B-193856 L/M:
May 5, 1980
WE CONCLUDED THAT COMMANDER BAKER WAS ENTITLED TO $632.12. WHICH WAS WITHHELD FROM HIS PAY. HE NOW ASKS WHY INTEREST IS NOT PAYABLE ON THIS AMOUNT IN VIEW OF THE CONSIDERABLE TIME WHICH ELAPSED WHILE HIS CLAIM WAS BEING CONSIDERED. THE RULE IS THAT INTEREST MAY NOT BE PAID ON CLAIMS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES EXCEPT WHEN INTEREST IS PROVIDED FOR IN LEGAL AND PROPER CONTRACTS OR WHEN ALLOWANCE OF IN...