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B-206129 1 (1982-06-28)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadkle0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Two CCMPTROLLUR GENERAL OF T$I UIT TUO BTATES WASHINTON, 03.0. 20543 B-206129 DATE: June 28,_1982 MATTE DI3EST: OF; Reports of Existence for Military Retirees and Survivor Annuitants Residing Overseas The furnishing of reports of existence by military retirees and survivor annuitants whose checks are mailed to a foreign address and delivered through foreign postal channels may be changed to a semiannual basis from the current one month behind basis, This change is approved in view of the potential for administrative cost savings while still providing a reasonable protection to the Government against erroneous payraent s. The Assistant Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), requests an advance decision whether the report of existence requirement for military retirees and survivor annuitants whose checks are mailed to a foreign address &nd delivered through foreign postal channels may be changed from a monthly to a semiannual basis, A discussion of the matter is pro- vided in Department of Defense Military Pay and Allowance Committee Action Number 554 included with the request for decision. We have no objection to the reports being fur- nished on a semiannual basis. The primary purpose of requiring retired members and annuitants to complete reports of existence is to protect against continuing payments when the persons entitled to receive them have died. We previously approved a change to the report of existence requirement for checks mailed to certain military retirees or annuitants to allow the report to be made after the issuance of the check (i.e., on a one month behind basis) rather than before issuance of the check. We approved the change because the Department of Defense set out the advantages such a system would have, including less delay in mailing checks, reduced administrative costs, and simpli- fied administrative procedures. Additionally, we considered that the maximum potential overpayment would be limited to 1 month. 44 Comp. Gen. 208 (1964). I - rILE:

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