VOLUME 2: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN PERSONNEL CHAPTER 4: TRAVEL OF EMPLOYEES
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VOLUME 2:- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN PERSONNEL
""`CHAPTER'-4:- "7RAVEL'OF EMPLOYEES
PART A: PERMANENT DUTY TRAVEL
Scope. ......................................................
-.C4000
Agremment for Transportation Entitlement ............................
C4001
With iibom Agreements Are Negotiated ..............................
C4002
With%lkom Renewal Agreements Are Negotiated .........................
C4003
Place-off Actual Residence Determination .............................
C4004
Period-.'of Service Requirement (Tour of Duty) ..........................
C4005
Date Tours of Duty Begin .......................................
C4006
Loss ufEntitlement Under an Agreement .............................
C4007
Violation of Agreement ........................ . ................
C4008
Accepuble Reasons for Release From Period of Service Requirements ...........
C4009
Docu -entation of Entitlement and Limitations .........................
C4010
Transportation Agreement Requirements .............................
C401 I
Prepation and Disposition of Transportation Agreements .................
C4012
Persons Eligible for First Duty Station Travel ..........................
C4050
Appoiixttees to Manpower Shortage Positions ...........................
C4051
Eligibiatty for Permanent Change-of-Station Travel .......................
C4100
Moverrcni of Employees or Reemployed Former Employees Affected by
Reduction in Force (RIF) and Transfer of Function .....................
C4101
(Not Used) ........................ .....
C4102
Movenaetnt To and Within the Continental United States ...................
C4103
Moverrmt From the Continental United States To an Overseas Activity .........
C4104
Movement Between Overseas Activities ...............................
C4105
Succest9ve Permanent Change-of-Station Assignments and Delayed Movement
of. lpendents and/or Household Goods to Last Duty Station ..............
C4106
Round'. Trip Travel Between Old and New Duty Stations to Seek Permanent
Reence ................................................
C4107
Change ;of Station Within Same City or Area ..................... . ......
C41 08
Tempo?ary Assignment of Employees Between the Federal Government and
Sta ior Local Governments or Institutions of Higher Education ............
C4109
PART D: \ ROUN 3 TRIP RENEWAL AGREEMENT TRAVEL FOR LEAVE PURPOSES
IN CON-NECTION WITH OVERSEAS DUTY
General ...................................................
C4150
Requirements .......................'.?.......................
C4151
Entitlement Conditions .........................................
C4152
Limita~aons .................................................
C4153
Teachers in the Department of Defense Overseas Dependents School System ......
C4154
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PART E: SEPARATION TRAVEL FKOM OVL?KStAS VU 1 Y
Persons Eligible for Separation Travel ................................ C4200
Travel and Transportation Entitlement ............................... C4201
Loss of Travel and Transportation Entitlement ............ C4202
Limited Entitlement ................................... ............ C4203
Persons Not Eligible for Separation Travel ............................. C4204
Employment in Another Department or Agency Without a Break in Service
After Separation ............................................ C4205
- PART'F: ALLOWANCES FOR USE OF PRIVATELY OWNED CONVEYANCE FOR
PERMANENT DUTY TRAVEL
Mileage Allowances ............................................ C4250
Use of More Than One Automobile ................................. C4251
Determination of Mileage ........................................ C4252
Computing Reimbursement for Privately Owned Conveyance Travel ........... C4253
PART G: PER DIEM
Allowable Per Diem ........................................... C4300
PART H: INDEBTEDNESS AND COLLECTION
General ................................................... C4350
Deliberate Failure to Accomplish Purpose of Travel ...................... C4351
Fraudulent Claims ............................................ C4352
Shipment of Excess Weight of Household Goods ........................ C4353
Failure to Repay Advance of Travel Funds ............................ C4354
Overpayments of Travel Allowances ............................... C4355
Loss of Tickets Issued on Transportation Request ....................... C4356
Violations of Agreement ........................................ C4357
Manner of Making Collections ..................................... C4358
Collection of Excess Costs on Household Goods Shipments from Overseas Areas.... C4359
Recovery of Advances ........................................... . C4360
PART I: ELIGIBILITY
Table of Eligibility ............................................ C4400
PART J: TEMPORARY DUTY
Justification ................................................ C4450
What Constitutes Temporary Duty Travel ...... :.... .................. C4451
Selection for Temporary Duty Assignments ............................. C4452
Advance Notice, Clearances, and Other Requirements ..................... C4453
......-.. C4454
Variation in Itinerary ................................ .
Prolonged Assignments ......................................... C4455
Temporary Duty Prior to Reporting to First Permanent Duty Station .......... C4456
Temporary Duty in Connection with Leave Status ..... . ................. C4457
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PART I: ELIGIBILITY
Table of Eligibility .................................................. C4400
PART J: TEMPORARY DUTY
Justification ...................... .............................. C4450
What Constitutes Temporary Duty Travel ............................ C4451
Selection for Temporary Duty_Assignments . .. ....................... C4452
Advance Notice, Clearances, and Other Requirements .................. C4453
Variation in Itinerary ............................................... C4454
Prolonged Assignments ............................................. C4455
Temporary Duty Prior to Reporting to First Permanent Duty Station .... C4456
Temporary Duty in Connection with Leave Status ..................... C4457
Travel from Residence to Temporary Duty Point
and Return to Residence ......................................... C4458
Overseas Temporary Duty Travel Impact on Balance of Payments ....... C4459
Trial Trips on Navy Ships .......................................... C4460
Temporary Duty Assignments on Submarines ......................... C4461
Illness or Injury During Periods of Official Travel
or Temporary Duty Assignments .................................. C4462
Temporary Duty Assignment Abandoned or Not Completed ............ C4463
United States-Owned Foreign Currencies .............................. C4464
Trip Insurance......... ......................................... C4465
PART K: SPECIFIC ASSIGNMENT CONDITIONS
Attendance at Meetings ............................................. C4500
Contributions and Awards From Non-Government Sources .............. C4501
Attendance at Training Courses ..................................... ~C4502
Travel of Consultants and Experts ................................... C4503
Travel of Witnesses ................................................ C4504
Travel of Jurors ................................................... C4505
Travel of Employees Serving as Labor Organization Representative ...... C4506
Travel to Receive Non-Federally Sponsored Honor Awards ............. C4507
PART L: PER DIEM ALLOWANCES
General ............................................................ C4550
Legal Maximum Per Diem Rates ..................................... C4551
Prescribed Per Diem Rates .......................................... C4552
Per Diem Computation Rules for Travel Outside CONUS .............. C4553
Effect of Absences on Payment of Per Diem .......................... C4554
Employee's Leave Canceled or Interrupted ............................ C4555
Employee Dies or Is in a Missing Status While in a Travel Status ....... C4556
Beginning and Ending of Per Diem Entitlement ....................... C4557
Computation of Per Diem Under the Lodgings-Plus System Incident to
Official Travel Within the Continental United States................. C4558
Computation of Per Diem When Government Quarters Used Incident
to Travel Outside the Continental United States ..................... C4559
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PART M:
ACTUAL EXPENSE ALLOWANCE
When Authorized ..................................................
C4600
Conditions Warranting Authorization or Approval of Actual Expenses ...
C4601
(Not Used) ........................................................
C4602
Maximum Daily Rates and Reimbursement Limitations .................
C4603
Allowable Expenses ................................................
C4604
Requirement for Documentation .....................................
C4605
Effect of Absences on Payment of Actual Expenses ....................
C4606
Situations Requiring Reimbursement for Occasional Meals and/or Lodging
C4607
Computation Rules ................................................
C4608
Request for Actual Expense Allowances ..............................
C4609
Who May Authorize or Approve ....................................
C4610
Manner of Authorization or Approval ................................
C4611
Channel for Submission of Requests .................................
C4612
Data To Be Included in Requests ....................................
C4613
Computations .....................................................
C4614
PART N:
ALLOWANCES FOR USE OF PRIVATELY OWNED CONVEYANCE
FOR TEMPORARY DUTY TRAVEL
Mileage Allowances for Use of Privately Owned Conveyance............
C4650
Mileage Allowances ................................................
C4651
Parking Fees ......................................................
C4652
Local Travel ......................................................
C4653
Other Allowable Costs .............................................
C4654
(Not Used) ........................................................
C4655
Employees Traveling Together .......................................
C4656
F `9
Mileage When Privately Owned Automobile Is Used for
Travel to and From Terminal ..................................... _
C4657
Determination of Mileage ...........................................
C4658
Allowable Per Diem Incident to Travel by
Privately Owned Conveyance ......................................
C4659
Allowable Travel Time .............................................
C4660
Computing. Reimbursement for Privately Owned Conveyance Travel .....
C4661
Return to Permanent Duty Station During Period of Temporary Duty ...
C4662
General ...........................................................
C4700
Taxicab and Airport Limousine Fares and Tips ........................
C4701
Special Conveyance ................................................
C4702
Government Conveyance ............................................
C4703
Commercial Passenger Transportation ................................
C4704
Baggage Expenses ..................................................
C4705
Telegraph, Cable, and Radio Service .................................
C4706
Telephone Service ..................................................
C4707
Registration Fees and Other Expenses in Connection With Attendance
at Meetings .....................................................
C4708
Miscellaneous Expenses .............................................
C4709
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CHAPTER 4
TRAVEL OF EMPLOYEES
PART A: PERMANENT DUTY TRAVEL
to either the husband or wife, with the other
employee(s) being eligible as dependent(s) only. The
1. GENERAL. This Chapter covers permanent
duty travel within and outside the continental limits
of the United States. Permanent duty travel
includes:
1 first duty station travel of a person who is
not an employee of the Government from
his place of actual residence for the pur-
pose of entering on duty as an employee
at his first duty station;
2. permanent change-of-station travel in the
interest of the Government from one duty
station to another without a break in con-
tinuity of employment with departments
and agencies of the Federal Government;
3. renewal agreement travel from an overseas
duty station to place of actual residence for
leave purposes and return overseas between
consecutive tours of duty without a break
in service under an agreement (return is to
the same or another overseas duty station):
4. separation travel from an overseas duty
station to place of actual residence for
separation from Federal service upon
satisfactorily meeting the period of service
requirement prescribed in an agreement;
5. travel of a former employee separated by
reason of reduction in force or transfer of
function who is reemployed within 1 year
of separation under a nontemporary ap-
pointment at a permanent duty station
other than where separation occurred.
2. LIMITED ENTITLEMENT FOR
ALLOWANCES WHEN FAMILY INCLUDES
MORE THAN ONE EMPLOYEE. Except as pro-
vided in subpar. 3, when the husband or wife and
other members of an immediate ::: ii:?, rile s::nie
household are transferred from the same or dif-
ferent old permanent duty stations located in the
same approximate area, to the same or different new
permanent duty stations located in the same or
approximate area and are eligible as employees
for allowances under the regulations of this.
Volume, entitlement to allot=.anc~:> 'li `-ti lim:r~:i
same limitations apply to:
I . new appointees with regard to travel to first
duty station(s);
2. employees performing overseas employees
renewal agreement travel except as pro-
vided in par. C4003-2;
3. overseas employees returning to places of
actual residence for separation and com-
binations of otherwise eligible employees
in the same household.
3. ENTITLEMENT WHEN EMPLOYEE
COUPLES HAVE SEPARATE TRANSPORTA-
TION AGREEMENTS. The limitation imposed in
subpar. 2 does not apply to employees moved to
an overseas duty station under separate transpor-
tation agreements and who subsequently married
each other while assigned overseas. Employee
couples with separate transportation agreements
may exercise their separate entitlements in connec-
tion with permanent change-of-station travel be-
tween overseas duty stations, permanent change-of-
station travel from overseas to a permanent duty
station in CONUS, or separation travel from
overseas to CONUS. See par. C4003-2 concerning
renewal agreements by employee couples having
separate transportation agreements (MS Comp.
Gen. B-183408, 3 May 1976).
4. ENTITLEMENT WHEN EMPLOYEE IS
MARRIED TO MILITARY MEiMIBER. There is
no basis in law for precluding the payment of per-
manent change-of-station allowances to an
employee married to a military membe-. who is also
transferred. if the employee's transfer is in the
Government's interest. Consequentl,. an employee
entitled to have permanent cha-_e-of-station
transfer expenses paid, whenever t e transfer is
found to be in the Government's interest, even if
the military member spouse is also being trans-
ferred at the same time to the same place, pro-
ided that the married couple does not receive
duplicate payments of permanent cha- ge-of -station
:,,.tie:'..ent for:he same p, rpo e .. - .orrtp. Ge
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892). The duplicate payments contemplated herein
are discussed in pars. C9003-1, item 4; and C13003.
C4001 AGREEMENT FOR TRANS-
PORTATION ENTITLEMENT
1. GENERAL. An agreement for transportation
entitlement is an understanding between the depart-
ment and the employee wherein the department
agrees to furnish transportation and other related
allowances in consideration for which the employee
agrees to remain in the Government service for a
specified period or such part thereof as his services
may be required. In addition, in the case of appoint-
ment or transfer to a position outside the continen-
tal United States, the employee agrees to complete
the prescribed tour of duty at the overseas duty sta-
tion in order to be eligible for return travel,
transportation, and other related allowances. The
completion of the period of service specified in the
agreement establishes transportation eligibility and
does not, in itself, terminate the employee's employ-
ment. Such an agreement may be an initial agree-
ment or a renewal agreement. An initial agreement
provides eligibility for transportation of an
employee, his dependents, and household goods. A
renewal agreement provides eligibility for round trip
transportation of an employee and his dependents
for the purpose of taking leave between consecutive
periods of overseas employment. A renewal agree-
ment does not include entitlement to transportation
of household goods. All or a portion of transpor-
tation entitlement may be lost under certain condi-
tions. The employee concerned will be furnished a
signed copy of the agreement (initial or renewal) and
the original will be placed in the employee's person-
nel folder. Agreement forms and their preparation
and disposition will be as prescribed in par. C4012.
*2. NEGOTIATION OF AGREEMENTS.
Agreements for transportation entitlement may be
negotiated by:
1. the director of personnel, Washington
Headquarters Services, for employees of
the Office of the Secretary of Defense,
Washington Headquarters Services,
Organization of the Joint Chefs of Staff,
and United States Court of Military
Appeals;
2. the Civilian Personnel Office USNATO/
SHAPE Support Group, Brussels,
DOD Civilian Personnel, d
Belgium, for employees of the United
States Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (USNATO);
3. activity commanders of Defense Nuclear
Agency authorized to fill positions in that
agency;
4. the Chief, Personnel Division, Defense
Communications Agency, for employees of
Defense Communiucations Agency;
5. Chief, Civilian Personnel Division,
Defense Intelligence Agency, for employees
of Defense Intelligence Agency;
6. Officials of the Defense Logistics Agency
who have been delegated authority to issue
travel orders involving agreements and per-
sons acting for them;
7. Deputy for Resources Management,
Defense Contract Audit Agency for
employees of DCAA;
8. director of civilian personnel or chiefs of
field activities for employees of the Na-
tional Security Agency;
9. activity commanding officers of the Army
and Air Force having appointing author-
ity to fill positions involved, civilian per-
sonnel officers authorized to act for and
in behalf of such officers, members of the
civilian personnel office staff designated to
act for a commanding officer in effecting
appointments, and personnel at other ac-
tivities acting in response to a specific re-
quest from the officials cited in this
item;
10. personnel of the Air force occupying posi-
tions at activities to which responsibility
has been delegated for recruiting employees
for overseas assignments including overseas
placement officers and recruiting officials;
11. officials of the Navy who have been
delegated authority to issue travel orders
involving agreements and persons acting
for them;
12. the manpower assistant for administrative
officer for employees of the Defense Ad-
vanced Research Projects Agency;
13. the civilian personnel officer, Defense In-
vestigative Service, for employees of
Defense Investigative Service;
14. the executive officer for employees of the
Joint Tactical Command, Control and
Communications Agency;
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15. the staff director of personnel for Head-
quarters, Defense Mapping Agency (DMA)
and the personnel officer of each DMA
component, for employees of Defense
Mapping Agency.
C4002 WITH WHOM AGREEMENTS ARE
NEGOTIATED
n
1. GENERAL. Agreements must be negotiated
with the following:
1. a new appointee, or a student trainee when
assigned on completion of college work, to
a manpower shortage position;
2. employees transferred or reassigned from
one overseas post of duty to another
overseas post of duty;
3. new appointees recruited for overseas serv-
ice at a geographical locality other than
that in which their place of actual residence
is located;
4. employees transferred to and within the
continental United States.
2. EMPLOYEES RECRUITED OUTSIDE
THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES FOR
OVERSEAS DUTY. the provisions in subpar. 1
also apply to an employee recruited outside the con-
tinental United States for assignment to an overseas
official duty station in a different geographical
locality from that in which the employee's place of
actual residence is located (26 Comp. Gen. 679).
The authority will be exercised in the best interest
of the Department of Defense. The qualifications
of the employee and conditions involved in his
employment must justify the expenses incurred. Ex-
cept for a new appointee assigned to a manpower
shortage position within Alaska or Hawaii,
transportation at Government expense will not be
authorized for a new appointee for travel to a first
duty station in the same geographical locality in
which the employee's place of actual residence is
also located (46 Comp. Gen. 838). The transporta-
tion entitlement is from the place of actual residence
of the appointee to the overseas permanent duty
station.
Effective 10 July 1985
a. General. Overseas local commanders in
foreign areas will negotiate an initial agreement with
a locally hired employee if the conditions in sub-
par. b are met. Local commanders in nonforeign
areas will negotiate an initial agreement with a
locally hired employee if the conditions in subpar.
b are met and provided the position is one for which
qualified local applicants are not readily available.
To avoid misunderstanding at a later date, eligibil-
ity for transportation of dependents and/or
household goods from the employee's actual place
of residence to the oversea duty station and/or
return transportation to the actual place of
residence will be determined at the time of appoint-
ment, or at the time the employee loses eligibility
for return transportation, and recorded through the
execution of an agreement. Pars. C7002-2c and
C8002-1a prescribe the conditions for entitlement
to transportation for dependents and household
goods from the employee's actual place of residence
to the oversea duty station. A determination by the
commanding officer or the designated represen-
tative that the position being filled by the locally
hired employee would otherwise require an
employee to be transferred or appointed from the
continental United States will entitle the locally
hired employee, provided he or she meets the con-
ditions in subpar. b to the same transportation
benefits as an employee transferred or appointed
from the continental United States.
b. Conditions. An initial agreement will be
negotiated with only the following locally hired
employees provided they are able, at the time of
appointment or assignment, or at the time they lose
eligibility for return transportation, to establish to
the satisfaction of the appointing official bona fide
place of actual residence in the United States but
outside the geographical locality of the post of duty:
1 a member of the Armed Forces of the
United States separated or retired locally
while serving overseas provided that the
former military member is appointed to a
vacant appropriated fund civilian position
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prior to expiration of the entitlement to
return transportation to the United States
accruing from the prior military service;
2. an employee of another Federal depart-
ment, agency, or instrumentality, Govern-
ment contractor. Red Cross, nonap-
propriated fund activity, international
organization- in which the United States
participates, and any other activity or
agency which the overseas command deter-
-mines to be operating in support of the
United States or its personnel in the area,
providing the individual was (a) recruited
in the United States under conditions of
employment which provided for return
transportation, (b) committed to a specific
vacant position before separation from
prior employment, and (c) appointed not
later than 1 month after termination of
such employment;
3. a former employee of the same or another
Federal department or agency separated by
reduction in force during the previous 6
months who is on a reemployment priority
list, and has been authorized delay in return
transportation for the primary purpose of
exercising reemployment priority rights;
4. a locally hired married employee who ac-
companied or followed his or her spouse
to the overseas area and at the time of hir-
ing had entitlement to return transporta-
tion as a dependent of a member of the
military Service or a civilian employee serv-
ing under an agreement providing for
return transportation if one of the follow-
ing circumstances occurred: (a) death of
the spouse, (b) divorce or legal separation,
or (c) spouse departed from the post or
area permanently.
The term "member of the military Service" as used
in this paragraph means a commissioned officer,
commissioned warrant officer, and enlisted person
on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces.
4. TEACHERS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE OVERSEAS DEPENDENTS
SCHOOL SYSTEM. Agreements are negotiated
with schoolteachers who are recruited for or
transferred to assignments in the Department of
Defense Overseas Dependents School System (20
U.S. Code 901-907), provided they meet the con-
ditions in subpar. 3b.
C4003 WITH WHOM RENEWAL -
AGREEMENTS ARE NEGOTIATED
1. GENERAL. Renewal agreements are
negoitated with employees who have an initial
agreement when they satisfactority complete the
prescribed period of service at an overseas duty post
and have an acceptable place of actual residence
located outside the geographical locality of
employment. For additional conditions concerning
teachers in the Department of Defense Overseas
Dependents School System, see par. C4154.
2. MARRIED EMPLOYEES. Except as
precluded in subpar. 3, when a husband and wife
are both employed in the same overseas locality by
the same or different departments of the Govern-
ment, the renewal agreement will be negotiated in
one of the following manners:
1. with each of them separately, without the
other being considered as a spouse (if this
option is selected, other members of the
household will not benefit twice);
2. with the one who is head of the household
only, with the other being considered as a
spouse.
A determination as to which of the alternatives in
item 1 or 2 is selected will be made in writing and
will be signed by both husband and wife. A copy
will be filed in the employee's personnel folder. The
employee who elects to travel as the spouse does not
thereby forfeit entitlement to return transportation
of self, dependents, or household goods upon
separation, which was accrued under initial
agreement. Consequently, where the spouses have
independently earned their respective entitlements,
and they are required to make an election (see item
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2), if one spouse ceases to be employed in the
Federal service, thereby removing the basis for the
election, the remaining spouse will be allowed to
revert to the agreement held prior to the election:
The spouse will also be permitted to negotiate a
transportation agreement granting renewal agree-
ment travel, if otherwise eligible. In computing the
time limits for required service, the time should run
from the return of the spouse from his or her last
renewal agreement trip either under his or her own
prior agreement or the husband's or wife's agree-
ment, whichever is later (54 Comp. Gen. 814).
a. General. A renewal agreement will not
be negotiated under the circumstances stated in par.
C4155 nor with locally hired individuals described
in subpars. b and c.
b. Locally Hired Married Employee. A
renewal agreement will not be negotiated with a
locally hired married employee who is in the
overseas geographical locality because the spouse
is in such locality as:
1. - a member of the Uniformed Services,
2. a member of the Foreign Service of the
Department of State,
3. a private individual,
4. an employee of a private individual,
5. an employee of a non-Federal organiza-
tion.
c. Locally Hired Employee Who Is Un-
married and Under 21 Years of Age. A renewal
agreement will not be negotiated with a locally hired
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Travel of Employees
employee who is
unmarried and under 21 years of a~re1,e 1-- residence shown
t`
d
will be Mat
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e
nnen>;
s orlg~fieil ~ .
is in the overseas geographical in the employee
.J0 the.: renewal agreement unless it is determined
that,an mr was 3 empTl e's place of
age whose parent
locality as:
a member of the Uniformed Services,
a member of the Foreign Service of the
Department of State,
a civilian employee
Government,
a private individual,
of the Federal
an employee of a private individual,
an employee of a non-Federal organi-
zation.
C4004 PLACE OF ACTUAL RESIDENCE
DETERMINATION
1. EMPLOYMENT IN MANPOWER SHORT-
AGE POSITIONS. The obligation of the Govern-
ment for transportation to the first duty station is
limited to movement from place of actual residence
at the time of selection or assignment. The place
of actual residence for use in connection with travel
to the first duty station in the 50 states and the
District of Columbia is that location where an in-
dividual dwelled for some time prior to selection
for appointment or assignment to a shortage oc-
cupation. If the'employee claims some other loca-
tion as his place of actual residence at the time of
selection, the burden of proof is upon him to show
that his residence in the location where he dwells
at the time of selection is temporary and that his
place of actual residence is elsewhere. The location
of a college in which a student is enrolled and where
he has dwelled for 9 or 10 months in each of 3 or
4 years may or may not be considered his place of
actual residence depending upon the facts
presented.
2. OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT
a. General. The obligations of the Govern-
ment for transportation for purposes of overseas
assignment, round trip travel under a renewal agree-
ment, or return for separation are limited to move-
ment to or from an employee's place of actual
residence at the time of his assignment to overseas
duty. Before an agreement is negotiated, the
employment office will make every effort to ascer-
tain and state in the agreement the correct place of
actual residence. In the negotiation of a renewal
actual residence when the original agreement was
executed, In the event of the latter, the correct
place-of actual residence will be determined and
stated in the renewal agreement. An explanation will
be made a matter of record with the renewal
agreement.
b. Factors for Consideration. The place of
actual residence will be determined at the time an
employee is initially appointed or transferred to a
post of duty outside the continental United States.
This is important in the case of an employee who
is a local hire because only at the time of appoint-
ment is he/she in the overseas area as a tourist or
for other reasons which are of a temporary or in-
termittent nature. Although local hires, these
employees may subsequently become eligible for
return travel and transportation entitlements or for
tour renewal agreement travel. Eligibility for these
entitlements would generally be determined by
designation of the place of actual residence which
should be based on all factual circumstances of each
case.-The place of actual residence is the fixed or
permanent residence, normally, where dependents
and household goods are maintained at the time of
an employee's appointment to an overseas position.
Generally, the place of actual residence is the place
from which transferred or appointed.. This,
however, is not always so. The desire of an appli-
cant or employee to specify a location as place of
actual residence that is not justified as reasonable,
or merely because of an intention to establish
residence or visit some place, will not be a basis for
designating such place as that of actual residence
for transportation eligibility purposes. All available
facts concerning the employee's residence prior to
assignment to overseas duty will be carefully con-
sidered such as home ownership, previous residence,
temporary employment in city from which
recruited, employment requiring residence apart
from the family, the employee's voting residence,
and the place where the employee pays taxes. Ad-
ditional factors for consideration, in the case of a
local hire, are the length of absence from the
claimed place of residence and the reasons for such
absence; whether a residence has in fact been
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maintained to which the person expects to return;
whether the person has in fact actually established
residence locally overseas, participated in local elec-
tions, or obtained waiver of United States tax lia-
bility based on foreign residence which would
negate a claim of place of actual residence in the
United States (35 Comp. Gen. 244; 37 Comp. Gen.
846).-Additionally, the conditions in par. C4002-3
will be used in determining place of actual residence
in the United States.
c. Documentation. The information de-
veloped as a result of determining the place of actual
residence will be placed in the employee's official
personnel folder.
d. Employee's Claim of Change in Place of
Actual Residence. Where place of actual residence
has been determined in accordance with subpar. b,
no change is authorized during a continuous period
of overseas service and none will be approved ex-
cept in case of an error (35 Comp. Gen. 101; 39
Comp. Gen. 337). In the event of an error, the ap-
propriate agreement will be corrected to show the
employee's correct place of actual residence.
C4005 PERIOD OF SERVICE REQUIRE-
MENT (TOUR OF DUTY)
1. TRANSFERS TO AND WITHIN CON-
TINENTAL UNITED STATES. The tour of duty
in connection with transfers to or between perma-
nent duty stations within the continental United
States is 12 months.
2. EMPLOYMENT IN MANPOWER SHORT-
AGE POSITIONS. The tour of duty for first duty
station travel in connection with appointment and
assignment to manpower shortage positions in the
50 states and District of Columbia is 12 months.
a. General. To the fullest practical extent,
tours of duty established for civilian employees of
the Department of Defense in overseas localities will
be uniform within each such area. Except as pro-
vided in subpars. b through j, tours of duty will be
36 months under original and 24 months under
renewal agreements negotiated with employees
assigned overseas. The tour of 24 months may be
administratively reduced by 2 months for employees
signing a renewal agreement to serve an additional
tour at the same or another post. There is no
eligibility for renewal agreement travel (other than
as allowable for overseas school teachers subject to
20 U.S Code 901-907) unless a minimum of 12 con-
secutive months of overseas service under an agree-
ment has been completed immediately preceding the
beginning of authorized renewal agreement travel
(37 Comp. Gen. 62). For employees serving in a
36-month tour of duty area, the 36-month period
of service prescribed under an initial agreement may
be reduced up to 6 months for the purpose of begin-
ning authorized renewal agreement travel, provided
that the renewal agreement is for duty in a 36-month
or 24-month tour area. However, when the initial
agreement of 36 months is administratively reduced,
the renewal agreement must prescribe a period of
service that, when added to the number of months
completed under the initial agreement, plus the
number of months authorized as leave incident to
the renewal agreement, will equal 60 months. Use
of these reduced tours is authorized to permit
scheduling leave at regular intervals, such as known
slack periods or during school vacation periods for
employees having dependents attending school
overseas. Likewise, a 36-month tour may be ex-
tended, allowing employees to perform renewal
agreement travel after the extended tour, so long
as the employee serves a period of at least 12 months
after returning to the overseas area. The length of
the renewal tour, however, must be established as
equal to 60 months (5 years) minus the sum of (a)
the period of service completed under an initial
transportation agreement; (b) the period of service
completed under the administrative extension of the
initial agreement, and (c) the period of time
authorized as leave incident to the renewal travel;
or 12 months whichever is greater. This paragraph
does not convey any authority to execute an ad-
ministrative extension of the initial agreement for
the purpose of negating the employee's entitlement
to separation travel. Separation travel expenses are
authorized by statutory authority after the employee
has served the minimum period prescribed in the
initial agreement. The administrative extension of
the initial agreement must be signed by the employee
and appropriate authority of the DOD component
concerned. (See B-199643, 30 September 1981.)
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b. 24-Month Tour of Duty Areas. Tours of
duty of the duration of 24 months are as follows:
Afghanistan
Alaska: Adak for all employees on initial agreement
authorized dependents
Australia (Northwest Cape)
Azores
Bahamas: Andros Island
Bahrain Island, for employees authorized dependents
Burma -
Canada: Newfoundland (Argentia) only, for
employees authorized dependents
Cuba (Guantanamo Bay), for employees author-
ized dependents
Dominican Republic
Egypt
Greece
Hong Kong
Iceland, for all employees on initial agreements
authorized dependents
Iran (Tehran and Isfahan only)
Israel
Italy: Sicily (Sigonella, Coliso, and Ragusa only), for
employees on initial tour authorized dependents
Japan (Wakkanai), for employees authorized de-
pendents
Johnston Island, for all employees on initial
agreements authorized dependents
Jordan
Korea, for employees authorized dependents
Kuwait
Kwajalein Atoll
Laos
Liberia
Mariana Islands: Guam, Saipan, only
Mexico: Coatzacoalcos, Vera Cruz, for employ-
ees authorized dependents
Morocco
Moscow, U.S.S.R.
Nigeria, for employees authorized dependents
Oman, for employees authorized dependents
Panama
Philippines
Ryukyu Islands
Saudi Arabia, for employees authorized dependents
Scotland: Holy Loch
Singapore
Taiwan
Thailand, for employees authorized dependents
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, except for
Eniwetok and Kwajalein Atolls
Turkey, except Sinop (see subpar. d)
Venezuela -
Yemen Arab Republic: Sanaa only, for employees
on initial agreements authorized dependents
Yugoslavia
Zaire
c. 18-Month Tour of Duty Areas. Tours of
duty.of the duration of 1.8 months are as follows:
Bahrain Islands, for employees not authorized
dependents
Canada: Newfoundland (Argentia) only, for em-
ployees not authorized dependents
El Salvador, for employees not authorized
dependents
Greenland
Honduras, for employees not authorized dependents
Israel, for employees not authorized dependents
Italy: La Maddalena and Sicily (Sigonella, Comiso,
and Ragusa) for employees on initial tour not
authorized dependents; and for all employees
serving a renewal agreement tour
Libya
Mexico: Coatzacoalcos, Vera Cruz, for employees
not authorized dependents and for all employees
serving a renewal tour
Pakistan
Somali Republic
d. 12-Month Tour of Duty Areas. Tours of
duty of the duration of 12 months are as follows:
Alaska: Aleutian Islands, isolated mainland bases,
Kodiak Island
Ascension Island
Canada: Newfoundland: Gander, Labrador, St.
Anthony, only, and Northwest Territories
Christmas Island
Cuba (Guantanamo Bay), for employees not
authorized dependents
Diego Garcia Island, Chago Archipelago, Indian
Ocean
Egypt, for employees not authorized dependents
Eniwetok Atoll
Ethiopia
Iceland, for all employees not authorized
dependents and all employees serving on a
renewal agreement
Indonesia, for all employees not authorized de-
pendents.
Iran (all places except Tehran and Isfahan)
Iwo Jima
Japan (Wakkanai), for employees not authorized
dependents
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Johnston Island, for all employees not authorized
dependents and all employees serving on a
renewal agreement
Korea, for employees not authorized dependents
Mahe Island
Midway Islands
Nigeria, for employees not authorized dependents
Oman, for employees not authorized dependents
Saudi Arabia, for employees not authorized de-
pendents
Thailand, for employees not authorized dependents
Turkey: Sinop, and Cakmakli, Corlu, Diyabakir,
Murs, and Ortakoy for employees not author-
ized dependents
West Indies: Eleuthera Island, Grand Bahama
Island, Grand Turk Island, Mayaguana Island,
San Salvador Island, St. Lucia Island, only
Yemen Arab Republic: Sanaa for employees not
authorized dependents, all other areas, and all
employees on a renewal agreement
e. Tours of Duty Under Special Circum-
stances
(1) General. The tours of duty for the persons
listed in subpars. (2) through (12) are an exception
to the tours of duty listed in subpars. b, c, and d.
(2) Overseas Dependents School Personnel
(a) Professional Personnel in 20 U.S.C.
901-907 Teaching Positions. The tour of duty for
persons in teaching positions under the DOD
Overseas Dependent Schools System (see 20 U.S.C.
901-907 and DOD Directive 1400.13) will be 1 or
2 school years, as required, plus the time required
in the area because of arrival before the start of the
school year and while awaiting transportation upon
departure. The school year for persons in teaching
positions consists of not more than 190 working
days including not less than 175 days of classroom
instruction.
(b) Professional Personnel Not in 20 U.S.
C. 901-907 Teaching Positions. The tour of
duty for professional personnel not in 20 U.S.C.
901-907 teaching positions will be 12 months in
those areas where the tour of duty for other Depart-
ment of Defense employees is less than 24 months.
In all other areas, the tour of duty will be 24 or 36
months, as appropriate. Professional personnel not-
in teaching positions include school principals, ad-
ministrators, and other personnel whose services are
required for a full calendar year.
(c) Professional Personnel in 20 U.S.C.
901-907 Teaching Positions Reassigned Without
Returning to the Continental United States to Posi=tions Not Subject to 20 U.S.C. 901-907 for
which the Tour of Duty Is 36 Months. The tour of
duty for professional personnel in 20 U.S.C.
901-907 teaching positions reassigned without re-
turning to the continental United States to positions
not subject to 20 U.S.C. 901-907 for which the tour
of duty is 36 months will be a sufficient period of
service, in addition to immediate prior overseas
service, to complete 36 months.
* (d) Professional Personnel in Public Law
86-91 Principal and Assistant Principal Positions.
