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B-195140 1 (1980-06-04)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadiho0001 and id is 1 raw text is: ~Jp *w THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISIOlJl OF THE UNITED STATES ( WASHINGTON D. C. 20549 DATE: June 4, 1980 MATTER OF: Transportation of household effects prior to issuance of orders Circumstances where members' permanent change-of-station orders are not timely issued when a ship is scheduled for over- haul because of delay in determining the overhaul port due to Government contract bidding requirements may be considered unusual circumstances incident to mili- tary operations. Therefore, regulations may be amended to authorize transportation of household effects in such cases upon a statement of intent to change the ship's home port, but prior to issuance of orders. 2. Where members' permanent change-of-station orders are not timely issued when a snip is scneduled for overhaul and the regula- tions are amended to permit shipment of household effects before orders are issued, regulations may be further amended to authorize the return shipment of household effects if the ship overhaul is cancelled. This case involves authority to ship members' household goods without issuance of ordersbecause of an unusual situation which arises when Navy ships are scheduled for overhaul but the overhaul port is not known until shortly before the scheduled date of the overhaul. Three issues are presented. First, may the Joint Travel Regul-ations be amended to authorize the transpor- tation of household goods at Government expense of members of the uniformed services based on a statement of intent to change a ship's home port but prior to issuance of permanent change-of-station (PCS) orders where the ship is scheduled for overhaul and the PCS orders cannot be timely issued. Second, if the regula- tions may be amended to authorize shipment of household goods in advance of issuance of orders in the circum- stances described above, may the regulations also oe amended to provide that the goods may be returned to -I-. f I ~~6/,)-7 FILE: B-195140 DIGEST:1.