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B-261461 1 (1995-11-27)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptaccd0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Office of the General Counsel B-261461 November 27, 1995 Robert 0. Schultz 1905 Bourland Waterloo, IA 50702 Dear Mr. Schultz: This is in response to the letter from you and your sister, Sister Angelica Schultz, regarding your claim to $28.33 (plus interest) left by your grandfather, Gustav H. Schultz, at Fort Sidney Military Barracks on July 15, 1885, where he was being held when he escaped. At the time, he was en route to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to serve 3 years for desertion. The correspondence has been forwarded to our Office by the U.S. Total Army Personnel Command since the claim is under our Office's jurisdiction. Your claim cannot be considered because it is barred by 31 U.S.C. § 3702(b), commonly known as the Barring Act. That act bars every claim against the United States within our jurisdiction unless the claim is received here within 6 years after the date the claim accrued. The purpose of the 6-year Barring Act is to relieve the government of the need to retain, search for, and-if they can be found-interpret old records for the purpose of settling old claims. The reasons why a claim was not submitted within 6 years of accrual and the substantive merits of the claim are irrelevant. We do not have authority to modify or waive the provisions of the Barring Act or to make any exceptions to the time limitations it imposes. William M. Tvree, B-260807, May 5, 1995 (copy enclosed). 11591122

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