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B-197023 1 (1980-03-14)

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             o ~   ~THE  COMPTROLLER GENERAL
DEISO                OF  THE   UNITED STATES
                     WASH  iNrGTO N,  0.C. 2054  8


MATTER  OF


DIGEST:


DATE: March 14, 1980


Anthony A. Esposito


Employee filed formal grievance
relative to reassignment and trans-
fer from SHAPE at Casteau, Belgium,
to NATO at Brussels, Belgium, and
was returned to position at SHAPE.
Agency designated period of wrongful
reassignment as temporary duty and
issued amended travel orders autho-
rizing commuting and per diem ex-
penses.  Remedial action of restoring
employee to former position at SHAPE
does not change nature of duty at
Brussels from permanent to temporary.
Accordingly, employee may not receive
commuting and per diem expenses. How-
ever, employee is entitled to receive
cost-of-living allowance based on
permanent duty at Brussels and not
Casteau during period of transfer.


     Mr. Anthony A. Esposito, a civilian employee of the
Army  appeals the denial of his glaim for mileage and per
diem by our Claims Division. As will be explained,
Mr. Esposito may not be reimbursed for his mileage or his
per diem expenses but may receive a cost-of-living allow-
ance previously collected by the Army.

     On August 5, 1977, incident to his permanent change
of station from SHAPE at Casteau, Belgium, to NATO at
Brussels, Belgium, Mr. Esposito was issued travel orders
authorizing transportation for himself and his depend-
ents to the new duty station. Additionally, the travel
orders authorized Mr. Esposito to ship his household
goods at Government expense to the new duty station.

     Mr. Esposito reported for duty at Brussels on
August 8, 1977.  However, he did not relocate his house-
hold to the Brussels' area. Rather he commuted daily
from his residence at Villerot, Belgium, in the Casteau
area, a round trip of about 110 miles. Mr. Esposito


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