TREASURY DIRECTIVE 12-27
DATE: December 11, 2008
SUBJECT: Delegation of
Authority to Approve Certain Travel and Related Expenses for Personnel
Permanently Assigned Outside the
1. DELEGATION. This directive delegates to heads of bureaus 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 USC 4081 et seq.) for eligible personnel.
2. SCOPE. For the purposes of this directive, heads of bureaus means all heads of bureaus, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Management and Budget (for Departmental Offices), the Inspector General (OIG), and the Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA). The authority of the Inspector General is set forth in Section 3 of the Inspector General Act and the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act, and defined in Treasury Order 114-01 (OIG) and Treasury Order 115-01 (TIGTA), or successor orders. The provisions of this directive shall not be construed to interfere with that authority.
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 USC 2151aa) and is permanently assigned
outside the
b. The
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 14 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 USC 325(a) (Money and Finance).
b. 22 USC 2151aa (Foreign Relations and Intercourse).
c. 22 USC 4081 et. seq. (Foreign Relations and Intercourse).
d. Treasury Order 101-05, “Reporting Relationships and Supervision of Officials, Offices and Bureaus, Delegation of Certain Authority in the Department of the Treasury.”
7. REFERENCE. United States Department of State Foreign Affairs Manual, Volume 14.
8. CANCELLATION. Treasury Directive 12-27, "Delegation of Authority to Approve Certain Travel and Related Expenses for Personnel Permanently Assigned Outside the United States," dated July 3, 2002, is superseded.
9. OFFICES 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/
Peter
B. McCarthy
Assistant
Secretary for Management
and
Chief Financial Officer