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B-204542 1 (1981-11-30)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadjwy0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I.I WASH OTO, 9,0, U05s4u FILE; B-204542 DATE; Novelber 30, 1981 MATTER OFI Carton L, Shepard, Jr,- Real Estate Relocation Expenses -- Barring Act 1. On Ovtobqr 26, 1973, a civilian tech- nicion' employed by the Vergiont Army HUtiona4 Guard flied claim with unit seeking reimbursement for real estete'expenses in- curred incident to Qhange of permanent duty station on Nay 31, 1970, On,,December.20, 1973, unit #dvised him that it denied claim. Claimant took no further actioq until December 11, 1979, when he ref tled claim with unit, On tty 6, 1981, after adminis- trative proce5sing, the claim 'qas received at GAO, Claim may not be alloiyed since Act of October 9, 1940, as ameiided, 31 U,S,C, S 71a, bars considerati)n of claims received in GAO more than 6 yejIrp after date claim first accrucs. Filjtpg claim with administrative office concetrned does not toll the running of the statute. 2. GAO is without authority to waive or modify the application of 31 U.S.C. S 71a, even though (1) claimant may have been erroneously advised he wan not entitled to reimbursement for real estate expense, and (2) claimant was reluctant to pursue claim for fear of jeopardizing his employment situation. This decs.sion is the result of an appeal from an action of our Claims Group. A claim for real estate expenses incurred incident to a permapent ch~nge of stati6n by Mr. Carlton L. Shepard, Jr., an exp:epted technician, Vermont Army National Guard, was returned ' s..DI!WAtilt_ re i eL-n..i.tLsf.tf ice. with izt..&.yea -. from the date it first accrued (Settlement Certificate Z-2831528, June 8, 1981). 'II ,2 S; ',-,, .. ;, . -. . . . ..? ..... . . _

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