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B-260380 1 (1996-06-10)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptadpq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: Patricia H. Songer File: B-260380 Date: June 10, 1996 DIGEST Employee, incident to transfer, moved onto privately owned boat and continued to occupy the boat after the period for which she had been authorized Temporary Quarters Subsistence Expenses (TQSE). Employee is entitled to TQSE for the period authorized, since the record supports the determination that she intended to occupy the boat only temporarily. She may not, however, be reimbursed for monthly purchase payments on the boat, or the cost of shipping the boat. DECISION This decision is in response to a request for an advance decision from M.D. Greenblatt, Director for Finance and Accounting Policy Implementation, Defense Finance and Accounting Service, Indianapolis, Indiana. The issues presented are whether Ms. Patricia H. Songer, a transferred employee of the Department of the Army, may be reimbursed Temporary Quarters Subsistence Expenses (TQSE) for certain expenses incurred while lodging in her privately owned boat, and whether she may be reimbursed for shipment of the boat. For the reasons that follow, we determine that Ms. Songer may be reimbursed TQSE, including dockage, live aboard, electric, and sewage removal fees as lodging expenses. Since Ms. Songer shipped her household goods in lieu of transporting the boat, and intended its use as temporary quarters, she may not be reimbursed for the cost of moving her boat. BACKGROUND Ms. Patricia H. Songer, an employee of the Department of the Army, was issued travel orders on March 15, 1994, authorizing her transfer from Watervliet Arsenal, Training and Development Division, Watervliet, New York, to the United States Army Civilian Personnel Evaluation Agency, Washington, DC. On June 18, 1994, Ms. Songer moved out of temporary commercial lodging and onto her privately owned boat, which she had acquired pursuant to a divorce settlement. 910610

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