The tour of duty for persons in principal and assis-
tant principal positions under the DOD Dependents
Schools System (see 20 U.S.C. 901-907 and DS
Regulation 5301.4) will be the same as for other
Department of Defense civilian employees who are -
employed on a calendar-year basis. The tours will
be expressed in terms of school years rather than
calendar years. Except as provided in the preceding
subparagraphs b through d, tours of duty will be
3 school years under the initial period of service
agreement and 2 school years under subsequent
agreements.
(3) Employees of Defense Attaches. The Direc-
tor, Defense Intelligence Agency, will administra-
tively fix the tours of duty for employees of Defense
attaches because of the nature of the conditions of
such employment.
(4) Scientists on Sabbatical Leave. The-tour-of-
duty for scientists on sabbatical leave will be 12
months.
(5) Ammunition Inspectors (Surveillance). The
tour of duty for ammunition inspectors (sur-
veillance) in the following areas will be:
Germany, Hawaii, Italy, and United Kingdom-36
months upon original assignment and 24 months
upon renewal;
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Iran-12 months for employees not authorized
dependents and 18 months for employees
authorized dependents;
All other areas-24 months.
(6) Civilian Marine Personnel of the Military
Sealift Command. The tour of duty for civilian
marine personnel of the Military Sealift Command
will be 12 months.
(7) U.S. Naval Observatory Personnel. The
tour of duty for U.S. Naval Observatory person-
nel assigned to the San Juan-El Leoncito region of
Argentina will be 24 months.
(8) Consultants and Experts. The tours of
duty prescribed in subpars. (2) through (12) do not
apply to consultants and experts.
(9) Resident Technical Assistance Team,
Talcahuano, Chile. The tour of duty for civilian
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employees of the Resident Technical Assistance
Team assigned at Talcahuano, Chile, will be 24
months.
(10) Employees of the National Security
Agency. Because of the nature of the conditions o
t eTirr employment, the Director, National Security
Agency, will administratively-fix the tours of duty
of the employees of that agency.
(11) U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3,
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The tour of duty for
civilian employees o the U.S. Naval Medical
Research Unit No. 3, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, will
be 24 months.
(12) Management Interns of the Department of
the Air Force. The tour of duty for management
interns assigned to the Management Intern Program
of the Department of the Air Force in the area
under the jurisdiction of Headquarters Pacific Air
Forces will be 24 months. During the 24-month
tour, the employee will be transferred to various
posts throughout the area as management needs
dictate.
f. Credit for Prior Service. The following
personnel will be require to-serve the employ-
ing military department for a period of 1 year
from date of employment or a period of time
which, when added to their immediate prior
period of civilian or military service, totals the
prescribed tour of duty for the area, whichever is
greater:
1. persons appointed by transfer from
another Government agency whose im-
mediate prior service has been in an
overseas area and who transfer without
performing renewal agreement travel;
2. military personnel who separate locally and
accept Government employment, and with
whom agreements are negotiated;
3. Government contractor personnel who
separate locally for the purpose-of accept-
ing Government employment and with
whom agreements are negotiated;
4. locally hired dependents of military or
civilian employees with whom an agree-
ment was negotiated;
5. persons in the employ of an international
organization in which the United States
Government participates, who are sepa-
rated in overseas areas to accept Depart-
ment of Defense employment and with
whom agreements are negotiated;
6. employees of nonappropriated fund ac-
tivities who separate in overseas areas to
accept other Department of Defense
employment and with whom agreements
are negotiated under the conditions in par.
C4002-3b, item 2;
7. persons reemployed from a reemployment
priority list, with whom agreements are
negotiated as provided in par. C4002-3b,
item 3.
* g. Reassignment or Transfer in Same Geo-
graphical Locality. When an employee is reas-
signed within a Department of Defense component
or transferred to another Department of Defense
component in the same overseas geographical local-
ity prior to completion of his/her tour of duty,
without incurring permanent change-of-station
costs, the tour of duty specified in the transporta-
tion agreement under which the employee is serv-
ing at the time of reassignment or transfer will con-
tinue in effect. At the end of the specified tour of
duty, the employee is eligible for return transpor-
tation for separation or for the negotiation of a
renewal agreement, irrespective of the length of time
he/she has served the activity to which reassigned
or transferred. If, however, at the time of reassign-
ment or transfer, less than 12 months remain to be
served on the existing transportation agreement
after reporting for duty at the new duty station and
permanent change-of-station costs are incurred, a
new agreement for the minimum period of 12
months will be required. At the end of the 12-month
period the employee is eligible for return transpor-
tation for separation or for the negotiation of a
renewal agreement.
h. Reassignment to a Different Overseas Geo-
graphical Locality. When an employee, serving at
an overseas permanent duty station other than one
at which he has reemployment rights, is reassigned
within a Department of Defense component to a
different overseas geographical locality prior to
completion of his tour of duty, credit will be given
for prior service completed at the old duty station.
A new agreement is required with the new tour of
duty being 12 months or the difference between the
tour of duty at the new duty station and the period
of service completed at the old duty station,
whichever is greater. Also see par. C4105. An
employee who is serving at a permanent duty sta-
tion overseas at which he has reemployment rights
and who accepts reassignment within a Department
of Defense component to a different overseas
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geographical locality prior to completion of his tour
of duty will be required to negotiate a transporta-
tion agreement obligating him to serve the full tour
of duty prescribed for the new permanent duty
station.
i. Employee's Services Not Needed for En-
tire Period of the Tour of Duty. When it is known,
in advance that an employee's services will not be
needed overseas for the full period of the prescribed
tour of duty, the employee may be employed for
a lesser period without affecting entitlement for
transportation to the overseas post and return
transportation for the purpose of separation (26
Comp. Gen. 488). The agreement, however, will
prescribe a tour of duty of 12 months in accordance
with the provisions of 5 U.S. Code 5722. Employ-
ment may be terminated at any time during the
agreed tour of duty when it is determined that the
employee's services are no longer needed.
j. Establishment of Other Than Standard
Tours of Duty
(1) General- The nonstandard tour of duty
which is established for an area or post may vary
depending upon whether dependents are authorized.
Once it has been determined by operating officials
that positions at a post are to be filler on a
dependents authorized basis, the tour of duty for
that post will be determined from subpar` b, c, or
d, as appropriate. The same tour of duty will
normally apply to all employees at that post,
whether married or single, accompanied or unac-
companied. The tour of duty will thus be based
upon living conditions at post and not upon marital
or family status.
(2) Requesting Revision. A Department of
Defense component desiring to establish a tour of
duty which differs from the standard tour or from
a specific tour of duty established in subpar. b, c,
d, or e will submit a request for an exception to the
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Man-
power, Reserve Affairs and Logistics) giving
reasons for the desired exception. If other DOD
components are represented in the area, the
OASD(MRA&L) will coordinate with them prior
to effecting any change.
(3) Special Conditions. When special condi-
tions justify, and the interested components con-
cur, a tour of duty may be established in a given
overseas area which differs between military depart-
ments, provided that every effort will be made to
correct the special conditions which justify this
practice and to establish a uniform tour of duty for
the area as promptly as possible.
k. Effect of Increased or Decreased Tour of
Duty. The tour of duty specified in each employee's
agreement governs in cases where the tour of duty
in an overseas area is increased. The increased tour
of duty will only affect the employees who execute
agreements after the date the increased tour is ap-
proved. If the tour of duty is decreased, employees
serving under agreements which provide for a longer
tour will be given the benefit of the decreased tour
of duty.
1. TRANSFER TO AND WITHIN CON-
TINENTAL UNITED STATES. The tour of duty
in connection with transfers to or between perma-
nent duty stations within the continental United
States begins on the date the employee reports for
duty at the new permanent duty station.
2. EMPLOYMENT IN MANPOWER SHORT-
AGE POSITIONS. The tour of duty under an
agreement for first duty station travel in connec-
tion with employment in manpower shortage posi-
tions in the 50 states and the District of Columbia
begins on the date the employee reports for duty
at the permanent duty station.
a. Under an Original Agreement. For em-
ployees recruited outside the geographical locality
of the overseas employing activity, the tour of
duty begins with the date of reporting at the
overseas activity. For employees recruited locally
under an agreement, the tour of duty begins on the
date of entrance on duty, except with regard to
dependents as provided in par. C4005-3f, item 4.
b. Under a Renewal Agreement. The tour
of duty under a renewal agreement begins on the
date the employee reports for duty at the overseas
duty station following his completion of renewal
agreement travel.
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1. illness not induced by misconduct;
2. enlistment or call to active duty in the
Armed Forces;
3. exercising statutory reemployment rights
within a time limitation which precludes
completion of a period of service;
4. when an employee is released for the con-
venience of the Government, is separated
because he is found physically or mentally
unqualified, or is disqualified by lack of
skill to perform duties for which recruited
or for any other duties to which he could
be assigned (employees separated because
of illness induced by misconduct or because
of misconduct are not to be considered
separated for the convenience of the
Government);
5. separation as a result of reduction in force.
b. Overseas. In addition to the acceptable
reasons listed in subpar. a, the following conditions
will be considered acceptable reasons for overseas
employees:
1. when the immediate presence of an
employee is required in the geographical
locality in which place of residence is
located because of an unforeseen emergency
(The nature and extent of the "unforeseen
emergency" must be established to the
satisfaction of the commanding officer.
Verification must be received from the
American Red Cross or any other equally
appropriate source considered reliable and
trustworthy by the commanding officer. It
may include such sources as private, state,
or local welfare agencies; the attending
physician; or a local pastor, rabbi, or
priest.);
2. when completion of the agreed period of
service would result in extreme personal
hardship because of circumstances beyond
his control, such as conditions seriously
affecting the health, welfare, and safety
of employee, serious illness or death in the
immediate family, imminent breakup of
the family group (Responsible command
officials must make a positive finding that
such hardship factors exist, based, wherever
possible, on verification of the facts through
C4007 LOSS OF ENTITLEMENT UNDER
AN AGREEMENT
Denial of transportation and/or indebtedness sub-
ject to collection action for reimbursement of trans-
portation furnished may be the result if there is:
1. failure, for reasons unacceptable to the
employing activity, to meet or comply with
the conditions specified in an agreement;
2. failure to report for duty assignment;
* 3. failure to return to country or geographical
locality in which place of actual residence
is located in connection with a renewal
agreement;
4. failure to accept earned entitlement or
begin authorized transportation upon
separation within a reasonable time;
5. loss of dependency status under which
there was previous entitlement, e.g., child
reaches 21 years of age;
6. duplication of entitlement under separate
statutes.
C4008 VIOLATION OF AGREEMENT
Violation of an agreement refers to failure to meet
or comply with the conditions specified in an agree-
ment. Penalty and indebtedness conditions and col-
lection requirements are prescribed in Part H.
C4009 ACCEPTABLE REASONS FOR
RELEASE FROM PERIOD OF
SERVICE REQUIREMENTS
1. GENERAL. An employee serving under a
transportation agreement at a permanent duty sta-
tion in the continental United States or overseas
may be released from the period of service require-
ment specified in the agreement for reasons beyond
his control which are acceptable to the Department
of Defense component in which the employee is
assigned. Except as provided in subpar. 3, the deter-
mination of acceptability will be made by the com-
manding officer or an official designated by him
at the activity where the employee is assigned.
2. ACCEPTABLE REASONS FOR RELEASE
FROM PERIODS OF SERVICE REQUIREMENTS
a. General. Acceptable reasons for release
from periods of service requirements in the con-
tinental United States or overseas service include,
but are not limited to, the following:
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the Red Cross and/or other channels.
Falsification of facts in connection with
employment is not a reason beyond the
control of the employee.);
3. when there are significant changes in the
employee's employment situation or loss of
economic privileges such as a significant
salary loss resulting from downgrading
from the grade level the employee accepted
upon assignment, or a significant loss in
overseas quarters allowance payments
resulting from downgrading as distin-
guished from quarters allowance payments
which may be reduced for other reasons.
3. TRANSFERS. An employee serving under a
transportation agreement must remain in Govern-
ment service for at least 12 months following the
date he reported to the duty station incident to
which the transportation agreement was signed.
Situation
1 Person locally employed initially by a
Department of Defense component at an
overseas duty station who does not meet
agreement eligibility conditions (par.
C4002-3). This also applies to new recruits
assigned to a first duty station located in
the same geographical locality in which
place of residence is located, except eligi-
ble manpower shortage appointees.
2. Person locally employed initially by a
Department of Defense component at an
overseas duty station who meets agreement
eligibility conditions (par. C4002-3). This
also applies to new recruits assigned to a
first duty station located in a different
geographical locality from that in which
place of residence is located.
DOCUMENTATION OF
ENTITLEMENT AND
LIMITATIONS
A record will be maintained in the employee's
official personnel folder of transportation and
storage entitlement, authorizations,- and limitations.
Maintenance of the record is limited to informa-
tion and for the period of time necessary to meet
the requirements and restrictions in this Part.
Record material may be removed when it is no
longer applicable.
C4011 TRANSPORTATION AGREEMENT
REQUIREMENTS
The requirements of an agreement are premised on
the status of the employee as outlined in the follow-
ing table:
Agreement Requirement
1. No agreement requirement.
2. Agreement required for tour of duty ap-
plicable to the overseas duty station where
employed. The agreement relates to separa-
tion travel and in specific instances to
transportation for dependents and/or
household goods from the actual place of
residence. Subject to entitlement limita-
tions, the agreement also relates to renewal
agreement eligibility. For eligible new
recruits, travel to new duty station is also
included.
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3. Person locally employed initially by, a.
Department of Defense component at an,
overseas duty station who meets agreement
eligibility conditions (par. C4002-3) and
overseas prior service credit entitlement
(par. C4005-3f).
Agreement Requirement
Effective 10 July 1985
3. Agreement required for 12 months' service
from date of employment, or a period of
time which, when added to immediate prior
period of civilian or military service, totals
the prescribed tour of duty for the area,
whichever is greater. The agreement relates
to separation travel, and in specific in-
stances to transportation for dependents
and/or household goods from the actual -
place of residence. Subject to entitlement
limitations, the agreement also relates to
renewal agreement eligibility.
4. Employee of a Department of Defense
component at an overseas duty station who
has not completed an initial tour and is
transferred to a new duty station of a dif-
ferent Department of Defense component
within the same or a different overseas
geographical locality (par. C4005-3f,
item 1).
5. Person locally hired by a Department of
Defense component at an overseas duty
station not serving under an agreement
who is transferred to a new duty station
within the same overseas geographical
locality and with the same Department of
Defense component or between different
Department of Defense components.
6. Person locally hired by a Department of
Defense component at an overseas duty
station not serving under an agreement
who is transferred to a new duty station in
a different overseas geographical locality
and within the same Department of
Defense component or between different
Department of Defense components (par.
C4005-3f).
4. Agreement required for 12 months' service
from the date of reporting for duty at the
new duty station or the difference between
the period of service at the old duty station
and the prescribed initial tour of duty at
the new duty station, whichever is greater.
The agreement relates to permanent
change-of-station allowance, separation
travel, and subject to entitlement limita-
tion, to renewal agreement eligibility.
5. Agreement for 12 months' service from the
date of reporting for duty at-the new duty
station. The agreement relates to eligibility
for permanent change-of-station allow-
ances. There is no other eligibility. Agree-
ment will be modified accordingly (see par.
C4105).
6. Agreement required for 12 months' service
from the date of reporting for duty at the
new duty station or the difference between
the period of service at the old duty station
and the prescribed tour of duty at the new
duty station, whichever is greater. The
agreement relates to permanent change-of-
station allowances, separation travel, and
subject to entitlement limitations, to
renewal agreement eligibility.
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7. Employee of a Department of Defense
component at an overseas duty station who
is serving under an agreement and is
reassigned or transferred to a new duty sta-
tion in the same geographical locality
within the same or different Department of
Defense component (see par. C4005-3g).
DOD Civilian Personnel'
Agreement Requirement
7. The current agreement will continue in ef-
fect for all eligibility purposes, providing
no permanent change-of-station costs are
incurred. However, if less than 12 months
of uncompleted service remain under such
current agreement and permanent change-
of-station costs are incurred, a new agree-
ment for 12 months' service will be re-
quired for entitlement to return transpor-
tation for separation or negotiation for
renewal agreement.
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8. Employee of a Department of Defense
component at an overseas duty station who
has completed the prescribed tour of duty
and will not perform renewal agreement
travel (par. C4105) and is transferr ed to a
new duty station in the same overseas
geographical locality within the same De-
partment of Defense component.
9. Employee of a Department of Defense
component at an overseas duty station who
has completed the prescribed tour of duty
and will not perform renewal agreement
travel (par. C4105) and is transferred to a
new duty station in a different overseas
geographical locality within the same De-
partment of Defense component (par.
C4005 -3h).
10. Employee of a Department of Defense
component at an overseas duty station who
has completed the prescribed tour of duty,
performs renewal agreement travel (Part D)
and returns to the same or a different
overseas duty station within the same or
under a different Department of Defense
component.
C4012 PREPARATION AND DISPOSITION
OF TRANSPORTATION AGREEMENTS
1. GENERAL. To establish an employee's eligi-
bility for certain transportation and travel allowances
incident to permanent duty travel, applicable statu-
tory authority requires that a transportation agree-
ment be executed. This paragraph covers the various
Agreement Requirement _
7. (Cont'd)
The convenience of the Government with-
out penalty provision (par. C4009) will
apply to any incomplete service under the
12 month agreement when allowing entitle-
ment upon completion of tour of duty
under the agreement in effect at the time-of
reassignment. Failure to meet the service
conditions in the continued current agree-
ment may result in indebtedness for perma-
nent change-of-station expense to the new
duty station.
8. Agreement for 12 months' service from the
date of reporting for duty at the new duty
station. The agreement relates to eligibility
for permanent change-of-station allowances
only. Entitlement under the completed tour
of duty agreement remains unchanged.
9. Agreement required for 12 months' service
from the date of reporting for duty at the
new duty station or the difference between
the period of service at the old duty station
and the prescribed renewal tour of duty at
the new duty station, whichever is greater.
The agreement relates to permanent change-
of-station allowances, separation travel, and
subject to entitlement limitations, to re-
newal agreement eligibility.
10. Renewal agreement required. The tour of
duty under the new agreement will be that
applicable for the area in which the duty
station is located, except that the new tour
of duty will be 24 months where the tours
of duty for the old -and _ the new duty
stations are 36 months (par. C4005-3a).
transportation agreements that are negotiated with
Department of Defense civilian employees.
2. PREPARATION AND DISPOSITION. The ap-
plicable transportation agreement will be prepared in
duplicate. The signed original will be placed in the
employee's personnel folder and he will be furnished
a signed copy of the agreement. In determining the
place of actual residence, the provisions of par.
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C4004 apply. Requisition for a supply of transpor-
tation agreement forms will be made through regular
supply channels of the Department of Defense
component concerned.
3. TRANSPORTATION AGREEMENT FOR
OVERSEAS EMPLOYEES OTHER THAN SCHOOL
TEACHERS. Transportation Agreement - Overseas
Employee (DD Form 1617) is prescribed for use in
connection with the following:
1. employees transferred or assigned to a
permanent duty station outside the 48
contiguous states and the District of Co-
lumbia,
2. new appointees appointed to positions out-
side the 48 contiguous states and the
District of Columbia (see subpar. 6 and par.
C4051-3 regarding manpower shortage posi-
tions),
3. renewal agreement incident to round trip
travel for the purpose of taking leave
between consecutive tours of overseas em-
ployment,
4. return transportation of eligible overseas
local hires.
4. TRANSPORTATION AGREEMENT FOR
PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL PERSONNEL COV-
ERED BY PUBLIC LAW 86-91. Transportation
Agreement for Professional School Personnel Covered
by Public Law 86-91 (DD Form 1616) is prescribed
for use in connection with travel of teachers in the
Department of Defense Overseas Dependents School
System. Some editions of this form may contain the
following statement on the reverse: "Employee will
be required to present satisfactory evidence of accept-
ance by, or a bona fide intent to attend, such an
institution for an appropriate course of study of not
less than four semester-hours."" This statement must
be modified in part to read: "not less than 6
semester hours."
5. DOD TRANSPORTATION AGREEMENT -
TRANSFER OF CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES TO AND
WITHIN CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES. DOD
Transportation Agreement - Transfer of DOD Civilian
Employees To and Within Continental United States
(DD Form 1618) is prescribed for use in connection
with travel of civilian employees transferred to and
within the 48 contiguous states and the District of
Columbia. It will not be used in connection with travel
to positions for which there is determined by the Civil
Service Commission to be a manpower shortage.
6. TRANSPORTATION AGREEMENT OF CI-
VILIANS APPOINTED TO MANPOWER SHORT.
AGE POSITIONS. Transportation Agreement of Ci-
vilians Appointed to Manpower Shortage Positions
(DD Form 1615) is prescribed for use in connection
with travel of persons appointed or assigned to a
position for which the Civil Service Commission
determines there is a manpower shortage and involves
travel within the 48 contiguous states, within Hawaii,
or within Alaska.
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PART B: FIRST DUTY STATION TRAVEL
C4050 PERSONS ELIGIBLE FOR FIRST
DUTY STATION TRAVEL
1. GENERAL. Travel and transportation ex-
penses may be allowed to first duty station only for
the following persons:
1 an employee newly recruited in the con-
tinental United States for assignment at a
first permanent duty station overseas and
an employee newly recruited overseas for
assignment to an overseas duty station in
a different overseas geographical locality
from that in which the place of actual
residence is located provided that the
employee is one with whom an agreement
is negotiated;
2. a new appointee, or a student trainee when
assigned on completion of college work, to
a manpower shortage position;
3. a new appointee to a position in the senior
executive service (SES);
4. any person appointed by the President to
a position for which the rate of pay is equal
to or higher than the minimum rate of pay
prescribed for GS-16 is eligible for travel
and transportation to his or her official sta-
tion at Government expense provided that
the effective date of appointment is on or
after 12 October 1984. A Presidential ap-
pointee to a similar position whose effec-
tive date of appointment was between 13
November 1983 and 12 October 1984, is
also eligible for travel and transportation
to his or her first official station provided
that the appointment is by and with the ad-
vice and consent of the Senate.
2. REQUIREMENTS AND ENTITLEMENTS
FOR NEW EMPLOYEES ASSIGNED OVER-
SEAS
c. Transportation Entitlements. Transporta-
tion entitlements for new employees assigned
overseas are measured from place of actual
residence, at time of appointment, to the overseas
duty station.
d. Issuance of Travel Orders. Travel order
issuance for new employees assigned overseas is
covered in Chapter 3.
e. Funds Chargeable. All related expenses for
a new employee assigned overseas are payable from
funds of the receiving command or activity to which
the employee reports for duty. Specific conditions
applicable to other than overseas schoolteachers are
covered in par. C1052-2.
C4051 APPOINTEES TO MANPOWER
SHORTAGE AND SENIOR
EXECUTIVE SERVICE POSITIONS
AND CERTAIN PRESIDENTIAL
APPOINTEES
1. GENERAL. To the extent necessary to recruit
qualified personnel, payment of travel and
transportation expenses may be made to new ap-
pointees to manpower shortage and senior executive
service (SES) positions and eligible Presidential ap-
pointees for travel to first duty stations in the
United States, excluding territories and possessions.
Payment for first duty station travel may not be
made to student trainees who received payment
when they were appointed as student trainees. For
the purpose of this Chapter, a new appointee is an
individual who receives his first appointment under
the Federal Civil Service; or is appointed after a
break in service; or is reinstated under Civil Service
Regulations; or is a newly appointed student
trainee. Likewise, a student trainee is an employee
who has been in a nonpay status while attending
college and who, upon graduation, returns to his
employing agency in a professional capacity.
a. Agreement Requirements. Agreement re-
quirements for new employees assigned overseas are
covered in par. C4002.
b. Service Requirements. Period of service
requirements for new employees assigned overseas
are covered in par. C4005.
2. REQUIREMENTS AND ENTITLEMENTS
a. Agreement Requirements. In connection
with eligible Presidential appointees and. appointees
and student trainees appointed or assigned to man-
power shortage or senior executive service (SES)
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positions in the 50 states and the District of Co-
lumbia, expenses for travel, transportation, mov-
ing and/or storage of household goods, and
allowances as provided in this Volume will not be
allowed unless and until the employee selected for
such appointment or assignment will agree in
writing to remain in the Government service for 12
months following the date of'reporting for duty at
the new permanent duty station, unless separated
for reasons beyond his control which are acceptable
to the DOD component concerned. In case of viola-
tion of such agreement, any moneys expended by
the United States for such travel, transportation,
and allowances will be recoverable from the
individual concerned as a debt due the United
States.
b. Service Requirements. The period of serv-
ice requirements for a Presidential appointee and
an appointee to a manpower shortage or senior ex-
ecutive service (SES) position is 12 months.
c. Transportation Entitlements. Transporta-
tion entitlements for Presidential appointees and ap-
pointees to manpower shortage or senior executive
service (SES) positions are measured from place of
actual residence, at time of selection for appoint-
ment, to first permanent duty station or place of
assignment. The first permanent duty station or
place of assignment and the place of actual
residence may both be located within the continen-
tal United States, Alaska, or Hawaii. The first per-
manent duty station or place of assignment may be
located in the continental United States, Alaska, or
Hawaii and the place of actual residence may be
located outside the continental United States. There
is no entitlement for return travel and transporta-
tion to place of actual residence under this
authority.
d. Issuance of Travel Orders. Travel order is=suance for Presidential appointees and appointees
to manpower shortage or senior executive service
(SES) positions is covered in Chapter 3.
e. Appointments or Assignments Not Con-
summated When Travel Is Performed. Payment
of authorized travel and transportation expenses to
a Presidential appointee and an appointee to a man-
power shortage or senior executive service (SES)
position is allowed whether or not the appointment
or assignment actually is made when the expenses
are incurred. However, entitlement to such expenses
does not vest by virtue of selection for the position
or authorization for travel as provided in par.
C 1050-5 but vests only upon appointment of the in-
dividual concerned (MS Comp. Gen. B-206048, 28
June 1982). For the purpose of authorizing allow-
ances and issuing a travel order, an appointee will
be considered as an employee even though the ap-
pointment instrument is not processed until arrival
at the permanent duty station. The foregoing pro-
visions will not be interpreted as permitting travel
expenses of a prospective employee for the purpose
of interview or discussion of employment.
f. Funds Chargeable. All related expenses are
payable from funds of the receiving command or
activity to which the employee reports for duty.
3. RECRUITMENT IN THE CONTINENTAL
UNITED STATES FOR DUTY IN HAWAII OR
ALASKA. The conditions, entitlements, and re-
quirements (including established overseas area tour
of duty) for an employee recruited for overseas
assignment apply to a Presidential appointee and
an appointee to a manpower shortage or senior ex-
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PART C: PERMANENT CHANGE-OF-STATION (PCS) TRAVEL
Effective 1 February 1988
* 04100 ELIGIBILITY FOR PERMANENT
CHANGE-OF-STATION TRAVEL
1. PCS TRAVEL IN THE INTEREST OF THE
GOVERNMENT
a. General. Travel and transportation ex-
penses are payable when it is in the interest of
Government to fill a position by movement of a cur-
rent employee from one duty station to another
within or outside the continental United States. This
authority extends to movement from one Federal
Government department or agency to another. With
the exception of a former employee separated by
reason of reduction in force or transfer of function
who is reemployed, there must be no break in con-
tinuity of Government service in making a perma-
nent change of station (PCS).
b. Department of Defense (DOD) Component
Responsibility. It is the responsibility of each
Department of Defense (DOD) component to make
decisions that balance the rights of employees and
the prudent use of appropriated funds. For in-
stance, activities may determine that well-qualified
candidates exist within a particular geographical
area, and therefore in their recruitment announce-
ments, restrict the area of recruitment and/or in-
dicate that PCS allowances are not offered. The
Comptroller General held in 61 Comp. Gen. 156
(1981) that payment of relocation expenses need not
automatically be tied to the existence of a vacancy
announcement issued pursuant to a Merit Promo-
tion Program.
2. ELIGIBILITY FOR PCS ALLOWANCES.
When PCS orders are authorized in accordance with
par. C3000, PCS allowances shall be paid to
employees transferred from one official station to
another for permanent duty, provided that a deter-
mination has been made that the transfer is in the
interest of the Government and is not primarily for
the convenience or benefit of the employee or at
his/her request. Guidelines for making this deter-
mination are as follows:
a. Management Directed. If a DOD com-
ponent recruits or requests an employee to transfer
(i.e., reduction in force, transfer of function, agency
career development program, or agency directed
placement), it will regard such transfer as being in
the interest of the Government.
b: Employee Request. If. the employee has
taken the initiative in obtaining a transfer to another
location, such transfer shall be considered to be
primarily for the convenience and benefit of the
employee or at his/her request.
c. Merit Promotion Plan. Whenever a Re-
quest for Personnel Action, Standard Form 52 (SF
52) is initiated, the approving official (Part 1, Block
H) shall make a determination as to whether reloca-
tion expenses are to be paid. If relocation expenses
are not to be paid, the Standard Form 52, Part II,
Block 37 must have a statement with the specific
conditions and factors which were considered in mak-
ing the determination not to pay relocation ex-
penses. These factors may include, but are not
limited to, labor market conditions and cost effec-
tiveness. Budget constraints alone do not justify the
denial of relocation expenses. If a determination is
made that relocation expenses will not be-Paid, the
recruitment announcement must contain the state-
ment that "relocation expenses will not be paid."
Failure to place such a statement on the recruitment
announcement may obligate the Government to pay
the relocation expenses if the employee is otherwise
eligible for them.
3. PCS LIMITATION POLICY. It is neither
cost-effective nor efficient to provide more than one
PCS move to an employee during any 12-month
period within the DOD. Accordingly, a transfer
within the DOD, at Government expense, is not
authorized within 12 months of the employee's
most recent PCS unless the order-issuing official
certifies: that the proposed transfer is in the interest
of the Government; that an equally qualified
employee is not available within the commuting area
of the component concerned; and the losing corm
ponent agrees to the transfer. This policy will not
preclude an employee from accepting a position, but
it may cause the employee to move at his/her own
expense.
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C4101 MOVEMENT OF EMPLOYEES OR
REEMPLOYED FORMER EM-
PLOYEES AFFECTED BY REDUC-
TION IN FORCE (RIF) AND
TRANSFER OF FUNCTION
1. GENERAL. Travel and transportation ex-
penses of the employee and his dependents and
movement of his household goods will be allowed
under the conditions in par. C4100.
a. Agreements and Service Requirements. Ex-
penses for travel, transportation, moving and
storage of household goods, and allowances as pro-
vided in this Volume will not be allowed unless and
until the employee concerned will agree in writing
to remain in the Government service for 12 months
following the date of reporting for duty at the new
permanent duty station, unless separated for
reasons beyond his control which are acceptable to
the agency concerned. In case of violation of such
agreement, any monies expended by the United
States for such travel, transportation, moving and
storage of household goods, and allowances will be
recoverable from the individual concerned as a debt
due the United States.
(1) Placement Prior to Separation. When an
employee is assigned to a new duty station within
the Department of Defense incident to reduction in
force or transfer of function, but prior to separa-
tion, his travel and transportation entitlement is
from the old permanent station to the new duty sta-
tion. This entitlement also applies to an employee
transferred prior to reduction in force separation
to a non-Department of Defense Federal agency at
a duty station located within the United States, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and areas and in-
stallations in the Republic of Panama made avail-
able to the United States under the Panama Canal
Treaty of 1977 and related agreements (as described
in Section 3(a) of the Panama Canal Act of 1979).
(2) Placement After Separation. When a
former employee separated by reasons of reduction
in force or transfer of function, is reemployed by
a Department of Defense component within 1 year
of the date of separation under a nontemporary ap-
pointment at a different duty station from where
the separation occurred, his travel and transporta-
tion entitlement is from the old duty station where
separated to the new duty station. This entitlement
also applies to an employee who has been separated
and is reemployed within 1 year of the date of
separation in a non-Department of Defense Federal
agency at a duty station located .within the United
States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and
areas and installations in the Republic of Panama
made available to the United States -under the
Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 and related agree-
ments (as described in Section 3(a) of the Panama
Canal Act of 1979). Nontemporary storage of
household goods is not authorized when the
employee is assigned to an isolated duty station
within the continental United States.
c. Issuance of Travel Orders. Travel order
issuance is covered in Chapter 3.
d. Funds Chargeable. For funds from which
travel and transportation expenses are payable, see
par. C1052-2.
C4102 REIMBURSEMENT FOR
RELOCATION EXPENSES
When a relocating employee meets the eligibility
conditions in par. C4100, such an employee is en-
titled to reimbursement for all of the various
categories of relocation allowances including a
househunting trip, travel (including mileage), per
diem, temporary storage, temporary quarters sub-
sistence expense allowance (TQSE), shipment of
household goods, miscellaneous expenses, expenses
incurred in the selling or buying of a residence, or
termination of a lease as determined under the pro-
visions of par. C4400. These allowances are not sub-
ject to negotiation between the employing activity
and the employee. Further, the employing activity
does not have the discretion to reduce or change
benefits otherwise provided by regulation except in
the case of a househunting trip or subsistence while
occupying temporary quarters to the extent pro-
vided in this Volume (55 Comp. Gen. 613).
C4103 MOVEMENT TO AND WITHIN THE
CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES
1. GENERAL. Under the eligibility conditions
in par. C4100, travel and transportation expenses
will be authorized incident to a transfer to and
within the continental United States.
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2. REQUIREMENTS AND ENTITLEMENTS
a. Agreements Or Service Requirements. In
connection with transfer of employees to and within
the continental United States, expenses for travel,
transportation, moving and storage of household
goods, and allowances as provided in this Volume will
not be authorised unless and until the employee
concerned will agree in writing to remain in the/
Government service for 12 months following the date
of reporting for duty at the new permanent duty
station, unless separated for reasons beyond his
control which are acceptable to the agency con-
cerned. A signed agreement for 12 months will be
required in connection with each permanent change
of station within the continental United States. In
case of violation of such agreement, any moneys
expended by the United States for such travel,
transportation, moving and storage of household
goods, and allowances will be recoverable from the
individual concerned as a debt due to the United
States.
b. Issuance of Travel Orders. Travel order
issuance is covered in Chapter 3.
c. Funds Chargeable. For funds from which
travel and transportation expenses are payable, see
par. C1052-2.
C4104 MOVEMENT FROM THE CONTINENTAL
UNITED STATES TO AN OVERSEAS
ACTIVITY
1. GENERAL. Under the eligibility conditions in
par. C4100, movement is allowed at Government
expense for employees who are moved from a
permanent duty station in the continental United
States to an overseas permanent duty station.
2. AGREEMENT REQUIREMENTS. The ex-
penses of travel, transportation, moving and storage
of household goods, and applicable allowances as
provided in this Volume in connection with the
transfer or appointment of employees to posts of
duty outside the continental United States will not be
allowed unless-and until the employee selected for
such transfer or appointment will agree in writing to
remain in the Government service for a specific
period following the reporting date at the new duty
C4105
station, unless separated for reasons beyond his
control which are acceptable to the agency con-
cerned. In case of violation of such agreement, any
moneys expended by the United States for such
travel, transportation, moving and storage of house-
hold goods, and allowances will be recoverable from
the individual concerned as a debt due the United
3. ENTITLEMENTS AND ALLOWANCES.
Transportation entitlement and allowances are from
permanent duty station in the continental United
States to the overseas permanent duty station.
