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B-198349 1 (1980-11-03)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadiqx0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 4 J-- 7THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OECISION CE0,1F THE UNITED STATES WAS H INGT N. D .C. 2054 9 FILE: B-198349 DATE.November 3,, 1980 Lieutenant (junior grade) James 0. MATTER OF: McGranahan - Staying at Friends' Apartment on TDY DIGEST: A claim by a member of the military for qAe It r reimbursement of expenses incurred during rPY t-empoeT-d T-4ty for lodging provided by .ar friend must be denied, even though the - member paid his friend rent for the lodg- ing, since Joint Travel Regulations par. M4205-1 provides that under such circumstances there may be no reimburse- ment for the cost of lodgings. By letter of April 2, 1980, an advance decision is requested concerning the reimbursement of expenses for lodging incurred by a member of the military during tem- .1 porary duty while staying at the apartment of a friend. Since reimbursement is not permitted for expenses in- curred by a member for lodging provided by a friend, the claim is denied. The request for an advance decision was made by Lieutenant (junior grade) S. R. Miller, disbursing officer at Moffett Field, California, and was assigned Control No. 80-13 by the Per Diem, Travel and Transportation Allowance Committee. For the period of August 20 through September 14, 1979, Lieutenant (junior grade) James 0. McGranahan was on temporary duty in San Diego, California, for Legal Officer School. Since Government quarters were not available, Lieutenant McGranahan stayed in the apart- ment of a friend, to whom he paid $300 in rent. He received no receipt for the payment from the apartment owner or his friend, nor did he furnish any information indicating increased costs incurred by his host due to his stay at the apartment. This situation is covered by Joint Travel Regu- lations, par. M4205-1, which provides, in pertinent part: 67 &7L7~~7L6f7

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