B-188345: Apr 13, 1977

EMPLOYEE OF CANAL ZONE GOVERNMENT WHO IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR RETURN TRANSPORTATION OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS INCIDENT TO RENEWAL AGREEMENT TRAVEL MAY RETURN HIS HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS TO UNITED STATES AT HIS OWN EXPENSE AND BE REIMBURSED SUCH COSTS UNDER 5 U.S.C. 5729(B) AND FTR. ALTHOUGH HE IS ELIGIBLE TO RETIRE. WE ARE ASKED WHETHER 5 U.S.C. 5729 MAY BE REGARDED AS PERMITTING THE SHIPMENT OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS AN...

B-188345: Apr 13, 1977

The Governor of the Canal Zone Government (CZG) requested an opinion on the entitlement of a CZG employee to reimbursement for advance shipment of certain items from the Panama Canal to his stateside residence, incident to renewal agreement travel. The employee may return his household effects to the United States at his own expense, and may be reimbursed for such costs to the extent permitted, re...