4. ISSUANCE OF TRAVEL ORDERS. Travel
order issuance is covered in Chapter 3.
5. FUNDS CHARGEABLE. For funds from
which travel and transportation expenses are payable,
see par. C1052-2.
C4105 MOVEMENT BETWEEN OVERSEAS
ACTIVITIES
1. GENERAL. Under the eligibility conditions in
par. C4100, movement is allowed at Government
expense for employees who are moved from one
overseas permanent duty station to another overseas
permanent duty station.
2. REQUIREMENTS AND ENTITLEMENTS
a. Agreement Requirements. Agreement re-
quirements are covered herein and in par. C4002. An
employee who is not serving under an agreement may
be moved from one overseas activity to another under
the same circumstances as those for movements-
within the continental United States. In this situa-
tion, the requirements and entitlements cited in par.
C4103-2 are applicable, except that par. C8002 will
be applicable to the shipment of household goods.
Movement of an employee serving under an agree-
ment, within and between Department of Defense
components, will require negotiation of another
agreement as provided in par. C4005.3. In the latter
case, if the employee has completed the prescribed
tour of duty at the overseas duty station and does not
wish to return to place of actual residence prior to
serving an additional tour of duty, the new agreement
will include a statement that the employee waives
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rights to renewal agreement travel between the com-
pleted and the new service period. If renewal agree-
ment travel is involved between periods of service,
see Part D.
b. Entitlements and Allowances. Transporta-
tion entitlement is from the old permanent duty sta-
tion to the new permanent duty station.
ment of household goods and/or dependents from
some other duty station under authority issued by
a different department. With regard to such delayed
movement, allowable cost difference from the prior
duty station will be borne by the department that
issued the unused authority, provided the 2-year
time limitation under such authority has not expired
(Comp. Gen. Decision-B-153752 of 17 April 1964,
unpublished).
c. Issuance of Travel Orders. Travel order
issuance is covered in Chapter 3.
C4107
ROUND TRIP TRAVEL
BETWEEN OLD AND NEW
d. Funds Chargeable. For funds from which
DUTY STATIONS TO SEEK
travel and transportation expenses are payable, see
PERMANENT RESIDENCE
par. C1052-2.
C4106 SUCCESSIVE PERMANENT
CHANGE-OF-STATION ASSIGN-
MENTS AND DELAYED MOVE-
MENT OF DEPENDENTS AND/OR
HOUSEHOLD GOODS TO LAST
DUTY STATION
1. ENTITLEMENT LIMITATION. When
there are successive permanent changes of station
and movement of dependents and/or household
goods is delayed until transfer to the last station,
movement is allowed by the usual direct route be-
tween the first and last official station, provided the
2-year time limitation under the authorization for
the first transfer has not expired. If the 2-year time
limitation has expired with regard to the transfer
from the first duty station, entitlement is limited
to that from a subsequent duty station, where the
2-year time limitation has not expired, to the last
duty station.
a. Within Same Department. If all authorized
successive permanent change-of-station transfers in-
volve activities in the same department, cost will be
borne by that department for delayed allowable
movement of household goods and/or dependents.
b. Different Departments Involved. If the
transfer is to a last duty station is a different de-
partment, that department will be responsible to the
extent of allowable constructive costs between the
activity from which the employee is transferred to
the last duty station when there is delayed move-
Effective for those employees whose effective date
of transfer (date the, employee reports for duty at
the new official station) is on or after 1 October
1982.
I . GENERAL. Payment of travel and transpor-
tation expenses of the employee and spouse travel-
ing together, or the employee or spouse traveling
individually instead of travel by the other or
together, for one round trip between the localities
of the old and new duty stations for the purpose
of seeking residence quarters, may be authorized
when circumstances warrant. Separate round trips
by the employee and spouse may be allowed pro-
vided the overall cost to the Government is limited
to the cost of one round trip for the employee and
spouse traveling together. A round trip performed
by the employee for this purpose, when authorized,
must be accomplished before reporting to the new
permanent duty station. A round trip by the spouse,
when authorized, may be accomplished at any time
before relocation of the family to the new perma-
nent duty station but not after the expiration of the
maximum time for beginning allowable travel and
transportation, which is 2 years from the date the
employee reports for duty at the new permanent
duty station. Officials who have been designated to
authorize permanent duty travel orders and persons
acting for them may authorize round trip travel for
seeking permanent residence quarters. When
employee and spouse are both employees, entitle-
ment will not be allowed for each as an employee.
a. General. The guidelines set forth in
subpars. b through f will be considered before
authorizing a househunting trip.
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b. Arranging Permanent Quarters Before
Move. If the employee has a large family and must
promptly vacate the residence at his old duty sta-
tion, it may be less costly to the Government, as
well as more convenient to the employee, to com-
plete arrangements for new residence quarters
-before the move actually takes place.
c. Arranging Permanent Quarters While in
Temporary Quarters. If the employee has no family
or a small family, it may be less costly to allow the
employee and his family to remain in temporary
quarters at the new duty station for a longer period
than might otherwise normally be required, subject
to limitations, until permanent quarters are found.
d. Avoiding Advance Trip. If temporary
quarters are to be authorized, a trip for seeking per-
manent residence quarters may be avoided. It may
be less costly to the Government, and more satisfac-
tory to the employee, for the employee's dependents
to remain at the residence in the old duty station
locality while the employee occupies temporary
quarters at the new duty station. During that time
he can select permanent quarters after he has had
an opportunity to become familiar with
neighborhoods, local transportation facilities,
schools, and the housing market.
e. On Temporary Duty at New Duty Station.
In those instances where the employee may be on
temporary duty at a new duty station for a period
before the actual transfer becomes effective, a
special trip by the employee to the new duty sta-
tion for the purpose of finding quarters should not
be necessary.
f. Housing Information Assistance. It may
be possible for the Department of Defense compo-
nent involved to avoid or shorten the duration of
a trip by providing assistance and information to
the employee concerning local housing conditions
and markets.
3. PROHIBITIONS. Trips to seek permanent
quarters will not be authorized under the follow-
ing circumstances:
1. when an employee will be assigned to
Government or other prearranged
residence quarters at the new duty station
location:
2. when the employee has not yet formally
agreed to transfer to the new duty station;
3. when either the old or new duty station, or
both, are located outside the continental
United States;
4. when the distance between the old and new
duty station is less than 75 miles via a
usually traveled surface route.
4. EXCLUSIONS. Round trip travel between
old and new duty stations to seek permanent
residence quarters will not apply to:
1. new appointees or their dependents covered
under par. C4051,
2. employee authorized transportation for
dependents and/or household goods to or
from a training location when such
transportation is authorized in lieu of per
diem or actual expense allowances while at
the training location under the provisions
of par. C4502,
3. children of an otherwise eligible employee,
4. employees or their dependents returning
from an overseas assignment for the pur-
pose of separation.
*5. DURATION OF TRIP. The round trip
should be allowed for a reasonable period of time
considering distance between the old and new per-
manent station, mode of transportation to be used,
and the housing situation at the new permanent sta-
tion location. In no instance shall the period of the
round trip at Government expense be allowed in ex-
cess of 10 calendar days, including travel time. In
authorizing or allowing a particular mode of
transportation, consideration shall be given to pro-
viding minimum time en route and maximum time
at the new permanent station locality. Accordingly,
if the use of a privately owned automobile is per-
mitted, this use is considered advantageous to the
Government and the mileage allowance shall be as
provided in par. C4250-1. Reasonable expenses for
local transportation at the location of the new of-
ficial station will be allowed. DOD components may
authorize local transportation by common carrier,
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local transit systems, MTMC negotiated agreement
rental or other commercially rented automobiles,
or privately owned automobile at the applicable
mileage rate in par. C4250-1; however, the mode
of local transportation must be consistent with the
mode of transportation authorized for travel to and
from the official station. Expenses -for the use of
taxis shall be limited to transportation between
depots, airports, or other carrier terminals and place
of lodging.
6. REQUIREMENTS. A trip for finding perma-
nent residence quarters will not be permitted at
Government expense until after an employee has
agreed to the transfer and the date of the transfer
has been established. No travel will be authorized
under circumstances where the purpose of the trip
is to permit the employee to decide whether he will
accept the transfer. Travel will be authorized for
the purpose of seeking a permanent residence inci-
dent to a permanent change of station only.
*7. PER DIEM AND OTHER TRAVEL EX-
PENSES. An appropriate per diem rate, -as
prescribed in pars. C4552 and C7006, is authorized
for one round trip of an employee and/or his spouse
between his old and new duty stations, incident to
seeking permanent residence quarters. In authoriz-
ing or allowing a particular mode of transportation,
consideration will be given to providing minimum
time en route and maximum time at the location
of the new permanent duty station. Accordingly,
if the use of a privately owned automobile is per-
mitted, such use is deemed to be advantageous to
the Government and the mileage allowance will be
as provided in par. C4250. Reasonable expenses for
local transportation at the location of the new per-
manent duty station will be allowed. The DOD
component concerned may authorize local transpor-
tation by common carrier, local transit systems,
MTMC negotiated agreement rental or other com-
mercially rented, or privately owned automobiles;
however, the mode of local transportation must be
consistent with the mode of transportation author-
ized for travel to and from the new permanent du-
ty station. Expenses for the use of taxis will be
limited to transportation between depots, airports,
or other carrier terminals, and place of lodging.
NOTE: Expenses for local transportation at the
location of the new permanent duty station are
authorized for employees whose effective date of
transfer is on or after 1 June 1977.
8. TRAVEL ORDER REQUIREMENTS. Au-
thorization for the advance round trip, mode of
transportation, and period of time allowed for the
trip will be included in the permanent change-of-
station travel order. The trip will not be made at
Government expense unless the travel order includes
the duty reporting date at the new duty station and
indicates that the employee has signed the required
agreement. An employee will be in a duty status at
no charge to leave during the authorized round trip
period of absence.
C4108 CHANGE OF STATION WITHIN
SAME CITY OR AREA
Travel, transportation, and other related
allowances, as applicable, will be authorized inci-
dent to a permanent change of station even though
the old and new permanent duty stations are located
within the same city or area provided that the
transfer:
I.- is in the interest of the Government,
2. is to a new permanent duty station which
is atleast 10 miles distant from the old per-
manent duty station,
3. is not primarily for the convenience or
benefit of the employee or at his request,
4. relocation of the residence is incident to the
transfer.
In determining that the relocation of the residence
is incident to the transfer, the travel-approving of-
ficial should take into consideration such factors
as commuting time and distance between the
employee's residence at the time of notification of
transfer and his old and new duty stations as well
as the commuting time and distance between a pro-
posed new residence and the new duty station.
Ordinarily, a relocation of residence should not be
considered as incident to a permanent change of sta-
tion unless the one-way commuting distance from
the old residence to the new duty station is at least
10 miles greater than from the old residence to the
old duty station. Even then, circumstances sur-
rounding a particular case, for example, relative
commuting time, may suggest that the relocation
of residence was not incident to the transfer.
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* C4109 TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENT
OF EMPLOYEES BETWEEN
THE FEDERAL GOVERMENT
AND STATE OR LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS OR
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER
EDUCATION
Title 5 U.S. code 3371 through 3375 provides
authority for the temporary assignment of
employees between the Federal Government and
state of local governments or institutions of higher
education. The statutory authority provides for
travel and transportation expenses similar to those
provided to an employee incident to a transfer.
Assignments solely for training are not con-
templated under this authority. The assignments
may be made for up to 2 years, which may, under
certain circumstances, be extended for up to an ad-
ditional 2 years. The Office of Personnel Manage-
ment has been vested with authority to promulgate
regulations governing the temporary assignment of
employees as described .herein. Entitlement of an
employee for travel and transportation allowances
for himself and dependents and other related
allowances will be in accordance with the regula-
tions of the Office of Personnel Management.
These regulations are in the Office of Personnel
Management Regulations. Part 334 (FPM Supple-
ment 990-1, Book III).
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PART D:
ROUND TRIP RENEWAL AGREEMENT TRAVEL FOR LEAVE
PURPOSES IN CONNECTION WITH OVERSEAS DUTY
Round trip travel from 'overseas-duty stations to
places of actual residence and return to the same or a
different overseas post of duty for the purpose of
taking leave between overseas tours of duty will be
encouraged and granted upon request of eligible
employees. Authority will not be denied on the basis
that the employee's position can be filled locally or
that it is not desired to tender an eligible employee a
renewal agreement. Except as provided for teachers in
par. C4154, authority may be denied under the
following circumstances:
1. the employee is being processed for separa-
tion,
2. a reduction in force involving the employee
is imminent,
3. a removal action is pending against the
employee,
4. the employee's reassignment has been di-
rected to a position in the United States,
5. the employee is to be reassigned to a
position in the continental United States in
connection with rotation on similar pro-
grams which will preclude completion of a
required period of service under a renewal
agreement.
Although the employee will not be denied renewal
agreement travel at Government expense to which he
has earned entitlement, except under the circum-
stances listed in items 1 through 5, the time at which
the leave is granted in connection with such travel is
subject to approval by the overseas command con-
cerned. If the employee is engaged upon a project
which will be completed within a reasonable time,
there is a temporary shortage of personnel, or for
other cogent reasons, the employee may be requested
to postpone his renewal agreement travel for a
reasonable period not in excess of 90 days.
C4151 REQUIREMENTS
The signing of a renewal agreement is required when
an eligible employee has completed the prescribed
period of service for the overseas locality of assign-
ment and requests transportation to place of actual
residence for leave purposes prior to serving a new
tour of duty at the same or a different overseas point
of duty.
a. Conditions. Renewal agreement travel is
allowed from an employee's overseas post of duty to
the employee's place of actual residence at time of
appointment and transfer to the overseas duty post
and return to the same or another overseas post of
duty as prescribed in subpars. b through g.
b. Travel in Family Units Not Required. An
employee may travel alone or be accompanied by
dependents. Dependents may travel unaccompanied
but cannot perform round trip travel under renewal
agreement authority if the employee concerned does
not perform authorized renewal agreement travel.
Unaccompanied dependents will not be allowed
delayed use of renewal agreement authority beyond 6
months after the date the employee begins such
travel.
c. Renewal Agreement Travel Noncumulative.
Renewal agreement travel entitlement is for use
between consecutive periods of continuous overseas
employment. Entitlement to renewal -agreement
travel is not cumulative from one period of service to
another if not used.
d. Transportation of Baggage. Transportation
of necessary baggage is allowed as provided in par.
C2305.
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meets the eligibility conditions for renewal
agreement travel;
2. the teacher executes a renewal agreement
prior to departure in connection with the
authorized leave of absence;
3. the teacher presents to the appropriate
official responsible for authorizing the ex-
tended leave of absence and renewal agree-
ment travel, satisfactory evidence of bona
fide intent to attend an accredited college
or university for the purpose of pursuing a
course of study leading to a higher degree or
for graduate work in his chosen field, and
such course of study is not feasible through
other means, together with proof of accept-
ance for such course of study and informa-
tion regarding successful completion of the
course.
e. Reassignment to 1-Year Tour Area. A
teacher who is reassigned at the end of the first
school year at his request with the approval of
management, to a 1-year tour area, will be authorized
renewal agreement travel to his place of residence in
the United States for purpose of taking leave without
pay during the summer recess and from that place of
residence to such overseas duty station indicated in a
renewal agreement.
3. STORAGE OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS BE-
TWEEN SCHOOL YEARS
a. Entitlement Conditions. The general entitle-
ment conditions are covered in par. C8002-3c(5).
b. In Addition to Storage in Transit. Authority
for storage between school years is in addition to
authority for temporary storage in connection with
DOD Civilian Personnel
the shipment of property. Storage under these two
authorities may overlap in time.
c. Not Applicable to Substitute or Part-Time
Teachers. Substitute and part-time teachers are not
eligible for storage of property between school years.
d. Administrative Arrangements. The indus=
trial relations or civilian personnel officer concerned
(administrative responsibility) will furnish to the
appropriate transportation officer notification about
storage between school years. The transportation
officer is responsible for storage arrangements. The
notification will specify the beginning and ending
dates for the period of storage. The transportation
officer will maintain a record of all storage costs or
the reasonable value for storage furnished for each
teacher.
e. Notification of Indebtedness. The industrial
relations or civilian personnel officer concerned will
be responsible for immediately notifying the trans-
portation officer who is handling the storage account
in the event the teacher becomes indebted. for the
cost of storage through loss of eligibility so that
collection action can be taken.
f. Consecutive School Terms in Different
Locations. If a teacher is at different locations for
consecutive school terms, storage costs will be paid
from funds of the losing command or activity until
the property is removed from storage for shipment to
the new duty station. Funds of the gaining command
or activity will be used for any storage costs after the
date the goods arrive at the new duty station. The
place of storage may be at either the old or new duty
station as determined most practicable under the
circumstances in individual instances.
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2. UNACCOMPANIED DEPENDENTS. For
travel entitlements of unaccompanied dependents, see
par. C4152-1 b.
3. DESTINATION POINT RELOCATION. Re-
newal agreement travel authority does not apply if an
employee's travel destination is to a place other than
in the country or area in which his place of actual
residence is located.
4. DUPLICATE ELIGIBILITY. Duplicate trans-
portation will not be authorized for persons who may
be separately eligible for renewal agreement travel as
an employee and as a dependent.
C4154 TEACHERS IN THE DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE OVERSEAS
DEPENDENTS SCHOOL SYSTEM
1. ENTITLEMENT INCIDENT TO COMPLE-
TION OF PERIOD OF SERVICE. A teacher who
satisfactorily completes the agreed period of service
as specified in his transportation agreement will be
authorized travel to his place of residence in the
United States for the purpose of taking leave without
pay during the summer recess under renewal agree-
ment travel authority whether return is to the same
or another overseas area.
a. General. The following exceptions to the
provisions of subpar. 1 may be approved during a
period of continuous service as provided in subpars. b
and c.
b. Reassignment at Management's Request.
Any teacher who is reassigned at management's
request from one 2-year area to another, after
completing 1 school year of service on a current
agreement, may return to place of residence in the
United States on leave without pay during the
summer vacation under renewal agreement authority
provided that the normal routing between the two
duty posts is through the United States and a renewal
agreement is signed for the new area of assignment.
Other reassignments at management's request will be
limited to travel by direct routing as a permanent
change-of-station movement between the two duty
locations, and the first school year of service at the
new location will complete the second consecutive
school year of service required under the initial trans-
portation agreement.
c. Attandance at an Accredited College or
University. Round trip renewal agreement transporta-
tion in a leave-without-pay status may be authorized
in the case of a teacher who desires to return to the
United States for the summer at the end of the first
school year of service under an agreement for the
purpose of attending an accredited college or univer-
sity to pursue courses for professional preparation
and advancement that are related to his present or
planned Department of Defense Overseas Dependents
School System assignment, or to other specific
professional preparation meeting a current Depart-
ment of Defense Overseas Dependents School System
requirement; or attending courses that are required
for continued certification in the teachers home
State; provided a renewal agreement is signed before
leaving the overseas area. The teacher will be required
to present satisfactory evidence of acceptance by, or
a bona fide intent to attend, such an institution for
an appropriate course of study of not less than 6
semester hours. The teacher will be required to
refund to the Government the cost of the return
travel to the United States for the purpose of
attending such courses of study, if he fails for reasons
unacceptable to the employing activity concerned to
present evidence of satisfactory completion of the
courses. Those who return to the United States under
the exception contained in this subparagraph will,
upon return to the overseas area, begin a new
2-school-year cycle under the renewal agreement.
d. Attendance at an Accredited College or
University Incident to an Authorized Extended Leave
of Absence. Round trip renewal agreement transpor-
tation may be authorized in the case of a teacher who
is authorized leave of absence to attend an accredited
college or university located in the United States for
the purpose of furthering his professional growth,
provided:
1. the teacher, has satisfactorily completed 2
school years in the Department of Defense
Overseas Dependents School System and
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of the approved period, he will be considered to
have waived his transportation entitlement.
3. CASH PAYMENT FOR TRAVEL AT
TIME OF SEPARATION FROM MILITARY
SERVICE OR FROM EMPLOYMENT WITH A
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT CONTRAC-
TOR. Locally hired employees who were given cash
payments for constructive travel and/or transpor-
tation expense at the time of separation overseas
from the military service or at the time of separa-
tion from employment with a contractor under a
United States Government contract are allowed
earned transportation entitlement only to the extent
of that portion of travel and/or transportation for
which no payment was received. The limitation will
be made a matter of record for subsequent use. The
travel orders will clearly indicate the limitation. The
provisions of this subpargraph do not apply to a
locally hired employee, who, as a former Peace
Corps volunteer, received a cash payment in lieu
of transportation incident to the termination of his
services with the Peace Corps.
If an employee loses or does not use transportation
entitlement for himself, earned transportation en-
titlement is allowed for dependents and household
goods, provided such travel and transportation
begins within a reasonable time as provided in
Chapters 7 and 8. When it is known that there will
be only partial use or delayed use of earned
transportation entitlement, the circumstances will
be made a matter of record in writing for the in-
formation of all concerned. Travel orders will
clearly state the extent of limited transportation en-
titlement when applicable.
C4204 PERSONS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR
SEPARATION TRAVEL
Separation travel is not allowed under the follow-
ing circumstances:
1. employees hired locally overseas who are
not eligible to sign an agreement,
2. employees who violate their agreement
prior to completion of the minimum period
of service required under their current
agreement unless they have a previously
earned and unused transportation
entitlement.
C4205 EMPLOYMENT IN ANOTHER
DEPARMENT OR AGENCY
WITHOUT A BREAK IN SERVICE
AFTER SEPARATION
I. GENERAL. As provided in par. C1052-2d(3),
the losing overseas activity pays the travel and
transportation costs to the extent of an employee's
entitlement to the authorized destination for separa-
tion, not in excess of that to place of actual
residence, even though an employee is employed
without a break in service by a different department
or agency after arrival at the authorized destination
for separation.
2. NEW DUTY STATION AT OTHER THAN
THE AUTHORIZED DESTINATION FOR
SEPARATION
a. General. If the new duty station is located
other than at the authorized destination for separa-
tion, and additional travel is necessary to reach the
new duty station, the costs of travel and transpor-
tation will be borne by the acquiring department
or agency, when authorized, not to exceed the con-
structive cost by direct route from the old overseas
duty station to the new duty station, -less the cost
for separation travel incurred by the losing overseas
activity.
b. Eligibility Conditions and Limitations for
Permanent Change-of-Station Allowances. Subject
to certain conditions and limitations, permanent
change-of-station allowances applicable at the new
duty station may be authorized and paid by the ac-
quiring department or agency. The fact that the
separation travel destination was the employee's
place of actual residence and also the place of
employment without a break in service does not
alone preclude eligibility for certain permanent
change-of-station allowances. The applicable per-
manent change-of-station allowances will not be
authorized until the employee signs a new transpor-
tation agreement (see par. C4005). The following
examples indicate the extent of eligibility in various
sitations involving and employee, whose place of
actual residence is Chicago, IL, and whose overseas
duty station from which he is being returned for
separation is in England.
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Travel of Employees
C4200 PERSONS ELIGIBLE FOR
SEPARATION TRAVEL
Employees who are returned to their places of ac-
tual residence for the purpose of separating from
Federal service are entitled to travel and transpor-
tation at Government expense provided the follow-
ing conditions are met:
1 the employee has an agreement providing
for return transportation;
2. the employee has completed the pre-
scribed period of service required in the
agreement under which the employee
is currently serving or the employee is
released from the period of service re-
quirement for reasons that are acceptable
to the activity where the employee is
assigned;
3. the employee has resigned his position,
unless separated involuntarily (in case of
separation by resignation, the resignation,
must be executed before the employee
leaves the overseas activity).
C4201 TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION
ENTITLEMENT
C4202 LOSS OF TRAVEL AND TRANS-
PORTATION ENTITLEMENT
* 1. ELECTING TO BE SEPARATED OVER-
SEAS FOR PERSONAL REASONS. Transporta-
tion entitlement upon separation requires that t `te
travel destination be the employee's place of actual
residence, established at the time of assignment or
appointment, or an alternate point in the couniri
or area in which the place of residence is locate.:.
However, travel and transportation costs to an
alternate destination anywhere in the world may be
allowed, not to exceed the constructive costs __xr
travel and transportation from the overseas post
duty to the country and place of actual residence.
Any excess costs must be borne by the employee i63
Comp. Gen. 281). The employee's election will be
made a matter of record in writing including a sta:e-
ment that the employee clearly understands the con-
ditions of loss of transportation entitlement.
2. REFUSING TO ACCEPT OR USE
AUTHORIZATION FOR RETURN TRANS-
PORTATION WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME
AFTER RELEASE FROM DUTY.- Entitlement is
lost when an employee refuses to accept or use
authorization for return transportation for purposes
of separation when offered after release from w c'r k
status in his overseas position. Overseas activity
commanding officers may authorize delay of return
travel for a reasonable period of time upon receipt
of a written request for such delay from -he
employee. Normally, a delay of travel not in excess
of 90 calendar days will be considered a reasonable
period of time for delay of travel. Under unusual
extenuating circumstances which, in the opinion of
the overseas activity commanding officer con-
cerned, warrant a longer period of delay, return
transportation may be delayed up to 2 years f-,m
the date of separation. Written requests for dela..ed
travel from employees separating overseas to adept
private overseas employment or retire locally for he
purpose of establishing an overseas retire--,-.t
residence will not be accepted. If a written request
for delayed travel is not received by the overseas
activity commanding officer or if the employee
refuses to accept transportation at the expiration
Except when separated from a duty station in the
same geographical locality in which the place of
actual residence is located, travel and transporta-
tion at Government expense is allowed from the
overseas post of duty to. the employee's place of
actual residence established at the time of appoint-
ment or transfer to the overseas duty post. Travel
and transportation costs to an alternate destina-
tion anywhere in the world may be allowed. Such
costs may not exceed the constructive costs for
travel of employee from the overseas post of duty
to the country and place of actual residence. Any
excess costs must be borne by the employee (63
Comp. Gen. 281). There is no entitlement to travel
and transportation expenses incident to separa-
tion from a duty station in the same geographical
locality in which the place of actual residence is
located.
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overseas duty station ceases and that of the new duty DD Form 1614 will include the following statement
station begins. A travel order for this purpose, in item 17 "Remarks or Other Authorizations":
Request and Authorization for DOD Civilian Perma-
nent Duty Travel (DD Form 1614), will contain the "Transfer from another agency without a break in
same basic information as that for a permanent service following return for separation aftei satisfac-
change-of-station order prescribed in Chapter 3. The torily completing an overseas tour of duty."
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* EXAMPLE 1
The employee is returned for separation at Washing-
ton, DC, and is employed without a break in service
by a different department or agency for assignment
to a new duty station at Dayton, OH. The acquiring
department or -agency, at-their expense, may author-
ize the additional travel and transportation from
Washington to Dayton, with transportation and travel
entitlement and employee per diem allowance subject
to the limitation of constructive cost between the old
overseas duty station in England and the new duty
station in Dayton by direct route, less the costs
incident to separation travel incurred by the losing
department or agency; per diem en route for depend-
ents relates only to travel between Washington and
Dayton, limited by the allowable constructive time
for uninterrupted direct travel from England to
Dayton, less the time en route from England to
Washington; temporary quarters subsistence expenses
at Dayton and a miscellaneous expense allowance.
The employee is returned for separation at Chicago,
IL, and is employed without a break in service by a
different department or agency for assignment to a
new duty station at Washington, DC. There is no
eligibility for additional travel and transportation or
per diem en route for the employee or dependents
between Chicago and Washington. However, the
acquiring department or agency, at their expense,
may authorize temporary quarters subsistence ex-
penses at Washington and a miscellaneous expense
allowance.
The employee is returned for separation at Chicago,
IL, and is employed without a break in service by a
different department or agency for assignment to a
new duty station at Denver, CO. The acquiring
department or agency, at their expense, may author-
ize the additional travel and transportation from
Chicago to Denver with transportation and travel
entitlement and employee per diem, subject to the
limitation of the constructive cost between the old
overseas duty station in England to the new duty
station at Denver by direct route, less the costs
incident to separation travel incurred by the losing
department or agency; per diem en route for depend-
ents relates only to travel between Chicago and
Denver, limited by the allowable constructive time
for uninterrupted direct travel from England to
Denver, less the time en route from England to
Chicago; temporary quarters subsistence expenses at
Denver and a miscellaneous expense allowance.
The employee is returned for separation at Chicago,
IL, and is employed without a break in service by a
different department or agency for assignment to a
new duty station at Chicago. There is no eligibility
for additional travel and transportation or per diem
en route for the employee or dependents. However,
the acquiring department or agency, at their expense,
may authorize temporary quarters subsistence ex-
penses at Chicago and a miscellaneous expense allow-
ance.
c. Prohibition. If a break in service occurs
between the_ date of separation and the date of
employment, no travel or transportation expense is
allowable from place of actual residence or author-
ized alternate separation travel destination to the new
duty station in the continental United States unless
the employee has entitlement under par. C4051 and
there is no eligibility for any permanent change-of-
station allowances. If there is no break in service and
it is determined that the movement to the new duty
station is not in the interest of the Government, there
is no entitlement for other than separation travel or
transportation allowances.
d. Travel Order Conditions. For travel contem-
plated under the provisions of this paragraph, a
permanent change-of-station travel order is not appro-
priate. The usual separation order will be issued for
movement from the old overseas duty station to place
of actual residence or allowable alternate destination.
The acquiring department or agency is responsible for
the issuance of travel orders authorizing travel from
the point at which the responsibility of the old
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proval of the travel-approving official.
2. PRIVATELY OWNED AIRPLANE. Statute
miles shown on airway charts issued by the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Depart-
ment of Commerce, will be used to determine mileage
for travel by a privately owned airplane. If a detour
was necessary on account of adverse whether, mechan-
ical difficulty, or other unusual conditions, the addi-
tional mileage may be included on the voucher and,
if included, it must be explained. When an official re-
quirement for deviation from direct route travel is such
that the airway charts are not adequate to determine
mileage, the formula of flight time multiplied by cruis-
ing speed of the airplane may be the basis for mileage
determination.
C4253 COMPUTING REIMBURSEMENT
FOR PRIVATELY OWNED
CONVEYANCE TRAVEL
The following examples illustrate the method of
computing mileage and per diem incident to travel
by privately owned conveyance in connection with
permanent duty travel.
* EXAMPLE 1
Employee performed permanent change-of-station
travel from San Francisco, CA, to Washington, DC,
in 9-3/4 days. Employee elected to travel by privately
owned automobile accompanied by spouse and 2-year-
old child. The employee may be paid per diem for up
to 8-1/4 days (2826 miles based on an average of 350
miles per day).
Reimbursement Computation
Automobile travel:
2826 miles @$0.19 a mile ............. $536.94
Maximum Allowable per diem for employee:
8-1/4 days @$60 (Standard CONUS
rate) ...............................495.00
Per diem allowable employee for actual travel
under lodging plus system, which did not exceed
the maximum allowable of $495.00, was 488.75
Per diem for accompanying spouse at 3/4 of
the amount due the employee ($488.75) ..366.56
Per diem for the accompanying child under 12 years
of age at 1 /2 of the amount due the employee
($488.75) .............................244.38
Tolls .................................. 10.00
Total amount payable to employee .... $1646.63
In this example, the provisions in par. C2151-3 ap-
ply. The age of the child (not over 21 years of age)
makes no difference in applying the applicable mileage
rate for persons in the automobile prescribed in par.
C4250-1. Per diem allowance is computed as pre-
scribed in pars. C7006 and C4300-1 and examples in
par. C4558.
If the employee in Example I travels alone in one
privately owned automobile and spouse and child
travel in a second privately owned automobile, the
reimbursement will be the same as in Example 1 if
there is no justification under par. C2157 for authoriz-
ing the use of more than one vehicle.
EXAMPLE 3
Employee performs permanent duty travel from New
York City to Atlanta, GA. Employee elects to travel
by privately owned automobile unaccompanied by
spouse and two children. The dependents did not ac-
company employee because housing had not been
secured at the new duty station. Two weeks after ar-
rival in Atlanta the employee finds housing, returns
to New York City by privately owned automobile over
a weekend, and drives spouse and two children to
Atlanta.
Computation of Mileage Rate
866 miles @ $0.15 per mile (employee
only) .............................. $129.90
866 miles @ $0.19 per mile (spouse and two
children) ............. .......... 164.54
Total mileage allowance payable for auto-
mobile travel ....................... $294.44
In addition to the foregoing mileage allowance,
employee will receive per diem for the number of days
required to complete the first trip from New York City
to Atlanta on the basis of an average distance of 350
miles per calendar day. No per diem will be payable
for second trip. Employee will be entitled to reimburse-
ment for tolls for the first and second trips from New
York to Atlanta. Employee will not be entitled to reim-
bursement for mileage or tolls for the trip from
Atlanta to New York City. Per diem allowance for
dependents is computed as prescribed in pars. C7006
and C4300.
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PART F: ALLOWANCES FOR USE OF PRIVATELY OWNED
CONVEYANCE FOR PERMANENT DUTY TRAVEL
C4250 MILEAGE ALLOWANCES
1. TRAVEL BY PRIVATELY OWNED
AUTOMOBILE. Except for renewal agreement
travel, mileage allowances for permanent duty
travel by privately owned automobile, when au-
thorized or approved, will be allowed as follows:
1. $0.15 per mile when employee only, or one
member of immediate family only occupies
the automobile;
2. $0.17 per mile when employee and one
member of the immediate family, or two
members of the immediate family occupy
the automobile;
3. $0.19 per mile when employee and two
members, or three members of the im-
mediate family occupy the automobile;
4. $0.20 per mile when employee and three or
more members, or four or more members
of the immediate family occupy the
automobile.
These mileage allowances are for the use of one
privately owned automobile for each household.
When an employee and dependents use more than
one privately owned automobile, reimbursement
will be authorized as though the employee and
dependents used one automobile unless authoriza-
tion is granted under the provisions of par. C2157
for the use of more than one privately owned
automobile. Reimbursement for all permanent duty
travel by privately owned airplane or motorcycle
and renewal agreement travel by privately owned
automobile, including per diem, is determined
under par. C2151-3 and will not exceed the cost of
travel by common carrier.
