TREASURY DIRECTIVE 12-27
Date: July 3, 2002
Sunset Review: July 3, 2006
SUBJECT: Delegation of Authority to Approve Certain Travel and Related Expenses for Personnel Permanently Assigned Outside the United States
1. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Directive is to delegate authority to heads of bureaus to approve certain allowances and benefits for eligible personnel as defined below.
2. DELEGATION. This Directive delegates to heads of Bureaus, the Chief Management and Administrative Programs Officer (Departmental Offices (DO)), the Inspector General (OIG), and the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA), the authority to approve allowances and benefits comparable to those provided under chapter 9 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081 et seq.) for Eligible Personnel. For purposes of this Directive, the term "bureau" includes all bureaus, DO, OIG, and TIGTA.
3. REDELEGATION. The authority delegated by this directive may be redelegated within a Bureau in writing.
4. DEFINITIONS.
a. "Eligible personnel" means:
(1) an officer or employee of the Department of the Treasury (including its Bureaus) who carries out international affairs duties and powers of the Department and is permanently assigned outside the United States; and
(2) an officer or employee of any agency of the United States Government who performs functions under section 129 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151aa) and is permanently assigned outside the United States.
b. The "United States" includes, for purposes of this Directive, the 50 states, its territories and possessions.
5. GUIDELINES.
a. All allowances and benefits made available pursuant to this Directive shall be approved and provided in accordance with applicable provisions of Volume 6, Chapter 100 of the United States Department of State Foreign Affairs Manual. A Bureau shall provide to eligible personnel each allowance or benefit which is mandatory under the applicable statutory authorities and referenced provisions of the Foreign Affairs Manual. This Directive permits, but does not mandate, that a Bureau provide any allowance or benefit which is discretionary under the applicable statutory authorities and the Foreign Affairs Manual.
b. Any additional guidance, as needed, shall be issued by the Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Management and Chief Financial Officer. Bureaus may establish policies that are not inconsistent with applicable statutes, the Foreign Affairs Manual, this Directive, and any additional guidance by the Deputy Chief Financial Officer.
6. AUTHORITIES.
a. 31 U.S.C. 325(a).
b. 22 U.S.C. 2151aa.
c. 22 U.S.C. 4081 et. seq.
d. Treasury Order 101-05, Reporting Relationships and Supervision of Officials, Offices and Bureaus, Delegation of Certain Authority, and Order of Succession in the Department of the Treasury.
7. REFERENCE. United States Department of State Foreign Affairs Manual, Volume 6, Chapter 100.
8. OFFICE OF PRIMARY INTEREST. Office of Accounting and Internal Control, Office of the Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Management and Chief Financial Officer.
/S/
Edward R. Kingman, Jr.
Assistant Secretary for Management
and Chief Financial Officer