Pat, I disagree with you, based on the following:

A-21, the allowability of costs, does not apply the "domestic carrier"
rule.  Therefore, travel costs that meet A-21 are "allowable", e.g., even
using your own funds, travel less than first class.

"Fly American" is not an A-21 allowability cost, but a prohibition of use
of federal funds by another means.

On the other hand, Pat, I have always valued your good sense and
experience, and maybe we will hear from someone who has actually dealt with
a question o no audit that covers this matter.  Your advice is certainly
the safe, conservate approach.

Chuck

At 08:32 AM 10/12/99 -0700, you wrote:
>My answer would be yes.  Cost sharing contributions have to be allowable
>under applicable cost principles, and the test I always use is if a cost
>sharing expense could be charged to a project, then it can also count as a
>cost sharing contribution (which means I'd use a US flag carrier even though
>non-Federal funds would be used to pay for the cost).
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>Another foreign travel question:    We're working on a budget with 2:1
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>foreign travel but the cost will be paid completely by the non-federal
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