2. MIXED MODES OF TRANSPORTATION
FOR TRAVEL. When the use of a privately owned
automobile is authorized or approved for perma-
nent duty travel and actual travel is performed
between the old and new permanent duty stations
partly by privately owned automobile and partly by
common carrier at personal expense, the employee
is entitled, for self and/or dependents, to payment
of mileage for the distance travel is performed by
privately owned automobile plus reimbursement for
the actual cost, including tax, incurred for that part
of the travel performed by common carrier. In no
event will the payment of mileage and reimburse-
ment for the cost of the common carrier- fare
exceed the cost to the Government for the construc-
tive cost of the least costly commercial air accom-
modations available. If there is no regularly
scheduled commercial air carrier service from the
old to the new permanent duty station, the construc-
tive cost to the Government will be based on first-
class service (if the journey is more than 4 hours)
or, in the absence of rail service, on the basis of
the constructive costs of common carrier, the usual
transportation costs to and from the common car-
rier terminals will be included. Travel by privately
owned automobile requiring the use of ocean go-
ing car ferries is excluded from this paragraph. The
provisions of par. C2156, Item 1, apply. Payment
of per diem will be in accordance with par. C4300.
C4251 USE OF MORE THAN ONE
AUTOMOBILE
Authorization for the use of more than one pri-
vately owned automobile is limited to permanent
duty travel that is determined advantageous to the
Government. The conditions for authorization
under which reimbursement is allowed are pre-
scribed in par. C2157.
C4252 DETERMINATION OF MILEAGE
1. PRIVATELY OWNED AUTOMOBILE OR
MOTORCYCLE. When transportation is author-
ized or approved by privately owned motorcycles
or automobiles, distances between points traveled
will be as determined from speedometer readings.
Such distances will be used as a basis for reimburse-
ment unless there is a substantial and unexplained
deviation from the Official Table of Distances (AR
55-60/AFM 177-135/NAVSO P-2471andAR
55-61/AFM 177-136/NAVSO P-2472 for distances
in foreign countries). Whenever the deviation ex-
ceeds 3 percent of the distance shown in the Official Table
of Distances or 10 miles, whichever is the greater, an
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PART G: PER DIEM
1. USE OF PRIVATELY OWNED CON-
VEYANCE ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE GOV-
ERNMENT. When the use of a privately owned
automobile in connection with permanent duty
travel is authorized, per diem will be reimbursed on
whichever of the following methods of computa-
tion results in the smaller payment:
Effective for employees who depart their old Per-
manent Duty Station on or after 1 January 1987.
at an average distance of 350 miles per
calendar day for the official distance (when
the official distance between the old and
new duty stations or authorized points is
not evenly divisible by 350, one-fourth of
the applicable per diem rate will be allowed
for each 87.5 miles or fraction thereof),
2. at the actual travel time using the 6-hour
rule.
An exception to the daily minimum driving distance
may be made by the travel-approving/directing of-
ficial when travel between the old and new perma-
nent duty station is delayed for reasons clearly
beyond the control of the travelers, such as acts of
God, restrictions by Governmental authorities, or
other reasons acceptable to the DOD component
concerned (e.g., a physically handicapped
employee). In such cases, per diem may be allowed
for the period of the delay or for a shorter period
as determined by the DOD component concerned.
The employee must provide a statement on his reim-
bursement voucher fully explaining the cir-
cumstances which necessitated the en route travel
delay. The exception to the daily minimum driving
distance requires the approval of the travel-
approving/directing official of the DOD component
concerned.
2. USE OF PRIVATELY OWNED CON-
VEYANCE NOT ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE
GOVERNMENT. When a privately owned con-
veyance is used in connection with permanent duty
travel and such use is not considered to be advan-
tageous to the Government, per diem allowance
reimbursement will be limited to the amount of per
diem payable on a constructive travel time basis us-
ing appropriate common carrier transportation. The
provisions of this paragraph do not apply to travel
performed under par. C2158.
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thereat, he is authorized a permanent change of
station to duty station B, and in this connection, is
required to sign a new transportation agreement
prescribing a period of service of 12 months. After
serving 4 months at duty station B, the employee
resigns. Under the foregoing conditions, the employee
is indebted to the Government for the cost of any
travel, transportation, and related allowances incurred
by the Government in connection with the transfer to
permanent duty station A, and from duty station A
to permanent duty station B because the aggregate
period of service at duty stations A and B is less
than 12 months, unless it is determined that early
release from both transportation agreements was for
acceptable reasons permitting a waiver of the in-
debtedness.
EXAMPLE 2
If, under EXAMPLE 1, the employee served 7
months at permanent duty station B and then
resigned, the aggregate period of service at permanent
duty stations A and B would be 13 months. The
prescribed period of 12 months service requirement
under the transportation agreement signed incident to
permanent duty station A would be satisfied and no
indebtedness would be involved in connection with
travel to permanent duty station A. The employee is
indebted, however, to the Government for the cost of
any travel, transportation, and related allowances
incurred by the Government in connection with the
transfer from permanent duty station A to duty
station B, unless it is determined that early release
from the transportation agreement signed incident to
the transfer to permanent duty station B was for
acceptable reasons permitting a waiver of in-
debtedness.
b. To Continental United States. An employee
transferred to a duty station within the continental
United States from duty station outside the conti-
nental United States who has failed to meet the
period of service requirements in a transportation
agreement under which he is serving at the time of
such transfer will be subject to the provisions in
subpar. 3. An employee who fails to meet the period
of service requirement in a transportation agreement
signed at the time of transfer to a new duty station in
the continental United States will be indebted to the
Government for the cost of travel, transportation,
and related allowances incurred by the Government
in connection with such transfer unless failure to
comply with the requirement is for reasons beyond
his control which are acceptable to the military
department or agency concerned. However, if the
employee has unused earned entitlement for return
travel and transportation to place of residence for
separation from his overseas duty station at the time
of such transfer to the new duty station in the
continental United States and fails to meet the period
of service requirement in the signed transportation
agreement, the constructive cost of such unused
earned travel and transportation will be determined
and credited toward the transfer expense amount
incurred by the Government. The difference between
the transfer expense amount and the unused earned
entitlement credit amount represents the indebted-
ness amount.
c. Within or From Continental United States.
An employee transferred from a duty station to
another, both within the continental United States,
who fails to meet the period of service requirement in
a signed transportation agreement will be indebted to
the Government for the cost of travel, transportation,
and related allowances incurred by the Government
in connection with such transfer unless failure to
comply with the requirement is for reasons beyond
his control which are acceptable to the military
department or agency concerned. The same con-
sideration will apply if an employee is serving under a
signed transportation agreement at the time he is
transferred from a duty station in the continental
United States to a new duty station outside the
continental United States.
2. APPOINTEES TO MANPOWER SHORTAGE
POSITIONS. An appointee to a manpower shortage
position, who fails to meet the period of service
requirement in a signed agreement, will be indebted
to the Government for the cost of travel and
transportation provided at Government expense un-
less failure to comply with the requirement is for
reasons beyond his control which are acceptable to
the agency concerned.
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PART H: INDEBTEDNESS AND COLLECTION
Officials who are responsible for directing travel or
approving reimbursement are also responsible for
ensuring that funds so obligated are used for the
purposes. of official travel and subject to the con-
ditions prescribed. Under certain circumstances an
employee may become indebted and liable to the
Government for refund of transportation expenses.
In such instances, collections will be made from the
employee as prescribed in this Part.
C4351 DELIBERATE FAILURE TO AC-
COMPLISH PURPOSE OF TRAVEL
An employee who does not report to the designated
permanent duty station or, who, upon arrival there,
refuses to perform his mission or resigns, will be
required to reimburse the Government for the rea-
sonable value of travel expenses, including per diem
if paid.
C4352 HANDLING OF FALSIFIED
TRAVEL CLAIMS
When there is reasonable cause to suspect that an
employee has falsified one or more claimed expenses
on a travel voucher (other than the cost of lodg-
ing, meals, or incidentals), the suspect expense(s)
will not be allowed. When there is reasonable cause
to suspect that an employee has falsified a claimed
expense for lodging, meals, or incidentals, per diem
or actual expense allowance (as applicable) will be
denied for the entire day on which the suspect ex-
pense is claimed. In the event payment is made prior
to discovery of what is suspected to be a falsified
expense, the employee will be required to reimburse
the Government (57 Comp. Gen. 664). Investiga-
tion, processing, and final settlement shall be in ac-
cordance with regulations of the Service concerned.
C4353 SHIPMENT OF EXCESS WEIGHT
OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS
When the weight of household goods shipped on
a Government bill of lading exceeds the employee's
authorized weight allowance, he will be required to
pay the excess costs incurred for the shipment.
C4354 FAILURE TO REPAY ADVANCE
OF TRAVEL FUNDS
When an employee has received an advance of
travel funds under the provisions of Chapter 1,
Part C, and has not made voluntary settlement of
the indebtedness, collection action will be taken.
under the provisions of par. C4360.
C4355 OVERPAYMENTS OF TRAVEL
ALLOWANCES
When an employee has received an overpayment of
travel allowances, collection action will be taken by
the responsible paying office.
C4356 LOSS OF TICKETS ISSUED ON
TRANSPORTATION REQUEST
A traveler will be held liable for the costs of
transportation tickets and tickets covering sleeping
or seating accommodations that are issued in ex-
change for transportation requests if the tickets are
lost through his negligence.
C4357 VIOLATIONS OF AGREEMENT
1. TRANSFERS TO, FROM, AND WITHIN
CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES
a. General. The transportation agreement to
remain in the Government service for 12 months
following the effective date of transfer is not voided
by a subsequent transfer whether such subsequent
transfer is at the employee's request or in the in-
terest of the Government, nor is such agreement
voided by another transportation agreement made
in connection with a second transfer. The liability
of the employee for any moneys expended by the
United States for his travel, transportation, and
relocation allowances is a separate liability for each
transportation agreement. The liability, in each in-
stance, is effective for the full 12-month period in
connection with the transfer for which the transpor-
tation agreement was made. The following ex-
amples indicate the extent of liability in situations
involving a transfer prior to the completion of a re-
quired period of service under a current agreement.
An employee is serving under a 12-months agreement
at permanent duty station A. After serving 6 months
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3. transportation of his household goods from
the former duty station to the last duty
station, including any costs for packing,
crating, drayage, unpacking, and temporary
storage;
4. transportation of the employee's privately
owned motor vehicle or nontemporary stor-
age of the household goods unless earned
entitlement exists for the nontemporary
storage of the household goods or return
transportation of the motor vehicle;
5. miscellaneous expense allowance paid in
connection with a transfer from a former to
the last duty station.
The employee also will bear the expense of transpor-
tation for himself, his dependents, and his household
goods from his last duty station to his place of actual
residence. He will be obligated for any costs incurred
by the Government for these purposes. In these
circumstances, however, the employee is entitled to
an allowance because of the fact that, prior to
his current agreement which he did not complete,
he completed an agreed-upon period of service
for which he did not receive all allowances to
which he was entitled. Under these circumstances, the
employee is entitled to allowances for the return of
himself, his family, and his household goods, includ-
ing costs of packing, crating, drayage, unpacking, and
temporary storage, from the duty station at which
the former period of service was completed to his
actual place of residence. Since he did not avail
himself of this entitlement, the costs that would have
been incurred for that purpose may be applied as a
setoff against the indebtedness described herein,
provided the employee was actually separated from
Government service. If the amount of this setoff is
less than the indebtedness, the difference is a debt
due the United States. If the setoff is larger than the
indebtedness, the difference will be applied to the
employee's costs of moving him, his family, and his
household goods from the duty station where he
failed to complete a year of service to his place of
actual residence. If the amount available to be applied
to these costs equals or exceeds the costs, the
Government will procure and pay for such transporta-
tion in full. If the amount available is less than the
cost, the Government may procure and pay for the
transportation and obtain reimbursement from the
employee for the difference between the total costs
and the amount to be applied against the costs or
may allow the employee to pay the total costs and
reimburse him for the applicable amount upon
submission of a claim for reimbursement. Additional
penalty conditions are prescribed for teachers in the
Department of Defense Overseas Dependents School
System.
(3) When Employee Completes 1 Year or More
But Does Not Complete Specified Period of Service.
If the employee completes 1 year or more of service
under a renewal agreement but does not complete the
entire period of service specified in the agreement, he
is not indebted to the Government for amounts spent
by the Government for transportation and per diem
for the employee and for transportation of his
dependents from the duty station at which he
completed the previous tour of duty to his place of
actual residence and from his place of actual resi-
dence to the duty station at which he failed to
complete his agreed-upon tour of duty. If the post of
duty where the employee failed to complete his
agreement is not the same as the place where he did
complete his previous assignment, he is not indebted
for the costs of transporting any of his dependents
who traveled from the former to the latter post of
duty without going to the actual place of residence,
nor for the cost of transporting his household goods
between these two duty stations, including any
related costs of packing, crating, drayage, unpacking,
and temporary storage, nor for miscellaneous ex-
penses. However, under these circumstances, the
employee will bear the costs of transportation for
himself, his dependents, and his household goods
from the duty station at which he did not complete
the agreed-upon tour of duty under the renewal
agreement to his place of actual residence. This
indebtedness will be offset, however, by an amount
--equal to the -costs of transporting, from the duty
station at which the former period of service was
completed to the place of actual residence, the
employee's household goods and any of his depend-
ents who did not accompany him when he returned
to his place of actual residence for leave provided he
was actually separated from Government service.
These offsetting costs and any remaining indebted-
ness will be computed in the same manner as
provided in subpar. (2).
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3. OVERSEAS EMPLOYEES
a. Failure to Meet Service Requirement. An
employee assigned or appointed to an overseas
permanent duty station under an agreement providing
for transportation at Government expense, who fails
to meet the period of service requirement in a signed
agreement, will be indebted to the Government for
the expense of travel, transportation, and related
allowances provided, or will not-be authorized trans-
portation at Government expense, unless failure to
comply with the requirement is for reasons beyond
his control which are acceptable to the agency
concerned.
b. Violation During First Year of Service
Under Initial Agreement. An overseas employee who
leaves Government service for reasons unacceptable
to the agency to which he was last assigned before he
has completed 12 months of Government service
following the date he reported to the first duty
station incident to which the initial agreement was
signed will be required to refund all expenses of any
of the following entitlements provided for him
incident to travel to the first duty station:
1. transportation, per diem, 'and incidental
expenses paid to him;
2. transportation and per diem provided for
his dependents;
3. transportation, packing, crating, drayage,
unpacking, uncrating, and temporary and
nontemporary storage of household goods;
4. shipment of privately owned motor vehicle;
5. transportation of a mobile home.
An employee who, departs from an overseas perma-
nent duty station in an authorized leave with or
without pay status before the end of the first year of
service during an initial agreement and resigns while
away for reasons unacceptable to the agency will be
allowed credit for the period of authorized leave
toward completion of the minimum service require-
ment (MS Comp. Gen. B184948, 18 November
1975). The provisions of this subparagraph and
subpar. c apply to all overseas employees. Additional
penalty conditions are prescribed in subpar. e for
teachers in the Department of Defense Overseas
Dependents School System.
c. Violation After I Year of Service Under
Initial Agreement. An employee who completes a
minimum year of overseas assignment and who for
reasons unacceptable to the Department of Defense
component concerned fails to complete a prescribed
period of agreed initial employment in excess of a
year is not indebted to the Government for the
expense of transportation furnished from point of
transfer or place of residence to an overseas perma-
nent duty station. Collection will be made, however,
for any charge for nontemporary storage incurred
after the end of the 1-year period. Additionally, the
employee concerned will bear all costs for storage,
packing, handling, drayage and transportation, and
unpacking of the goods after the violation date and
will be so advised immediately. Return transportation
of a privately owned vehicle, if involved, also will be
at the employee's expense. As Government funds
cannot be used for the purchase of commercial
transportation for ineligible employees, any further
transportation will be at the expense of the employee
concerned. If the employee has insufficient funds for
return transportation, repatriation transportation
may be authorized as provided in par. C6300.
d. Employees Serving Under Renewal Agree-
ment
(1) General. An employee who fails to com-
plete the period of service specified in a renewal
agreement for an additional tour of duty for reasons
not beyond his control and not acceptable to the
Department of Defense component concerned be-
comes obligated for the expenses incurred by the
Government, as indicated in subpars. (2) and (3).
_(2) When Employee Fails to Complete 1 Year
of Service. When an employee fails to complete 1
year of service under a renewal agreement, he
becomes obligated for any of the following costs
incurred by the Government, as applicable:
transportation and per diem for the em-
ployee and transportation for his depend-
ents from his duty station to his place of
actual residence and from his place of actual
residence to the last duty station where he
failed to complete a year of service;
2. transportation for any of his dependents
who traveled from the former to the last
duty station without going to his actual
place of residence;
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is responsible for the cost of all or that portion of
the transportation to his place of actual residence
which is not covered by transportation credit.
Government transportation will be authorized, if
available, from the overseas area to the port of
debarkation or beyond in accordance with these
regulations. In such cases, cash collections will be
made, if possible, before the travel begins. In the
event-that the employee is without sufficient funds
to defray the expenses of return transportation, in-
cluding packing, crating, drayage, temporary
storage at point of origin, and unpacking, such
transportation may be provided under par. C6300
and the employee will be held liable for the amount
due the Government. Necessary steps for collection
will be taken in accordance with the provisions of
par. C4358. If the employee prefers, he may pro-
vide the transportation and be reimbursed for the
Government's share upon submission of an ap-
propriate voucher. Receipts covering expenses to be
reimbursed will be furnished by the employee and
reimbursement of the Government's share will be
based on the mode of transportation which would
have been utilized for the return over a usually
traveled route to his place of actual residence.
8. in the Defense Intelligence Agency, to
Program/Budget and Financial Manage-
ment Division, Comptroller, Defense Intel-
ligence Agency, Washington, DC 20301;
9. in the Defense Logistics Agency, to Head-
quarters, Defense Logistics Agency,
Cameron Station, Alexandria, VA 22314;
10. in the National Security Agency, to Finance
and Accounting Office, National Secur=
ity Agency, Fort George G. Meade,
MD 20755;
11. in the Defense Advanced Research Projects
Agency, to the Director, Program Manage-
ment, 1400 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington,
VA 22209;
12. in the Defense Investigative Service, to
Comptroller, Defense Investigative Service,
Washington, DC 20314;
13. in the Joint Tactical Command, Control
and Communications Agency, to the
Executive Officer, Joint Tactical Com-
mand, Control and Communications
Agency, Fort Monmouth, NJ 07703;
14. in the Defense Mapping Agency, to the
Comptroller, Headquarters, Defense Map-
ping Agency, Washington, DC 20305.
8. CLAIMS FOR REIMBURSEMENT. Claim
for reimbursement will be submitted:
1. in the Army, to Settlement Operations,
U.S. Army Finance and Accounting
Center, Indianapolis, IN 46249;
2. in the Navy, to disbursing officer of the ac-
tivity from which separated;
3. in the Air Force, to Air Force Accounting
and Finance Center, Denver, CO 80279;
4. in the Office of the Secretary of Defense,
Washington Headquarters Services and the
Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to
Director of Budget and Finance,
Washington Headquarters Services,
Washington, DC 20301;
5. in the Defense Nuclear Agency, to Comp-
troller, Defense Nuclear Agency,
Washington, DC 20305;
6. in the Defense Communications Agency,
to Comptroller, Defense Communications
Agency, Washington, DC 20305;
7. in the Defense Contract Audit Agency, to
Deputy for Resources Management,
Cameron Station, Alexandria, VA 22314;
9. STATEMENT OF LIABILITY OR
CREDIT. In each instance of violation of a
renewal agreement, the employee will be provided
a statement of transportation liability or credit
authenticated by the civilian personnel or indus-
trial relations officer and the servicing trans-
portation officer, indicating specifically the in-
debtedness, credit, obligation, and details of the
use for which the credit is applicable. A copy
of the certificate will be retained by the civilian
personnel officer for inclusion in the employee's
official personnel folder. The employee will be
informed that he may file a claim with the
appropriate organization or disbursing officer in
subpar. 8, if he disagrees with the activity's deter-
mination of entitlement, indebtedness, credit,
obligation, or constructive cost of travel and
transportation. A sample statement and examples
of violations of renewal agreements during the first
and second years of the additional tour are
furnished in this subparagraph for the purpose of
clarifying instructions concerning the determination
of transportation entitlement of obligation.
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SAMPLE STATEMENT OF
LIABILITY OR CREDIT VIOLATION OF RENEWAL
TRANSPORTATION AGREEMENT
Name, Designation, Grade .............. Richard A. Rowe, Administrative Assistant GS-9
Official Duty Station ... ............ -.Munich, Germany
Place of Actual Residence .............. Buffalo, NY
Dependency Status .................. Single, no dependents
Service Record ..................... Appointed 1 July 1965. Completed original tour of duty 30
June 1968. Signed new transportation agreement 1 July
1968. Provided return transportation to Buffalo, NY,
and after a period of leave, transportation to Munich,
Germany where new tour began on 20 August 1968.
Resigned 15 January 1969 for reasons not acceptable to
the Department of the Army.
TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION LIABILITY OR CREDIT:
Round trip rail transportation Munich, Germany, to Frankfurt, Germany ................
S 28.00
Round trip MAC transportation from Frankfurt, Germany, to McGuire AFB, NJ ...........
162.00
Round trip limousine service from McGuire AFB, NJ, to Philadelphia, PA (airport) ..........
7.00
Round trip commercial air transportation from Philadelphia, PA, to Buffalo, NY ........... .
52.00
Per diem to and from Munich, Germany (tabulate number of days to appropriate rates) .......
16.00
Total ............................................................
$265.00
Rail transportation from Munich, Germany, to Frankfurt, Germany ....................
$ 14.00
MAC transportation from Frankfurt, Germany, to McGuire AFB, NJ ...................
81.00
limousine service from McGuire AFB, NJ, to Philadelphia, PA .......................
3.50
Commercial air transportation from Philadelphia, PA, to Buffalo, NY ...................
26.00
Per diem from Munich, Germany, to Buffalo, NY .................................
8.00
Total ...........................................................
$132.50
Liability $265.00 - Credit $13-2.50 = $132.50 due Government. No further transportation due at Government
expense.
Statement approved:
A. B. Person, Civilian Personnel Officer
17 January 1969
Explanation: Employee satisfactorily completed the prescribed period of service required by the initial
agreement and is not liable for the cost of travel and transportation previously furnished from Buffalo to Munich.
He violated the renewal agreement prior to completion of 1 year of service and owes the Government for cost of
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round trip travel and transportation from Munich to Buffalo. However, since he completed the first tour of duty
and thereby is entitled to one return to Buffalo at Government expense, he is given the foregoing credit of
$132.50. Return transportation from Munich to Buffalo would be at his personal expense.
Statements of liability of credit as a result of violation of renewal transportation agreement would be prepared in
the same manner for the following cases:
Case No. 1
An employee is transferred from the Army Material Command Headquarters, U.S. Washington, DC, to London,
England, for a 3-year tour of duty. He has a wife, son, daughter, and dependent mother. The wife, son, and
mother travel to London with the employee. The daughter remains at a girls' school in the United States.
7,800 pounds of household goods are transported to London at Government expense. Total cost of travel and
transportation furnished the Government amounts to $1,500.
Upon completion of the tour of duty in London, the employee signed a renewal transportation agreement for a
2-year tour of duty in Berlin, Germany. The employee, his wife, and son returned to Washington for leave. The
household goods were stored in London for 90 days prior to shipment to Berlin. The dependent mother visited
Paris and returned to London while her son was in Washington on leave. The daughter, who had remained in the
United States returned to Berlin with the employee, his wife, and son at Goverment expense. The employee was
furnished transportation for his dependent mother from London to Berlin and movement of household goods was
effected at Government expense.
Prior to completion of the first year of his renewal agreement, the employee was removed from his position and
separated from Government service because of misconduct. Since the removal resulted in violation of the renewal
transportation agreement on his part, he became responsible for his transportation and that of his family and
household goods from Berlin to Washington.
Computations:
1. Since the employee satisfactorily completed the period of service in London required by the original
transportation, he is not liable for transportation of self, wife, son, and mother from Washington to London.
Transportation for self, wife, and son from London to Washington, DC ................ $ 627.00
Transportation for self, wife, daughter, and son from Washington, DC to Berlin .......... 944.00
Transportation of dependent mother from London to Berlin ....................... 131.00
Per diem for the employee from London to Washington, DC, and from Washington, DC,
to Berlin ........................................................ 7.50
Per diem for wife, son, daughter, and dependent mother from London to Berlin .......... 6.00
Packing, drayage, and storage of household goods in London ....................... 140.00
Crating, drayage, transportation, and unpacking of household goods from London
to Berlin ........................................................ 275.00
Miscellaneous expense allowance ......................................... 200.00
Total ......................................................... $2,330.50
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Transportation of self, wife, son, and dependent mother from London to Washington ...... $ 836.00
Packing, crating, drayage of household goods in London* ......................... 90.00
Transportation, temporary storage and unpacking of 8,750 pounds of household goods
from London to Washington ........................................... 1,240.00
Per diem for-4mployee, wife-, son, and dependent mother from London to Washington . _ ... 12.00
Total ......................................................... $2,178.00
4. Liability $2,330.50 - Credit $2,178.00 = $152.50 due Government. No further transportation due at
Government expense.
*No credit allowed for storage of household goods in London between tours of duty since renewal agreement
violated before completion of 1 year.
An employee is recruited under a transportation agreement for a position in Okinawa for a 24-month tour of
duty. He is married and has one son. He is provided transportation to Okinawa for himself, his wife, and son, but
household goods remain at Atlanta, GA, his place of actual residence. He completed the required tour of duty in
Okinawa and is furnished return transportation to Atlanta, GA, after signing a new transportation agreement for a
24-month tour in Ankara, Turkey.
After a period of leave in Atlanta, the employee, his wife, and 6,000 pounds of household goods are transported
to Ankara at Government expense. The son remains in Atlanta to attend school and at the end of nine months is
furnished Government transportation under the renewal transportation agreement from Atlanta to Ankara.
The employee completed his tour of duty at Ankara and signed a renewal agreement for a 2-year tour of duty at
Bremerhaven, Germany. The employee was furnished reemployment leave travel to Washington, DC, but was not
accompanied by his wife and son. After a period of leave in Washington, he was provided transportation to his
new station in Bremerhaven. During his absence, the household goods were packed, crated, and shipped from
Ankara to Bremerhaven, and placed in storage for 30 days prior to arrival of the family. The wife and son were
furnished Government transportation from Ankara to Bremerhaven.
The employee serves 18 months under the renewal agreement and resigns to return to the united States to enter
private business and was separated from Government service. Since the resignation is prior to the expiration of
the 2-year tour, the transportation agreement is violated and he becomes obligated to provide transportation for
himself from Bremerhaven to Atlanta.
Computations:
1. Tour of duty in Okinawa was completed and employee is not indebted for any of the transportation
furnished.
2. Tour of duty in Ankara completed and no obligation exists on the part of the employee.
3. Since he served 18 months at Bremerhaven he is not indebted for any of the travel and transportation
previously furnished under the agreement.
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Transportation for wife and son (Ankara to Atlanta) ............................. $ 500.00
Transportation household goods (8,700 pounds gross packed and .rated at time
of violation) from Ankara to Atlanta .......................................... 840.00
Packing, crating, drayage, and unpacking of household goods in Ankara and Atlanta 180.00
Total ........................................... ............... $1,520.00
5. Upon computing cost of transportation of employee, his wife, and son, and movement of household
goods from Bremerhaven to Atlanta, it was determined to amount to a total of $1,340.00. In view of
the fact that the employee was entitled to a credit of $1.520.00, which e\cceded the cost of transportation
from Bremerhaven to Atlanta, the Government furnished tran,po tation to Atlanta.
Note: The cost figures used in the sample statement and :a-k hi,toric,. are for illustrative purposes only
and are not to be construed as being correct, actual, or constructive costs.
C4358 MANNER OF MAKING
COLLECTIONS
1. GENERAL. Except as provided in pars.
C4359 and C4360, in any instance where collection
is required, the responsible official will immediately
notify the civilian payroll certifying officer, dis-
bursing officer, fiscal officer, or comptroller, as ap-
propriate, of the indebtedness for the purpose of
initiating collection action. In making such collec-
tion the provisions of subpars. 2 througE 5 will
apply.
2. BILLING IN WRITING. The employee will
be billed in writing with request for cash refund.
Checks or money or money orders will be made
payable to the department or activity concerned.
Refunds will be forwarded to the appropriate of-
ficial, with data as to appropriations or receipts ac-
count to be credited and identifying numbers of
transportation requests, bills of lading, and
vouchers on which per diem and other transporta-
tion expenses were paid.
3. DEDUCTIONS OR SETOFF FROM SAL-
ARY. If a cash collection cannot be made, the
payroll certifying officer, disbursing officer, fiscal
officer, or comptroller will be requested to make
collection through salary deductions or setoff from
final salary and allowances or lump-sum leave
payment.
4. SETOFF FROM RETIREMENT AC-
COUNT. If collection otherwise cannot be made,
a request will be made for setoff against the
employee's retirement account.
* 5. UNCOI.LECTlBLE CASES. When the
methods in subpars. 2 through 4 are not adequate
to reimburse the Government for the total amount
due, record of all collection efforts and transactions
in the case will be forwarded:
1 in the Army, to Settlements Operations,
U.S. Army Finance and Accounting
Center, Indianapolis, IN 46249;
2. in the Department of the Navy-for Navy
employees, to the Navy Finance Center,
New Federal Office Building, Cleveland,
OH 44199, and for Marine Corps em-
ployees, to the Marine Corps Finance
Center, Kansas City, MO 64197;
3. in the Air Force, to Air Force Accounting
and Finance Center, Denver, CO 80279;
4. in the Office of the Secretary of Defense,
Washington Headquarters Services and the
Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to Direc-
tor of Budget and Finance. Washington
Headquarters Services, Washington, DC
'03t)1:
5. in the Defense Nuclear Agency, to Comp-
troller, Defense Nuclear Agency, Wash-
ington, DC 20305;
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6. in the Defense Communications Agency,
to Comptroller, Defense Communications
Agency, Washington, DC 20305;
7. in the Defense Contract Audit Agency. to
Deputy for Resources Management,
Cameron Station, Alexandria, VA 22314;
-8, in the Defense Intelligence Agency, to Pro-
gram/Budget and Financial Management
Division, Comptroller, Defense Intelligence
Agency, Washington,. DC 20301;
9. in the Defense Logistics Agency, to Head-
quarters, Defense Logistics Agency,
Cameron Station, Alexandria, VA 22314;
10. in the National Security Agency to Claims
Division, U.S. General Accounting Office,
Washington, DC 20548;
11. in the Defense Investigative Service, to
Assistant Director, Management and
- Resources, Washington, DC 20324-1700;
12. in the Joint Tactical Command, Control
and Communications Agency, to the Ex-
ecutive Officer, Joint Tactical Command,
Control and Communications Agency,
Fort Monmouth, NJ 07703;
13. in the Defense Mapping Agency, to the
Comptroller, Headquarters, Defense Map-
ping Agency, Washington, DC 20305;
14. in the Defense Advanced Researci Projects
Agency, to the Director, Program Manage-
ment, Defense Advanced Research Proj-
ects Agency, 1400 Wilson Boulevard,
Arlington, VA 22209.
C4359 COLLECTION OF EXCESS COSTS
ON HOUSEHOLD GOODS SHIP-
MENTS FROM OVERSEAS AREAS
2. EMPLOYEES TRANSFERRING OR RE-
TURNING FOR SEPARATION
a. Employee Transferring to Another Activity
in the Same Department. When an employee is
transferring to another activity in the same depart-
ment, the payroll certifying officer, disbursing of-
ficer, fiscal officer, or comptroller at the gaining
activity will be notified to effect collection by cash
collection or payroll deductions.
h. Employee Transferring to Another Depart-
ment. The payment of travel and transportation
expenses in connection with the transfer of
employees to a different department, military or
otherwise, is the reaponsihility of the department
to which the employee is being transferred. Accord-
ingly, no collection action is required by the releas-
ing department.
c. Employee Returning to Place of Actual
Residence for Separation. When an employee is
returning to place of actual residence for separation,
the payroll certifying officer, disbursing officer,
fiscal officer, or comptroller responsible for effect-
ing final payment will be notified to effect collec-
tion in accordance with par. C4358.
3. REPORTING EXCESS COSTS
a. Responsibility of Origin Transportation
Officer. It is the responsibility of the transportation
officer at the origin overseas shipping point to deter-
mine the amount of excess costs involved and report
them promptly to the payroll certifying officer,
disbursing officer, fiscal officer, or comptroller,
together with a notice that such costs represent an
estimate of total excess costs and are subject-to revi-
sion upon review of actual costs.
Effective 1 August 1985
1. GENERAL. The procedures listed in this
paragraph will be applied with respect to collection
from civilian employees shipping household goods
from overseas areas when such shipments involve
excess costs because of weight, multiple shipments,
or other reasons. Normally, employees will be billed
for total excess charges; however, the origin
transportation officer may make cash collection on-
ly when the actual cost of the entire shipment can
be determined prior to shipment of the goods. If
cash collection is not made at that time, action will
be taken as provided in this paragraph. See also par.
C8002-2a.
b. Forwarding Copies of Reports. For Army
and Air Force, the origin transportation officer ' .vill
forward a cony of the estimated excess cost infor-
mation to the Transportation Division, Finance
Center. L .S. Army, Indianapolis. ',~ -16249, at the
time of transmittal of the information to the payroll
certifying officer, disbursing officer, fiscal officer,
or comptroller. The finance and accounting officer
effecting collection of any excess transportation
costs will notify the Transportation Division of the
amount thus collected in order :o avoid duplication
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action. For the Navy, the instructions in the
Transportation of Personal Property (NAVSUP
P-490) will be followed for excess cost situations.
4. SHIPMENT OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS
WHEN COLLECTION ACTION IS PENDING.
Shipments of household goods for civilian em-
ployees will not be--delayed- pending completion of
collection action.
C4360 RECOVERY OF ADVANCES
Outstanding travel or transportation expense ad-
vances which have not been fully recovered by
deductions from reimbursement vouchers or volun-
tary refunds by the traveler will be recovered
DOD Civilian Personnel
promptly by the finance and accounting officer,
disbursing officer, fiscal officer, or comptroller, as
applicable. Recovery will be by written request to
the traveler for refund of the amount due. In the
case of deceased employees, any travel expense ad-
vance in excess of earned entitlement is subject to
collection. In the event the amount due is-not re-
funded within'a reasonable period, collection will-
be effected by setoff of salary due, retirement
credit, or otherwise, from the person to whom ad-
vanced, or the traveler's estate, by deduction from
any amount due from the United States, or by such
other legal method of recovery as may be necessary.
Salary or other amounts due shall be resorted to
ahead of the retirement credit. In view of these pro-
tections, a traveler will not be required to furnish
bonds in order to obtain travel advances.
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PART I: ELIGIBILITY
The table in this Part summarizes, for quick refer-
ence, certain travel, transportation, and other related
expenses of Department of Defense civilian _ em-
ployees. The table does not include eligibility in
connection with emergency evacuation or former
employees separated by RIF or transfer of function
and restored to duty. It may be used in determining
eligibility for the travel, allowances, and transpor-
tation expenses to which an employee may be
entitled if his travel is in the interest of the
Government. The conditions and limitations for each
type of eligibility are in accordance with the provi-
sions of the appropriate paragraphs in this Volume.
