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B-224711 1 (1987-01-08)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadmox0001 and id is 1 raw text is: OL-LA atThe Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matterof- Lowell W. Cossairt - Transportation Expenses of Dependents After Death of Employee File: B-224711 Date: January 8, 1987 DIGEST An employee who was transferred from California to Ohio for a 2-year tour of duty died prior to the end of the 2-year period. There is no authority to pay his widow's claim for moving expenses incurred incident to her return to California. Furthermore, the claim is not appropriate for submission to Congress under the Meritorious Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. S 3702(d) (1982). DECISION INTRODUCTION This decision is the result of a request from the Accounting and Finance Officer, Defense Investigative Service (DIS), for our opinion concerning a claim, for moving expenses submitted by Mrs. Thora L. Cossairt, the widow of DIS employee Mr. Lowell W. Cossairt. There is no authority under which Mrs. Cossairt's claim may be paid, and for reasons explained within, her claim is not appropriate for submission under the Meritorious Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3702(d) (1982). FACTS On December 4, 1983, Mr. and Mrs. Cossairt moved from Sacramento, California, to Columbus, Ohio. Their move to Ohio was incident to a request from the DIS Director for special agents to spend a 2-year tour of duty at the Defense Industrial Security Clearance Office (DISCO). In an explanatory memo to the DIS Regional Directors, the DIS Director stated that: Currently, V0500 is developing a recruitment program whereby those personnel interested in lateral assignments of this type be assigned to a two-year tour of duty at DISCO with option to extend. At the end of their tour, the employees CMP7819

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