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B-241940 1 (1991-09-13)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadnzv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: ...., Comptroller General of the United States WAingon, Dn.20548 MD Decision Matter of: File: Date: Proposed Amendment to Joint Federal Travel Regulations--Nontemporary Storage of Household Goods B-241940 September 13, 1991 DIGEST The Joint Federal Travel Regulations may be amended to allow military members separating or released from active duty nontemporary storage of their household goods. DECISION The Per Diem, asks whether be amended to released from their househo believe that Travel and Transportation Allowance Committee the Joint Federal Travel Regulations (JFTR) may provide members separated from the service or active duty 180 days of nontemporary storage o Id goods1l/ For the reasons discussed below, wi such an amendment would be legally permissible. f e Under 37 U.S.C. § 406(b)(2), members who are separated or released from active duty are entitled to the same transportation and allowances authorized for changes in station, Transportation in the case of a change of station, and therefore in the case of separation or release, includes packing, crating, drayage, temporary storage, and unpacking. 37 U.S.C. § 406(b)(1). Based on these provisions, only temporary storage has been authorized for separated or released members. The difference between temporary storage and nontemporary storage is that the former is storage authorized in connection with a shipment of goods. The Committee's submission notes that several Comptroller General decisions have concluded that the shipment incident to temporary storage must be inter-city, so that such storage may not be paid for by the government in connection with a local move of household goods. As a result, members separated or released from active duty have been denied government-financed storage of household goods in 1/ t'he The Committee has assigned control number PADAC 89-4 to submission.

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