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B-193534 1 (1979-03-16)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabjjz0001 and id is 1 raw text is: i. I L k COMPTROLLER GENERAL Or THE UNITWD STATES WASHINGTON, P.C. Z034S IN RItMY nIMER TO; / ~~ ~ ~ )o (16%)4\ t1979tcc4 67c A( oer The 'R~onorabhe.. %crom Thutmond United Stat e Senate -- Dear Senator Thurmond: B-193534 tA nuL WJMo avtjtlutIJu to paIIO PutiBlus aL_4A XC- 0002-0 This is i n further refertrnce to your letter of Novembe; 14, 1978, forwardthg correspondence from Kr, ,Everetteqjvalef ai retired officer of the Unlted Stotes Army, r, Evans who resideil in Wdst German~r is concerned that inoEder to receive his retired pay from the Albny while residing in West Germany, tie must execute a certificate of existence on a monthly basis, lie notes that he \ receives benefits monthly from the Veterans' Adminiutration without this requiremeni;, le also notes that he receives tax refunds with- out this requirement. Correspondence enclosed with your letter shows that the Army regulations requiring the certificate are based on decision. of '. he Comptroller General. Retired paj'is payable'during the lifeti-ie of those persons whq have quan-t-eWfor retirement with puy, Traditionally, for the pro- tection of the Go'vernment, certain safeguards hve been required to iniuri that retirtid paychecks are not issued after the death of the beneficiary; such as, the furnishing of a certik.r1Woscxistence priQor to release of the checks, special instructiorn to the'v:ost Office employees restricting delivery of the check ewelopes, ap~ropri.ate legends on the checks to give notice to endorsers that the checks are payable only during the lifetimae of the payee and the furnishing of specific powers of attorney for periods not exceeding 12 months. The requirements have changed from time to time to keep abreast of changing circumstances... In the past we have approved 0,.;.d.i, continuance of annual reports of existence in cases whr1Tir.wnTA.i d paychecks are drtiwn and delivered to the retired merabei' aft his home in the United States--his personal endorsement on the checks being considered, sufficient evidence of his continued existence. We have not , objected to delivery of checks drawn to retired members residing in foreign countries without obtai;..In....'Ideance of existence where personal delivery is made b) '*.t ,,,ijJoyee of the United States, as where checkt are mailed .:,.' ,.re of an APO, FPO, Finance Officer, U.S. Consulate, En':.zsy, or military attache, 5 / I r // L L L 4 I q4tio.6

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