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B-186499 1 (1978-04-07)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadtms0001 and id is 1 raw text is: MLV 252 COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES M.WAHINGTON. D.C. ROUSREEAE B-186499 April 7, 19T8 Mr. Robert P. Graham, Commissioner Federal Supply Service General Services Administration Washington, D.C. 20406 Dear Mr. Graham: This is in response to your letter ofAugust 17, 1977, requesting our views and comments on proposed changes to the Federal Travel Regulations and a proposed amendment to 5 U.S.C. 5724(b) to more fully reimburse Federal employees who own and transport a mobile home in connection with , a permanent change of duty station. :.. We fully support' the proposed legislative change to 5.U.S.C. 5724(b). As we stated in our.,letter of July 27, 1977, to the Administrator, General Services Administration: For some time we have been aware of the apparent inequities with regard to allowable reimbursable expenses incident to a permanent change of duty station for those Federal employees who own and transport a mobile home, as compared to those employees who move from one house to another. The expenses incurred by employees moving mobile homes far exceed their allowable expenses, althoygh the expenses incurred are generally small in comparision to those of employees who buy and sell houses. In spite of the fact that the former employees are theoretically entitled to expenses not to exceed those granted under 5 U.S.C. 5724(a), the direct cost of transportation of a mobile home never approaches that limitation. The employee must then rely on his miscellaneous expense allowance to cover all costs- other than the direct cost ~~~of transporting the mobile home. These- costs include preparing ' his mobile home for transportation and setting i.t up upon arrival. These costs are often quite extensive, especially if the employee has, inter alia, an awning, an'extra room, a storage shed, air conditioning, or a double-wide home. These costs far exceed the direct cost of transporting the mobile home and are not now fully covered by the miscellaneous expense• allowance. 51.

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