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B-200699 1 (1981-03-02)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadjeb0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DECISION FILE: B-200699 MATTER OF: DIGEST: 1. THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 DATE: March 2, 1981 Jerry L. Courson - Transfer Expenses - Barring Act On August 15, 1975, employee of National Credit Union Administra- tion filed claim with his agency for real estate expenses incurred incident to change of permanent duty station in August 1972. Claim was held in agency and was not received in General Accounting Office until October 3, 1980. It may not be considered since Act of October 9, 1940, as amended, 31 U.S.C. § 71a, bars claims presented to GAO more than 6 years after date claim accrued. Filing claim with administrative office concerned does not meet requirement of Barring Act. 2. General Accounting Office is with- out authority to waive or modify the application of 31 U.S.C. § 71a, as amended, which provides that every claim cognizable by GAO is barred forever if it is not received in GAO within 6 years after the date it accrued. In order to protect the interest of claimants, agencies should send all claims to GAO which have accrued more than 4 years prior to receipt. This is required by sectin 7.1 of title 4, GAO Policies and Procedures Manual for Guidance of Federal Agencies. By letter dated October 2, 1980, which was received in the General Accounting Office on October 3, 1980, the Chairman, National Credit Union Administration, transmitted and requested an advance decision on the claim of Mr. Jerry L. Courson for reimbursement of real

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