee on Small Business:
Special Small Business Problems Suhcomsittee. Rep. Harty
Russo.
Authority: Dockery A.. of 1894 (28 Stat. 206). Budget and
Accounting Act [of] 1921 (42 Stat. 24; 31 U.S.C. 44). Small
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631(a)). Intergovernmental
Cooperation Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4222). Federal Aviation
Act of 1958, as amended. Tnterstatc Commerce Act. Shipping
Act of 1916. 49 U.S.C. 1472(d). q9 U.S.C. 2. 49 U.S.C. 6. 49
US.C. J17. 49 U.S.C. 9C6. 46 U.!.C. 812. 46 U.S.C. 815. =4
C.F.R. 7. =4 C.F.R. 51. =4 C.F.E. 52. =14 C.F.R. 399. -32
C.F.R. 3. ORB Circular A-75. 41 Fed. Beg. 46529. Treasury
Circular 18. Treasury Circuiar 62. GA) General Regulation
46. GAO General Regulation 108. IAC General Regulation 123.
Federal employees are prohibited by regulation from
using travel agents to procure tr!Y 3portation for official
p-rposes. a questionnaire was sent tc 20 civilian and 5 military
agencies to determine the views of the agencies concerning the
use of commercial travel agents. Findings/Conclusicrs: Six
civilion and five Department of Defense agencies vere opposed to
removing the prohibition to commercial travel agents, whereas
the remaining l4 agencies had no objectic to lifting the ban.
Many of those without objections indicated that there would be
no cost savings or other advantages in using travel agents
except when employees travel overseas. Arguments can be made
both for and aqainst lifting the prohikition. 2ravel agents
offer some services now being provided by Government emplcyeese
but savings, if any, cannot be measured because Government
employees generally have additional duties to perfcri. The
administrative burden and the cost of selecting and monitoring
travel agents for Government business ould have to be offset
against any savings in personnel costs. GAO would not object to
lifting the prohibition on an individual agency basis if such
action is shopu to be more efficient and less costly. (RBS)](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.gao/gaobaaxwd0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)