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B-221732 1 (1987-04-10)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadmqu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: oulE 0 The Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matterof: Transferred Service Members-- Temporary Lodging Expenses File: B-221732 Date: April 10, 1987 DIGEST A statute enacted in 1981 provides that a member of the uni- formed services who is ordered to make a permanent change- of-station move may be allowed up to four days of expenses incurred by the member and the member's dependents while occupying temporary quarters. A proposal may be approved for the issuance of new regulations under that statute which would authorize service members up to 4 calendar days of temporary lodging expense allowances for themselves, and up to 4 separate days of allowances on behalf of their depend- ents, subject to a maximum limit on reimbursement of $440. DECISION The question presented is whether a proposal to allow service members up to 4 calendar days of temporary lodging expense allowances for themselves, and up to 4 additional calendar days of temporary lodging expense allowances on behalf of their dependents, is permissible under the authority of the statute which provides that service members ordered to make a permanent change-of-station move may be allowed up to four days of subsistence expenses incurred by the member and the member's dependents while occupying temporary quarters.l/ We conclude that the statute may be implemented in the manner proposed. BACKGROUND Section 404a of title 37, United States Code, provides that: (a) Under regulations prescribed by the Secre- taries concerned, a member of a uniformed service who is ordered to make a change of permanent station-- 1/ This action is in response to a request for a deci- sion received from the Chairman of the Per Diem, Travel and Transportation Allowance Committee. o 9

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