March 12, 1997
                                                  


                             GSBCA 13809-RELO


                  In the Matter of RICHARD P. McCLINTOCK


     Richard P. McClintock, Colorado Springs, CO, Claimant.

     Marilyn C. Byczek, United States Army Claims Service, Fort
George G. Meade, MD, appearing for Department of Defense.

GOODMAN, Board Judge.

     Richard P. McClintock, a captain in the United States Army,
seeks reimbursement of costs incurred in 1995 arising from leasing
an apartment before being directed to move onto an Army base.  By
letter dated June 16, 1996, Captain McClintock sought review by the
General Accounting Office of the Army s decision denying these
costs.

     Congress subsequently transferred administrative
responsibility for claims settlement functions as previously set
forth in 31 U.S.C.  3702 to the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB).  Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-53,  211(a), 109 Stat. 514, 535 (1995). 
The Director of OMB delegated to the General Services
Administration the functions pertaining to travel and relocation
expense claims of federal civilian employees.  The Administrator of
General Services re-delegated these functions to this Board.  At
the same time, the OMB Director delegated to the Department of
Defense the settlement functions pertaining to claims related to
uniformed service members  pay, allowances, travel, transportation,
retired pay, and survivors  benefits.  These assignments have more
recently been confirmed by statute.  General Accounting Office Act
of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-3165,  202(n), 110 Stat. 3826, 3843
(1996).

     An Army captain is a uniformed service member, not a federal
civilian employee.  The instant case was erroneously transferred to
this Board.  We dismiss the case for lack of jurisdiction and
transfer it to the Department of Defense for resolution.   



                                   ____________________
                                   ALLAN H. GOODMAN
                                   Board Judge