United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao_comptroller_general legislative 2016-06-24 U.S. Government Publishing Office 1996-05-15 monographic deposited born digital 7 p. GA 1.13:B-253202.3 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-253202-3 P0b002ee18fd4be22 f:2532023 DGPO 2016-06-24 2016-06-24 GAOREPORTS-B-253202-3 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-253202-3 B-253202.3 Comptroller General Decision

Prior decision holding that a relocation service contractor's fee for purchasing a transferring employee's residence may not be paid is affirmed on reconsideration. Relocation service contracts entered into pursuant to 5 U.S.C. sec. 5724c (1994) are subject to the limitations and restrictions found in 5 U.S.C. sec. 5724a and in Chapter 302 of the Federal Travel Regulation. Under these provisions, residence sales expenses may be reimbursed only if the transferring employee's residence is the one from which the employee regularly commuted to the old official station. Since the residence purchased by the contractor here does not qualify as the employee's commuting residence at her old station, the agency lacks authority to pay the contractor, even though its agent had authorized the contractor to provide the service. See Office of Personnel Management v. Richmond, 496 U.S. 414 (1990). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-253202-3/html/GAOREPORTS-B-253202-3.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-253202-3/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-253202-3.pdf GAO/B-253202.3 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-253202-3 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-253202.3; Deborah L. Childress--Reconsideration; Title 5 Section 5724a Title 5 Section 5724a(a)(4)(A) Title 5 Section 5724c 5 U.S.C. 5724a 5 U.S.C. 5724a(a)(4)(A) 5 U.S.C. 5724c Title 41 Section 605 41 U.S.C. 605