About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline
LOG IN
LOG IN

B-188968 1 (1978-10-17)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadgni0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I I I I I MATTE i DIGEST6: OATE: October 17, 1978 OF: Catherine Benton - ReconrIderation - Relief from liability for use of foreign air carrier Where use or appropriated funds for Paace Corps volunteer's transportation by foreign air carrier is prohibited by Fly America At, cost may not be paid by ACTION under section 15(a) of Peace Corps Act authorizing use of funds outside U.S. without reard to restrictions on obliisations and expendi- tures. This 2s special authority for coping with unusual situations peculiar to foreign assistance organizations, not for solving problems which are common to all agencies. The har whip imposed by the sanction of personal liability under the Fly America Act is imposed Government-wide and is by no means peculiar to carrying out the functions of ACTION or other foreign assistance organizations. By letter dated December 6, 1977, Mr. James E. Allen, Authorized Certifying Officer, ACTION Agency, reauests futher consideratton of the Matter of Catherine Benton, B-188968, August 8, 1977. That decision imposes personal liability on a Peace Corps volunteer who eichanget a ticket on Par American Airways for one on Swiss Air and flew from Delhi, India, to Nev., York on that foreign air carrier when transportation by certificated U.S. air carrier was available. We held that Ms. Benton was liable for the cost, even thot'gh she may not have bean counseled that the use of appro- priated funds for such transportation is'prohibited by the Fly America Act, section 5 of the International Air Transportation Fair Competitive Practices Act of 1974, Pub. L. No. 93-623, January 2. 1975, 88 Stat. (Part 2) 2104 (49 U.S.C. 1517). The certifying officer now asks whether, notwithstanding the foregoing decision, ACTION can pay the cost of this transportation, $1,115, under the authority granted by section 15(a) of the Peace Corpz Act, Pub. L. No. 87-293, September 22, 1961, 75 Stat. 621 (22 U.S.C. 25141a) (1976)). Section 15(a) provides in pertinent part as follows: Funds made available for the purposes of this Act may be used for * * * expenditures outside the United States for I K FL W 84 THE COMPTROLLR UENERAL DCISION . OF THE UNITED ETArS WASHINGTON, D.C. ROS4U Mil(W1 FILE: 8-188968

What Is HeinOnline?

HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.



Contact us for annual subscription options:

Contact Us

Already a HeinOnline Subscriber?

Log In

profiles profiles most