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PAYMENT OF TRAVEL, TRANSPORTATION, AND OTHER RELATED EXPENSES (INCLUDING
EMERGENCY EVACUATION AND FORMER EMPLOYEES SEPARATED
TRANSPOR-
TATION OF
PER DIEM
PER DIEM
MOVEMENT SITUATION
AGREEMENT
EMPLOYEE
FOR
FOR
REQUIRED
AND
EMPLOYEE
DEPENDENTS
DEPENDENTS
FIRST DUTY STATION TRAVEL - MANPOWER
YES
YES
SHORTAGE APPOINTEES AND STUDENT
YES
NO
TRAINEES WITHIN THE 50 STATES AND
ADVANCE
ADVANCE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
Mileage Only
FIRST DUTY STATION TRAVEL TO OVERSEAS
YES
YES
DUTY STATION.
YES
ADVANCE
ADVANCE
NO
Mileage Only
PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION BETWEEN DUTY
YES
YES
YES
STATIONS WITHIN CONTINENTAL UNITED
STATES (FOOTNOTE 1).
YES
ADVANCE
ADVANCE
ADVANCE
Mileage Only
YES
YES
YES
PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION FROM OVER-
SEAS DUTY STATIONS TO DUTY STATIONS IN
YES
ADVANCE
CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES (FOOTNOTE 1).
Mileage Only
ADVANCE
ADVANCE
PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION FROM DUTY
YES
YES
YES
YES
STATIONS IN CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES
TO OVERSEAS DUTY STATIONS (FOOTNOTE 1).
ADVANCE
ADVANCE
ADVANCE
Mileage Only
YES
YES
- YES
t PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION BETWEEN
OVERSEAS DUTY STATIONS (FOOTNOTE 1).
YES
ADVANCE
ADVANCE
ADVANCE
Mileage Only
RENEWAL AGREEMENT TRAVEL (ROUND TRIP
-
YES
YES
BETWEEN OVERSEAS TOURS OF DUTY FOR
LEAVE PURPOSES WHEN RETURN IS TO SAME
YES
NO
DUTY STATION OR ANOTHER IN SAME
NO ADVANCE
NO
LOCALITY).
ADVANCE
RETURN FROM OVERSEAS DUTY STATION TO
Satisfactory
PLACE OF ACTUAL RESIDENCE FOR SEPARA-
compliance
YES
YES
NO
TION.
with agree-
ment condi-
NO
tions.
NO ADVANCE
ADVANCE
it Footnote 1 - Movement of dependents and/or household goods to or from a training location when authorized in lieu of per
diem or actual expense allowances for the employee while at the training site under par. C4502 is not a permanent
change of station.
Footnote 2 - Allowed when new duty station is located in the 50 states, District of Columbia, U.S. Territories and Possessions,
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or Canal Zone.
Footnote 3 - Allowed when old and new duty stations are located in the 50 states, District of Columbia, U.S. Territories and
Possessions, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or Canal Zone.
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THOSE UNDER P.L. 89-516), OF CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES, EXCEPT IN CONNECTION WITH
BY RIF OR TRANSFER OF FUNCTION AND RESTORED TO DUTY.
SELL AND
MOVEMENT
HOUSE HUNTING
TEMPORARY
MISCELLANE-
BUY
HOUSEHOLD
NONTEMPORARY
PER DIEM AND
QUARTERS
OUS
RESIDENCE
EFFECTS
STORAGE
TRANSPORTATION
SUBSISTENCE
EXPENSE
LEASE
HOUSEHOLD
EXPENSES
ALLOWANCE
TERMINATION
TEMPORARY STORAGE'
EFFECTS -
YES
NO
NO
NO
NO
ADVANCE
Footnotes
5 and 7
Footnote 4
YES
YES
NO
NO
NO
NO
ADVANCE
Footnote 7
Footnote 4
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
ADVANCE
Footnotes
Per Diein
ADVANCE
NO ADVANCE
NO ADVANCE
ADVANCE
Footnote 4
5 and 7
and Mileage
YES
YES
YES
Footnote 3
Footnotes
NO
ADVANCE
NO ADVANCE
NO ADVANCE
ADVANCE
5 and 7
Footnote 4
YES
YES
Footnote 2
Footnote 3
YES
NO
ADVANCE
NO ADVANCE
NO ADVANCE
ADVANCE
Footnote 7
Footnote 4
NO
YES
NO
YES
Footnote 2
Footnote 3
YES
NO
ADVANCE
Footnote 7
ADVANCE
NO ADVANCE
NO ADVANCE
Footnote 4
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Footnote 6
YES
O
NO
NO
N
NO
NO
ADVANCE
Footnote 4 -
Footnote 4 - Advance allowed if not shipped under a Government Bill of Lading.
Footnote 5 - Allowed only when assignment is to a designated isolated duty station in continental United States.
Footnote 6 - Allowed only for teachers employed in the Department of Defense Overseas Dependents School System.
Applicable between school years.
Footnote 7 - Nontemporary storage is arranged by the Government.
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PART J:
TEMPORARY DUTY
Temporary duty assignments will be authorized or
approved only when necessary in connection with
official activities of the Department of Defense or
Government business. Planning for and scheduling
trips will combine missions to accomplish multi-
purpose results when possible. Procedures will be.
effected for scrutinizing requests for temporary duty
assignments to insure that the following conditions
are met:
1. assignment is on essential official business;
2. purpose of the mission cannot be satis-
factorily accomplished less expensively by
correspondence, telephone, telegraph, or
other appropriate means;
3. duration of an assignment is no longer than
justified by the requirements of a mission;
4. number of persons on an assignment are
held to a minimum consistent with the
purpose of a mission.
Temporary duty travel will not be authorized for
civilian secretaries, stenographers, typists, or clerical
personnel usually available at places of temporary
duty assignment, unless clearly justified for the
accomplishment of a mission.
C4451 WHAT CONSTITUTES TEMPORARY
DUTY TRAVEL
Temporary duty travel for an employee includes the
following situations:
1. assignments of a temporary nature in con-
nection with official Department of Defense
business away from an employee's perma-
nent duty station (such assignments will not
be of such frequency or duration that a
place of assignment is, in fact, an em-
ployee's permanent duty station even
though administrative jurisdiction is at some
other location);
2. participation in civil defense activities au-
thorized under governing regulations of the
separate departments;
3. witness duty to testify or provide informa-
tion on behalf of the Government or on
matters of official concern to the Depart-
ment of Defense;
4. attendance as a complainant at an admin-
istrative hearing when the complaint relates
to the Federal employment of the com-
plainant, the hearing is provided for by
applicable-Federal employment regulations,
and it is held in a location that serves the
best interests of the United States;
5. attendance -at training courses.conducted or
sponsored by Government , agencies or train-
ing courses approved under applicable regu-
lations of the separate departments in ac-
cordance with the authority in 5 U.S. Code,
4101-4118;
6. attendance at technical, scientific, profes-
sional, or similar meetings and conferences
sponsored or convened by non-Federal or-
ganizations;
7. interview travel required incident to the
filling of a vacancy when the travel is
authorized and considered justified (such
travel is restricted to persons who are
Federal Government employees);
8. assignment as an attendant to a handi-
capped employee when the agency deter-
mines that the handicapped employee is
incapable of traveling alone on official
travel (56 Comp. Gen. 661).
C4452 SELECTIONS FOR TEMPORARY
DUTY ASSIGNMENTS
Selection of employees for temporary duty assign-
ments will be based upon official necessity and
qualifications of the individual to best perform the
service required without regard to sex, race, religion,
or national origin. So far as necessary in the full
performance of their position duties, employees are
responsible for responding to temporary duty assign-
ments in the same manner as to duties at their
permanent duty stations.
C4453 ADVANCE NOTICE, CLEARANCES,
AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS
1. ADVANCE NOTICE. Temporary duty assign-
ments to Department of Defense activities or other
Government agency - installations will be cleared in
advance with the activity involved in accordance with
the governing regulations of the separate depart-
ments. When assignments involve visits to activities in
more than one command, commands in different
departments. or overseas area commands, clearance
will be obtained from the responsible command.
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2. CLEARANCES. Clearances, restrictions, and
other requirements specified in the foreign clearance
regulations of the separate departments will be
complied with in connection with assignments to
overseas areas. There are special instructions pertain-
ing to foreign countries involved in a travel itinerary
including advance time requirements for submission
of requests for clearances prior to beginning travel in
some instances and duty and travel restrictions for
persons who possess highly sensitive information.
3. OTHER REQUIREMENTS
a. Notification of Department of State. When
high level personnel visit in foreign areas, the Depart-
ment of State will be notified thereof in accordance
with the applicable regulations of the separate depart-
ments.
b. Security Clearance. The provisions in the
security regulations of the separate departments will
be complied with in the performance of temporary
duty assignments. Travel-requesting officials will be
responsible for insuring that a traveler is thoroughly
briefed on the pertinent security provisions when the
disclosure of classified information to foreign govern-
ments, their representatives, foreign commercial con-
cerns, or others is involved. When required, notifica-
tion about a traveler's access to classified material will
be furnished to the commander of an activity to be
visited. The degree of an employee's current security
clearance, when pertinent to a travel mission, will be
stated in a travel request to be incorporated in the
travel order. A travel-requesting official is responsible
for the propriety of the security clearance designa-
tion.
C4454 VARIATION IN ITINERARY
Travel orders may include authorization for variation
in itinerary so as to permit:
1. omission of travel to places stated in the
travel order,
2. changes in the order of continuity of places
shown.
3. changes in the original specified time dura-
tion at a place stated in the travel order,
4. travel to additional places not shown in the
travel order.
When the travel order does not contain authorization
for variation of itinerary but circumstances arising
after commencement of travel require variation of
DOD Civilian Personnel.
itinerary, the appropriate order-issuing official may
verbally authorize changes before the variance is
made and later confirm in writing the authorized
variation of itinerary. Generally, the purpose of a trip
and places of temporary duty are known at the time
that a travel order is to be issued. The authorization
for variation in itinerary will not be substituted for
inadequate advance planning of a trip itinerary. This
authority will not be interpreted as granting blanket
travel authorization.
When a period of temporary duty assignement at one
place will exceed 2 months, consideration will be
given to changing the employee's permanent duty
station unless there is reason to expect the employee
to return to his permanent duty station within 6
months from the date of initial assignment or the
temporary duty expenses are warranted in compari-
son with permanent change-of-station movement ex-
penses.
C4456 TEMPORARY DUTY PRIOR
TO REPORTING TO FIRST
PERMANENT DUTY STATION
Except- for persons selected for appointment to a
duty station overseas or to a shortage occupation, a
new appointee will bear the expenses of travel and
transportation in reporting to a first duty station. A
new appointee may be required to perform a tempo-
rary duty assignment at some place prior to reporting
to the first permanent duty station. In such cases, he
is not relieved from the personal expense of reporting
directly to the first permanent duty station unless he
is selected for appointment to a duty station overseas
or to a shortage occupation position. A new ap-
pointee is entitled to additional transportation ex-
pense incurred because of the temporary duty assign-
ment and to per diem while performing the assigned
duties. In the rendition of service of any substantial
kind, however temporary (whether duty, instruction,
training, observation, selection, or probation), a
person is considered to have entered on duty and is
entitled to salary compensation (10 Comp. Gen. 222;
22 Comp. Gen. 869).
C4457 TEMPORARY DUTY IN CONNEC-
TION WITH LEAVE STATUS
Temporary duty may be authorized before, during,
and after leave status. Per diem allowance and
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the conditions directly related to the temporary duty
assignment.
C4458 TRAVEL FROM RESIDENCE TO
TEMPORARY DUTY POINT AND
RETURN TO RESIDENCE
Temporary duty travel by privately owned con-
veyance may be authorized or approved from home
or domicile to a place of temporary assignment and
return without requiring the employee to report first
to his headquarters or regular place of duty. In
authorizing such travel, the travel-directing official
will consider the interests of the Government with
regard to mission requirements, relative expense,
and practicability.
C4459 OVERSEAS TEMPORARY DUTY
TRAVEL IMPACT ON BALANCE
OF PAYMENTS
Overseas temporary duty travel will be scrutinized
carefully to assure that only the minimum essen-
tial travel, consistent with official mission re-
quirements, is authorized. The necessity for fre-
quent temporary duty. assignments to the same
overseas locale by the same personnel will be
reevaluated periodically to determine the possibility
of practicable alternatives. As reviews of selected
areas indicate that there are significant individual
expenditures in connection with temporary duty
assignments that have an adverse effect upon the
balance of payments, special attention should be
directed toward minimizing the outflow of dollars.
C4460 TRIAL TRIPS ON NAVY SHIPS
For duty assignments in connection with trial trips
on ships, see CMMI 610.51-A-1c.
C4461 TEMPORARY DUTY ASSIGNMENTS
ON SUBMARINES
Nonsubmarine personnel must meet the specific
physical requirements as prescribed in the current
series of SECNAVINST 6420.1, for temporary duty
assignment on submarines.
ILLNESS OR INJURY DURING
PERIODS OF OFFICIAL TRAVEL
OR TEMPORARY DUTY ASSIGN-
MENTS
See provisions governing reimbursement for
allowable transportation in connection with
emergency travel due to illness or injury or a per-
sonal emergency situation in Chapter 6, Part J.
C4463 TEMPORARY DUTY ASSIGNMENT
ABANDONED OR NOT COMPLETED
Except as provided in par. C4462, if an employee
abandons his travel prior to reporting to a place of
temporary duty assignment or prior to completion
of duties in connection with a temporary duty
assignment for personal reasons which are accept-
able to the department or agency concerned, such
as illness in his family or similar circumstances, only
the expense of travel to the point of abandonment
is allowable. The cost relating to return of the
employee to his permanent duty station will not be
at Government expense unless it is determined ad-
ministratively that the employee substantially com-
pleted the mission requirements of the temporary
duty assignment or that such completion was at no
additional cost to the Government.
UNITED STATES-OWNED FOREIGN
CURRENCIES
Unless otherwise restricted herein, travelers going
to, through, or coming from any of the excess or
near-excess currency countries will be advised and
encouraged to purchase foreign currencies needed
to pay expenses of traveling from United States
authorized sources. Applicable administrative in-
structions of the separate departments should be
consulted for the regulations governing the use of
United States-owned excess and near-excess foreign
currencies and for the most current listing of foreign
currencies that are declared excess or near-excess
to United States requirements.
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DOD Civilian Personnel ,
Cost of trip insurance purchased by an employee for
use of a Government-furnished or privately owned
vehicle during official business for specific or individ-
ual trips into a foreign country will be authorized or
approved. Trip insurance covers potential liability for
property damage or personal injury or death to third
parties. Reimbursement is limited to instances in
which the purchase of such insurance is required by
foreign statute or is a practical necessity due to the
legal procedures of a foreign country which, in the
event of an accident, could result in detainment of
the driver and impoundment of the vehicle. The
amount of reimbursement is limited to the cost of the
minimum amount of insurance required for the use of
a foreign country's roads or the minimum amount
required to be purchased by industrial custom (55
Comp. Gen. 1343).
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PART K: SPECIFIC ASSIGNMENT CONDITIONS
1. GENERAL. Employees may be afforded the
time-and opportunity-to attend and participate in
meetings of recognized professional organizations in
order to maintain and further their professional
competency. Attendance may be authorized as a
temporary duty assignment subject to the availability
of funds and to the extent permitted by the work
situation and the effective performance of assigned
duties of employees concerned. Procedures will be
established to provide fair and equitable oppor-
tunities for attendance. Attendance at Government
expense will be limited to those employees who will
benefit most and/or whose attendance can be justi-
fied as being in the interest of the Department of
Defense.
2. AUTHORITY. Title 5 U.S.C. 4110 pro-
vides authority for attendance at meetings and
conferences that are concerned with.the -functions
and activities of the Department of Defense or which
will contribute to improved conduct, supervision, or
management of those functions and activities. This
authority applies to attendance at technical, scien-
tific, professional, or similar private membership
non-Federal societies and organizations (38 Comp.
Gen. 800). This authority is independent of the
training authority included in the act unless it is
administratively determined that training is the pri-
mary purpose of attendance at a meeting.
3. MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES CON-
DUCTED BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT. Attendance at meetings, confer-
ences, seminars, and similar activities that may be.
authorized under the same conditions that apply to
normal temporary duty assignments include the
following and comparable situations:
1 meetings convened, sponsored, or cospon-
sored by a Federal Government department
or agency where attendance of an em-
ployee is required in the performance of
official duties;
meetings of state or municipal government
organizations or of international agencies
in which the Federal Government is of-
ficially participating, and attendance of an
employee is related with official duties or
for the purpose of transacting business of
the Department of Defense;
3. meetings of a group of individuals repre-
senting private interests but not meeting
as, or for, the purpose of conducting busi-
ness of a private society, association, or
subentity thereof, convened for the pur-
pose of transacting business directly related
to the functions or activities of the Depart-
ment of Defense and attendance is in the
performance of official duties of the em-
ployee concerned.
4. MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES OF NON-
FEDERAL ORGANIZATIONS
a. General. Attendance at meetings, confer-
ences, seminars, and similar activities of non-Federal
technical, scientific, professional, and comparable
private membership societies, associations, and orga-
nizations is subject to the conditions in subpars. b
through e.
b. Selection for Attendance and Approval
Requirements. Selection for attendance and approval
requirements will be subject to the provisions of
governing regulations of the separate departments in
consonance with the current series of Department of
Defense Directive 5500.2, Policies Governing Partici-
pation of Department of Defense Components and
Personnel in Activities of Private Associations.
c. Purpose. Temporary duty assignments at
Government expense may be authorized for any one
of the following purposes:
1. producing tangible contributions to the
execution of assigned missions and pro-
grams of the Department of Defense;
2. presenting scientific and technical papers
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which will contribute significantly to the
body of scientific knowledge and further
the development of the resources of the
United States;
3. maintaining an effective professional, scien-
tific, technical, managerial, and supervisory
workforce by keeping abreast of current
developments in such fields consistent with
personnel developments and training
policies and programs.
While it is desirable for professional, scientific,
technical, and managerial personnel to maintain
relationships with recognized organizations in their
field of work, it is impossible to authorize attendance
at Government expense in all instances. When attend-
ance is not authorized at Government expense, the
provisions in regulations of the separate departments
relating to absence and leave status are applicable.
d. Security. Security implications for attend-
ance at all meetings and conferences conducted or
sponsored by private or international organizations
will be examined by an appropriate security officer at
the activity concerned. Employees who attend such
meetings will be briefed about security implications,
when necessary, prior to attendance.
e. Registration Fees and Other Expenses. For
registration fees and other expenses incident to
attendance at meetings and conferences, see par.
C4708. Travel orders will include an appropriate
statement indicating meals and/or lodging for which
cost is included in a registration fee paid by the
Government when such fact is known in advance.
C4501 CONTRIBUTIONS AND AWARDS
FROM NON-GOVERNMENT
SOURCES
1. AUTHORITY. Title 5 U.S.C. 4111 provides
authority for an employee to accept payments in cash
or in kind from nonprofit organizations outside the
Government in connection with expenses incident to
attendance at meetings of non-Federal organizations
and incident to training in a non-Government facility.
The acceptance of any contribution or award from a
private donor for transportation and subsistence
expenses must have the prior approval of an appro-
priate official to whom authority to direct travel is
delegated. Contributions or awards incident to train-
ing in a non-Government facility are subject to the
prior approval and other conditions in regulations of
the separate departments relating to training.
2. CONDITIONS. When an approved payment by
a donor covers transportation and temporary duty
assignment expenses incident to training in a non-
Government facility or transportation and other
expenses incident to attendance at a meeting, no
duplication of payment will be authorized in a travel
order. To the extent that appropriate expenses are
not covered by an approved contribution or award by
a donor, authorization for expenses consistent with
the provisions in this Volume is allowable. In each
instance where a contribution to an employee by a
private donor is approved in connection with attend-
ance at meetings or training in non-Government
facilities, the activity concerned will obtain from the
employee or his donor necessary expense data, and
maintain adequate records to insure compliance with
these conditions.
3. EXCEPTIONS. When an approved award or
contribution to an employee by a private donor
covers expenses not payable by the Government, no
reduction in the amount of authorized expenses
payable by the Government is required. Examples of
such expenses are:
1. payments to defray the subsistence ex-
penses of the members of an employee's
immediate family en route to or from a
training location;
2. payment of expenses incurred by an em-
ployee in establishing himself and his
family at a training location, such as
telephone installation charges or deposits
required for utility service.
C4502 ATTENDANCE AT TRAINING
COURSES
1. GENERAL. Attendance at a training course
(authorized under 5 U.S.C. 4104-4109) involving
Government or non-Government facilities is generally
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Travel of Employees
a temporary duty assignment. In connection with a
training assignment, an employee may be authorized
the following:
I. per diem or actual expense allowances, as
applicable, while at the training location
when attending a training course away from
the permanent duty station; or
transportation for dependents and house-
hold goods to and from the training loca-
tion in accordance with subpars. 2 and 3; or
3. reimbursement on a mileage basis, at the
appropriate rate prescribed in par.
C4651-2a(l), for the distance between the
place of abode and the training location, if
the training location is within commuting
distance from the place of abode, provided
the use of a privately owned automobile is
determined to be advantageous to the Gov-
ernment.
Transportation and per diem or actual expense
allowances for the employee while traveling to the
training location at the beginning of the assignment
and return to the place of abode following comple-
tion of the training are the same as-those prescribed
in this Volume for travel to and from all temporary
duty assignments. Per diem or actual expense allow-
ances payable at the training location are-determined
in accordance with pars. C4552-2i and 3a or
C4600-lb. On any day that an employee who is
authorized per diem or actual expense allowances in
accordance with item I elects to commute between
the training location and place of abode at the
permanent duty station, the maximum reimburse-
ment allowable for the round trip transportation by
any mode and per diem or actual expense allowances
en route may not exceed the per diem or actual
expense allowances which would have been allowable
had the employee remained at the training location
(par. C4662-3). Per diem or actual expense allow-
ances are not payable when an employee is author-
ized reimbursement on a mileage basis in accordance
with item 3. However, on any day that the employee
is authorized to remain overnight at the training
location to comply with requirements of the training
assignment, the employee is entitled to mileage for
the distance traveled from place of abode to the
training location and return and per diem or actual
expense allowances in accordance with par.
C4552-2a, 3a, or C4600, as applicable. In addition to
mileage authorized in item 3 for the distance traveled
to the training location, the employee may be
reimbursed the costs for ferry fares, bridge, road, and
tunnel tolls, and parking fees incurred incident to
travel to and from the training location.
2. MOVEMENT OF DEPENDENTS AND
HOUSEHOLD GOODS TO THE TRAINING LOCA-
TION. If the estimated total cost of round trip
transportation for an employee's dependents (exclud-
ing per diem) and household goods (including pack-
ing, crating, temporary storage, draying, and unpack-
ing) between the employee's permanent duty station
and the training location is less than the sum of the
applicable per diem or actual expense allowance
payments that the employee would receive while at
the training location, the travel-approving official
concerned may authorize such round trip transporta-
tion at Government expense in lieu of the per diem or
actual expense payments. Transportation allowances
for the employee's dependents and household goods
will be authorized in accordance with Chapters 7 and
8. When round trip transportation is authorized under
this subparagraph, and the employee and/or depend-
ents travel by privately owned automobile, mileage
reimbursement for such travel will be authorized in
accordance with par. C4250-1. Transportation for an
employee's dependents and household goods to a
training location when authorized in lieu of per diem
or actual expense reimbursement does not constitute
a permanent change of station to the training location
and the allowances listed in items 1 through 5 will
not be authorized in connection with such transpor-
tation:
1. payment of per diem to employee's de-
pendents for travel to the training assign-
ment;
2. round trip travel to seek permanent resi-
dence quarters incident to permanent duty
travel;
3. payment of temporary quarters subsist-
ence expenses incident to occupancy of
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temporary quarters in connection with per-
manent duty travel;
4. reimbursement of miscellaneous expenses
associated with discontinuing residence at
one location and establishing residence
incident to permanent duty travel;
5. reimbursement for expenses incurred in
connection with real estate transactions and
unexpired lease. -
An initial determination to authorize round trip
transportation for the employee's dependents and
household goods may be changed to authorize pay-
ment of per diem or actual expense allowances, as
applicable, any time prior to the beginning of
transportation. After transportation begins, the en-
titleme,tt of the employee and obligation of the
Government become fixed and cannot be changed
thereafter (39 Comp. Gen. 140). Transportation
expenses are borne by the activity or command
whose funds are made available for the training
assignment. The activity or command having juris-
diction over the employee is responsible for travel
order issuance.
3. ATTENDANCE AT TRAINING PROGRAM
WITHOUT RETURN TO OLD DUTY STATION. An
employee who (a) is selected to attend a training
program away from his permanent duty station and
will be transferred to a new duty station after
completing the program without returning to his old
duty station, or (b) is assigned to attend a training
program away from his permanent duty station en
route to a new permanent duty station incident to a
permanent change of station, may be authorized
reimbursement for the cost of:
1. _ transportation (in lieu of per diem or actual
expense reimbursement while at the training
location) for dependents (excluding per
diem) and household goods (including
packing, crating, temporary storage, Bray-
ing, and unpacking) from the permanent
duty station to the training location not to
exceed the estimated sum of the applicable
per diem or actual expense payments that
the employee would otherwise have re-
ceived while at the training location; and
2. transportation for dependents (including
per diem) and household goods (including
packing, crating, temporary storage, Bray-
ing, and unpacking) from the training
location to the new duty station not to
exceed the cost of transportation of the
dependents (including per diem) and house-
hold goods (including packing, crating,
temporary storage, draying, and unpacking)
from the employee's old to new permanent
duty station.
Authorized transportation for an employee's depend-
ents and household goods will be in accordance with
Chapter 7 and 8. When an employee and/or depend-
ents authorized transportation under this paragraph
travel by privately owned automobile, mileage reim-
bursement for such travel will be in accordance with
par. C4250-1. In instances when an employee will be
paid per diem or actual expense allowances while
attending a training program away from the perma-
nent duty station there is no entitlement to transpor-
tation at Government expense for dependents and
household goods to the training location. If the
dependents and household goods nevertheless ac-
company the employee to the training location and
then to a new duty station incident to a permanent
change of station, transportation at Government
expense in such instance may not exceed the cost of
transportation for the dependents (including per diem
while en -route) and household goods from the
employee's old to new permanent duty stations (52
Comp. Gen. 834). With respect to the allowances
authorized in Chapter 14, selection of an employee to
participate in a training program, after which the
employee will be transferred to a new permanent
duty station without returning to the old duty
station, constitutes definite notification that the
employee is to be transferred to a new duty station.
An employee selected to participate in such a
program should be issued, at the commencement of
the training period, a document formally assigning
the employee to the training program and stating that
the employee will be transferred to a new permanent
duty station as soon as possible after training has
been completed. The document will be used to
establish the employee's entitlement to reimburse-
ment of allowances authorized in Chapter 14.
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assigned by his agency to testify or produce official
records on behalf of the United States, or to testify in
his official capacity or produce official records on
behalf of a party other than the United States in
connection with any judicial or agency proceeding.
2. DEFINITIONS. The following definitions
apply only to this paragraph:
I . Judicial Proceeding-The term "judicial pro-
2. Agency Proceeding-The term "agency pro-
ceeding" refers to "rulemaking" (means
agency process for formulating, amending,
or repealing a rule); "adjudication" (means
agency process for the formulation of an
order); and "licensing" (includes agency
process respecting the grant, renewal, de-
nial, relocation, suspension, annulment,
withdrawal, limitation, amendment, modifi-
cation, or conditioning of a license).
3. Summoned-The word "summoned" means
an official request, invitation, or call evi-
denced by an official writing of.the court,
authority, or party responsible for the
conduct of the proceeding.
ceeding" as used in this paragraph means
any action, suit, or other judicial proceed-
ing, including any condemnation, prelimi-
nary, informational, or other proceeding of
a judicial nature. Examples of the latter
include hearings and conferences before a
committing court, magistrate, or commis-
sion; grand jury proceedings; and coroner's
inquests. It also includes informational pro-
ceedings such as hearings and conferences
conducted by a prosecuting attorney for the
purpose of determining whether an informa-
tion or charge should be made in a particu-
lar case. The judicial proceeding may be in
the District of Columbia; a state, territory,
or possession of the United States including
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; areas
and installations in the Republic of Panama
made available to the United States under
the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977; and
related agreements (as described in Section
3(a) of the Panama Canal Act of 1979) or
the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.
3. ALLOWABLE TRAVEL EXPENSES. An em-
ployee performing authorized travel pursuant to this
DOD Civilian Personnel
paragraph will be paid travel expenses at the rates and
in amounts allowable for employees on normal
temporary duty for other purposes. However, if any
travel expenses are paid to the employee for his
appearance by the court, authority, or party which
caused him to be summoned as a witness on behalf of
a party other than the United States, such payment
will be deducted from the amount otherwise payable
under the travel orders. Regulations of the separate
departments regarding absence from duty for court
leave apply.
4. FUNDING. If the employee serves as a witness
on behalf of the United States, and the case involves
the activity with which he is employed, the travel
expenses are paid from the appropriation otherwise
available for travel expenses of the employee. If the
case does not involve the activity in which the
employee is employed, the employing agency may
advance or pay the travel expenses of the employee,
and later obtain reimbursement from the agency
properly chargeable with the travel expenses by
submitting the latter an appropriate bill together with
a copy of the employee's approved travel voucher. If
an employee serves as a witness to testify in his
official capacity or produce official records on behalf
of a party other than the United States, allowable
travel expenses will be paid by the employing activity
from the appropriation otherwise available for travel
expenses of the employee.
C450S TRAVEL OF JURORS
Temporary duty travel orders will not be issued when
officials or employees are summoned for jury service.
When jury service is in a Federal court, travel
expenses are payable as jurors under appropriations
available to the judiciary branch of the Govemment.
Regulations of the separate department of the De-
partment of Defense regarding absence from duty and
entitlement or nonentitlement to compensation or
expense reimbursement will apply.
C4506 TRAVEL OF EMPLOYEES SERVING
AS LABOR ORGANIZATION
REPRESENTATIVE
1. GENERAL. The conditions for temporary
duty assignments will apply when employees serving
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PART L: PER DIEM ALLOWANCES
a. General. The per diem allowances pre-
scribed in this Part are applicable for all periods of
temporary duty, except when actual expense
allowances authorized under Part M apply, and for
all periods of permanent duty travel.
b. Responsibilities for Authorizing/Approv-
ing Rates. It is the responsibility of the head of
the DOD component concerned, or his/her
designee, to ensure that per diem allowances
prescribed herein are not in excess of the amounts
required to meet the necessary subsistence expenses
of the official travel. However, the per diem
allowances prescribed herein are the maximum
allowable. To prevent authorization or approval of
amounts in excess of the amounts required to meet
the necessary subsistence expenses of official travel,
consideration shall be given to the factors listed in
items 1 through 5 that reduce the necessary expenses
of employees. (See subpar. c for requesting a re-
duced per diem rate.)
1 known arrangements or established cost ex-
perience at TDY locations showing that
lodging and/or meals can be obtained
without cost or at reduced cost to the
employee;
2. situations in which special rates for accom-
modations have been made available for a
particular meeting, conference, training or
other TDY assignment;
3. employee's familiarity with establishments
providing lodging and meals at a lower cost
in certain localities, particularly where
repetitive travel or extended stays are
involved;
4. modes of transportation where accom-
modations are provided as part of the
transportation cost; and
5. situations in which the Government fur-
nishes lodging, such as Government
quarters or other lodging procured for the
employee by means of an agency purchase
order. (See par. C4550-9.)
G. Authorizing a Different Rate of Per Diem.
When it can be factually determined that the per
diem rates prescribed in this Part are not ap-
propriate for a particular duty assignment because
of known reductions in lodging and/or meal costs
resulting from prearrangement, special discounts,
or other reasons (also see subpar. b), the official
responsible for directing travel should seek approval
to authorize a fixed per diem at a rate different from
the applicable rate prescribed in this Part. Such ap-
proval must be requested in advance of the period
to be covered by the fixed per diem rate. (A fixed
per diem in the continental United States may not
exceed the locality per diem rates prescribed in Ap-
pendix E. For areas outside CONUS, a fixed per
diem may not exceed the rate prescribed in Appen-
dix A for the locality concerned.) The request, in-
cluding known costs for lodgings and meals,
traveler's name, dates, and location of temporary
duty assignment should be submitted by mail or
message to the Chairman, Per Diem, Travel and
Transportation Allowance Committee, Hoffman
Bldg. 1, 2461 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria,
VA 22331-1300. (Include name and phone number
for individual who may be contacted concerning the
request.) If the request is approved, a fixed per diem
rate authorization will be sent to the requesting
official. The fixed per diem rate authorization
issued by the Per Diem, Travel and Transportation
Allowance Committee will be filed in support of the
voucher upon which the fixed per diem allowance
is claimed and will govern reimbursement for the
travel concerned notwithstanding the terms of the
orders involved. Except as provided in par.
C4552-2h(3)(e)(2) the Director, Per Diem Travel
and Transportation Allowance Committee, or the
Committee official acting in his stead in case of
his absence, will be the sole authority for substi-
tuting a fixed per diem rate for the otherwise ap-
plicable per diem allowance prescribed in this Part.
Such a fixed per diem rate shall be the per diem rate
payable on the travel voucher without receipts
and/or itemization by the employee.
2. RESTRICTION IN ESTABLISHING PER-
MANENT DUTY STATION. Activities will not fix
the permanent duty station of an employee at a
place for the purpose of paying him per diem when
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place (31 Comp. Gen. 289).
3. PERMANENT DUTY STATION AREA. A
per diem allowance shall not be allowed within the
limits of the permanent duty station (see definition,
Appendix D) at, or within the vicinity of, the place
of abode (residence) from which the employee com-
mutes daily to the official station except as provided
in subpar. 6.
4. TEMPORARY DUTY AT NEARBY
PLACES OUTSIDE THE PERMANENT DUTY
STATION AREA. Per diem allowance will not be
authorized when an employee does not incur addi-
tional subsistence expenses because of a temporary
duty assignment in the vicinity of, but outside, the
permanent duty station area regardless of whether
or not travel begins or ends at his regular place of
duty or his residence. Subject to the limitation in
subpar. 7, and to the extent that additional sub-
sistence expenses will be incurred, an appropriate
per diem allowance may be authorized.
5. DEPENDENTS ACCOMPANYING EM-
PLOYEE ON TEMPORARY DUTY. The fact that
an employee's dependents may accompany him at
his own expense on temporary duty will not affect
the per diem rate prescribed for the employee.
6. PER DIEM FOR TRAINEES AT PERMA-
NENT DUTY STATION. When a training session
to which an employee is assigned is held at the
employee's permanent duty station and it is
necessary for the employee to incur additional sub-
sistence expenses, an appropriate per diem
allowance may be authorized or approved (39
Comp. Gen. 119). Such situations occur when a
training session is held in a hotel located at the
employee's permanent duty station and the
employee must obtain his meals and/or lodging at
the hotel because of training sessions being held at
night as well as day or because of a "live-in"
requirement.
