B-250988: Sep 2, 1993

Appropriations/Financial Management Appropriation Availability Purpose availability Representational funds Meals The Director of the Trade and Development Program (TDP) may use "representation and entertainment" fund to pay the cost of meals at interagency briefings for executive branch employees hosted by him in his official capacity since the TDP briefings given by the Director are representatio...

B-250988: Sep 2, 1993

The Agency for International Development requested a decision on whether the Trade and Development Program (TDP) could use representation and entertainment (R&E) appropriations to pay for meals served at interagency briefings. GAO held that TDP could use R&E appropriation to pay for the meals, since the briefings were representational in nature...