B-162887, APR. 12, 1968
Highlights
WHICH WAS EFFECTIVE IN AUGUST 1966. THAT DECISION WAS BASED UPON THE FACT THAT MR. LAUNDRY AND CLEANING DURING THE PERIOD INVOLVED AS IS REQUIRED BY SECTION 2.5D (1) OF BUREAU OF THE BUDGET CIRCULAR NO. BONN'S CLAIM IS BASED UPON ESTIMATED EXPENSES FOR MEALS OF $5 PER DAY FOR HIMSELF AND FOR EACH OF THE 3 MEMBERS OF HIS FAMILY. THE VOUCHER PRESENTED IS IN THE AMOUNT OF $307.36. BONN HAS NOW FURNISHED YOU INFORMATION THAT HE STAYED IN A MOTEL FOR THE PERIOD IN QUESTION AND THAT ALL MEALS FOR HIMSELF AND HIS FAMILY WERE TAKEN IN A RESTAURANT NEAR THE MOTEL HE OCCUPIED. BONN SAYS HE SPENT FOR MEALS APPEARS TO BE REASONABLE WE WILL NOT OBJECT TO ADDITIONAL REIMBURSEMENT FOR SUBSISTENCE WHILE OCCUPYING TEMPORARY QUARTERS IN THIS CASE.
B-162887, APR. 12, 1968
TO LT. M. DRINKWATER:
WE REFER TO YOUR LETTER OF MARCH 6, 1968, YOUR REFERENCE DCRL-FOAAP, BY WHICH YOU SUBMIT FOR OUR FURTHER CONSIDERATION A VOUCHER COVERING THE CLAIM OF MR. STANLEY E. BONN, AN EMPLOYEE OF THE DEFENSE SUPPLY AGENCY, FOR ADDITIONAL REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES HE INCURRED FOR SUBSISTENCE WHILE OCCUPYING TEMPORARY LODGING INCIDENT TO HIS CHANGE OF OFFICIAL STATION FROM HILL AIR FORCE BASE, UTAH, TO LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, WHICH WAS EFFECTIVE IN AUGUST 1966.
BY DECISION OF DECEMBER 21, 1967, WE ADVISED YOU THAT MR. BONN'S VOUCHER COVERING THIS ITEM SHOULD NOT BE PAID. THAT DECISION WAS BASED UPON THE FACT THAT MR. BONN DID NOT ITEMIZE THE AMOUNTS HE SPENT DAILY FOR MEALS, LAUNDRY AND CLEANING DURING THE PERIOD INVOLVED AS IS REQUIRED BY SECTION 2.5D (1) OF BUREAU OF THE BUDGET CIRCULAR NO. A-56, AND, THEREFORE, HAD NOT ESTABLISHED HIS ENTITLEMENT TO REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES OF SUBSISTENCE WHILE OCCUPYING TEMPORARY QUARTERS WITHIN THE LIMITS PRESCRIBED BY SECTION 2.5D (2) OF THAT REGULATION. MR. BONN'S CLAIM IS BASED UPON ESTIMATED EXPENSES FOR MEALS OF $5 PER DAY FOR HIMSELF AND FOR EACH OF THE 3 MEMBERS OF HIS FAMILY, PLUS AN ESTIMATED TOTAL COST OF $27.36 FOR LAUNDRY AND CLEANING. SINCE THE PERIOD INVOLVED COVERS 14 DAYS -- AUGUST 9 THROUGH 22, 1966 -- THE VOUCHER PRESENTED IS IN THE AMOUNT OF $307.36.
MR. BONN HAS NOW FURNISHED YOU INFORMATION THAT HE STAYED IN A MOTEL FOR THE PERIOD IN QUESTION AND THAT ALL MEALS FOR HIMSELF AND HIS FAMILY WERE TAKEN IN A RESTAURANT NEAR THE MOTEL HE OCCUPIED. HE HAS ALSO FURNISHED A COPY OF THE MENU OF THAT RESTAURANT. IN VIEW OF THE FACT THAT THE CHANGE OF STATION OCCURRED LESS THAN ONE MONTH AFTER THE ENACTMENT OF PUBLIC LAW 89-516 WHICH AUTHORIZED THE BENEFITS IN QUESTION AND SINCE THE AMOUNT MR. BONN SAYS HE SPENT FOR MEALS APPEARS TO BE REASONABLE WE WILL NOT OBJECT TO ADDITIONAL REIMBURSEMENT FOR SUBSISTENCE WHILE OCCUPYING TEMPORARY QUARTERS IN THIS CASE. MOREOVER, WE WILL NO LONGER OBJECT TO THE AMOUNT SPECIFIED FOR LAUNDRY AND DRYCLEANING.
ON THE BASIS OF THE INFORMATION PRESENTED, WE ARE NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE AMOUNTS CLAIMED BY MR. BONN FOR MEALS, LODGING, LAUNDRY AND DRYCLEANING ARE WITHIN THE MAXIMUM REIMBURSEMENT ALLOWABLE UNDER SECTION 2.5D (2) OF CIRCULAR NO. A-56. IN THAT CONNECTION, WE NOTE THAT THE $125.25 ALREADY PAID MR. BONN FOR THE EXPENSE OF LODGING MUST BE INCLUDED IN THE COMPUTATION OF THE AMOUNTS ALLOWABLE FOR SUBSISTENCE WHILE OCCUPYING TEMPORARY LODGING. ALTHOUGH EXPENDITURES DURING THE FIRST 10 DAYS MAY NOT HAVE EXCEEDED THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE, IT APPEARS THAT CLAIMED EXPENDITURES FOR THE BALANCE OF THE PERIOD IN QUESTION MAY HAVE EXCEEDED THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE. THE ADDITIONAL AMOUNT PAID MR. BONN FOR SUBSISTENCE WHILE OCCUPYING TEMPORARY QUARTERS UNDER THIS DECISION SHOULD BE COMPUTED UNDER THE DECISIONS B-161348, MAY 31, 1967 AND B-162641, NOVEMBER 27, 1967, COPIES OF WHICH ARE ENCLOSED.
THE VOUCHER WHICH IS RETURNED HEREWITH MAY BE PAID ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ABOVE.