*7. TRAVEL FOR 10 HOURS OR LESS. Per
diem shall not be paid when the official travel is
10 hours or less for travel within CONUS. For
travel outside CONUS the same rule applies except
when the travel period is 6 hours or more and either
begins before 0600 hours or ends after 2000 hours:
This prohibition applies to permanent change-of-sta-
tion travel within CONUS; however, for en route
travel incident to a permanent change of station out-
side CONUS, this rule does not apply. These limita-
tions for travel within and outside CONUS apply
to dependents performing permanent change of sta-
tion by any mode of transportation. For temporary
duty travel, the prohibition will apply if the total
time en route and duty period from the time of
departure until the time of return to the permanent
duty station is within the limitations.
8. RELATIONSHIP OF PER DIEM TO
OVERSEAS POST DIFFERENTIAL. Per diem is
for the purpose of defraying necessary subsistence
costs. The foreign or nonforeign post differential
provides additional compensation for employees
assigned to posts overseas where environmental con-
ditions are such as to require a recruitment and
retention incentive. When an employee is assigned
away from his permanent duty station on detail or
temporary duty to an overseas post classified as a
differential post and is eligible for payment of the
differential under the provisions of pertinent regula-
tions while on such detail or temporary duty, con-
current payment of differential and per diem will
be authorized.
9. LODGING AND/OR. MEALS OBTAINED
UNDER CONTRACT. When a contracting officer
contracts for rooms and/or meals for employees
traveling on temporary duty, the total daily amount
paid by the Government for the employee's lodg-
ing, meals, and incidental expenses may not exceed
the applicable per diem authorized in this Part. This
limitation does not apply if direct arrangements
with a school or other institution that is sponsor-
ing training courses include lodging and meals as
part of the training cost. In such case the employee
is also entitled to an appropriate amount author-
ized under this Part for incidental expenses even
though the total actual cost for lodgings and meals
including the amount authorized for incidental ex-
penses exceeds the applicable per diem. If charges
submitted by the sponsor for the training course do
not include lodging and meal costs, per diem for
the employee may not exceed the applicable amount
authorized in this Part (MS Comp. Gen. B-195133,
19 Jan 1981).
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10. EXTENDED TEMPORARY DUTY
ASSIGNMENTS. When temporary duty
assignments are for periods of 30 days or more and
the employee is able to secure lodging and/or meals
at reduced costs, a reduced per diem rate should be
requested in accordance with subpar. lc. If the tem-
porary duty assignment is for the purpose of train-
ing,--see par. C4552-2h.
11. MEETINGS AND CONVENTIONS.
Whenever a meeting or conference is arranged in-
volving the attendance of employees from various
other DOD components, and reduced cost lodging
accommodations have been prearranged at the
meeting or conference site, the sponsoring DOD
component shall submit a request for a reduced per
diem rate in accordance with subpar. lc.
C4551 LEGAL MAXIMUM PER DIEM
RATES
1. TRAVEL WITHIN THE CONTINENTAL
UNITED STATES. The legal per diem allowance
for travel in CONUS shall be at daily rates not in
excess of the maximum per diem rates established
as follows:
1. The locality per diem rates prescribed in
Appendix E for the locality concerned for
Department of Defense employees;
2. $15 for experts and consultants, serving
with or without compensation, appointed
pursuant to the Defense Production Act of
1950 (64 Stat. 819, as amended; 50 U.S.
Code, App. 2160).
2. TRAVEL OUTSIDE THE CONTINENTAL
UNITED STATES. For travel outside the continen-
tal United States, the following legal maximum per
diem rates are applicable:
1. for the employees and other individuals
listed in subpar. 1, item 1, the rates
specified in Appendix A;
2. for the individuals listed in subpar. 1, item
2, $15.
* 3. FEEDBACK REPORTING. Employees and
DOD components may submit a request for review
of the subsistence costs in a particular city or area
where the standard CONUS rate applies when travel
to that location is repetitive or on a continuing basis
and employees' experience indicates that the
prescribed rate is inadequate. Other per diem
localities listed in Appendix E will be surveyed by
GSA on an annual basis to determine whether the
rates are, adequate. In addition, where more than
normal expenses are encountered in a particular
area not included on the locality list in Appendix
E, employees and DOD components, may_ submit
requests for review and designation of the location
as a specific locality area. Such a request will in-
clude as much of the following information and cos.
data as are available:
1 lodging costs for a wide range of
hotel/motel facilities within proximity of
the temporary duty point location(s).
(Hotel/motel brochures will suffice);
2. meal costs for breakfast, lunch, and din-
ner for several eating facilities in the area-
(Restaurant menus are preferred, if
available);
3. number of travelers and frequency of the
travel to the particular area;
4. type or purpose of travel (inspections, con-
duct investigations or audits, visit to con-
tractor facilities, training, administra-
tive travel; e.g., conference or meetings,
etc.);
5. name and location of activity visited
(Government and non-Government). Also,
show other Federal activities located in
or near the area that is being requested
for designation as a specific locality area;
and
6. recommended boundary line (city, cor-
porate limits, county, etc.) and maximum
rate.
Reports should be addressed to:
Chairman
Per Diem, Travel and Transportation Allowanc
Committee
Hoffman Bldg. #1, Room 836
2461 Eisenhower Avenue
Alexandria, VA 22331-1300
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DOD Civilian Personnel.
and should be routed within each Service as fol- Effective for travel performed on or after 1 August
lows: 1987
ARMY
Army Civilian Advisory Panel Member
Department of the Army
Army Civilian Personnel Center
ATTN: PECC-FS
Room 5N31, 200 Stovall Street
Alexandria, VA 22332-0300
NAVY
Navy Civilian Advisory Panel Member
Department of the Navy
Office of Civilian Personnel Management
CODE 10
800 N. Quincy Street
Arlington, VA 22203
MARINE CORPS
Marine Corps Civilian Advisory Panel Member
HQ USMC
ATTN: MPC-30
Arlington Annex
Columbia Pike and Southgate Road
Arlington, VA 20370
AIR FORCE
Air Force Civilian Advisory Panel Member
Headquarters, U.S. Air Force
ATTN: AF/DPCK
Washington, DC 20330-5060
OSD
OSD/WHS/Defense Agencies
Civilian Advisory Panel Member
Pentagon, Room 3B287
Washington, DC 20301
C4552 PRESCRIBED PER DIEM RATES
1. GENERAL. Prescribed by the Department of
State or the Department of Defense Per Diem,
Travel and Transportation Allowance Committee,
the rates of per diem specified in this paragraph are
mandatory for the conditions of travel stated unless
otherwise provided. For authority to prescribe lesser
rates, see par. C4550-1.
2. TRAVEL WITHIN THE CONTINENTAL
UNITED STATES
*a. Lodgings Plus Per Diem for Travel
Within CONUS. Except as otherwise provided
herein or when a reduced rate is prescribed under
_the provisions of subpar. h, the per diem is based
on the lodgings-plus system. Under this system the
per diem allowance for each day of temporary duty
is established on the basis of the actual amount the
employee pays for lodging plus an allowance for
meals and incidental expenses (M&IE)-the total
amount may not exceed the applicable locality rate
prescribed in Appendix E. The employee will be re-
quired to state on the travel voucher the lodging cost
for each day while in a travel status. The paying
official will be responsible for determining the ap-
plicable daily per diem rate. For travel incident to
a permanent change of station including travel to
seek a permanent residence (par. C4107) within
CONUS, per diem may not exceed the standard
CONUS rate. When traveling to seek permanent
residence quarters at the new permanent duty sta-
tion and while traveling from the old to the new per-
manent station incident to a transfer, the employee,
when accompanied by dependents, will be required
to obtain and certify as to the single occupancy rate
applicable to the room(s) occupied. The single oc-
cupancy rate will be used in computing the per diem
of the employee. Receipts will be required for lodg-
ing, except that a statement instead of a receipt will
be accepted for the fee or service charge incurred
for the use of Government quarters. Receipts are
not required when a specific or reduced rate has
been authorized in advance of the travel as provided
in par. C4550-1c. If receipts have been lost or
destroyed or are impracticable to obtain, a state-
ment acceptable to the DOD component concerned
explaining the circumstances shall be furnished with
the travel voucher, including the name and address
of the lodging facility, the dates the lodging was
obtained and the cost incurred. The employee may
be required to obtain copies of lost or destroyed
receipts from the lodging establishment. When the
employee's travel orders authorize a specific rate
of per diem (e.g., TDY for training), then a per
diem rate derived from the lodgings-plus method
is authorized for the period of travel to and from
the temporary duty station unless precluded by the
provisions of par. C4550-7 or unless the provisions
of par. C4558-2a apply.
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b. Government Ship. A per diem rate of $2 tion for breakfast will be $5, lunch $5, and dinner
is prescribed for travel and temporary duty aboard
a Government ship when meals and quarters are
furnished without charge, and a per diem rate of
$4 is prescribed when the traveler is required to pay
for quarters. Neither rate is subject to further reduc-
tion. When the traveler is required to pay for meals,
the appropriate $2 or $4 rate of per diem will be
increased by the actual charges for meals not to ex-
ceed the standard CONUS M&IE meal allowance
prescribed in par. C4558-lb for the meal consumed.
Receipts for actual charges for meals will not nor-
mally be required but may be required in individual
cases. In the event that the traveler maintains com-
mercial quarters ashore for use following the com-
pletion of one or more short trips at sea, the rate
of per diem prescribed in this subparagraph will be
increased by the actual daily commercial cost of
quarters maintained ashore during the period of
travel aboard the Government ship. In no case may
the cost of quarters exceed the maximum quarters
allowance prescribed in Appendix E. When the
employee procures meals ashore at personal ex-
pense, reimbursement is authorized in the amount
prescribed in par. C4558-lb for each meal procured,
not to exceed 3 meals daily. In any event, the total
per diem payable may not exceed the applicable
maximum rate prescribed in Appendix E.
* c. Deductible Meals. On any day that a traveler
consumes deductible meals, deductions from the ap-
plicable M&IE rate forthat day for each deducti-
ble meal consumed will be made in the same
manner as indicated in subpar. d for meals con-
sumed in a Government mess. If the traveler is re-
quired to pay for a deductible meal for which a
deduction is made from the applicable M&IE rate,
the resultant amount after deductions, and after
prorating if the allowance is for a partial day, will
be increased by the amount paid by the traveler not
to exceed the amount deducted for the meal. The
resultant amount following deductions, prorating
and increases if the traveler pays for the deductible
meal will be the M&IE rate for that day.
(1) Full Days. On any day that a traveler con-
sumes meals in a Government mess, the following
amounts will be deducted from the applicable
M&IE rate for each meal consumed in the Govern-
ment mess. When the M&IE rate is $25, the deduc-
$13.00. When the M&IE rate is $33 the deduction
for breakfast will be $7, lunch $7, and dinner $17.
The resultant amount increased by $3.08 for each
meal consumed in the Government mess will be the
M&IE allowance for that day.
(2) Partial Days. On partial days (first and last
days of travel) deduction for meals consumed in a
Government mess will be made from the applicable
M&IE rate as indicated in subpar. (1) above before
the resulting amount is prorated for a partial day.
In any case where the prorated amount is less than
$2, the employee will be entitled to $2. The prorated
amount (or $2) increased by $3.08 for each meal
consumed in the Government mess will be the
M&IE rate for the partial day. For example, if an
employee departs for a ten-day TDY assignment at
1130 on Monday and arrives at the TDY location
on the same day at 1730 where he consumes dinner
in a Government mess, the M&IE allowance for that
day will be determined by
1. deducting $13 (amount prescribed for din-
ner in a $25 M&IE area) from the applicable
$25 M&IE rate ($25 - $13)
2. prorating the resulting $12 amount for 3/4
(1130 to 2400) of a day (3/4 x $12 =
$9), and
3. adding $3.08 (for cost of meal in Govern-
ment mess) to the prorated amount of
($9 + $3.08).
The resulting $12.08 amount is the M&IE rate for
Monday.
e. Two or More Meals Furnished With
Charge Aboard Corps of Engineers Floating
Plant. For any day when two or more meals are
furnished with charge to an employee in a mess
facility aboard a Corps of Engineers floating plant
incident to temporary duty, the per diem rate for
that day will be actual cost of lodging not to ex-
ceed the standard CONUS lodging rate of $25
prescribed in Appendix E, plus $20 for meals and
incidentals, the resultant amount is not to be
rounded off to the next higher dollar. This per diem
rate will not be subject to the deduction prescribed
in subpar. d. For any day when less than two meals
are furnished in a mess facility aboard a floating
plant, the applicable M&IE rate payable will be the
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standard CONUS rate. When meals are furnished
without charge, the provision of subpar. c will apply.
f. Department of Defense Employees At-
tending Survival Training School, Fairchild Air
Force Base, Washington. Except during field and
compound training periods, a per diem rate of
$12.50 is prescribed incident to attendance by
Department of Defense employees at the Survival
Training School, Fairchild Air Force Base,
Washington, under a temporary duty assignment.
No per diem is payable during field and compound
training periods. When a charge for the use of
Government quarters is paid by the employee, the
per diem payable will be increased in an amount
equivalent to the charge for quarters. The resultant
amount is not to be rounded off to the next higher
dollar.
g. Per Diem for Travel by Commercial
Vessel on Inland or Coastal Waters. The per
diem rates prescribed for temporary duty travel
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aboard a commercial vessel on the inland or coastal
waters of the continental United States are as
follows:
1. $2 when the cost of passage includes meals
except that the applicable rate in Appen-
dix E for the locality concerned is pre-
scribed for the day of embarkation or
debarkation.
2. $25 when the cost of passage does not in-
clude meals.
h. Per Diem Rates For Courses of - In-
struction
(1) General. Except for those courses of in-
struction for which a specific rate is prescribed in
the table shows in subpar. (2) and long-term train-
ing, research, and study programs for which the
rates in subpar. (3) are applicable, the per diem rates
for all courses of instruction regardless of length
or location will be determined under this paragraph
in the same manner as for any other temporary
duty. See pars. 04550-1 and 04600.1 for procedures
to be used in seeking additions to the table in sub-
par. (2).
(2) Rates for Specific Training Courses. The
following per diem rates are prescribed for the
courses and locations specifically indicated. The
period of applicability of the rates prescribed for
courses in CONUS will begin on the day following
the day of arrival at the training location and end
on the day prior to the day of departure. The period
of applicability of the rates prescribed for courses
outside CONUS will be as indicated in par.
C4553-3b. Per diem for the day of arrival at and
day of departure from the training location will be
determined in the same manner as prescribed in
pars. C4558 (in CONUS) and C4553 (outside
CONUS) for travel to and from. temporary duty
locations. The per diem rates shown are not sub-
ject to further reduction.
Training Course and Location
Army Reserve Technician Training Center, Fort McCoy, Sparta, WI, when
Government quarters and meals are furnished without cost to the traveler.
Office of Personnel Management Executive Seminar Center Program
Locations as determined by OPM for the conduct of the Executive Seminar
Program when quarters and meals furnished without charge to traveler
Other locations as determined by Office of Personnel Management Regional
Training Centers for Conduct of Seminar for New Managers when
quarters and meals are furnished without charge to the traveler ......
Federal Executive Institute, Charlottesville, VA, when quarters and meals are
furnished without cost to the traveler .............................
National Guard Professional Education Center, Camp J. T. Robinson, North
Little Rock, AR, when quarters and meals are furnished without charge to
the traveler ....................................................
Naval Aviation Executive Institute when quarters and meals are furnished
without cost to the traveler .......................................
Xerox International Center for Training and Management Development,
Leesburg, VA, when quarters and meals are furnished without charge to
the traveler ....................................................
All other courses within CONUS when meals and lodgings are furnished
without cost to employee ........................................
All other courses outside CONUS when meals and lodgings are furnished
without cost to employee ........................................
Per Diem
Rate
2.00
2.00
3.50
Effective
Date
7-1-86
7-1-86
7-1-86
7-1-86
(3) Training Assignments of More Than 30 assignments of more than 30 calendar days at one
Calendar Days location will be as indicated in subpars. (b), (c), (d).
The prescribed payments apply for the entire period
(a) Training Subsistence Payments. The pre- of training. Training assignments include research
scribed training subsistence payments for training and study programs conducted at a Government or
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Travel of Employees
non-Government college or university, other
academic institution or training facility, industrial
concern, or any work or training assignment that
is determined to be primarily for training in accord-
ance with par. C4502-4 and for which attendance
in a temporary duty status is authorized in accord-
ance with par. C4502-1. All assignments under the
DOD-wide Training Agreement for Rotational
Assignments for Development of Key Personnel of
the Department of Defense or similar training and,
development programs will be considered primarily
for training. As used in this paragraph, the term
"training subsistence payments" covers lodgings,
meals, and incidentals. Training subsistence
payments are payable in fixed amounts as deter-
mined in accordance with instructions in subpars.
(b) and (c).
(b) Training Programs Located Within
CONUS. Training subsistence payments for
training programs of more than 30 calendar days
located within CONUS will be:
1. 55 percent of the applicable maximum
amount prescribed in Appendix E, rounded
to the next higher dollar; except that
2. if Government quarters are available, train-
ing subsistence payable will be determined
in accordance with subpar. 2a;
3. if Government quarters are available and
Government mess is used, training sub-
sistence payable will be determined in ac-
cordance with subpars. 2a and d;
4. if Government quarters are not available
but .a Government mess is used, training
subsistence payable will be the amount
determined in item I reduced by 13 per-
cent per meal (of the amount determined in
item 1) and increased by $3.08 for each
meal taken in the Government mess;
5. $2 when meals and lodgings are furnished
without cost to employee.
(c) Training Programs Located Outside the
Continental United States. Training subsistence
payments for training programs of more than 30
calendar days located outside the continental United
States will be:
1. 55 percent of the applicable locality rate
prescribed in Appendix A rounded to the
next higher dollar; except that
2. if Government quarters are available, train-
ing subsistence payable will be determined
in accordance with subpar. 3e;
3. if Government quarters are available and
Government mess is used, training sub-
sistence payable will be determined in ac-
cordance with subpars. 3e and h;
4. if Government quarters are not available
but Government mess is used, training sub-
sistence payable will be the amount de-
termined in item 1 reduced by 13 percent
per meal (of the amount determined under
item 1) and increased by $3.08 for each
meal taken in the Government mess;
5. $3.50 when meals and lodgings are fur-
nished without cost to employee.
(d) Exceptions to the Prescribed Training Sub-
sistence Payments. When it can be factually deter-
mined that the training subsistence payments
prescribed in subpars. (b) and (c)- are not ap-
propriate for a particular training assignment, the
DOD component involved may request an excep-
tion to the 55-percent limitation payment in accord-
ance with subpars. (1) and (2).
(1) Reduced Training Subsistence Payment. If
it is determined by the travel-approving/directing
official that the 55-percent payment will not be re-
quired because of known reductions in lodging
and/or meal costs resulting from prearrangements
or other reasons, the DOD component involved
may request a fixed reduced per diem rate for a
training assignment in accordance with par.
C4550-1c.
(2) Training Subsistence Payment 'incess
of the 55-Percent Limitation. If it is determined that
a training subsistence payment in excess of the 55-
percent limitation is warranted, the DOD compo-
nent involved may submit a request for per diem
not to exceed the applicable maximum per diem rate
prescribed in Appendix A or E for the locality in-
volved. The request will be supported by documen-
tation of the circumstances (e.g., nonavailability of
Government quarters, nonavailablity of acceptable
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lower-cost lodgings, etc.), justifying the need for
a payment in excess of the 55-percent limitation.
The request may be forwarded by letter or message to:
1. Army: Commander, major command,
major subordinate command, or depart-
mental elements and/or agencies not
subordinate to a MACOM to which em-
ployee's employing activity reports-this
authority may be redelegated at the discre-
tion of the commander. As an exception,
employees attending the Inspector General
Course may submit requests to HQDA,
USAIGA, ATTN: DAIG-TR, Humphreys
Engineer Center, Casey Building, Room
112, Fort Belvoir, VA 20060-5581;
2. Navy and Marine Corps: Head of naval
activity to which employee is permanently
assigned;
3. Air Force: Department of the Air Force
OCPO/MPKT, Randolph AFB, TX 78150;
4. Office of the Secretary of Defense, Wash-
ington Headquarters Services and other
DOD components: Director of Budget and
Finance, Washington Headquarters Serv-
ices, Washington, DC 20301.
The offices listed in items 1 through 4 are designated
to authorize (in advance) a fixed per diem in excess
of the 55-percent limitation not to exceed the ap-
plicable maximum amount prescribed in Appendix
A or E for the locality involved or per diem under
the lodging plus system prescribed in par. C4552-2a
for a training assignment within CONUS.
i. Allowable Expenses When an Apartment,
House, or Recreational Vehicle Is Rented or Used
for Quarters. When an employee on temporary
duty rents a furnished/unfurnished apartment,
house, or recreational vehicle (includes mobile
homes, campers, camping trailers, or self-propelled
mobile recreational vehicles) for use as quarters, per
diem will be computed in accordance with the pro-
visions of subpar. a and par. C4558-2d when recrea-
tional vehicles are used for lodging. Allowable
expenses which may be considered as part of the
lodging cost are as follows (50 Comp. Gen. 647
(1971) and 52 Comp. Gen. 730 (1973)):
1. rent of the apartment, house, or recrea-
tional vehicle (see par. C4558-2d(2));
2. rental charge for a parking space for the
recreational vehicle;
3. charges for rent of appropriate and nec-
essary furniture such as stoves, refrigera-
tors, chairs, tables, beds, sofas, televisions,
and vacuum cleaners;
4. cost for connection, use, and disconnection
of utilities including electricity, natural gas,
water, fuel oil, and sewer charges;
5. -dumping fees;
6. shower fees;
7. cost of maid fees and cleaning charges;
8. monthly telephone use fees (excludes installa-
tion and unofficial long distance calls); and
9. if ordinarily included in the price of a hotel
or motel room in the area concerned, the
costs of special user fees such as cable TV
charges and plug-in charges for automobile
head bolt heaters.
In determining the daily amount of expense items
which do not accrue on a daily basis such as cost
for connection/disconnection of utilities, dumping
fees, shower fees, cleaning charges, monthly tele-
phone use fee, etc., such expenses may be averaged
over the number of days the employee is entitled to
per diem allowances during the -entire temporary
duty trip.
j. Per Diem Rates Aboard a Naval Civil
Engineering Laboratory Warping Tug. The per
diem rates provided in subpar. b are prescribed for
temporary duty performed aboard a Naval Civil
Engineering Laboratory warping tug.
k. Per Diem Rates Aboard Naval Ship Re-
search and Development Center Underwater Ex-
plosion Barge. The per diem rates provided in sub-
par. b are prescribed for temporary duty performed
aboard the Underwater Explosion Barge (UEB-1).
The per diem rates are not subject to any further
reductions.
1. Utilization of Lodging Furnished by Friends
or Relatives While on Temporary Duty. When
the employee obtains lodging from friends or relatives
(including members of the immediate family) with or
without charge, the cost for lodging, for the purpose
of computing per diem, will be zero.
m. - Utilization of Conventional/Nonconven-
tional Lodging Facilities. When conventional
lodging facilities (e.g., hotels, motels, and boarding
houses) are utilized incident to a temporary duty
assignment, the allowable lodging expenses will be
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based on the single room rate for the lodging used.
See subpar. s for double occupancy and par.
C4558-2c when lodging is rented on a weekly or
monthly basis. When nonconventional lodging
facilities (e.g., college dormitories or similar
facilities, as well as rooms made available to the
public by area residents) are utilized incident to a
temporary duty assignment when there is a short-
age of rooms due to special events (e.g., world fairs
or international sports events) or in remote areas,
the employee must provide an explanation of the
circumstances which is acceptable to the DOD com-
ponent concerned.
n. Allowable Expenses When a Residence Is
Purchased and Used for Quarters While on Tem-
porary Duty. An employee who purchases and
occupies a residence at a temporary duty location
is entitled to a per diem computed in accordance
with the provisions of subpar. a. Allowable ex-
penses considered as the lodging cost for averag-
ing purposes are (57 Comp. Gen. 147):
1. monthly interest,
2. monthly property tax,
3. monthly utility costs actually incurred.
regardless of whether the employee consumes such
meal(s).
p. Temporary Duty Performed in Support of
Special Field Training Exercises With Military
Units. No per diem is payable to civilian em-
ployees traveling under civilian travel orders who,
as part of their assigned duties, accompany military
units on contingency exercises in the field during
which they train military personnel and provide
noncombatant support to the military unit. The
prohibition on the payment of per diem applies
when both Government rations in kind, including
field rations, and Government-provided billeting
are available, e.g., nontransient barracks or tents,
at no cost to the employee, whether or not they are
used. This prohibition does not preclude reimburse-
ment for occasional Government mess or commer-
cial meals or quarters necessarily procured during
the temporary duty assignment.
q. Meals and Lodging Provided Without
Cost. Except as otherwise provided in this para-
graph, on any day that meals and lodgings are pro-
vided without cost to an employee incident to a tem-
porary duty assignment, per diem will be $2.
In determining the employee's daily lodging cost,
the allowable expenses will be prorated on a 30-day
month basis rather than by the actual number of
days the employee occupied the residence.
o. Meals Available Under Special Arrange-
ments. A deduction of the applicable meal
allowance prescribed in par. C4558-lb will be made
from the per diem payable for the day for each meal
made available under a special arrangement between.
a uniformed Service and any organization, institu-
tion, commercial concern, nonappropriated fund
activity, agency of a local, state or foreign govern-
ment, or U.S. Government agency when an
employee is participating in a special mission type
function, such as deployment to foreign military
bases, forest fire details, rescue and aircraft
recovery missions, and TDY to remote areas. When
a deduction is made for meals available, the daily
per diem allowance otherwise payable will be in-
creased by an amount equaling the charge ap-
plicable to each meal available, not to exceed the
applicable meal allowance for each meal prescribed
in par. C4558-lb, for three meals per calendar day,
r. Reimbursement for Dual Lodging on a
Single Day. When it is necessary for an employee
to procure or retain lodgings for other than personal
convenience at more than one location on a calen-
dar day, the lodgings used at or close to 2400 will
be used as the lodging cost on that day. The other
lodging costs incurred are reimbursable as an
allowable travel expense when approved by the
travel directing official (60 Comp. Gen. 630 (1481)).
s. Double Occupancy. If the lodging receipt
shows a charge for double occupancy, such fact
shall be shown on the travel voucher including the
name, employing agency or office of the person
sharing the room if such person is a Government
employee on official travel. One-half of the double
occupancy charge shall be allowed as a lodging ex-
pense for each employee. If the person sharing the
room is not a Government employee on official
travel, identification of that individual is not re-
quired and the employee may be allowed the single
room rate. The employee will be required to pro-
vide the single room rate.
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3. TRAVEL INCLUDING AUTHORIZED
DELAY AND TEMPORARY DUTY OUTSIDE
CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES
a. Locality Per Diem Rates. The overseas
locality per diem rates specified in Appendix A are
applicable for travel, delays incident to transpor-
tation, and temporary duty within localities outside
the continental United States except when:
1. a different fixed rate has been authorized,
for the temporary duty concerned under
par. C4550-lb;
2. a reduced per diem prescribed for courses
of instruction and long-term programs
under subpar. 2i is applicable;
3. an actual expense allowance has been
authorized for the temporary duty con-
cerned under par. C4600;
4. travel is from or to the continental United
States or between localities outside the con-
tinental United States, and per diem
prescribed in subpar. b applies.
See pars. C4553, C4559 and C4614 for computa-
tion rules and examples illustrating per diem com-
putation involving travel outside CONUS.
b. Travel of 10 Hours or Less. Per diem shall
not be allowed when the travel period is 10 hours
or less during the same calendar day (or employee's
workday hours plus 2 hours for employees who
would otherwise qualify for per diem solely on the
basis of working a nonstandard workday, e.g., for
10-hour days or other compressed or flexible
schedule), except when the travel period is 6 hours
or more and either begins before 0600 or ends after
2000. (This rule does not apply for en route travel
incident to a permanent change of station.)
* (1) 10-Hour Rule. Per diem for travel outside
CONUS shall not be allowed when the travel period
is 10 hours or less during the same calendar day,
except when the travel period is 6 hours or more
and either begins before 0600 or ends after 2000.
(Permanent duty travel of an employee by any mode
of transportation to or from a permanent duty sta-
tion outside CONUS is not subject to this limita-
tion. This limitation does not apply to dependents
performing permanent change-of-station travel by
any mode of transportation to or from a perma-
nent station outside the CONUS.)
c. Travel From or To the Continental United
States and Between Localities Outside the Conti-
nental United States
(1) General. The per diem rates prescribed in
subpars. (2) through (9) apply for travel from or
to the continental United States and between dif-
ferent localities outside the continental United
States, including stops of less than 6 hours at any
one place for temporary duty or for an authorized
delay. Stopovers of less than 6 hours at any one
place, whether for transportation delays or for tem-
porary duty, are considered to be part of the en
route travel period and the per diem rates prescribed
in subpars. (3) and (4) for en route travel time also
apply to such stopovers. Stopovers of 6 hours or
more at any one place are considered to be inter-
ruptions of the en route travel period. Per diem for
such stopovers of 6 hours or more is at the rate
applicable for the locality in which the stopover
occurs and takes effect at the beginning of the
quarter day following the actual time of arrival at
the stopover point (39 Comp. Gen. 728 (1960)).
(2) Same Day Return. When the traveler de-
parts from a duty station within CONUS or a loca-
tion outside CONUS and returns during the same
calendar day to a duty station within CONUS or
the locality outside CONUS, respectively, the max-
imum per diem rate allowable for the trip shall be
that of the duty station at which the trip began.
Since lodging is not required in this instance, the
per diem rate applicable to any duty point within
CONUS shall be the standard CONUS M&IE rate
prescribed in Appendix E. For the same reason, the
maximum per diem rate for the origin locality out-
side CONUS will be 46 percent of the maximum
rate prescribed for the duty station at which the trip
began. For cases when the round trip is performed
entirely within a 10-hour period of the calendar day,
see subpar. b.
(3) Travel Period Less Than 6 Hours. When
the period of travel (including stopovers for
authorized delays incident to transportation or for
temporary duty) by airplane, train, or boat, is less
than 6 hours actual elapsed time (39 Comp. Gen.
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to the destination point. When the destination point
is within CONUS, the maximum per diem rate shall
be the standard CONUS rate prescribed in Appen-
dix E, except when a higher rate for travel time at
the duty point is authorized or approved under sub-
par. (7)(c). The period of travel involved herein will
commence with, the departure of the airplane, train,
or boat:
1. from an airport, train terminal, or port at
a duty station or other place outside the
continental United States and will end upon
arrival by such mode at an airport, train
terminal, or port at the point of entry in
the continental United States, in conjunc-
tion with travel from a point outside the
continental United States to a point in the
continental United States;
2. from an airport, train terminal, or port at
a duty station or other place in one locality
outside the continental United States and
will end upon arrival by such mode at an
airport, train terminal, or port at a duty
station or other place in another locality
outside the continental United States, in
conjunction with travel between points out-
side the continental United States;
3. from an airport, train terminal, or port at
the point of exit in the continental United
States and will end upon arrival by such
mode at an airport, train terminal, or port
at a duty station or other place outside the
continental United States, in conjunction
with travel from the continental United
States to a point outside the continental
United States (the term "other place" as
used in items 1, 2, and 3 refers to an air-
port, train terminal, or port located away
from a duty station where travel by
airplane, train, or boat begins or ends. It
also refers to such a facility en route where
travel by airplane, train, or boat is resumed
after a stopover of 6 hours or more).
(4) Travel Period of 6 Hours or More. When
the period of travel (including stopovers of less than
6 hours for authorized delays incident to transpor-
tation or for temporary duty) by airplane or train,
is 6 hours or more actual elapsed time (39 Comp.
Gen. 728), a $6 per diem rate will apply unless a
different per diem rate is authorized or approved
under subpar. (9). The period of travel involved
herein will commence with the departure of the
airplane or train:
1. from an airport or train terminal at a duty
station or other place outside the continen-
tal United States and will end upon arrival
by such mode-at an airport or train ter-_
minal at the point of entry in the continen-
tal United States, in conjunction with travel
from a point outside the continental United
States to a point in the continental United
States;
2. from an airport or train terminal at a duty
station or other place in one locality out-
side the continental United States and will
end upon arrival by such mode at an air-
port or train terminal at a duty station or
other place in another locality outside the
continental United States, in conjunction
with travel between points outside the con-
tinental United States;
3. from an airport or train terminal at the
point of exit in the continental United
States and will end upon arrival by such
mode at an airport or train terminal at a
duty station or other place outside the con-
tinental United States, in conjunction with
travel from the continental United States
to a point outside She continental United
States. (The term "other place" as used in
items 1, 2, and 3 refers to an airport or
train terminal, located away from a duty
station where travel by airplane or train
begins or ends. It also refers to such a
facility en route where travel by airplane
or train is resumed after a stopover of 6
hours or more.)
(5) Aboard Commercial Ship. For travel
aboard a commercial ship of 6 hours or more, a $6
per diem rate will apply for the first 9 calendar days
and fractional days of embarkation and debarka-
tion and, for trips of more than 9 calendar days
duration, a $2 per diem rate will apply for each
calendar day in excess of 9 days and the fractional
days of debarkation.
(6) Aboard Government Ships. The per diem
rates in subpar. 2b are prescribed for travel and tem-
porary duty aboard a Government ship outside the
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continental United States. When an employee
reports to a Government ship for temporary duty
while the ship is in port, he is paid the same per diem
rate as all other employees assigned to duty aboard
the ship. When the employee procures meals ashore
at personal expense, reimbursement is authorized
in the amount of 13 percent of the locality per diem
rate for the port for each meal procured, not-to ex-
ceed three meals daily (50 Comp. Gen. 388).
* (7) Travel Beginning or Ending Within
CONUS. When the travel prescribed in subpars.
(3), (4), (5) and (6) begins or ends at a place within
CONUS other than a duty point, the maximum per
diem applicable to the travel between such place and
the duty point (place of exit or entry) within
CONUS, including time in a travel status at the duty
point or an intermediate location, shall be deter-
mined as provided in subpar. (a) through (c):
(a) General. The applicable maximum per
diem rate shall be the standard CONUS maximum
per diem rate prescribed in Appendix E, except that
such maximum rate shall be limited to the M&IE
portion of the standard CONUS rate in the follow-
ing travel circumstances:
1. for the day travel begins when the traveler
is in an en route travel status at 2400 and
no lodging is required that day because of
the en route travel status; or
2. for the day(s) of return (or day travel ends)
when lodging is not required because of en
route status at 2400 or arrival at home or
official station.
(b) Lodging at Duty or Intermediate Point.
When either the standard CONUS maximum per
diem rate, or the M&IE portion thereof, is not com-
mensurate with a travelers subsistence expenses
(such as when lodging is required at the duty point
or an intermediate location), a different rate may
be authorized or approved not in excess of the max-
imum per diem rate applicable for the locality
involved.
