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B-183979 1 (1976-01-02)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaddtm0001 and id is 1 raw text is: D ECISION 4 FILE: B-183979 MATTER OF: T7 LJIE : THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASH INGTON, D.C. 20548 DATE: JAN 2 1976 Vernice Buell - Residence Transaction Expenses Where transferred employee's travel authorization did not expressly provide for reimbursement of expenses in connection with purchase of a resi- dence at her new duty station, orders may be amended to authorize payment of residence trans- action expenses. The provision for payment of expenses in connection with the purchase or sale of a residence contained at subpart 2-6.1 of FPMR 101-7 contemplates uniform allowance of such expenses to transferred employees. This decision involves the issue of whether Ms. Vernice Buell, an employee of the Dcpartment of Housing and Urban Development, may be reim- bursed expenses incurred in connection with the purchase of a residence at her new duty station even though her original orders did not expressly authorize payment of such relocation expenses. Ms. Buell was transferred from Camden, New Jersey, to Washington, D.C., in May of 1974. The employee's request for a decision, which was forwarded to this Office by an Authorized Certifying Officer, explains the circumstances giving rise to her claim as follows: ** * I was informed at the time the original request for authorization was subtitted not to complete item 10B, Real Estate Transactions, Purchase of Rcsidence at New Station, until I was sure that I would be purchasing a home. I was only cautioned that settlement must take place within one year in order for the costs to be recognized. I therefore completed only items 10A and 10C and left item 10B blank to be completed only if a decision was made to purchase a .home within the year. When a supplementary form HUD-25a was submitted to the Philadelphia Regional Office for approval of item 10B it was returned marked 'Disapproved by Headquarters & GAO'. The verbal explanation given for the rejection was that an amendatory form cannot be approved. ..'1;P. -.-... .. . j

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