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B-203336 1 (1982-09-23)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadkqc0001 and id is 1 raw text is: U 49~.L~m L94 Ita 4, ~ ~ -THo COMP1rR6LUH GDENERCALL-V(tI C DE9CISION . n3F THE UNITEC *TATEU 'I WASHINGTON 0, 0, 20540 FILE;B-203336 '3ATE: September 23, 1982 MATTER OF: FOrmer President Transition Travel Expenses on Inauguration Day DIi3EST; GAO does not. objert to the General Services Administration (GSA) proposal to recognize ceremonial nature of inauguration day departure flights of outgoing President and his guests as traditional and necessary part of Presidential transition, Accordingly, GSA may use funds available under the Presidential Tran-ition Act of 1963, as amended, 3 U.s.C. S 102 note (1976), to pay expenses of former President's guests witi- out determining for each one the type of role each played in the transition. of course, GSA must assure inauguration day travel with the former President is not subject to abuse. The General Counsel for the General Services Administration (GSA) has requested our approval of a proposal upon which GSA may pay certain presidential transition expenses. Specifically, she proposes that the proportionate fares of any invited gijests who accompany a rcaer President during the traditional departure flight from Washington, D.C. Ximediately after copletion of his term of office and mnnclusion of the inauguration ceremonies, will Le pdid without further inquiry. For the reasonis discussed below, we appA.ove the proposal. GSA administers the funds made available under the Presidential Transition Act of 1963, Pub. L. No. 88-277, approved March 7, 1964, 78 Stat. 153, as amended, 3 U.S.C. S 102 note (1976). Section 4 of the Transition Act provides: Sec. 4 (Services and facilities authorized to be provided to former Presidents and former Vice Presidents). The Administrator [of General Services) is authorized to provide, upon request, to each fomner President and each former Vice President, for a period not to exceed six rconths from the date of the expiration of his term of office as President or Vice President, for use in connec- tion with winding up the affairs of his office, necessary services and facilities of the same general character as authorized by this Act to be provided to Presidents-elect and Vice-Presidents elect. * * * or

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