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B-196171 1 (1980-09-16)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabjvz0001 and id is 1 raw text is: COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES ft411T WA5HtNGTON, D.C. 20548 IN RW-Y B-196171 REFER TO' September 16, 1980 The Honorable Peter W. Rodino, Jr. Chairman, Commiteee on the Judiciary 1 6 House of Representatives 1 Dear Mr. Chairman: _e refer to your-Jetter f July 31, 1980, requesting our/views on H.R. 7638a bil [flor the reliefoff All rn H. Platnick. '7 The bill provides that Mr. Allen H. Platnick receive $3,542.52 in full settlement of his claim against the Government for the expenses of temporary quarters, sub- sistence, storage of household goods, and rental of an automobile incident to his transfer from a civilian position with the Department of the Army to a position with the Department of the Air Force. These expenses were incurred between September 9, 1978, and November 24, 1978. Mr. Platnick's claim for the amount which is the subject matter of this bill was disallowed by our Claims Division on September 24, 1979, as there was no legal authority for reimbursement to him of the amounts claimed. His claim was also considered for reporting to the Congress under the Meritorious Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 236. However, after consideration we determined that Mr. Platnick's claim did not satisfy the criteria we require for reporting of a claim to Congress under that act. By letter of February 1, 1980, (copy enclosed) Mr. Platnick was so advised. Since we assume that you will receive a full report from the Department of the Army and the Department of the Air Force regarding this matter, we shall not go in- to great detail on the factual background of this claim. According to our records, Mr. Platnick was a Department of the Army civilian employee in Taegu, Korea, during 1978. His Army position was not permanent and, therefore, in March 1978, he enrolled oP -2,/~

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