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EXECUTIVE ORDER

CONTINUING TEMPORARILY THE PRESENT STANDARDIZED
GOVERNMENT TRAVEL REGULATIONS, SUBJECT TO
CERTAIN MODIFICATIONS
P a r t I I , s e c t i o n s 207 and 2 0 8 , o f t h e a c t e n t i t l e d "AN
ACT Making a p p r o p r i a t i o n s f o r t h e l e g i s l a t i v e Branch o f t h e G o v e r n ment f o r t h e f i s c a l y e a r e n d i n g June 3 0 , 1 9 3 3 , and f o r o t h e r
p u r p o s e s , " a p p r o v e d June 3 0 , 1 9 3 2 , amends t h e S u b s i s t e n c e E x p e n s e
A c t o f 1926 ( 4 4 S t a t , 6 8 8 , 6 8 9 ) b y a m e n d i n g s e c t i o n s 3 and 7
t h e r e o f , and r e p e a l i n g s e c t i o n s 4 , 5 , and 6 t h e r e o f , e f f e c t i v e
J u l y 1, 1932.
The S t a n d a r d i z e d Government T r a v e l R e g u l a t i o n s , a s amended
e f f e c t i v e J u l y 1, 1931, approved by t h e P r e s i d e n t A p r i l 21, 1931,
s h a l l c o n t i n u e i n e f f e c t f r o m and i n c l u d i n g J u l y 1 , 1 9 3 2 , u n t i l s u c h
t i m e a s amended s t a n d a r d i z e d r e g u l a t i o n s a r e a p p r o v e d , s u b j e c t t o
the following conditions, viz:
(1) A l l p r o v i s i o n s r e l a t i n g t o reimbursement of a c t u a l
expenses f o r s u b s i s t e n c e are revoked,
( 2 ) Per diem i n l i e u of a c t u a l e x p e n s e s f o r s u b s i s t e n c e
may be a l l o w e d n o t t o e x c e e d t h e r a t e o f 55 w i t h i n t h e
l i m i t s o f c o n t i n e n t a l U n i t e d S t a t e s , and n o t t o e x c e e d a n
a v e r a g e o f $6 b e y o n d t h e l i m i t s o f c o n t i n e n t a l U n i t e d S t a t e s .
(3) Reimbursable t r a n s p o r t a t i o n charges w i l l not
i n c l u d e g r a t u i t o u s f e e s or t i p s o f a n y k i n d .
The r a t e s o f t h e p e r diem i n l i e u o f a c t u a l e x p e n s e s f o r s u b s i s t e n c e a u t h o r i z e d b y t h e a m e n d a t o r y l a w and w h i c h a r e s e t f o r t h
a b o v e r e p r e s e n t t h e maximum a l l o w a b l e , n o t t h e minimum* I t i s t h e
r e s p o n s i b i l i t y o f t h e h e a d s o f t h e d e p a r t m e n t s and e s t a b l i s h m e n t s
t o s e e t h a t t r a v e l orders a u t h o r i z e o n l y such per diem r a t e s a s are
j u s t i f i e d by t h e nature of t h e t r a v e l .
HERBERT HOOVER
The 'Vhite H o u s e ,
June 3 0 , 1 9 3 2 ,