B-124509, AUG. 5, 1955

B-124509, AUG. 5, 1955

TO MR. JOSE A. BURGOS L.:

YOUR LETTER OF MAY 4, 1955, REQUESTS REVIEW OF OUR SETTLEMENT OF MARCH 30, 1955, WHICH DISALLOWED YOUR CLAIM IN THE AMOUNT OF $26.50 FOR FILMS PURCHASED INCIDENT TO A GROUP C IN-SERVICE TRAINING GRANT IN AGRICULTURE RESEARCH, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. YOU ALSO ENCLOSE A CHECK FOR $42.59, REPRESENTING THE AMOUNT ALLOWED YOU IN A PREVIOUS SETTLEMENT AND STATE THAT YOU WILL ACCEPT NO OTHER SUM THAN THE FULL AMOUNT CLAIMED FOR EXPENSES INCIDENT TO YOUR TRAINING.

YOUR APPLICATION FOR THE GROUP C IN-SERVICE TRAINING GRANT WAS APPROVED BY LETTER OF AWARD DATED JUNE 29, 1950. BY THAT LETTER YOU WERE INFORMED THAT UNITED STATES FUNDS WOULD BE PROVIDED FOR TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES INCURRED IN DIRECTED TRAINING TRAVEL WITHIN THE UNITED STATES AND FOR A MONTHLY ALLOWANCE OF $180 FOR MAINTENANCE. THE AWARD SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT "ALL OTHER EXPENSES INCURRED BY YOU INCLUDING TUITION, BOOKS AND OTHER TRAINING MATERIALS, TRANSPORTATION FROM YOUR COUNTRY TO YOUR INITIAL HEADQUARTERS (WASHINGTON, D.C.) IN THE UNITED STATES AND RETURN, ETC., ARE TO BE BORNE BY YOU OR YOUR GOVERNMENT OR OTHER SPONSOR.'

SINCE THE TRAINING GRANT TO YOU WAS LIMITED TO TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES AND THE AMOUNT SPECIFIED FOR MAINTENANCE, OUR OFFICE HAS NO ALTERNATIVE BUT TO DENY REIMBURSEMENT TO YOU FOR FILMS PURCHASED INCIDENT TO YOUR TRAINING IN THE UNITED STATES. ACCORDINGLY, THE CERTIFICATE OF SETTLEMENT OF MARCH 30, 1955, WAS CORRECT AND IS SUSTAINED.

CHECK NO. 030140/12 DATED JUNE 28, 1954, FOR $42.59 DRAWN ON THE BANCO POPULAR DEL PERU TO THE ORDER OF THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES IS RETURNED. IT IS SUGGESTED THAT THIS AMOUNT WHICH IS EQUIVALENT TO THE AMOUNT ALLOWED YOU ON CERTIFICATE OF SETTLEMENT DATED OCTOBER 21, 1953, TOGETHER WITH THE AMOUNT OF $11.59 ALLOWED ON CERTIFICATE OF SETTLEMENT DATED MARCH 30, 1955, BE ACCEPTED SINCE THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES PRECLUDE ALLOWANCE OF ANY ADDITIONAL AMOUNT.