B-120004, SEP. 29, 1955
Highlights
THAT THE HUSBAND WAS IN FACT DEPENDENT UPON THE OFFICER FOR OVER HALF OF HIS SUPPORT FROM MARCH 5. THE OFFICER WILL BE CONSIDERED TO HAVE A DEPENDENT FOR THAT PERIOD WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 102 (G) OF THE CAREER COMPENSATION ACT OF 1949. PAYMENT TO THE OFFICER OF BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR QUARTERS ON ACCOUNT OF A DEPENDENT HUSBAND WILL BE PASSED TO CREDIT FOR SUCH PERIOD. SO LONG AS THERE IS NO MATERIAL CHANGE IN THE DEPENDENCY STATUS OF THE HUSBAND. THE PAPERS SUBMITTED WITH YOUR LETTER ARE RETURNED. SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE ACCOUNT WHERE CREDIT FOR PAYMENT UNDER THIS DECISION IS CLAIMED.
B-120004, SEP. 29, 1955
TO CAPTAIN H. E. JENANYAN, USAF, DISBURSING OFFICER, DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE:
BY LETTER DATED MARCH 7, 1955, THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE, FORWARDED TO OUR OFFICE YOUR LETTER DATED JANUARY 25, 1955, REQUESTING DECISION AS TO THE ENTITLEMENT OF MAJOR DORATHY E. ENGLE, AL 20 1379, TO BE CREDITED WITH BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR QUARTERS ON ACCOUNT OF DEPENDENT HUSBAND FOR THE PERIOD COMMENCING MARCH 5, 1954.
IT APPEARS FROM THE OFFICER'S DEPENDENCY CERTIFICATES (DD FORM 137 1), SUBMITTED WITH YOUR LETTER, AND FROM INFORMATION OBTAINED IN AN INVESTIGATION BY OUR OFFICE RELATIVE TO THE MATTER, THAT THE HUSBAND WAS IN FACT DEPENDENT UPON THE OFFICER FOR OVER HALF OF HIS SUPPORT FROM MARCH 5, 1954, THROUGH AUGUST 31, 1955. ACCORDINGLY, THE OFFICER WILL BE CONSIDERED TO HAVE A DEPENDENT FOR THAT PERIOD WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 102 (G) OF THE CAREER COMPENSATION ACT OF 1949, 63 STAT. 804, AS AMENDED, AND, IF OTHERWISE CORRECT, PAYMENT TO THE OFFICER OF BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR QUARTERS ON ACCOUNT OF A DEPENDENT HUSBAND WILL BE PASSED TO CREDIT FOR SUCH PERIOD, AND THEREAFTER, SO LONG AS THERE IS NO MATERIAL CHANGE IN THE DEPENDENCY STATUS OF THE HUSBAND.
THE PAPERS SUBMITTED WITH YOUR LETTER ARE RETURNED. THIS DECISION, OR A COPY, SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE ACCOUNT WHERE CREDIT FOR PAYMENT UNDER THIS DECISION IS CLAIMED.