B-39772:
Published: May 8, 1979. Publicly Released: May 8, 1979.
GAO was requested to appraise S. 697, a bill pending in the Senate, as to its projected effects. The bill would reduce by $500 million the amount that might be obligated for travel and transportation of officers and employees of the executive branch for fiscal year 1980. This savings would represent about 6 percent of the amount currently budgeted for the purpose. Congress tried briefly in 1974 to...