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B-245710 1 (1992-04-30)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadoba0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Comptroller Generkl of the United 8tates Waukhgtou D.09 20648 Decision Matter of: rile: Date: Mr. Laird D, Allshouse and Mr. Galen G. Ga-.lick--Costs of Government-Furnished Quarters Overseas B-245710 April 30, 1992 DIGEST Customs Service employees occupying government quarters on a Navy base in the Philippines received a living quarters allowance (LQA), pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 5923 and the Standardized Regulations, from Customs that they used to pay rent to Navy. Navy raised the rent above the LQA, but due to political unrest prohibited the employees from taking non-government quarters, The employees paid the difference and claimed reimbursement for the few months until Customs could arrange an agreement to pay Navy directly pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 5912, under which an agency may furnish government quarters without charge to an employee. Since the agency intended that the employees be provided quarters without cost the arrangement may be given retroactive effect and the claims may be paid. DECISION The U.S. Customs Service, Department of the Treasury, requests our decision whether payment may be made on the claims of two employees for rent they personally paid while living in government-owned quarters overseas.' As explained below, we authorize payment of the claims. BACKGROUND Mr. Laird D. Allshouse and Mr. Galen G. Garlick were Customs Service lia1son officers at the Subic Bay U.S. Naval Station in the Philippines, although at different times. The Navy provided them government-owned quarters. Customs states that because there was no interagency agreement between Customs and Navy to provide the quarters without charge to the employees, Customs paid the employees a living quarters allowance (IQA) as authorized for federal employees stationed overseas by the Department of State's Standardized 'Mr. Elderson L. Harrison, Finance Center, requested Chief, Payroll Branch, National the decision. I

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