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B-238110 1 (1991-05-07)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadbyu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Comptroller General of the United s ates Washingwn D.C. 20648 Decision Matter of: Proper Appropriation to Charge for Expenses of Travel Spanning More than One Fiscal Year Vile: B-238110 Date: May 7, 1991 DIGEST Travel and transportation expenses of temporary duty travel spanning more than one fiscal year should be charged against the appropriations current in the fiscal years in which the expenses are incurred rather than in the fiscal year in which the travel is ordered. DECISION In 64 Comp. Gen. 4541984), we concluded that the reimbursable expenses of relocation should be charged against the appropriation current when the employee was ordered to transfer. Prior decisions to the contrary were expressly overruled. Id. We have since applied the holding of 64 Comp. Gen. 45Ato the 60-day extension of temporary quarters subsistence expenses (TQSE) and to the dislocation allowance inonnection with an employee's relocation. 64 Comp. Gen. 901 1985); 67 Comp. Gen. 4744(1988). An official of the Department of Veterans Affairs VA) now asks us to extend our holding in 64 Comp. Gen. 45$ to cover expenses of employees whose temporary duty travel spans more than one fiscal year. For the reasons discussed below, we conclude that the expenses of temporary duty travel should continue to be charged against the appropriations current in the fiscal years in which the expenses are incurred, not when the travel is authorized. BACKGROUND An employee of the government is entitled to an allowance or reimbursement for travel expenses when on official business away rom his designated post of duty under 5 U.S,. §§ 5701- 5707 4(988). Specifically, under 5 U.S.C. § 5702,/the emplo'ee is entitled to a per diem allowance, reimbursement for the actual and necessary expenses of travel, or a combination of the two. An employee is also entitled to the actual expenses of transportation, or a mileage allowance when PUBLISHED DECISION 8-238110 70 Comp. Gen. -./C

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