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B-225262 1 (1987-05-04)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadmrd0001 and id is 1 raw text is: t 0 , The Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matterof: Captain Terry L. Smart, USAF--Temporary Lodging Expense Allowance File: B-225262 Date: May h, 1987 DIGEST An Air Force officer who was transferred from Arkansas to Texas claims a temporary lodging expense allowance based on his continued occupancy of his permanent residence in Arkansas on a rental basis after the date he sold it. The officer continued to occupy the residence as his usual place of abode until the date he actually moved out, however, so that the residence cannot be considered to have been his temporary quarters within the meaning of that term under the applicable statutes and regulations. Hence, his claim cannot be allowed. DECISION The issue presented in this case is whether an Air Force officer who was transferred from Arkansas to Texas may be paid a temporary lodging expense allowance based on his continued occupancy of his permanent residence in Arkansas on a rental basis after the date of his sale of the resi- dence.l/ In the circumstances presented, we conclude that he is not entitled to payment. BACKGROUND Captain Terry L. Smart, USAF, was transferred from Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, to Reese Air Force Base, Texas, in November 1985. On November 12, 1985, he and his wife sold the house that they had owned and used as their primary residence in Arkansas. They continued to reside in 1/ This action is in response to a request for an advance decision from First Lieutenant Marcia K. Johnson, USAF, Chief, Accounting and Finance, Reese Air Force Base, Texas, concerning the propriety of approving a voucher submitted by Captain Terry L. Smart, USAF, 459-11-9987. The request was forwarded here by the Per Diem, Travel and Transportation Allowance Committee after it was approved and assigned PDTATAC Control Number 86-18. O3C 5

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