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B-176759 1 (1972-10-30)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaddvs0001 and id is 1 raw text is: - COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 D-176759 October 30, 1972 0c~~ Dear Mr. Secretary: Reference is made to the letter from your Assistant Secretary of Administration dated August 1, 1972, requesting our concurrence in a pro- -posed Tevision -of the Uniform State/IDUSIA Foreign Service Travel Regu- lations to permit reimbursement to an employee for the return travel expenses of a spouse and children transported overseas at Goverient expense although the marriage has been terminated by divorce prior to the time the employee becomes eligible for return travel. The Assistant Secretary states that under certain circumstances a definite financial hardship results to the employee. He cites the follow- ing two examples of such circumstances: (1) An employee with a wife and child are transferred over- seas. At some point after arrival overseas, the wife and husband develop marital problems. The wife divorces her husband at the overseas post and gains temporary custody of the minor child. Under current regulations, this ex-wife and child cannot be returned to the United States at Government expense since they are no longer dependents of the employee when he becomes eligible to travel. Under the circumstances, it becomes an added expense for the employee to assume the costo in returning his ex-wife and child to the United States. 6(2) An employee and wife are transferred to an overseas post for a two year tour of duty. After six months, during which time marital problems have developed, the wife returns to the United States at the husband's expense. Before the employee is eligible for home leave, his wife divorces him. Again, the employee can- not claim reimbursement for the expense of his wife's travel, because at the time he becomes eligible to travel, she is no lonaer his dependent. The Assistant Secretary advises that he reviewed prior Comptroller General decisions, such as 26 Camp. Gen. 864; 29 Comp. Gen. 160; 30 Comp. Gen. 80; 32 Comp. Gen. 194; and 36 Comp. Gen. 116. which concern similar problems. He notes that a family member's benefits are derived from those PUI--SED DC.A__C.' 52 Comp.- GCnm

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