(c) TDY and Lodging Within CONUS. When
the travel prescribed in subpar. (b) involves tem-
porary duty within CONUS and lodging is required
within CONUS per diem shall be computed under
the lodgings-plus per diem system, as provided in
par. C4553-5. In such instances the provisions of sub-
par. (7) apply only to travel days prior to or immedi-
ately following the travel days for which the lodgings-
plus per diem system is applicable.
* (8) Travel Beginning or Ending Outside
CONUS. When en route travel outside CONUS is
required between a home, official station, or some
other location and the common carrier or other ter-
minal or between localities outside CONUS, and,
such travel is by a mode of transportation other
than airplane, train, or boat, per diem for the
quarter days involved will be based on the locality
rate where the traveler is located at the beginning
of each quarter. Per diem for the first quarter day
of the travel will be at the origin rate.
(9) Increased Per Diem Rates. When per
diem rates prescribed by subpars. (4) and (5) are not
commensurate with the traveler's subsistence ex-
penses, a different rate may be authorized or ap-
proved in an amount not in excess of the maximum
rate applicable to the destination duty point, or,
with respect to boat travel, not in excess of $9, ex-
cept that the rate for travel by the Alaska Ferry
System shall not exceed the standard M&IE rate for
CONUS. A statement of the circumstances war-
ranting the increase will be included with the
authorization or approval.
d. Lodging Not Available at Place of Tem-
porary Duty. When suitable lodging is not available
at the place of temporary duty in a locality beyond
the limits of the continental United States and the
employee is required to obtain lodging at a place
in a different locality, the applicable per diem rate
will be that of the locality in which the lodging is
obtained.
e: Government Quarters Available. When-
Government quarters are available with or without
a charge to the traveler, the prescribed per diem rate will be 46% (39% for meals, 7% for incidentals)
of the applicable overseas per diem locality rate for
the area. The incidental portion of per diem for
areas outside the United States will be $3.50 when
Government quarters are available on a post, camp,
station, base, or depot owned or operated by the
United States, instead of 7% of the applicable per
diem rate. When a charge for the use of Govern-
ment quarters is paid by the traveler, the per diem
payable will be increased in an amount equivalent
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to the charge for quarters. The resultant amount
is not to be rounded off to the next higher dollar.
The period of applicability of.the.,rate prescribed
by this subparagraph will be as indicated in par.
C4553-3b. In no case will the total per diem payable
exceed the applicable overseas per diem locality rate
for the area.
f. Deductible Meals. When a traveler con-
sumes deductible meals, a deduction of 13% of the
applicable maximum overseas per diem locality rate
for the area will be made from the per diem payable
for the day for each deductible meal (see definition
in Appendix D) consumed with or without charge.
Whenever an employee is required to pay for deduc-
tible meals for which deductions are made in ac-
cordance with this paragraph, the daily per diem
otherwise payable will be increased by the amount
actually paid by the employee, not to exceed 13%
of the applicable maximum overseas per diem
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locality rate for each meal and for not more than
three meals each calendar day. Per diem which
results from deductions and increases made under
this paragraph is not to be rounded off to the next
higher dollar.
g. Absence of Commercial Establishments
Which Prepare and Serve Meals. When Govern=
ment quarters are available or Government contrac-
tor's lodging facilities are used and a determination
is made by the order-authorizing or authenticating
official that there are no commercial establishments
available which prepare and serve food either at or
within a reasonable distance from the temporary
duty station, per diem will be based on the normal
costs for food in whatever facilities are available
and normally used by travelers at that place. The
order-authorizing or authenticating official will
determine and state in the orders the rate of per
diem applicable under that order. In determining
the rate payable the traveler will be allowed a rate
commensurate with the normal cost of food and
lodgings in the available facilities plus $3.50 for in-
cidental expenses, the sum rounded upward to the
next higher dollar.
Effective 19 January 1-987
* h. Government Mess. A deduction of 13%
of the applicable maximum overseas per diem
locality rate for the area will be made for each meal
taken in a Government mess. The per diem then will
be increased by $3.08 for each meal taken in a
Government mess to cover the cost of food. The
resultant amount is not to be rounded off to the
next higher dollar. In no case will the total per diem
payable exceed the applicable maximum overseas
per diem locality rate for the area.
i. Lodging with Friends or Relatives. When
the employee obtains lodging from friends or
relatives (including members of the immediate fam-
ily) with or without charge, the prescribed per diem
rate will be 46 percent of the applicable overseas
per diem rate for the locality concerned.
j. Allowable Expenses When a Residence Is
Purchased and Used for Quarters While on
Temporary Duty. An employee who purchases
and occupies a residence at a temporary duty loca-
tion is entitled to a per diem of 46% of the ap-
plicable overseas per diem locality rate for the area
plus an amount for lodgings. Allowable expenses
considered as the lodging cost are (57 Comp. Gen.
147):
I. monthly interest,
2. monthly property tax,
3. monthly, utility cost actually incurred.
In determining the employee's daily lodging cost,
the allowable expenses will be prorated on a 30-day
month basis rather than by the actual number of
days the employee occupied the residence. In no
case will the total per diem payable exceed the ap-
plicable maximum overseas per diem locality rate
for the area.
k. Meals Available Under Special Arrange-
ment. A deduction of 13% of the applicable
maximum overseas per diem locality rate for each
meal made available under a special arrangement
between a Uniformed Service and any organization,
institution, or foreign government, or U.S. Govern-
ment agency, when an employee is participating in
a special mission type function, such as deployment
to a foreign military base, forest fire detail, rescue
and aircraft recovery mission, and TDY to remote
areas. When a deduction is made for meals
available, the daily per diem allowance otherwise
payable will be increased by an amount equaling
the charge applicable to each available meal, not
to exceed 13% of the applicable per diem rate in
Appendix A per meal, nor three meals per calen-
dar day, regardless of whether the employee con-
sumes such meal(s).
Q . Temporary Duty Performed in Support
of Special Field Training Exercises With Military
Units. No per diem is payable to civilian em-
ployees traveling under civilian travel orders who,
as part of their assigned duties, accompany military
units on contingency exercises in the field, during
which they train military personnel and provide
noncombatant support to the military unit. The
prohibition on the payment of per diem applies
when both Government rations in kind, including
field rations, and Government-provided billeting
are available, e.g., nontransient barracks or tents,
at no cost to the employee, whether or not they are
used. This prohibition does not preclude reim-
bursement for occasional Government mess or com-
mercial meals or quarters necessarily procured dur-
ing the temporary duty assignment.
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m. Meals and Lodging Provided Without
Cost. Except as otherwise provided in this para-
graph, on any day that meals and lodgings are pro-
vided without cost to an employee incident to a tem-
porary duty assignment, per diem will be $3.50.
However, the $3.50 per diem allowance plus the cost
of meals and lodgings furnished may not exceed the
applicable maximum per diem rate prescribed in
Appendix A.
n. Reimbursement for Dual Lodging on a
Single Day. When it is necessary for an employee
to procure or retain lodgings for other than personal
convenience at more than one location on a calen-
dar day, the lodgings used at or close to 2400 will
be used to determine if the employee may be paid
per diem or actual expense and will be used as the
lodging cost on that day. The other lodging costs
incurred are reimbursable as an allowable travel ex-
pense when approved by the travel directing official
(60 Comp. Gen. 630).
o. When No Lodging Expense Incurred. For
travel outside CONUS which is less than 24 hours
or in any other travel situation where lodging ex-
penses will not be incurred, the prescribed per diem
rate will be 46 percent (39 percent for meals, 7 per-
cent for incidentals) of the applicable overseas per
diem locality rate for the area involved. When lodg-
ing is furnished at no cost to the employee through
use of a purchase order, the amount prescribed for
meals and incidentals will be reduced if necessary
so that the combined allowance for meals and in-
cidentals plus the cost of lodgings furnished, does
not exceed the applicable maximum per diem rate
prescribed in Appendix A.
4. CONSULTANTS, EXPERTS, AND PRI-
VATE INDIVIDUALS TRAVELING WITHIN
OR OUTSIDE THE CONTINENTAL UNITED
STATES
ment away from their homes or regular places of
business and while at places of Government employ-
ment or service.
b. Consultants and Experts Appointed Under
Defense Production Act of 1950. A $15 per diem
rate is prescribed within and/or outside the con-
tinental United States for consultants and experts
who are appointed pursuant to the Defense Produc-
tion Act of 1950 (64 Stat. 819, as amended; 50 U.S.
Code, App. 2160) while in an official travel and
duty assignment status as provided in par. C4503.
The provisions of subpars. 2 and 3 will not be
applied.
c. Consultants and Experts Employed on
an Intermittent Basis. Individuals serving inter-
mittently in the Government, with or without com-
pensation, as experts or consultants, while in an of-
ficial travel and duty assignment status as described
in par. C4503, are authorized a per diem or actual
expense allowance for travel within the continen-
tal United States in accordance with subpar. 2 and
par. C4600, and in accordance with subpar. 3 and
par. C4600 for travel outside the continental United
States.
d: Private Individuals Serving Without Com-
pensation. Except for preemployment interview
travel, individuals who perform invitational travel
under the provisions of Chapter 6, Part A, are
authorized a per diem or actual expense allowance
for travel within the continental United States in
accordance with subpar. 2 and par. C4600 and in
accordance with subpar. 3 and par. C4600 for travel
outside the continental United States. Per diem is
not payable incident to preemployment interview
travel. Individuals who perform preemployment in-
terview travel are entitled to reimbursement on an
actual expense basis not to exceed the amount
prescribed for such travel in par. C4600 (40 Comp.
Gen. 221).
a. General. Individuals employed inter-
mittently in the Government service as consultants
or experts and paid on a daily when actually
employed (WAE) basis, and individuals serving
without pay or at $1 a year are not considered to
have a "permanent duty station" within the general
meaning of that term. Such individuals are author-
ized per diem as prescribed in subpar. b, c, or d
while traveling on official business for the Govern-
e. Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Cadet Serving Without Compensation. An ROTC
cadet who performs recruiting duty under invita-
tional travel orders in the area of the place he resides
while attending the educational institution where his
ROTC unit is located will not be authorized the pay-
ment of per diem or actual expense allowance.
When he performs recruiting duty outside such
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area, a per diem or actual expense allowance is
authorized as provided in subpar. 2 and par. C4600
for travel in the continental United States and
in accordance with subpar. 3 and par. C4600 for
travel outside the continental United States. The
cadet is considered as a person serving without pay.
For the purpose of this paragraph, the area of the
place the cadet resides while attending the educa-
tional institution where his ROTC unit is located
means the metropolitan area surrounding such
residence, which is ordinarily serviced by local com-
mon carriers of the city or town in which his
residence is located, or in the comparable sur-
rounding area if not located within a recognized
metropolitan area.
C4553 PER DIEM COMPUTATION
RULES FOR TRAVEL OUTSIDE
CONUS
1. SIX-HOUR RULE FOR PERIODS OF
TRAVEL OUTSIDE CONUS EXCEEDING 24
HOURS. In computing per diem allowance for
periods of travel outside CONUS exceeding 24
hours, the calendar day (midnight to midnight) will
be the unit. Per diem is allowable at the rate of one-
quarter of the daily rate for each of the following
periods of 6 hours or fractions thereof: 0001 to
0600, 0601 to 1200, 1201 to 1800, 1801 to 2400. Per
"diem allowance will not be allowed for an additional
quarter of a calendar day if departure from or ar-
rival at a permanent duty station is exactly at 0600,
1200, 1800, or 2400. Such periods of 6 hours must
be consecutive, the first of which must begin with
the time that travel status begins. For example, a
traveler leaves his permanent duty station at 1700
Monday and returns at 0900 Thursday. The number
of days for which per diem would be allowable is
computed as follows:
Days
1700 to 1800 Monday ................. 1/4
1801 to 2400 Monday ................. 1/4
0001 to 2400 Tuesday ................. 1
0001 to 2400 Wednesday ............... 1
0001 to 0600 Thursday ................ 1/4
0601 to 0900 Thursday ................ 1/4
2. SIX-HOUR RULE FOR PERIODS OF
TRAVEL OUTSIDE CONUS OF 24 HOURS OR
LESS. The unit, midnight to midnight, will not be
used in computing per diem allowances for periods
of travel outside CONUS of 24 hours or less. The
per diem period will be regarded as commencing
with the beginning of the travel and ending with the
completion thereof. Per diem is allowable at one-
quarter of the authorized per diem rate for each
6-hour portion of the period or fraction thereof.
For example, a traveler leaves his permanent duty
station at 0900 Monday and returns at 2300 the
same day. Per diem would be payable for three-
quarters of a day, computed as follows:
Days
0900 to 1500 ......................... 1/4
1501 to 2100 ......................... 1/4
2101 to 2300 (fraction) ................ 1/4
3. CHANGE IN RATE OR REDUCTION OF
PER DIEM FOR TRAVEL OUTSIDE CONUS
a. Change in Rate. Except as provided in
subpar. b, when the travel order prescribes vary-
ing rates of per diem for travel status outside
CONUS in different areas or under different con-
ditions or circumsances, the rate of per diem in ef-
fect at the beginning of the quarter day in which
the change occurs will continue to the end of such
quarter. The new rate of per diem will begin with
the succeeding quarter. For example, when an
employee was in a status from midnight to 0800
which entitled him to receive a per diem allowance
of $23, and in a status from 0800 to midnight which
entitled him to a per diem allowance of $40,-his
allowance for the day will be computed as follows:
From midnight to 1200-2/4 x $23 ...... $11.50
From 1200 to midnight-2/4 x $40 .... 20.00
Total allowance for day .............. $31.50
b. Reduction for Available Government or
Prearranged Quarters. When Government quar-
ters are available incident to travel outside the
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continental United States or quarters prearranged
by the Government are available in connection with
attendance at a training course outside the United
States, the per diem rate authorized prior to the
availability of such quarters will prevail until 2400
of the day of availability of Government quarters
or prearranged facilities. The reduced per diem rate
prescribed in pars. C4552-2h and 3e will commence
on 0001 of the following calendar day and will con-
tinue through the quarter day in which the traveler
departs. The word "departs" means when the
traveler leaves the temporary duty station except in
cases where he checks out of Government quarters
prior to completion of his temporary duty at the
station. In such case, "departs" means at the end
of the quarter day in which the checking out of
Government quarters takes place.
4. CROSSING INTERNATIONAL DATE-
LINE. In computing per diem when crossing the
international dateline (180th meridian), actual
elapsed time will be used rather than calendar days.
*5. TRAVEL INVOLVING TEMPORARY
DUTY WITHIN CONUS
a. General. As a general rule, when travel cov-
ered under par. C4553 involves temporary duty
within CONUS and lodging is required within
CONUS incident to such temporary duty either at
the temporary duty location, the entry or exit duty
point within CONUS, or an intermediate stopover
point within CONUS, the lodging plus per diem
system prescribed in par. C4552-2a is applicable to
the travel time within CONUS. For the remainder
of the trip, or when temporary duty is of such short
duration that lodging is not required, per diem will
be computed under the quarter day system. The
specific rules provided in subpar. b through d will
be applied to determine specific time periods for ap-
plication of the lodgings-plus system.
b. Round-Trip Travel Beginning Outside
CONUS. When round-trip travel is from a duty
point outside CONUS for temporary duty within
CONUS, the lodgings-plus per diem system takes
effect at 0001 on the first day lodging is required
within CONUS and extends through 2400 (mid-
night) of the last calendar day that lodging is re-
quired within CONUS.
c. Travel Beginning Within CONUS. When
travel begins within CONUS and temporary duty
is performed within CONUS prior to departure
from the CONUS exit duty point, the lodgings-plus
per diem system will be in effect beginning on the
day of departure from home, office, or other
authorized point within CONUS through 2400
(midnight) of the last calendar day that lodging is
required within CONUS.
d. Travel Ending Within CONUS. When
travel ends within CONUS and temporary duty is
performed within CONUS prior to conclusion of
the travel, the lodgings-plus per diem system will
be in effect beginning at 0001 on the first day lodg-
ing is required within CONUS through the time of
arrival at home, office, or other authorized point
within CONUS upon completion of the travel.
* 6. MIXED TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT.
"Mixed travel" occurs when official travel within
a single trip is subject to payment of the daily sub-
sistence expenses under different reimbursement
systems (i.e., CONUS lodgings-plus, outside
CONUS quarter day, or actual subsistence expense).
a. Transition Between Reimbursement Sys-
tems. Reimbursement for subsistence expenses will
be computed under only one reimbursement system
for each calendar day except when the provisions
of par. C4607 apply. When travel to or from loca-
tions outside CONUS involves temporary duty
(with lodging) within CONUS, the rules in par.
C4553-5 govern the transition between the CONUS
lodgings-plus system and the outside CONUS
quarter-day system. When actual expense reim-
bursement for certain travel days is intermittent
with the per diem method for others, the rules in
par. C4608-11 govern.
b. Determining Maximum Daily Rate(s). Re-
imbursement for each day will be subject to only
one maximum rate, except for travel under par.
C4553 which may require different rates within a
calendar day due to the quarter-day per diem
calculation method. The rules for determining
maximum rates within each reimbursement sys-
tem are provided in pars. C4552-2a, C4553, and
C4600.
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7. TRANSITION BETWEEN REIMBURSE-
MENT METHODS
a. Travel Wholly Within CONUS. Sub-
sistence expenses for the majority of travel
within CONUS will be reimbursed on a per diem
basis for each calendar day. However, when
actual expense reimbursement for certain travel
days is intermittent with the per diem method
for others, the traveler's status and location at
2400 on any given day control the method of
reimbursement for that day (except as provided
in par. C4607). (See pars. C4558-2 and C4608-12
for specific rules.)
b. Travel To, From, Between, or While at
Locations Outside CONUS. All travel:
1. to, from, between, and while at locations
outside CONUS will be reimbursed under
the quarter-day system as provided in sub-
pars. 1 and 2 including travel-time within
CONUS incident to such travel; except that
2. when travel is from outside CONUS for
temporary duty within CONUS,- the
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transition from the quarter-day system to
the CONUS lodgings-plus per diem system
or actual expense method is governed by
the rules in subpar. 5.
C4554 EFFECT OF ABSENCE ON
PAYMENT OF PER DIEM
1. PERIODS OF ABSENCE DUE TO ILL-
NESS OR INJURY. See Chapter 6, Part J for pro-
visions governing per diem when an employee
becomes incapacitated during travel status because
of illness or injury.
2. DETAINED IN QUARANTINE. When an
employee on temporary duty is detained in quaran-
tine, per diem allowances will be paid for the period
of such quarantine (12 Comp. Gen. 476).
a. General. Leave of absence (other than
as provided in Chapter 6, Part J) for one half, or
less, of the prescribed daily working hours shall be
disregarded for per diem purposes. Where the leave
is more than one-half of the prescribed daily work-
ing hours, no per diem shall be allowed for that day.
For purposes of this subparagraph, the term "place
of abode" means the place from which the
employee commutes daily to the official station.
b. Nonworkdays. Legal Federal Government
holidays and weekends or other scheduled non-
workdays are considered nonworkdays. Employees
are considered to be in a per diem status on non-
workdays except when they return to their official
station or place of abode, or except under -condi-
tions stated in subpars. (1) or (2), below. _
(1) Leave Before and After Nonworkdays.
Per diem shall not be paid for nonworkdays when:
1. employees are in a leave status at the end
of the workday before the nonworkdays
and at the beginning of the workday
following the nonworkdays; and
2. the period of leave on either of those days
is more than one-half of the prescribed
working hours for that day.
(2) , Leave Between Nonworkdays. Per diem
shall not be paid for more than two nonworkdays
in cases where leave of absence is taken for all of
the prescribed working hours between the
nonworkdays.
4. RETURN TO PERMANENT DUTY STA-
TION ON-NONWORKDAYS. When an employee
voluntarily returns home on nonworkdays from a
place of temporary duty, reimbursement for the
round trip travel will be as provided in par. C4662.
In no event will the reimbursement for the round
trip travel exceed the per diem payable had the
employee remained at the temporary duty station.
5. TRAVEL ON NONWORKDAYS TO
LOCATION OTHER THAN PERMANENT
DUTY STATION. When an employee on tem-
porary duty travels for personal reasons on non-
workdays from a place of temporary duty to a loca-
tion other than his home or permanent duty station,
the employee is entitled to per diem or actual ex-
pense allowances for the nonworkdays not to ex-
ceed the amount payable had the employee re-
mained at the temporary duty location. There is no
entitlement to reimbursement for transportation
costs when an employee travels for personal reasons
from a temporary duty station on nonworkdays to
a location other than his home or permanent duty
station (MS Comp. Gen. B-171266, 24 Feb 71).
6. DELAY IN RETURNING TO PERMA-
NENT STATION. When for personal reasons, in-
cluding taking authorized leave, an employee does
not return immediately to his permanent duty sta-
tion after completion of a period of temporary duty,
per diem allowances will be computed on the basis
of the time that he reasonably could have left the
temporary duty point and arrived at his permanent
duty station. Normally, when short return trips are
involved or travel is authorized on carriers with
sleeping accommodations, the constructive time of
departure will be on the same day as that on which
the temporary duty is completed. When the return
travel is by an authorized mode on which sleeping
accommodations are not available, it is proper to
determine that the employee's constructive date of
departure would have been the morning of the day
following completion of the temporary duty. An
employee will not be expected to select a schedule
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2400 and 0600 hours. Travel time in these cases will
be based upon regular published carrier schedules
and will be regarded as properly authorized upon
administrative approval of the voucher.
7. PERMANENT DUTY TRAVEL. Per diem
will not be paid for leave taken while traveling in
response to permanent duty travel orders.
8. ABSENT FROM PERMANENT DUTY
STATION FOR PERSONAL REASONS. Except
as provided in par. C4555-4 for employees who are
required for official reasons to terminate leave of
5 days or more within 24 hours for the purpose of
returning to duty at the permanent station, an
employee who absents himself from his permanent
duty station for personal reasons and who is re-
quired to return thereto for official reasons prior
to the originally contemplated time of return is not
entitled to expenses incurred for such travel.
C4555 EMPLOYEE'S LEAVE CANCELED
OR INTERRUPTED
1. TEMPORARY DUTY REQUIRED AT
PLACE OF LEAVE. An employee who is required
to enter upon temporary duty at a place away from
his permanent duty station where he had traveled
for personal reasons is entitled to per diem for the
period of temporary duty and to traveling expenses
on the return trip which exceed those which the
employee normally would have incurred if he'had
not been required to perform the temporary duty
en route (31 Comp. Gen. 509).
2. TEMPORARY DUTY AT VARIOUS
PLACES, INCLUDING RETURN TO PERMA-
NENT DUTY STATION. An employee while in
authorized leave status away from his permanent
duty station, who is required to interrupt his leave
to perform official temporary duty at various
places, including return to his permanent duty sta-
tion, and then resume his leave status upon com-
pletion of the temporary duty assignment, is al-
lowed per diem and transportation expenses from
the place where leave was interrupted to the places
of temporary duty (except no per diem while at of-
ficial duty station) and return to the place where
leave was interrupted (25 Comp. Gen. 347; 28 id.
237; 39 id. 611).
- DOD Civilian Personnel
3. TEMPORARY DUTY AT -VARIOUS
PLACES NOT INVOLVING RETURN TO
PERMANENT DUTY STATION. In a situation
not involving temporary return to a permanent duty
station, but otherwise similar to subpar. 2, an
employee upon completion of temporary duty is
allowed per diem and transportation expenses to
return to resume leave'status at a point-more dis-
tant from the place of temporary duty than the
point where leave was interrupted, provided the
round-trip distance and expense are not greater than
the distances and constructive travel expense
between the employee's permanent duty station
and the place of temporary duty (27 Comp. Gen.
648).
4. AUTHORIZED LEAVE OF 5 DAYS OR
MORE CANCELED WITHIN 24 HOURS, AND
LEAVE TEMPORARILY INTERRUPTED DUE
TO RECALL TO PERMANENT DUTY STA-
TION. When an employee departs from his perma-
nent duty station for the purpose of taking author-
ized leave of absence for 5 days or more and,
because of an urgent unforeseen circumstance, it
is necessary to cancel the employee's authorized
leave status and recall him to duty at his permanent
duty station within 24 hours after his departure
therefrom, the return travel may be authorized at
Government expense. Also, if an employee's
authorized leave of absence away from his perma-
nent duty station is temporarily interrupted because
he is recalled to duty at his permanent duty station,
or is ordered to perform temporary duty at another
place, and the employee wishes to resume his leave
immediately after completion of his duty at the
place from which his leave of absence was inter-
rupted or at another place, travel expenses not to
exceed the cost of travel from the place where his
leave of absence was interrupted to the place where
the duty was performed and return may be author-
ized at Government expense. The one way, or round
trip, will not be allowed at Government expense
unless, by an appropriate statement in the travel
order, it is clearly indicated that, because of the per-
sonal expense incurred by the employee in travel-
ing to the place of his taking leave, an ad-
ministrative determination was made that it would
be unreasonable to require the employee to assume
the additional travel expense to comply with the
recall order or temporary duty order (39 Comp.
Gen. 611).
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5. LEAVE INTERRUPTED FOR PER-
FORMANCE OF TEMPORARY DUTY, NOT
ALLOWED TO RESUME LEAVE STATUS. An
employee on authorized leave away from his per-
manent duty station, who is required to perform
temporary duty at places other than his permanent
duty station and upon completion of the temporary
duty assignment is not allowed to resume his leave
status but is directed to return tohis-permanent duty
station, will be allowed per diem and travel expense
for the temporary duty performed. However, for
return to the permanent duty station from the place
where the temporary duty assignment is completed,
travel expense will be allowed only to the extent that
it exceeds the constructive travel expense for return
direct from the place of leave to the permanent duty
station (1 I Comp. Gen. 336; 16 id. 481; 30 id. 443).
6. TEMPORARY DUTY DIRECTED AT
TERMINATION OF LEAVE STATUS. An
employee on authorized leave away from his per-
manent duty station who is directed, at the termina-
tion of leave, to proceed to a place of temporary
duty and upon completion of the temporary duty
assignment to return to his permanent duty station,
will be allowed per diem and travel expenses only
to the extent that travel relating to the temporary
duty assignment exceeds the constructive cost of
direct route travel from the place of leave to the per-
manent duty station (19 Comp. Gen. 977). If, in
relation to the place where the employee is on leave,
the place of temporary duty is located in a routing
direction through and beyond the employee's per-
manent duty station, the allowable per diem and
travel expense will be limited to that for round trip
travel between the permanent duty station and the
place of temporary duty (24 Comp. Gen. 443).
7. CANCELLATION OF TEMPORARY
DUTY ORDERS AFTER COMMENCEMENT
OF TRAVEL AND WHILE ON AUTHORIZED
LEAVE. When an employee is on leave en route
to a temporary duty station and the travel orders
authorizing the temporary duty are canceled, he is
entitled to travel and transportation allowances for
travel performed, provided that the orders are
canceled on or after the date travel was required to
be performed. In such case, the allowances payable
will not exceed the constructive allowances that
would have been payable for travel from the per-
manent duty station to the temporary duty station
and return over a usually traveled direct route, pro-
vided that official travel to the temporary duty sta-
tion was authorized prior to departure on annual
leave.
C4556 EMPLOYEE DIES OR IS IN A
MISSING STATUS WHILE IN
A TRAVEL STATUS
When an employee in a travel status dies, authorized
per diem allowance will terminate at the end of the
calendar day that the person is determined to be
dead or is otherwise to be in a missing status under
the Missing Persons Act.
C4557 BEGINNING AND ENDING OF
PER DIEM ENTITLEMENT
For computing per diem allowances, official travel
begins at the time the employee leaves his/her place
of abode, office or other point of departure and
ends when the employee returns to his/her place of
abode, office, or other point at the conclusion of
the temporary duty assignment. However, for travel
outside CONUS when the time of departure is
within 30 minutes prior to the end of a quarter day,
or the time of return is within 30 minutes after the
beginning of a quarter day, per diem for either such
quarter will not be allowed unless a statement is in-
cluded with the voucher explaining the official
necessity for the time of departure or return. The
30-minute rule applicable to the payment of per
diem as provided herein does not apply to the begin-
ning of continuous travel of 24 hours or less as pro-
vided in par. C4553-2; however, it is applicable to
the end of such travel.
C4558 COMPUTATION OF PER DIEM
UNDER THE LODGING-PLUS
SYSTEM INCIDENT TO
OFFICIAL TRAVEL WITHIN
THE CONTINENTAL UNITED
STATES
* Effective for travel performed on or after 1 August 1987
1. GENERAL. The maximum per diem allow-
ances are prescribed in Appendix E for travel within
CONUS. For those areas not specifically listed in
Appendix E and under certain travel conditions
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(e.g., permanent change of station travel within
CONUS) the standard CONUS rate applies. The
per diem allowance is comprised of the following:
a. Lodging Expense Allowance. The per
diem rates prescribed for travel within CONUS in-
clude a maximum amount for lodging expenses.
Employees will be reimbursed for actual lodging
costs incurred not to exceed the applicable max-
imum amount prescribed in Appendix E.
* b. Meals and Incidental Expenses (M&IE)
Allowance. The maximum per diem rates include
a fixed amount for meals and for incidental ex-
penses related to subsistence. This allowance is
stated as the M&IE rate in Appendix E. When the
M&IE rate, or fraction thereof, is authorized or ap-
proved, it is payable to the employee without
itemization of expenses or receipts. For partial days
of travel the M&IE rate shall be prorated as pro-
vided in subpar. 2a(3), 2b(l)(c), or 2b(3)(b). The
total amount of deductions made on partial days
shall not cause the employee to receive less than the
amount allocated for incidental expenses.
M&IE Rates
$25
$33
Breakfast
5
7
Lunch
5
7
Dinner
13
17
Incidentals
2
2
* 2. COMPUTATION. The per diem allowance
payable under the provisions of par. C4552-2 are
to be calculated in accordance with subpars. a
through c.
(1) 10 Hours or Less. No per diem shall be
allowed for travel of 10 hours or less (see par.
C4550-7). This prohibition is also applicable to
travel incident to a permanent change of station
within CONUS.
(2) Exception to 10-Hour Rule. Employee's
working nonstandard workdays (e.g., four 10-hour
days or other compressed or flexible schedule) shall
not be allowed per diem for travel periods less than
or equal to their workday hours plus 2 hours.
(3) More Than 10 Hours. When the travel'
period (entire trip) for which per diem has been
authorized is 24 hours or less, the travel period will
be divided into 6-hour periods starting from the ac-
tual time travel begins and ending with the traveler's
arrival at home, office, or other authorized point,
upon conclusion of the trip. Per diem allowance for
the trip will be calculated as indicated in subpars
(a) and (b): -
(a) Lodging Not Required. When lodging is
not required one-fourth of the - M&IE rate - ap-
plicable to the location of the temporary duty
assignment will be allowed for each 6-hour period
or fraction thereof. If more than one temporary
duty location is involved, the per diem allowance
will be calculated using the M&IE rate prescribed
for the location where the majority of the time is
spent performing official business.
(b) Lodging Required. When lodging is required,
the rules for travel of more than 24 hours apply.
b. Travel of More Than 24 Hours. The ap-
plicable maximum per diem rate (standard CON-US
or locality rate from Appendix E) for each calen-
dar day of travel shall be determined by the travel
status and location of the employee at 2400 (mid-
night) and whether lodging is required at that loca-
tion. When lodging is required, the applicable
maximum per diem shall be the maximum rate pre-
scribed in Appendix E for the temporary duty loca-
tion or en route stopover point where the lodging
is obtained while en route to, from, or between tem-
porary duty locations (see subpars. (5) and (6), for
rules on lodging location and travel incident to a
permanent change of station). Only one maximum
per diem rate will apply to a calendar day or frac-
tion thereof. The rules in subpars. (1) through (6)
shall be applied in calculating the allowable per
diem for travel of more than 24 hours:
(1) Day Travel Begins
(a) Lodging Required. When lodging is re-
quired on the day travel begins (day of departure
from the official station, place of abode or other
authorized point), the per diem allowable shall be
the actual cost of lodging incurred by the employee,
limited to the applicable maximum lodging allow-
ance prescribed in Appendix E, plus the applicable
M&IE rate prorated as provided in subpar. (c).
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(b) Lodging Not Required. When lodging is
not-required on the day travel begins (day of depar-
ture from the official station, place of abode or
other authorized point), the per diem allowable shall
be the standard CONUS M&IE rate prorated as
provided in subpar. (c).
(c) Method of Prorating M&IE Rate. The
M&IE-rate shall be prorated by dividing the day of -
departure into 6-hour periods starting from the
actual time travel begins and running through 2400
(midnight). For each 6-hour period, or fraction
thereof, one-fourth of the applicable M&IE rate
should be allowed.
(2) Full Calendar Days of Travel
(a) Lodging Required. For each calendar day
(see Appendix D for definition) that the employee
is in a travel status and lodging is required (whether
en route or at the temporary duty location), the ac-
tual cost of lodging incurred by the employee shall
be added to the applicable M&IE rate, the resulting
amount shall be the allowable per diem for the full
calendar day. However, the resultant amount may
not exceed the maximum per diem allowance
prescribed in Appendix E for the locality concerned.
(b) Lodging Not Required. For any full -
calendar day of travel when lodging is not required
(e.g., when employee is en route overnight return-
ing to the official station), the maximum per diem
rate shall be the M&IE rate applicable to the
preceding calendar day.
(3) Day of Return.
(a) Determining Applicable Rate. For the day
travel ends (when employee returns to the official
station, place of abode or other authorized point,
or arrives at the new official station incident to a
change of official station), the per diem allowable
shall be the M&IE rate applicable to the preceding
calendar day prorated as provided in subpar. (b).
(b) Method Prorating M&IE Rate. The M&IE
rate shall be prorated by dividing the day travel ends
into 6-hour periods beginning,at 0001 and running
until the employee arrives at home, office, or other
authorized point at the conclusion of the trip. For
each 6-hour period, or fraction thereof, one-fourth
of the applicable M&IE rate shall be allowed.
(4) Lodging Obtained After Midnight. Gen-
erally, per diem is based on the location of the
employee at midnight, however, there are occasions
when the employee is en route and does not arrive
at the lodging site (either temporary duty location
or en route stopover point) until after midnight. In
such cases, the lodging shall be claimed for the
preceding calendar day and the applicable max-
imum per diem for the preceding day will be deter-
mined as if the employee had been at the lodging
location at, midnight of that day.
(5) Lodging Location Rules
(a) Lodging at Temporary Duty Location.
It is presumed that the employee will obtain lodg-
ing at the temporary duty location. However, if the
employee obtains lodging away from or outside the
temporary duty location because of personal
preference or convenience, the allowable per diem
shall be limited to the maximum per diem rate
prescribed for the temporary duty location.
(b) Lodging Not Available at Temporary
Duty Location. In certain circumstances, lodging
accommodations may not be available at the tem-
porary duty location and the employee must obtain
lodging in an adjacent locality where the prescribed
maximum per diem rate is higher than the max-
imum per diem rate for the location of the tem-
porary duty location. In such instances, the DoD
component concerned may make an administrative
determination on an individual case basis to either
authorize (in advance) or approve (after the fact)
the higher maximum per diem rate. If the higher
maximum rate is not justified and authorized in ad-
vance, the employee must furnish a statement with
the travel voucher satisfactorily explaining the cir-
cumstances that caused him/her to obtain lodging
in an area other than at the temporary duty point
designated in the travel authorization.
