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B-153945 1 (1965-02-16)

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              COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED Sl'^TES (/8
                         WASINIGTON, D.C. 20$4


 D-1539145

                                                     FEB 118






 frals Fontaine
 APO 287
 smi YorkL, Rev York

 Dear Wk

     Further reference is made to your letter of October 12, 1901,
 concerrzing your inebtodiess to the United Staten been~use of a
 premature promotion frim gr'~a GS-lW to g~rade W~-12 effec~tive Nay L2,
 1957, and vwici iz tie subject of a private relief bill A.R. 50fyl ,
 introduced in the 38th Congmas by Honoratble Congressnien L. Mendcel
 Rivvra of SQuth Croia.

     We hare just raenrtly received leration 1'rciu the Dep~artmenit
of the Ar to ena*ble us to rovtiw -the m~atter of your Inebtedess
and to mlrx a rmport tharwa~ as requeated by the Canitttee, on the
Judiiary 1Bmwe of Re~Teseintativs. In our review~ w have been
unab* to rind =W~ 1asis for hol4lng that you wre not overpaid for
the period Uny 122 1957, to Augrwt 23., 1959. bioreover, we bIAvn
    roogted your ove'paymout for that perod. a aimnting to $1,418.26
retbar than $10338.84t as show in HJR. 5091. Thatbil±l va not ex-
acte4durin the peat, Coza~s and ot course oxpired at the tery~i-
nation thereef. If a simil.ar bill ftr ymm relieC b;e introduced in
tb present Conpess ve assume the mount for relief will be *hwn


     You ask~ what your leeA1 recourses are in the e'vext relief legis-
latSlis U ot enacted in your case. You ina-y be advised that you
iiouU be entitled--after refund of all or part of suc~h idebtednes-
to file an actIon to recover samie elthez' in the United States Court
of OAlims, Wash ngtov, D. C. or in a Uinited StAtev d,,istrict court.

     You uur be further sdvised that the forfeit-na of a part of your
anowil lewre iii pst of suchi Wnebtedness would not be authxrisea .

                                       Very txUly Yours,,




                                       of the United States