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B-195140 1 (1980-06-04)

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                      *w THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL
DECISIOlJl       OF THE UNITED STATES
              (         WASHINGTON       D. C. 20549


DATE:  June 4, 1980


MATTER  OF: Transportation of household effects
            prior to issuance of orders


Circumstances where members' permanent
change-of-station orders are not timely
issued when a ship is scheduled for over-
haul because of delay in determining the
overhaul port due to Government contract
bidding requirements may be considered
unusual circumstances incident to mili-
tary operations.  Therefore, regulations
may be amended to authorize transportation
of household effects in such cases upon a
statement of intent to change the ship's
home port, but prior to issuance of orders.


          2.  Where members' permanent change-of-station
              orders are not timely issued when a snip
              is scneduled for overhaul and the regula-
              tions are amended to permit shipment of
              household effects before orders are issued,
              regulations may be further amended to
              authorize the return shipment of household
              effects if the ship overhaul is cancelled.

     This case involves authority to ship members'
household goods without issuance of ordersbecause of
an unusual situation which arises when Navy ships are
scheduled for overhaul but the overhaul port is not known
until shortly before the scheduled date of the overhaul.

     Three issues are presented. First, may the Joint
Travel Regul-ations be amended to authorize the transpor-
tation of household goods at Government expense of
members of the uniformed services based on a statement
of intent to change a ship's home port but prior to
issuance of permanent change-of-station (PCS) orders
where the ship is scheduled for overhaul and the PCS
orders cannot be timely issued. Second, if the regula-
tions may be amended to authorize shipment of household
goods in advance of issuance of orders in the circum-
stances described above, may the regulations also oe
amended to provide that the goods may be returned to


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FILE: B-195140


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