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B-242457 1 (1991-05-24)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadnww0001 and id is 1 raw text is: CempeOr Gemoni ofIe Uake md WflkwuS D.Cd. w_________ Decision Matter of: Charles E. Robertson - Household Goods Moving Expenses - Commuted Rate or Government Bill of Lading Method File: B-242457 PDo: May 24, 1991 A Itransferred employee'was authorized to move his ,usehold goods under the commuted rate method not to exceed\the cost to the goverhment under the actual expense government bill of lading method. The employee moved his household 'goods himself and claims the difference between.the actual expense miethod that he was reimbursed and the higher commuted rate.t He is entitled to the di;'!ference since there is no statuto'ry or regulatory authority which provides for a limitation on the amount to be reimbursed in commuted rate schedules. 'Travel orders which purport to limit reimbursement without proper authority are not competent orders and have no legal effect. I /I A tlrnsfturred employee clairqs entitlemint to be reimbursed the full . comm'uted rate for, ffs.,hbusehold goods shipment.i/ ',The issue'ptsented is whether:'an agency can limit an employee's entitli* ent 'to reimbursemit 'for shipment,,of household goods to the cost to the government'by the actual expense Government Bill ofiiLading (GBL) method2/ where the employee was author- ized shipment of household goods by the commuted rate method, 2/ not to exceed the cost by the GBL method. For the 1/ Clims File No. Z-2866708. 2/ Under the actual expense (GEL) method the government assumeqs responsibility for awarding contracts and for other negotiations with carriers and the property is shipped under a government bill of lading. 41 C.F.R. 5 302-8.3(b) (1990). 3/ Under the commuted rate system the employee makes the arranements for tran aporting household goods and is reim-. bursed in accordance with schedules of commuted rates which are contained in General Services Administration Bulletin FPMR A-2. 41 C.F.R. 5 302-6.3(a) (1990).

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