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B-203502 1 (1981-10-08)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadjuj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DECISION • FILE: B-203502 STHE COMPTROLLER GENERL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. 0 C. 20548 [TED DATE: October 8, 1981 MATTER OF: Kenneth Becker - Relocation Expenses DIGEST: The Navy has no authority to pay perma- nent change-of-station relocation entitle- ments to a new appointee to a manpower shortage position for his relocation to his first duty station despite the extra expenses he incurred due to difficulty in selling his prior residence in Illinois and in purchasing a new home in Virginia. His relocation entitlements are limited to those authorized under the provisions of 5 U.S.C. § 5723 (1980), which include mileage and per diem allowances, move- ment of household goods, and travel of dependents. They do not include the expenses of buying and selling resi- dences, temporary quarters subsistence expenses, etc., payable in connection with a permanent change of station. The Commander of Naval Sea Systems Command requests a determination whether, due to hardship, a new appointee to a civilian position may be paid certain relocation allowances normally given only to employees upon a permanent change of station (PCS) between duty stations within the continental United States. We have determined that, based on the provi- sions of 5 U.S.C. S 5723 (1980), there is no authority for the payment. Mr. Kenneth Becker, while living in Richton Park, Illinois, was given a manpower shortage appointment by the Naval Sea Systems Command as a mechanical engineer in Arlington, Virginia, his first duty station. His travel order, dated December 19, 1979, authorized a per diem allow- ance for him, a mileage allowance for travel by his private automobile, the movement of his household goods, delayed dependent travel, and the movement of a second car in case of delayed dependent travel. Mr. Becker's appointment was effective January 14, 1980. He states that he has been unable to purchase a new residence in Virginia, his first duty station, due to his inability to find a buyer for his Illinois home. He contends that without

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