Procedures for the Settlement of Claims Transferred to the Office of Personnel Management From the General Accounting Office

Résumé

The Legislative Branch Appropriations Act of 1996 transferred to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) the Comptroller General's authority to settle claims for Federal civilian employees' compensation and leave, claims for deceased employees' accounts, and claims for the proceeds of canceled checks for veterans' benefits payable to deceased beneficiaries. The OMB Director subsequently delegated the authority to settle these claims to the Office of Personnel Management. Until superseded by OPM regulations, it is OPM's policy, with one exception, to apply to the administration of any authority transferred from the General Accounting Office (GAO) any applicable GAO regulations in effect at the time of the transfer. The exception to this policy involves claims arising under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). FLSA claims will continue to be settled in the same manner as complaints under that Act are resolved pursuant to OPM's authority to administer the FLSA for the Federal Government.