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

B-211700 1 (1984-03-16)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadloy0001 and id is 1 raw text is: THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OD CIEION -OP THE UNITEO *TATEUn WASHINGTON. 0.0. 2054U March 16, 1984 FILE: B-211700 DATE: Uniformed Services University of the Health MATTER OF: Sciences--Payment for academic regalia, in- vitations and announcements used in annual graduation ceremony OIGEST: 1. The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences may use appropriated funds to pay for the cost of renting academic regalia worn by invited guests to its annual graduation ceremony, as this special attire is only required to be worn during graduation ceremonies and apparently universities typically bear this cost. The University may also pay for the regalia worn by graduating military students as these students in essence are performing required duty and they cannot be expected to pay for equipment necessary to perform this duty. The Uni- versity may not use funds to pay for the cost of renting regalia for civilian students and faculty members, however, as the renting of such apparel is typically borne by the individual. 2. The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences may bear expense of printing invitations and announcements to its annual graduation ceremony since a ceremony is the traditional method of ob- serving graduation and these invitations and an- nouncements, which were procured for the purpose of inviting appropriate people to the ceremony, consti- tuted expenses necessarily incident to the ceremony. The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences requests an advance decision concerning payment of expenses for academic regalia to be worn by participants in the University's annual graduation ceremony and for the invitations and announcements printed for such graduation. We conclude that the University may not use its appropriated funds to pay for the academic regalia worn by civilian students and faculty members but that it may use these funds to pay for the academic regalia worn by invited guests and military students. Further, it may use its appropriation to pay for the invitations and announcements to the ceremony. The University was established to provide educational programs in the health sciences to those individuals seeking careers in the health professions of the military services. (3oS-oo0c

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