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B-221264 1 (1986-04-29)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadmhn0001 and id is 1 raw text is: LI THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISION F Op THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. 0. C. 20548 FILE: B-221264 DATE: April 29, 1986 MATTER OF: Charles Wener DIGEST: When the allotment check of an Army employee was not received by his bank, the employee requested that the check be reissued. He did not receive the reissued check until several months later. The Army may not pay interest on the amount of the allotment since interest may only be paid under express statutory or contrac- tual authorization and no such authoriza- tion exists under these circumstances. This action is in response to a request for an advance decision regarding whether interest may be paid to Charles Wener.I/ We are aware of no authority which would allow the payment of interest in the particular circumstances. Mr. Wener, an employee of the Army Corps of Engineers, had arranged for an allotment of $300 to be deducted from his pay and sent directly to his bank. Check No. 71729185 was issued on August 10, 1984, to be deposited in Mr. Wener's account. Mr. Wener made inquiry of the Army when he learned that the bank had not received the check. A replacement check was not issued until April 1985. Because it has been unable to provide a justification for the delay in reissuing the check, the Army asks whether interest may be paid to Mr. Wener. The Army states that it is aware of the well- established rule that payment of interest by the Government on its unpaid accounts or claims may not be made except when interest is provided for under express statutory or contrac- tual authorization. The Army refers, however, to a settle- ment by our Claims Group which allowed payment of interest 1/ The request was made by J. M. Burke, Finance and Accounting Officer, U.S. Army, Omaha District Corps of Engineers, Omaha, Nebraska.

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