Volume 56
Public Law 77–107
To provide decentralization of the issuance of orders authorizing the payment of travel expenses in connection with the transfer of civilian employees from one station to another.
Approved February 21, 1942
Statutory text
AN ACT
To provide decentralization of the issuance of orders authorizing the payment of travel expenses in connection with the transfer of civilian employees from one station to another.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That during the
War and Navy Departments and Coast Guard.
Travel expenses of civilian personnel.
continuance of the present war and for six months thereafter, any appropriations heretofore or hereafter made available for expenses of travel of civilian officers and employees of the War and Navy Departments and the Coast Guard shall be available also for expenses of travel performed by them on transfer from one official station to another when authorized, by such responsible officer or officers of the Department concerned as the head thereof may designate for that purpose, in the order directing the travel: Provided, That such
Proviso.
expenses shall not be allowed for any transfer effected for the convenience of the officer or employee.
Approved, February 21, 1942.