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B-194409(RLH) 1 (1979-05-31)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabjnu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 0 ~16,3 Z , IN REPLY . B-194409 (RLH) OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL REFER TO. B May 31, 1979 The Honorable Howard M. Metzenbaum United States Senator Columbus District Office 121 East State Street Columbus, Ohio 43215 Dear Senator Metzenbaum: This replies to your letter of March 13, 1979, in which you enclosed for our consideration a letter from Local !138JAmerican pt.-6',oI Federation of Government Emplo e , Fairborn, Ohio. The union's letter requests information on the gal basis for the Comptroller General's appeal system on pay matterJ The statutory basis for the Comptroller General's-,uthority over pay matters is found in several sections of theBudget and Accounting Act of 1921 (now codified in title 31, United States Code). The basic provisions are the following: U.S. states that all claims and demands by or against the United States Government and all accounts of the Government shall be settled and adjusted in the General Accounting Office. --31 U.S.C. 74 provides that Lblalances certified by the General Accounting Office, upon the settlement of public accounts, shall be final and conclusive upon the Execu- tive Branch of the Government * * *. It further pro- vides that disbursing officers and the heads of Executive Departments or agencies may request a decision from the Comptroller General on any question involving a payment to be made by them or under them. These two sections provide the basic authority for the General Accounting Office to decide pay claims and to issue legal decisions on pay matters. Our Claims Division is responsible for the initial handling of claims made against the Government. See title4 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 31. Any claimant may ap eal the Claims Division's action totne Comptroller General. Se.X CFR, Part 32.

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