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B-195546 1 (1979-10-17)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadhri0001 and id is 1 raw text is: THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISION 'OF THE UNITED STATES WA SH IN GTON , O . 0. 2 05 4 8 FILE: B-195546 DATE: October 17, 1979 MATTER OF: Recertification of dependency certificates DIGEST: Recertification of dependency certificates for entitlement to BAQ by members of the Army Reservej may be accomplished by the use of computer-generated listing. Further, such recertification may be made for a period exceeding 1 year where annual training cannot be programmed within 12 months of the prior training period. 51 Comp. Gen. 231 (1971), modified. The Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations, Logistics and Financial Management) requests a decision regarding the accepta- bility of a change in procedures for recertification of dependency certificates for entitlement to basic allowance for quarters.(BAQ) by members of the Army Reserves. He proposes using computer-generated S -itiings in place of the current form and that recertification be allowed for a period exceeding 1 year where annual training cannot be programmed within 12 months of the prior training period. We have no objection to the proposed procedures. The request was presented in a letter dated July 18, 1979, a.nd was assigned Department of Defense Military Pay and Allowance Control Number SS-A-1332. The submission refers to the annual recertification of depend- ency certificates by Army members receiving BAQ with dependents required by 51 Comp. Gen. 231 (1971). That decision was modified by 54 Comp. Gen. 92 (1974).to provide in lieu of such annual require- ment for recertification of primary dependents only each time an active Army member makes a permanent change of station and for veri- fication of entitlement by Army installations through the use of a periodic computer-generated listing provided by the Joint Uniform Military Pay System (JUMPS-Army). The discussion further states that: The initial submission and annual recertification of the BAQ entitlement for members of the Selected Reserves currently is accomplished annually based upon the DA Form 3298, Authorization to Start and Stop BAQ Credit and contact with the member. The form is filed in the member's Personal Financial Records (PFR) folder maintained by the unit. Recertification is indicated by the member's

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