United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office General Government Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1995-01-26 monographic deposited born digital 33 p. GA 1.13:GGD-95-32 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GGD-95-32 P0b002ee180370097 f:gg95032 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GGD-95-32 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GGD-95-32 GGD-95-32 Air travel allowances Documentation Federal employees Transportation expense claims Travel costs Cost accounting Reporting requirements Claims settlement Compliance Fare discounts Letter Report GGD

Under federal regulations, government employees can accept payment of travel costs by nonfederal sources, such as private companies and universities, if the purpose of the travel is related to the employees' official duties and the acceptance of such travel does not present a conflict of interest. Federal agencies are required to establish procedures to ensure that these conditions are met before travel reimbursements are accepted. This report determines (1) how adequately the Commerce Department and the Federal Trade Commission controlled their employees' acceptance and reporting of travel funds paid by nonfederal organizations and (2) the implication of Commerce's denying the Office of Government Ethics access to its records of reimbursed travel in 1992. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GGD-95-32/html/GAOREPORTS-GGD-95-32.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GGD-95-32/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GGD-95-32.pdf GAO/GGD-95-32 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GGD-95-32 Letter Report GAO/GGD-95-32; Reimbursed Travel: Commerce and FTC Generally Met Requirements but Some Improvements Needed; Air travel allowances Documentation Federal employees Transportation expense claims Travel costs Cost accounting Reporting requirements Claims settlement Compliance Fare discounts Title 31 Section 1353 31 U.S.C. 1353