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B-217913 1 (1986-05-30)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadmig0001 and id is 1 raw text is: -/ ;/ i * h # )4 #4,/ OECISION FILE: 3-217913 THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OP THU UNITEO STATES WASHINGTON, 0.C. 20548 DATE: May 30, 1986 MATTER OF: Rebates from Travel Management Center Contractors DIGEST: Rebates from Travel Management Centers redistributed to paying Federal agency may be retained by agency for credit to its own appro- priation and does not need to be deposited into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. This does not constitute an illegal augmentation of appropriations in that these rebates are adjust- ments of previous amounts disbursed and therefore qualify as refunds under regulations permitting such refunds to be retained by the agency. This decision is in response to a request from the General Counsel of the General Services Administration (GSA) asking whether Federal agencies whose employee travel arrange- inents are handled by Travel Management Centers (TMC) (travel agents operating under so-called no cost contracts with GSA) might in the future retain rebate payments proposed to be received from TMCs. The agency would either deposit these payments to the credit of appropriations against which em- ployee travel is charged or have amounts representing a por- tion of the commission received by TMCs from third parties whose services are used by TMCs when making employee travel arrangenents credited against future billings. As explained in further detail below, payments or credits may be credited to the appropriation against which the cost of employee travel is charged or applied against future billings for employee travel because they would constitute refunds which do not have to be deposited to the general fund of the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. BACKGROUND GSA currently has nearly 100 contracts with TMCs and is considering further expansion of the program. GSA proposes to request rebates or credits from TMCs in selected future solic- itations. TMCs do not charge the Government directly for the services they provide, but instead receive commissions from transportation or lodging establishments with whom they book reservations. Three methods are used to effect payment to TMCs for Federal employee travel:

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