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B-198081 1 (1981-02-26)

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DECISION


THE COMPTROLLER GEN EAL
OF THE UNITEO STATES
WASHINGTON. 0.C. 20549


FILE:  B-198081               DATE: February 26, 1981


MATTER


DIGEST:


OF: Sergeant Bonaparte P. Moore, USAF
     and Airmah-eherY- A. Moore, USAF

 Service members married to each other
 received basic allowance for quarters
 (BAQ) at without dependent rate while
 awaiting adequate family-type housing.
 For 17-day period while receiving BAQ,
 members resided in transient housing at
 their duty station for which they paid
 nominal service charge. Although mem-
 bers who occupy transient quarters for
 a nominal service charge are considered
 to be in assigned rent-free and ade-
 quate Government quarters, the members'
 are entitled to receive their BAQ for
 7 days under the authority of Executive
 Order No. 11157, Part IV, Section 403(a),
 June 22, 1964, as amended.


     The question in this case is_whether two members of the
Air Force who are married to each other may receive basic
allowance for qqarters (BAQ) while they resided in transient
Government quarters at their permanent duty station.- Under
the authority of Executive Order No. 11157, June 22, 1964,
as amended, the members are entitled to receive BAQ for a
maximum of 7 days.

     The question is presented for _an advance decisio.n by
Captain C. W. Higdon, Chief, Accounting and Finance Division,
Headquarters Air Force Flight Test Center (AFSC), Edwards
Air Force Base, California, and has been assigned Control
Number DO-AF-1339 by the Department of Defense Military Pay
and Allowance Committee.

    jhe membersconcerned, Bonaparte P. and Cheryl A. Moore,
were married on May 12, 1979, at which time they vacated sin-
gle Government quarters. On May 15, 1979,$the members moved
into transient Government quarters at their duty station,
Edwards Air Force Base, California. They remained in these
quarters through June i,.1979, and paid a service charge for
each day of occupancy. LFrom June 2, 1979, until July 1, 1979,
the couple resided in private quarters and on July 2, 1979,
they were assigned Government family quarter's.>

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