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B-225082 1 (1987-09-03)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadmve0001 and id is 1 raw text is: The Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matterof: Henry L. Huffman, Jr.--Reimbursement of cost of commercial lodgings File: B-225082 Date: September 3, 1987 DIGEST Civilian employee of Air Force on temporary duty may be reimbursed for commercial lodging although he did not obtain a certificate of nonavailability of Government quarters as required by 2 JTR para. C1055. Employee's travel orders referenced agency regulation that orders were complete as regards use of quarters. Therefore, since he received travel advance including a portion of per diem for lodging expenses, his travel orders effectively provided that Government quarters were not available to him, and he may be reimbursed his lodging expenses. DECISION We are asked to decide whether Mr. Henry L. Huffman, Jr., an employee of the Defense Logistics Agency in Jacksonville, Florida, may be authorized additional per diem for lodging costs he incurred while on temporary duty at a military installation when he failed to obtain a certificate of non- availability of Government quarters.l/ Under the unique circumstances of this case he may be reimbursed the claimed expenses. BACKGROUND From August 19 to 28, 1985, Mr. Huffman was in a temporary duty status while attending a training course at McDill Air Force Base, Florida. On August 6, 1985, he was issued travel orders indicating, among other things, that the 1/ The question was submitted by Mr. Peter H. Tovar, Chief Accounting and Finance Division, Office of the Comptroller, Defense Logistics Agency, Headquarters, Cameron Station, Alexandria, Virginia. 03qce I(

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