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B-217921 1 (1986-01-29)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadmdx0001 and id is 1 raw text is: OECIUION FILE:: B21792 THE COMPTROL LER ORENERA L O P T.H R U N ITE M S.8TATEG1 W A H NQT0N. D.C. . ...4 DATE:- January 29, 1986 MATTER OF: Captain!Kenneth R.Peterson, USA DIGEST: An Army officer was authorized to rent a car for use with another officer while on temporary duty. An accident occurred while the car was driven.by: the other officer. -This officer, though not . . specifically authcrized to rent a car on his travel order, was authorized to use . that car.for official business. Since the .accident occurred while the driver was performing official business, pay- . ment maybe made to the rental:.company. - for thedeductible amount of damages required by the rental contract. An Army officer was authorized .to rent a car for his use together wich another member for.transportation while on a temporary dutyassignment. An-accident occurred at the time the car was being drivenat the temporarydduty.location by-the Army officer whose orders-did not authorize the car rental. We are.asked-whether a direct'payment may be-made by 'the Government tc the car rental agency of the. deductible:. amount required by i.Le rental contract.for damage to the ..rented vehicle../ We conclude that payment'.may, be made since the officer was-authorized'to use the rental vehicle ..for official travel and since it-may be determined that he was. using the car for official ;travel when the damage occurred. 1/ Major T. A. Stout, Finance and Accounting Officer,,.Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, submitted this request for a decision and it-...has been assigned PDTATAC.control number 85-6 by. the Per Diem, Travel- and Transportation Allowance Committee. I '1 * I

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