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B-195670 1 (1979-12-14)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadhun0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 1Z 30f THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISION OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, O.C. 20548 Np IT0 FILE: B-195670 OATE:December 14, 1979 MATTER OF: Basic allowance for quarters - Service member married to service member DIGEST: 1. Two service members married to each other were granted permission to live off base in accordance with service policy, and were paid basic allowance for quarters (BAQ) since family-type Government quarters were not available. Although they later indicated that the only reason they were married was to get permission to live off base and receive BAQ and that they only lived together for a short time, the BAQ payments may not be recouped since they were validly married, they were authorized to live off base, and they were not assigned to Government quarters. 2. Two service members married each other for the admitted purpose of being allowed to live off base and being paid basic allowance for quarters (BAQ) under a service policy which authorizes such a procedure to encourage the maintenance of the family unit when Government family-type quarters are not available. In such a case the members should be assigned single-type Government quarters, if available, which would discontinue BAQ payments since there is no family unit to maintain. This case involves the propriety of paying basic allowance for .quarters (BAQ) to two service members married to each other who indicate that their reason for marrying was to be allowed to live off base in civilian quarters and be paid BAQ. We find that they are entitled to BAQ as long as they are not assigned to Government quarters. However, in the circumstances of this case the service policy of allowing members married to each other to live off base when family quarters are not assigned to them would not prevent assigning these members to single-type Government quarters with concurrent cessation of BAQ payments. The matter was presented by Captain W. M. Bedor, USAF, Chief Accounting and Finance Branch, Comptroller Division,

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