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B-193348 1 (1979-04-10)

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THE  COMPTROLLER:GENERAL
OF   THE   UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548


DATE:  April 10, 1979


OF:   Robert C. Klick- Claim for Retroactive
      Promotion and Backpay jc      7o    /   r          od

1.  Grade GS-13 civilian employee of the Depart-
    ment of the Navy, who between September 1975
    and September 1977 was assigned duties
    previously performed by his grade GS-14
    supervisor after the supervisor's position
    was abolished on August 31, 1975, is not
    entitled to a retroactive promotion to grade
    GS-14 with backpay for the period September
    1975-September 1977, since Federal employees
    are entitled only to the salaries of the
    position to which they are actually appointed
    regardless of the duties performed. United
    States v. Testan, 424 U.S. 392 (1976).


          2.  The principles set forth in 55 Comp. Gen. 539
              (1975) and 56 Comp. Gen. 427.(1977), concern-
              ing the promotion of Federal employees on
              official temporary details to higher grade
              level positions, have no application to a
              claim for retroactive promotion by an employee
              who was never officially detailed to an
              existing, established, classified higher grade
              position.

     This action is in response to correspondence received from
Mr. Robert C. Klick, 30 North Road, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
17055, in which he requested reconsideration of Settlement
Certificate Z-2802219 dated July 25, 1978, issued by our Claims
Division, disallowing his claim for a retroactive promotion
from grade GS-13 to grade GS-14, with backpay, for the period
September 3, 1975, to September 30, 1977, incident to his
employment with the Department of the Navy.

     In August 1975, Mr. Klick held the position of Supervisory
Procurement Agent, grade GS-13, with the Ammunition Buying
Branch, Purchase Division, Navy Ships Parts Control Center,
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. It is indicated that at about this
time the Ammunition Buying Branch underwent a reorganization.
The reorganization was apparently undertaken due to the pending
transfer of certain of the branch's ammunition procurement
functions to the Department of the Army under a Department of

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