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                               THE   COMPTADLLan 31ENIERAL
 or*CIr     DIll,   .( 3. OF   THE UN IT D .o G7TATF1
                               WASHINGTON,           V.p.  p~O5463



 P11.E:r -p03315                      DATE:    Avgust 1, 1978

 MATTER OF:      Reimbursement of Government  employees for
                 transportation purchased  through travel

DIGEST:
1.    Members or civilian employees of  the uniformed services who
      inadvertently purchase official  transprtatIon  with p'rsonal
      (unds from a travel igent without prior  approval by adminie-
      trative office -my 'e reinbursed at amount not  exceeding
      cost of traneportation if it had been purchased  directly
      from carrier.

 2.   Voldme 1, JTR, may be mended  to permit procurement  of
      pap'cnger transportation by group or charter nrrangements
      irom travel agencies to the extent allowed civilian  em-
      ployees in the FTR, par  1-3.4b(2)9
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     This  action is in response to a letter dated March  13, 1978,
from  the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower  and Reserve
Affairs)  requesting an advance decision whether members  or
civilian  employees of the uniformed services may be  reimbursed
the costs of  tickets purchased with personal funds  f4rom travel
agents  for official Government travel within the Uniied  States.

     If  reimbursement is not authorized, the Assistant  Secretary
asks whether  the Joint Travel Regulations, Volume 1, can be
amended  to permit procurement of passenger transportation by
group or charter  arrangemnt  from travel agencies for  travel by
members of  the uniformed services I. the extent allowed civilian
employees  in par. 1-3.4b(2) of the Federal Travel Regulations.

     The questions  have been assigned PDTATAC Control No.  78-8
by the Per Diem, Travel  and Transportation Allowance Committee.

     Section 52.3 of Title  4 of the Code of Federal Regulations
provides that  travel agencies may not be uned in the procurement
of official pnasenger  transportation except where the purchases
cannot be made  from American-flag carriers at overseas locations.












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