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B-208762 1 (1983-04-14)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadlae0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DECISION FILE: B-208762 THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITEO STATES WASHINGTON. 0. C. 20548 DATE: April 14, 1983 MATTER OF: Colonel W. J. Soper, USAF A member of the uniformed services may not occupy temporary lodging facilities, built and maintained with appropriated funds, in excess of 30 days at his permanent duty station incident to a permanent change of station, without a loss of basic allowance for quarters and variable housing allowance since applicable regulations prohibit it. However, the services may amend the regu- lations to authorize payment for periods in excess of 30 days in certain deserving cases. Background This action is in response to a letter dated June. 28, 1982, from the Chief of the Accounting and Finance Branch, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. He submitted a request for an advance decision as to whether he could make payment on a military pay order for continued payment of basic allowance for quarters and variable housing allowance for Colonel W. J. Soper for the period of June 29 to July 31, 1982. At the time the request was made, the facts upon which the claim depended had not yet occurred, although by memorandum dated June 24, 1982, Colonel Soper had requested that his quarters allowances be continued beyond June 28, 1982. On November 5, 1982, we were informally advised that those facts had not occurred and that Colonel Soper had not filed any claim for the quarters allowances for the period of June 29 to July 31, 1982. The current Chief, Accounting and Finance Branch, who succeeded the officer (now retired) who submitted the request, recognizes that the Comptroller General need not render a decision since no claim has been filed. However, since the problem presented here has occurred frequently, he requests a decision be rendered. The issue is whether a military member living in temporary lodging facilities incident to a permanent DIGEST:

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