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B-196042


                                47

+;HE COMPTROLLER GENERAL
OF T.H E UNITE. STATES
WASHINGTON, 0. C. 20548



      DATE: October 17, 1980


MATTER OF: Transportation of household effects


DIGEST:


DECISION


FILE:


1. When maximum weight allowance for.
    transportation or nontemporary stor-
    age of household goods for trans-
    ferred employees without immediate
    family is increased during overseas
    employee's tour of duty, employee
    who enters into renewal agreement
    at same post may be authorized
    increased weight allowance at time
    of renewal for nontemporary storage
    or shipment of household goods up
    to new maximum less initial ship-
    ment.

2. Employee who fulfills period of
    service at overseas post or who
    is excused from this by agency is
    entitled to ship weight of house-
    hold goods up to maximum weight
    under laws and regulations at time
    he separates. Travel and trans-
    portation rights and liabilities
    vest at time it is necessary to
    perform directed travel and trans-
    portation; therefore, laws and
    regulations in effect at time
    employee reports for duty have
    no applicability to return
    travel and transportation at
    a later date.
3. Employee entitled to ship house-
   hold goods to overseas duty post
    may ship goods from or to any
    locations he wishes but maximum
    expense borne by Government is
    limited to cost of a single ship- ,
    ment by the most economical route
    from employee's last official
    station to his new official
    station.
                          sPT.TSHED DECISION
                          60 Comp. Gen .


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