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B-221656 1 (1986-07-14)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadmjs0001 and id is 1 raw text is: t THE COMPTROLLER 0EWNEWAL DECISION OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. 0.C. 20549 (UNITIt FILE: B-221656 DATE: July 14, 1986 MATTER OF: Transferred Service Members--Shipment of Privately Owned Vehicles DIGEST: The Department of Defense Per Diem, Travel and Transportation Allowance Committee asks whether the Joint Travel Regulations may be amended to allow shipment of privately owned vehicles at Government expense for certain service members who receive orders for a change of permanent station within the continental United States. Since nothing in the applicable statute prohibits transporta- tion of the privately owned vehicles under the circumstances presented, the Comptroller General has no objection to the proposed changes. This action is in response to a request for a decision from the Per Diem, Travel and Transportation Allowance Committee regarding a proposed change to the Joint Travel Regulations which would allow the services to ship privately owned vehicles in connection with a change of permanent station within the continental United States by certain members of the uniformed services.1/ Since the applicable statute contains no prohibition against transportation of vehicles for members under the circumstances presented, we have no objection to the proposed changes to the regulations. Background The Per Diem, Travel and Transportation Allowance Committee suggests that the current travel regulations may result in hardship for certain members of the uniformed services when they are ordered to a new duty station, are not given sufficient time to drive a privately owned vehicle to the new duty station, and are not permitted to have the vehicle shipped at Government expense. The Committee points out that 10 U.S.C. § 2634 provides general authority for shipment of a privately owned vehicle when a member is transferred to a new permanent duty station but that the 1/ The request was made by the Chairman of the Per Diem, Travel and Transportation Allowance Committee. O~Z~4

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