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B-187755 1 (1976-12-23)

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             COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
                       WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548






 e onorable Albert L. Latta

 ouse of epresentatives

 .ear Er. Latta:

      Further reference is ide to ,our letter dated Novmber 1,
 1976, al enclosures, regarding your constituent, Mr.
                                            h claims to have
bee improperly denied accrued nanual and sick leave as an
eioyee of the G.S. Postal Service because he was charged leave
witout pay incident o ailitary training as An Air Force    eservist.

     The enclosures subitted with   r.       s letter inaiat   that
 in 1972, 1973, and 1975, he served on active duty mre than 15 days
 and that the Postal Serie   harged him leave without pay for the
 excess days. Al, as a result of the leave-wAhout-pay chargea,
 is accaulatVon of annual ad sick leave was reduced -    r.
 believes that the Postal Service's actions violate the prOvisions
 of chapter 43, title 38, United States Code.
     Te Postal Service has claim settlement authority under
39 J.S.C. § 401(8) (1970). That section provides:

           'All. General Powets of the 'osal Service

               Te PostaL Service shall have the
          following general poers


               L(8)  To settle and compromise claims
          by or agains it:+

oreover, 39 U.$.C. 1 2008() (1970) provides:

               i(c)  Subject only  t, the provisions
          of this chapter, the Postal ervce is
          authorized to Ake such expenditures and
          to eter into such contracts, agreements,
          and arrangeents, upon 7och tems and

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