The Panama Canal Commission asked for a GAO opinion concerning an employee's request for tour renewal travel to Panama for his sons, who live in California with their mother. GAO held that the children of such an employee are not eligible for this allowance since: (1) the sons, who had separate, permanent living arrangements, cannot be considered members of the employee's household within the mean...

DIGEST: THE CHILDREN OF AN EMPLOYEE OF THE PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION WHO LIVE IN SAN FRANCISCO WITH THE EMPLOYEE'S WIFE ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR TOUR RENEWAL TRAVEL TO PANAMA TO VISIT THE EMPLOYEE DURING SUMMER VACATION. DUNWORTH: THE ISSUE IN THIS DECISION IS WHETHER THE SONS OF CAPTAIN JAMES R. ARE ELIGIBLE FOR TOUR RENEWAL TRAVEL TO PANAMA. FN1 THE SONS ARE NOT MEMBERS OF THE EMPLOYEE'S HOUSEHOLD WIT...