DOD abortion travel policy not subject to congressional review, GAO concludes

[butters]

The CRA requires that a federal agency must submit a report to the House, Senate, and Comptroller General before a rule, as defined under the Administrative Procedure Act, can take effect. The relevant agency also has to provide a procedure for Congress to disapprove of the rule.

The GAO determined that the Pentagon's policy, which is to reimburse the travel expenses incurred by a service member or dependent who has to travel out of state for a noncovered reproductive healthcare procedure, fits under one of the three exemptions.

"The memoranda address matters such as leave and benefit policies, which deal with agency personnel," Edda Emmanuelli Perez, GAO's general counsel, said in the announcement. "Therefore, while the memoranda meet the APA definition of rule, they fall within CRA’s second exception for rules relating to agency management or personnel. As such, they are not subject to the requirement that they be submitted to Congress or the Comptroller General before taking effect."

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[Lazaran]

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Poor Tubby Tomerville…

 

[butters]

the article states this ruling may not necessarily influence tubby's behaviour, and unless stopped he might have blocked as many as 600 appointments this year. no one person should have that power.

 

[dkovic77]

the article states this ruling may not necessarily influence tubby's behaviour, and unless stopped he might have blocked as many as 600 appointments this year. no one person should have that power.

Yeah well… his party condones it.. weakening the military to “own the libs.” His state (he lives in Florida though) just got bent over by the SC on districts and their previous order.