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B-162606 1 (1967-11-22)

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    -            COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
                          WASHINGTON. D.C. 205S                    109



 i3-iWW66                                               NOV 2 2 1967
                          R E L E .A SC
 Mr. LraobcIBJZ
 422 12th Street
   Alend~n. Lua       71301

 Dear Mr. Golmon:

     We refer to your letter of Septeaer 18, 1967t and enaloutuea con-
 cerning aw Clam Division's sttlement of September 6,, 1967, which
 A4xaflowd yw clai for re -rmitt of the eavnse m~ iuacuzred in
 yurchasing safety orthopedic shoe Incident to yma a~ayoat by the
 Deparbsent of the ArjW as an at'.zutive mechanic at Fort Polk, Louisiana.
 Me ciwc=UwAtase msuvA  dng yw  clalm ame set forth in thwe bera
 settimmt and need not be repeated bar*.

       TewI-stablisaed ftle in that when special clothing is mzthorized
to be furnished by the Govemeat no eu~lyee h* my be entitled to such
clothing can an~k himself a creditor of tbe Gvwmnt by voliuntazi.y
yurdbasing the saw at Is om expense and tberet by ote taement
to is  tzaie bin for mach p msonal szpens. 2 CW. Gma     iP8Sd. 627 (~
and cases cited therein.

     TM provisiomat of5 U.S.C. 79O  ptber with the Depsaei* of the
Am   rquatou    ARt 32-3M1 and A 355-32 laed Mi that law authorize
the crining offcers of AnqW Iotlatious ft pyacure special clothing
Ad equipmennt, inebadirg sfety s ftr th prmteatil of persoamml in
the yerfommac. of their assigned tank . Bwver, neither the Iv no the
iemlations contain a provision -wieb uotd Ahtorize us to reimbrse you
for the mua apeuuded byr yams hich the record Indicates vias incuried pri-
maxiey by reas= of yawr pernonal chice.
     In the circ~tawesp the disallowae of ywz' alam nuxt be and is


                                  Sinerely ywrs,

                                  FRANx H. WEIZEL
                         Assistant CpTtxofler General
                                  of the Thiited Mttes

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