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B-191087 1 (1979-02-28)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadgyo0001 and id is 1 raw text is: eA~1-f/ DECISION LU . . rr THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. 0.C. 20548 FILE: B-191087- OATE:February 28, 1979 MATTER OF: Ronald . Houskd- Real Estate Expense) DIG EST: Employee of Veterans Administration transferred to new duty station is not allowed real estate expenses when settlement occurred after 1 (initial) year of reporting to new station since this Office did not find any abuse of discretion on VA's part in its determination that employee was not entitled to an additional 1 year extension under paragraph 2-6.le of the Federal Travel Regulations (FTR) (FPMR 101-7, May 1973). This action is in response to an appeal by Mr. Ronald F. Houska, an employee of the Veterans Administration, of our decision B-191087, March 14, 1978, concerning reimbursement of real estate expenses in- curred in connection with the purchase of his residence incident to a permanent change of station. Mr. Houska received a permanent change of duty station from Leavenworth, Kansas, to Dayton, Ohio, with a reporting date of August 1, 1976. Upon arrival in Dayton Mr. Houska was single and began renting an apartment. In August 1977, he was married and on October 31, 1977, made settlement on a home. He thereafter submitted a claim for reim- bursement for real estate expenses incident to the purchase. Reimbursement to Federal employees of certain expenses incurred in connection with residence transactions incident to a transfer of duty station is governed by section 5724a(4) of title 5, United States Code. By Executive Order No. 11609, July 22, 1971, the Presidential authority to issue regulations under 5 U.S.C. 5724a was delegated to the General Services Administration (GSA). Pursuant to this authority, the GSA promulgated paragraph 2-6.1 of the Federal Travel Regulations (FTR) (FPMR 101-7, May 1973) which governs time limitations for reim- bursement of expenses incurred in connection with real estate trans- actions and provides in pertinent part as follows: se. Time limitation. The settlement dates for the sale and purchase or lease termination transactions for which reimbursement is requested are not later than 1 (initial) year after the date on which the employee reported for duty at the new official station. Upon an

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