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B-194313 1 (1979-04-03)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacuau0001 and id is 1 raw text is: t. 'ma Q~ge z~r , 9 GAO United States General Accounting office Washington, OC 20548 - as. ~ - Office of General Cour::el In Reply Refer to; Mr. Iurnell A ,Bowen Produiction Convroller U.S, Ilavy Office, Singapore FPO Sta Francisco 96699 Dear Mr, Bowen; Tils letteA is ti response to concerning theIantitlement of FeVde B-, 194 313 API\ 3 1919 00( Eto e yours dated February 18, 1.979, nl Amfan atn tln eav1, s - - for expenses incurred in the sale of a resa ence when. thby are transferred to a new permanent duty stationj Yoh indicate that you were recently transferrecd fromLong Beach, 9elifornia, to Stigapore incident to your employme t with the Deprtment of the Navy, You sold your home in California when. you were, transferred and paid certain realtyi fees in comroeption with the sale, However, item 11 of your'official travel orders was mark'd to show that you werei n6t authori';ed reimbursement of real estite expenses per the Joint Travel Regulations. Yot, say you wout4 like to know if you are nvertheless entitled to be rdimbursed for the realty fees, in accordance with the priniples !et forth in Comptroller General's dectsion B-183979, of Janu- ary 2, 19'76, published at 55 Comp. Gen. 613. Although a decision of the Comptrolletr General will not be issued at your request in this matter at the present time, the following information may be of use to you, The entitlement of Federal employees to be reimbursed fo' the expenses of official travel is dependent upon vbe provisions 6f law contained In the United States Code and implementing adminis- trative regulations, Provuions of law governin4 allowances payable to transferred Federal employees for expeises incurred'in connection with real estate transactions are set forth in sec- tion 5724a of title 5, United Statas Code (1976).. Section 5724a provides in pertinent part'that a transferred employte may be , reimbursed for the expenses of the sale of a residence only when the old and new official stations are located within the United States, its territories or possessions, the Comsaonwealth of Puerto Rico, or the Canal Zone. The implementing adminirstrative sa-dt4C V. * -9-4 0 I 1 k lp

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