(6) Maximum Rate Applicable to Permanent
Change of Station Travel. The standard CONUS
rate shall be the applicable maximum per diem rate
for en route travel incident to permanent change
of station travel.
c. Weekly or Monthly Rates. When em-
ployee obtains lodging on a weekly or monthly
rental basis, the daily lodging cost shall be com-
puted by dividing the total lodging cost for the
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expenses listed in par. C4552-2i, by the number of
days the accommodations are actually occupied,
provided that the employee acts prudently in rent-
ing by the week or month, and that the cost to the
Government does not exceed the cost of renting
conventional lodgings at a daily rate. Otherwise the
daily lodgings cost shall be computed by dividing
the number of days in the rental period (e.g., 7 or
30 days, or appropriate).
d. Allowances for Use of a Recreational
Vehicle for Lodging. The term "recreational vehi-
cle" includes mobile homes, campers, camping
trailers, or self-propelled mobile recreational
vehicles.
(1) Privately Owned
(a) Lodging Costs. See par. C4552-2i for al-
lowable lodging expenses. Depreciation shall not be
considered as an allowable lodging expense.
(b) Meals and Incidental Expenses. The offi-
cial directing travel shall determine an appropriate
amount for meals and incidental expenses based on
whether the type of recreational vehicle used by the
employee has meal preparation facilities and request
a- reduced per diem in accordance with par.
C4550-lc if the actual costs expected to be incur-
red can be determined in advance of the travel.
(2) Rented Recreational Vehicle. When the
use of a rented recreational vehicle is authorized or
approved as advantageous-to the Government, the
rental fee and the allowable expenses in par.
C4552-2i may be considered as lodging costs. Ad-
vantageous use might occur when the employee is
on an extended temporary duty assignment in a
remote area or where conventional lodging facilities
are limited or not available. If the use of a rented
recreational vehicle is not authorized or approved
as advantageous, only those expenses listed in par.
C4552-2i, items 2 through 9 may be considered as
lodging costs.
An employee was in a travel status on temporary
duty for 9 1/2 days. He departed from his place of
abode at 1330 and arrived at the temporary duty
station at 1730 on the same day. He obtained lodg-
ing for 9 nights, two of which were spent in Govern-
ment quarters with charge and one night at a
friend's house at no cost. He departed the tem-
porary duty station at 1600 on the 10th day and ar=
rived at his place of abode at 2000 on the same day.
While at the TDY station the employee paid $35
each night for 6 nights of lodging in a hotel, $4 each
night for 2 nights spent in Government quarters,
but no cost for the night of lodging obtained in a
friend's home. Per diem may be computed as
follows:
I st day (day of departure) 2/4 of $25
(M&IE rate) plus $35 (lodging) _
$ 47.50
2nd through 6th days $25 (M&IE
Rate) plus $35 (lodging) x 5 days =
300.00
7th & 8th days $25 (M&IE Rate)
plus $4 (lodging) x 2 days =
58.00
9th day $25 (M&IE Rate) plus $0
(lodging) =
25.00
10th day (day of return) 4/4
of $25 (preceding calendar
day M&IE Rate) =
25.00
Amount due employee
$455.50
Per diem derived by adding the applicable M&IE
rate to the daily lodging cost, the total not to ex-
ceed the amount prescribed in Appendix E for the
locality concerned. The per diem prescribed for the
TDY location in this example is the standard
CONUS rate of $60, which consists of a $25 M&IE
rate and a maximum lodging amount of $35. For
the first day (day of departure), the applicable per
diem rate is two-quarters ($12.50) of the M&IE rate
($25) plus the lodging cost ($35) for that day, the
resultant amount being $47.50. For days 2 through
6, the applicable per diem is the M&IE Rate ($25)
plus the lodging cost ($35) times the number of days
5, the resultant amount being $300.00. For days 7
and 8, the applicable per diem rate is the M&IE Rate
($25) plus the lodging cost ($4) times the number
of days 2, the resultant amount being $58. For the
9th day, the applicable per diem is the M&IE Rate
($25) plus the lodging cost ($0), the resultant
amount being $25. For the 10th day (day of return),
the applicable per diem rate is four-quarters ($25)
of the preceding calendar days M&IE Rate ($25),
the resultant amount being $25. The per diem
entitlement began with the third quarter of the
day of departure, and continued through the fourth
quarter of the day of return to the permanent duty
station, place of abode or other authorized point.
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An employee performed permanent change of sta-
tion travel from San Francisco, CA to Washington,
D.C. in 9 3/4 days. He elected to travel by privately
owned automobile, accompanied by his wife and
2-year old child. He departed his place of abode at
1130 on the first day (day of departure) and arrived
at his new permanent duty station at 1930 on the
10th day (day of arrival). The distance traveled was
2826 miles. Based on an average distance of 350
miles per calendar day, the employee may be paid
per diem for up to 8 1 /4 days. Lodgings were oc-
cupied for 9 nights, two of which were spent at the
home of friends at no cost. He certified that the
single rates applicable to the rooms he occupied with
his dependents were $38, $37, $39, $38, $37, $36,
$39 and 2 nights at no cost. Per diem is computed
as follows:
Maximum Allowable Per Diem for Employee
8 1/4 days @ $60 (Standard CONUS
rate) ........................... $ 495.00
Per Diem for Actual Travel Under
Lodging Plus System
1st day, (day of departure) 3/4 of $25
(standard CONUS M&IE. rate) plus
(lodging) cost $35 = ............ $ 53.75
2nd day, $25 (M&IE rate) plus $0 (lodg-
ing) = ......................... 25.00
3rd through 8th days, $25 (M&IE rate)
plus $35 (lodging) x 6 days = ... 360.00
9th day, $25 (M&IE rate) plus $0 (lodg-
ing) = ......................... 25.00
10th day, (day of arrival) 4/4 of $25
(standard CONUS M&IE rate) = . 25.00
Employee's per diem entitlement. $488.75
Per diem for the accompanying spouse
at 3/4 of the amount due the
employee ($488.75) .............. $366.56
Per diem for the accompanying child
under 12 years of age at 1/2 of the
amount due the employee ($488.75) $244.38
Total amount payable to employee. $1,099.69
The maximum allowable per diem for permanent
change of station travel within CONUS is the stand-
ard CONUS rate of $60 prescribed in Appendix E
($25 M&IE rate plus lodging not to exceed $35). In
this case, the lodging cost for 7 nights exceeded the
maximum allowable lodging amount of $35 and
reimbursement for lodging was therefore limited to
$35. For the 1st day (day of departure), the ap-
plicable per diem rate is three-quarters of the M&IE
rate ($25) plus lodging not to exceed $35, the resub-
ant amount being $53.75. For the 2nd day, the ap-
plicable per diem rate is the M&IE ($25) rate plus
the cost of lodging ($O) the resultant amount be-
ing $25. For days 3 through 8, the applicable per
diem rate is the M&IE ($25) rate plus lodging not
to exceed $35, times the number of days (6) at that
rate, the resultant amount being $360.00. For the
9th day the applicable per diem rate is the M&IE
($25) rate plus the cost of lodging ($0), the result-
ant amount being $25. For the 10th day (day of ar-
rival at new permanent duty station) the applicable
per diem rate is four-quarters of the standard
CONUS M&IE ($25) rate. Per diem for actual travel
by the employee is $488.75. Since per diem for
actual travel does not exceed the maximum
allowable ($495) for 8 1/4 days travel time, the
employee is entitled to the full amount ($488.75)
and entitlement for dependents is 3/4 and 1/2
respectively of the amount due the employee.
An employee performed permanent change of sta-
tion travel from Washington, DC to Phoenix, AZ
in 6 days. He elected to travel by privately owned
automobile accompanied by his wife and 7 year old
child. He departed his place of abode at 0800 on
the first day and arrived at his new permanent duty
station at 2100 on the 6th day. The distance trav-
eled was 1443 miles. Based on-an average distance
of 350 miles per calendar day, the employee may
be paid per diem for up to 4 1 /4 days. Lodgings
were occupied for 5 nights, 3 of which were spent
at the homes of friends at no cost. He certified that
the single rates applicable to the rooms he occupied
with his dependents were $39, $36, and 3 nights at
no cost. Per diem is computed as follows:
Maximum Allowable Per Diem
for Employee.
4 1 /4 days @ $60 (standard CONUS
rate) = .......................... $255.00
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Computation of Per Diem for Actual
Travel Performed.
1st day, (day of departure) 3/4 of $25
(standard CONUS M&IE rate) plus $0
(lodging) = .....................
2nd day, $25 (M&IE rate) plus $35 (lodg-
ing)
3rd day, $25 (M&IE rate) plus SO (lodg-
ing) = .........................
4th day, $25 (M&IE rate) plus $35.00
$ 18.75
60.00
25.00
(lodging) = ..................... 60.00
5th day, $25 (M&IE rate) plus $0 (lodg-
ing) = .........................
6th day, (day of arrival) 4/4 of $25
(standard CONUS M&IE rate) _ .. 25.00
Total ............................. $213.75
Per diem for the accompanying spouse
at 3/4 of the amount due the employee
($213.75) = ..................... $160.31
Per diem for the accompanying child
under 12 years of age at 1/2 of the
amount due the employee ($213.75) = $106.87
Total amount payable to employee = $480.93
The maximum allowable per diem for permanent
change of station travel within CONUS is the stand-
ard CONUS rate of $60 prescribed in Appendix E
($25 M&IE rate plus lodging not to exceed $35). In
this case, the lodging cost for 2 nights exceeded the
maximum allowable amount of $35 and reimburse-
ment for lodging was therefore limited to $35. For
the 1st day (day of departure) the applicable per
diem rate is three-quarters of the M&IE rate ($25)
plus lodging not to exceed $35, the resultant amount
being $18.75. For days 2 and 4, the applicable per
diem rate is the M&IE rate ($25) plus lodging not
to exceed $35, the resultant amount being $60 for
each day. For days 3 and 5, the applicable per diem
rate is the M&IE ($25) rate plus lodging ($0), the
resultant amount being $25 for each day. For the
6th day (day of arrival at the new permanent duty
station) the applicable per diem rate is four-quarters
($25) of the standard CONUS M&IE rate ($25). In
this case, since per diem for the actual travel time
($213.75) did not exceed the maximum allowable
($255) the employee is entitled to the lessor amount
DOD Civilian Personnel
and the entitlement for dependents is 3/4 and 1/2
respectively of the amount due the employee.
An employee performed permanent change of sta-
tion travel from Los Angeles, CA to Washington,
DC in 15 days. He elected to travel by privately
owned automobile accompanied by his wife. He
departed his place of abode at 0700 on the first day
and arrived at his new permanent duty station at
1300 on the 15th day. The distance traveled was
2615 miles. Based on an average distance of 350
miles per calendar day, the employee may be paid
per diem for up to 7 1/2 days. Lodgings were oc-
cupied for 14 nights, 4 of which were spent at the
homes of friends at no cost. He certified that the
single rates applicable to the rooms occupied with
his dependent were 10 nights @ $40 a night, and
4 nights at no cost. Per diem is computed as follows:
Maximum Allowable Per Diem
for Employees.
7 1/2 day @ $60 (standard CONUS
rate) = .......................... $450.00
Computation of Per Diem for
Actual Travel Performed.
1st day 3/4 of $25 (standard CONUS
M&IE rate) plus $35 (lodging) _ .... $ 53.75
2nd through 10th day $25 (M&IE rate) plus
$35 (lodging) x 9 = .............. 540.00
11th through 14th day $25 (M&IE rate)
plus $0 (lodging) x 4 = .......... 100.00
15th day 3/4 of S25 (standard CONUS
M&IE rate) = .................... ' 18.75
Total ........................... $712.50
Per diem for the accompanying spouse at
3/4 of the amount due the employee
($450.00) = ...................... $337.50
Total amount payable to employee = .. $787.50
The maximum allowable per diem for permanent
change of station travel within CONUS is the stand-
ard CONUS rate of $60 prescribed in Appendix E
($25 M&IE rate plus lodging not to exceed $35).
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In this case, the lodging cost for 10 nights exceeded
the maximum allowable amount of $35. For the 1st
day (day of departure) the. applicable per diem rate
is three-quarters of the M&IE rate ($25) plus lodg-
ing not to exceed $35, the resultant amount being
$53.75. For days 2 through 10, the applicable per
diem rate is the M&IE rate ($25) plus lodging not
to exceed $35, times the number of days (9) at that
rate, the resultant amount being $540. For days 11
through 14, the applicable per diem rate is the
M&IE ($25) rate plus lodging ($0) times the number
of days (4) at that rate, the resultant amount being
$100. For the 15th day (day of arrival at the new
permanent duty station) the applicable per diem rate
is three-quarters ($18.75) of the standard CONUS
M&IE rate ($25). Since per diem for the actual
travel time ($712.50) exceeded the maximum
allowable ($450), the employee is entitled to the
lessor amount. Entitlement for his dependent is 3/4
of the amount due the employee.
C4559 COMPUTATION OF PER DIEM
WHEN GOVERNMENT QUAR-
TERS USED INCIDENT TO
TRAVEL OUTSIDE THE
CONTINENTAL UNITED
STATES
1. GOVERNMENT QUARTERS AVAIL-
ABLE. The following is an example of computing
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per diem allowances when Government quarters are
available.
3rd through 7th Day
5 Days Goteborg rate (Government
quarters available, par. C4552.3e) $96
x 46010 = $44.16 x 5 ............ $220.80
LV Residence
11:00
- 1st Day
8th Day
ARR Dulles Apt.
13:45
First Quarter-Goteborg Rate (Govern-
LV Dulles Apt.
14:40
ment quarters available) continues
ARR Goteborg, Sweden
08:00
- 2nd Day
through quarter day of departure (par.
TDY 3rd through 7th day
C4553-3b) $96 x 46010 = $44.16 x 1 /4
LV Goteborg, Sweden
10:00
- 8th Day
Second Quarter-Goteborg rate (same as
ARR Dulles Apt.
19:30
first quarter) ......................
LV Dulles Apt.
20:00
Third Quarter-En route rate (par.
ARR Residence
22:45
C4552-3c(4)) $6 x 1/4 .............
Fourth Quarter-En route rate (par.
Hours of departure and arrival are shown in local
standard times. Government quarters were available
without charge for 6 nights at Goteborg, Sweden.
The per diem rate prescribed in Appendix A for
Goteborg, Sweden at the time the employee trav-
eled was $96. Since Government quarters were
available in Goteborg, the applicable per diem rate,
reduced in accordance with par. C4552-3e ($96 x
46010) was $44.16. The employee's per diem entitle-
ment is computed as follows:
1st Day
First Quarter-N/A
Second Quarter-Continental United States
rate (par. C4552-3c(7) $25 x 1/4 ..... $6.25
Third Quarter-Continental United States
rate (par. C4552-3c(7) $25 x 1 /4 ..... 6.25
Fourth Quarter-En route rate (par.
C4552-3c(4) $6 x 1/4 ............... 1.50
2nd Day
First Quarter-En route rate $6 x 1 /4 .. 1.50
Second Quarter-En route rate $6 x 1 /4 1.50
Third Quarter-Goteborg Rate (par.
C4553-3b) $96 x 1/4 ............... 24.00
Fourth Quarter-Goteborg Rate (par. -
C4553-3b) $96 x 1/4 ............... 24.00
(The rate of per diem for Goteborg is not reduced
because of the availability of Government quarters
until the calendar day following the day of arrival
at Goteborg).
11.04
11.04
1.50
C4552.3c(4)) $6 x 1 /4 ............. 1.50
Amount due employee ................ $310.88
The $44.16 rate (4697o of the Goteborg rate ap-
plicable since Government quarters were available)
began at 0001 of the calendar day following the
calendar day of arrival at Goteborg (par.
C4553-3b). If the employee had been charged for
occupancy of Government quarters, for instance,
$2 per day, the amount due the employee would be
increased by $10 ($2 x 5 nights during which the
employee occupied Government quarters and the
reduced rate applied). The total due the employee
would then be $320.88. If the resultant amount, as
in this case, is not in whole dollars, it will not be
rounded to the next higher dollar.
2. DEDUCTABLE MEALS FURNISHED
WITHOUT COST. In the example cited in subpar.
1, if meals were furnished without cost from the day
of arrival through breakfast on the day of depar-
ture, a deduction- for meals in the amount of
$224.64 would be made from $310.88 to $320.88,
as applicable, computed as follows:
Breakfast-6 days x $12.48 ($96 x 13010)
$74.88
Lunch-6 days x S12.48
(96 x 13%)
..
74.88
Diinner-6 days x $12.48
(96 x 13 %)
..
74.88
$224.64
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PART M: ACTUAL EXPENSE ALLOWANCE
Reimbursement for the actual and necessary sub-
sistence expenses for official travel may be author-
ized or approved in accordance with par. C4609
through C4613 for specific travel assignments:
within and outside CONUS when:
1. necessary subsistence expenses are un-
usually high due to unique or special
circumstances and payment of a per diem
allowance prescribed in Part L or Appen-
dix A or E is inappropriate; or,
2. unusually high expenses are incurred for
occasional meals and/or lodgings.
Reimbursement for actual and necessary subsistence
expenses shall be authorized or approved for
specific travel assignments only after appropriate
consideration of the actual facts existing at the time
travel is directed and performed. Generally,
authorization or approval of actual subsistence ex-
penses is contingent on the entitlement to per diem.
An employee traveling on the actual subsistence ex-
pense basis is expected to exercise the same care in
incurring expenses as set forth in par. C1058-1 for
travel on a per diem basis. Except as otherwise pro-
vided in this Part, the definitions and rules ap-
plicable to the employee's entitlement to a per diem
incident to a temporary duty assignment shall apply
to travel on an actual expense basis. Actual sub-
sistence expense reimbursement may not be author-
ized for experts and consultants appointed under
Section 710, Defense Production Act of 1950, as
amended.
C4601 CONDITIONS WARRANTING
AUTHORIZATION OR APPROVAL
OF ACTUAL EXPENSES
The allowable per diem rate prescribed in Part L
or Appendix A or E, although generally adequate,
may be insufficient for a particular travel assign-
ment because of special duties or because sub-
sistence costs have escalated temporarily during
special events. In other situations, employees may
incur occasional expenses for lodging or meals when
lodgings and meals otherwise are being furnished
without cost and a per diem allowance has not been
authorized for these expenses. Travel on an actual
subsistence expense basis may be authorized or ap-
proved for travel assignments which otherwise meet
conditions prescribed herein if the actual and
necessary subsistence expenses exceed the maximum
per diem allowance by 10 percent or more. Notwith-
standing the conditions cited herein, the actual ex-
pense authority may not be used as blanket
authority to authorize or approve automatic actual
expense reimbursement for all travel to an area
where the reimbursement rate is inadequate. This
authority shall be used only on an individual case
basis with appropriate consideration in each case
of the actual facts existing at the time the travel is
directed and performed. Although actual expense
reimbursement will be authorized in rare and ex-
tenuating circumstances, a request for such authori-
zation or approval may be submitted as indicated
in par. C4609. If it becomes necessary to exercise
this authority repetitively or on a continuing basis
in a particular area, the DOD component involved
will submit a request as prescribed in par. C4551-3
for an adjustment of the applicable rate prescribed
in Part L or Appendix A or E. _
C4602 NOT USED
C4603 MAXIMUM DAILY RATES AND
REIMBURSEMENT LIMITATIONS
The maximum amount of reimbursement for actual
subsistence expenses that may be authorized or ap-
proved for each calendar day or fraction thereof
is as provided in subpars. 1 through 3. Requests for
actual expense authorizations or approvals will in-
clude a recommendation for an appropriate and
necessary maximum daily rate not to exceed the
amount provided in subpars. 1 and 2. Maximum
daily rates need not be prorated for fractions of a
day; however, see subpars. lb and 2b for reimburse-
ment limitations. When authorized or approved, the
actual expense allowance is in lieu of the per diem
allowances prescribed in Part L, or Appendix A or
E and an employee may not elect to be reimbursed
on a per diem basis. An actual expense allowance
not to exceed the applicable per diem rate prescribed
in Appendix E within CONUS or not to exceed the
established overseas locality per diem rate outside
CONUS may be authorized or approved for in-
dividuals authorized preemployment interview
travel under par. C6000, item 8 and par. C6200.
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C4604 DOD Civilian Personnel
a. Maximum Daily Rates. For travel within
CONUS, the maximum daily rate for subsistence
expenses shall not exceed 150 percent of the ap-
plicable maximum per diem rate (rounded to the
next highest dollar) prescribed in Appendix E for
the travel assignment location.
(1) 150 Percent of M&IE. When the actual
subsistence expenses incurred during any one day
are less than the maximum daily rate authorized,
the employee shall be reimbursed only for the lesser
amount. Expenses incurred and claimed (including
those for fractional days) shall be reviewed and
allowed only to the extent determined to be
necessary and reasonable. Reimbursement for meals
and incidental expenses shall not, under any cir-
cumstances, exceed 150 percent of the M&IE rate
applicable to the temporary duty location.
*(2) 100 Percent of M&IE. Meals and inci-
dental expenses may be reimbursed under the lodg-
ings plus per diem system in accordance with par.
C4558-lb, while the cost of lodging is reimbursed
on an actual expense basis. In such case, the amount
allowed for M&IE and the cost of lodging may not
exceed the maximum daily rate authorized in the
actual expense authorization for the locality con-
cerned. For example, when an employee is author-
ized actual expenses not to exceed 150 percent of
the Washington, DC, rate, $176.00 (150% x $117,
rounded to meet higher dollar), and is reimbursed
under the lodgings plus per diem system for meals
and incidentals expenses ($33.00), the amount
allowed for lodgings may not exceed $143.00
($176.00-$33.00). Itemization of meal and inciden-
tal expenses is not required when payment for those
expenses is made under the lodgings plus per diem
system.
a. Maximum Daily Rates. For travel outside
CONUS, the maximum daily rate for subsistence
expenses shall not exceed the amount prescribed in
items 1 or 2, whichever is greater:
1. 150 percent of the applicable maximum per
diem rate (rounded to the next higher
dollar) prescribed in Appendix A,
2. $50 plus the applicable maximum per diem
rate prescribed in Appendix A.
b. Reimbursement Limitation. When the ac-
tual subsistence expenses incurred during any one
day are less than the maximum daily rate author-
ized, the employee shall be reimbursed only for the
lesser amount. Expenses incurred and claimed (in-
cluding those for fractional days) shall be reviewed
and allowed only to the extent determined to be
necessary and reasonable. Reimbursement for meals
and incidental expenses generally should not exceed
46 percent of the maximum daily rate authorized
in items 1 and 2, which is applicable.
3. WHEN LODGING IS PROCURED
THROUGH USE OF A PURCHASE ORDER.
When actual subsistence expense reimbursement is
authorized or approved under this Part and lodg-
ing is furnished to the employee at no cost through
use of a purchase order, reimbursement shall not
be authorized or approved for other subsistence ex-
penses that will, when combined with the cost of
lodging furnished, exceed the maximum daily rate
authorized under subpars. 1 or 2, as applicable. The
provisions of par. C4550-9 also apply to actual ex-
pense reimbursement under this Part.
'C4604
The following list of expenses which are allowable
under the actual subsistence expense reimbursement
method will be used for establishing appropriate
and necessary maximum daily reimbursement rates
and in determining the amount actually payable.
1. lodging, includes expenses for overnight
sleeping facilities and personal use of a
room during- the daytime when necessary;
2. meals, consisting of expenses for breakfast,
lunch, and dinner (specifically excluded are
alcoholic beverage and entertainment ex-
penses, and any expenses incurred for other
persons);
3. fees and tips to waiters and waitresses,
porters, baggage carriers, bellhops, hotel
maids, dining room stewards or steward-
esses, and others on vessels, and hotel serv-
ants in foreign countries;
4. personal laundry and cleaning and press-
ing of clothing;
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5. service charges for fans, air conditioners,
heaters, and fires furnished in rooms when
such charges are not included in the room
rate;
6. telegrams and telephone calls necessary to
reserve lodging accommodations;
7. local transportation including usual tips,
between places of lodging, or duty and
place meals are taken when not otherwise
reimbursable (see par. C2101-1, item 4);
8. taxes and service charges on any=of the ex-
penses in items 1 through 6;
9. in addition to the expenses in items 1
through 8, any other necessary expenses
related to rooms, lodging, or valet service
(other than barbers, manicurists, or
masseurs) which are enumerated in the
account.
C4605 REQUIREMENT FOR
DOCUMENTATION
1. GENERAL. In addition to the provisions of
par. C5004, additional requirements for preparing
a claim on Travel Voucher or Subvoucher (DD
Form 1351-2) for actual subsistence expense
allowance will be as prescribed in subpars. 2
through 5.
2. ITEMIZATION. Each claim submitted for
reimbursement of actual necessary subsistence ex-
penses will be accompanied by an itemization on
a daily basis of the expenses enumerated in par.
C4604, items 1 through 9. Items will be listed to in-
dicate clearly the expenses applicable to each calen-
dar day. The list will include only those items which
are properly allowable as subsistence expenses and
will not include items for which there are provisions
for claiming separate reimbursement, such as tax-
icab fares, registration fees, etc., Statement of Ac-
tual Expenses (DD Form 1351-3) will be used for
listing the actual expenses, and will be submitted
in support of the claim for reimbursement.
a. Receipts Required. Receipts shall be re-
quired for lodging, regardless of amount, and any
individual meal when the cost is over $25, excluding
tips. The provisions of pars. C4608-3a and C4552-2s
covering double occupancy and missing receipts
apply to this Part.
b. Exception to Receipts and/or Itemization
Requirement. When reimbursement for meals and
incidental expenses are limited to 100 percent of the
applicable M&IE rate (as prescribed in par. C4603-
lb(2)), receipts and/or itemization of meals and in-
cidental expenses as provided in subpars. 2 and 3
are not required.
4. ABSENCES. Absences during the actual sub-
sistence expense reimbursement period will be
stated, and reimbursement will be -subject to -the
provisions of par. C4606.
5. CERTIFICATION. The following certificate
will be typed and signed on the expense statement:
"I certify that the itemized amounts are actual
and necessary subsistence expenses incurred by me
in the performance of official travel for which I
have been reimbursed."
C4606 EFFECT OF ABSENCES ON
PAYMENT OF ACTUAL
EXPENSES
The provisions of par. C4554 applicable to inter-
ruptions of per diem entitlements (leave and non-
workdays, return to official- station for non-
workdays, indirect route or interrupted travel, and
illness or injury or a personal emergency situation)
shall also apply to travel on an actual subsistence
basis.
C4607 SITUATIONS REQUIRING
REIMBURSEMENT FOR
OCCASIONAL MEALS AND/OR
LODGING
Although lodging and/or meals are furnished
without cost (or at a nominal cost) for a particular
assignment, the employee may necessarily incur ex-
penses for occasional lodgings and/or meals. The
DOD component may approve reimbursement of
appropriate expenses incurred for occasional meals
or lodging that are determined to be necessary and
justified by the circumstances involved. For travel
assignments within CONUS the actual expense
allowable for lodging or each meal may not exceed
the lodging or individual meal allowance set out
in par. C4552-2. For travel assignments outside
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CONUS the limitations prescribed in par. C4552-3
will apply. In special or unusual circumstances a re-
quest may be submitted in accordance with par.
C4609 for an authorization or approval of reim-
bursement for the cost of occasional meals or lodg-
ing in an amount not to exceed 150 percent of the
appropriate amount prescribed in pars. C4552-2
or-3.
1. GENERAL. When the actual subsistence ex-
penses incurred during any one day are less than
the daily amount authorized, the traveler will be
reimbursed only for the lesser amount. The daily
amount authorized shall not be prorated for frac-
tions of a day; however, expenses incurred and
claimed for a fraction of a day shall be reviewed
and allowed only to the extent determined to be
reasonable by the travel-authorizing or approving
official concerned. The maximum amount of reim-
bursement for actual subsistence expense travel for
each calendar day, or fraction thereof, is limited
as indicated in subpars. 2 through 11. In no case will
the amount authorized or approved be more than
the amount authorized or approved in an actual ex-
pense authorization for the area concerned.
2. INCIDENTAL EXPENSE CEILING. When
Government quarters are available on a post, camp,
station, base, or depot owned or operated by the
United States, reimbursement for incidental ex-
penses will be limited to $2.00 ($3.50 outside
CONUS). (The $2.00/$3.50 limitation does not
apply when an employee is quartered in contract
quarters off a United States-owned or operated in-
stallation or when an employee is on temporary
duty to a contractor-operated facility.) When such
quarters are not available, reimbursement for in-
cidental expenses will be limited to 7 percent
of the maximum daily actual expense allowance
authorized.
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8. taxes and service charges on any of the ex-
penses in items 1 through 6;
9. in addition to the expenses in items 1
through 8, any other necessary expenses
related to rooms, lodging, or valet service
(other than barbers, manicurists, or
masseurs) which are enumerated in the
account.
C4605 REQUIREMENT FOR
DOCUMENTATION
1. GENERAL. In addition to the provisions of
par. C5004, additional requirements for preparing
a claim on Travel Voucher or Subvoucher (DD
Form 1351-2) for actual subsistence expense
allowance will be as prescribed in subpars. 2
through 5.
2. ITEMIZATION. Each claim submitted for
reimbursement of actual necessary subsistence ex-
penses will be accompanied by an itemization on
a daily basis of the expenses enumerated in par.
C4604, items I through 9. Items will be listed to in-
dicate clearly the expenses applicable to each calen-
dar day. The list will include only those items which
are properly allowable as subsistence expenses and
will not include items for which there are provisions
for claiming separate reimbursement, such as tax-
icab fares, registration fees, etc. Statement of Ac-
tual Expenses (DD Form 1351-3) will be used for
listing the actual expenses, and will be submitted
in support of the claim for reimbursement.
a. Receipts Required. Receipts shall be re-
quired for lodging, regardless of amount, and any
individual meal when the cost is over $25, excluding
tips. The provisions of pars. C4608-3a and C4552-2s
covering double occupancy and missing receipts
apply to this Part.
b. Exception to Receipts and/or Itemization
Requirement. When reimbursement for meals and
incidental expenses are limited to 100 percent of the
applicable M&IE rate (as prescribed in par. C4603-
lb(2)), receipts and/or itemization of meals and in-
cidental expenses as provided in subpars. 2 and 3
are not required.
4. ABSENCES. Absences during the actual sub-
sistence expense reimbursement period will be
stated, and reimbursement will be subject to the
provisions of par. C4606.
5. CERTIFICATION. The following certificate
will be typed and signed on the expense statement:
"I certify that the itemized amounts are actual
and necessary subsistence expenses incurred by me
inthe performance of official travel for which I
have been reimbursed."
C4606 EFFECT OF ABSENCES ON
PAYMENT OF ACTUAL
EXPENSES
The provisions of par. C4554 applicable to inter-
ruptions of per diem entitlements (leave and non-
workdays, return to official station for non-
workdays, indirect route or interrupted travel, and
illness or injury or a personal emergency situation)
shall also apply to travel on an actual subsistence
basis.
C4607 SITUATIONS REQUIRING
REIMBURSEMENT FOR
OCCASIONAL MEALS AND/OR
LODGING
Although lodging and/or meals are furnished
without cost (or at a nominal cost) for a particular
assignment, the employee may necessarily incur ex-
penses for occasional lodgings and/or meals. The
DOD component may approve reimbursement of
appropriate expenses incurred for occasional meals
or lodging that are determined to be necessary and
justified by the circumstances involved. For travel
assignments within CONUS the actual expense
allowable for lodging or each meal may not exceed
the lodging or individual meal allowance set out in
par. C4552-2. For travel assignments outside
CONUS the limitations prescribed in par. C4552-3
will apply. In special or unusual circumstances a re-
quest may be submitted in accordance with par.
C4609 for an authorization or approval of reim-
bursement for the cost of occasional meals or lodg-
ing in an amount not to exceed 150 percent of the
appropriate amount prescribed in pars. C4552-2
or -3.
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1. GENERAL. When the actual subsistence ex-
penses incurred during any one day are less than
the daily amount authorized, the traveler will be
reimbursed only for the lesser amount. The daily
amount authorized shall not be prorated for frac-
tions of a day; however, expenses incurred and
claimed for a fraction of a day shall be reviewed
and allowed only to the extent__determined to be
reasonable by the travel-authorizing or approving
official concerned. The maximum amount of reim-
bursement for actual subsistence expense travel for
each calendar day, or fraction thereof, is limited
as indicated in subpar. 2 through 11. In no case will
the amount authorized or approved be more than
the amount authorized or approved in an actual ex-
pense authorization for the area concerned.
2. INCIDENTAL EXPENSE CEILING. When
Government quarters are available on a post, camp,
station, base or depot owned or operated by the
United States, reimbursement for incidental ex-
penses will be limited to $2.00 ($3.50 outside
CONUS). (The $2.00/$3.50 limitation does not
apply when an employee is quartered in contract
quarters off a United States owned or operated in-
stallation or when an employee is on temporary
duty to a contractor-operated facility.) When such
quarters are not available, reimbursement for in-
cidental expenses will be limited to 7 percent
of the maximum daily actual expense allowance
authorized.
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a. Double Occupancy. If a lodging receipt
shows a charge for double occupancy, such fact
shall be shown on the travel voucher with the name
and employing agency or office of the person shar-
ing the room if such person is a Government
employee on official travel. One-half of the dou-
ble occupancy charge shall be allowed for each
employee. If the person sharing the room is not
another Government employee on official travel,
identification of the person sharing the room is not
required and the employee may be allowed the
single room rate. The employee will be required to
provide the single room rate.
b. Conventional Lodging. Except as provided
for double occupancy in subpar. a., when an
employee uses conventional lodging facilities (e.g.,
hotels, motels, and boarding houses), the allowable
lodging expense will be based on the single room
rate for the lodging used.
c. Government Quarters. A fee or service
charge paid for Government quarters is an allow-
able lodging expense.
d. Lodging with Friends or Relatives. When
the employee obtains lodging from friends or
relatives (including members of the immediate
family) with or without charge, no amount will be
allowed for lodging.
e. Lodging in Nonconventional Facilities.
When no conventional lodging facilities are present
(e.g., in remote areas) or when there is a shortage
of rooms because of an influx of attendees at special
events (e.g., world's fairs or Olympics), costs of
lodging obtained in nonconventional facilities may
be allowed. Such facilities may include college dor-
mitories or similar facilities as well as rooms made
available to the public by area residents in their
homes. In such cases, the traveler must provide an
explanation of the circumstances which is accep-
table to the order issuing official or designated
representative.
f. Reimbursement for Dual Lodgings on a
Single Day. When it is necessary for an employee
to procure or retain lodgings for other than personal
convenience at more than one location on a calen-
dar day, the lodgings used at or close to 2400 will
be used as the lodging cost on that day. The other
lodging cost incurred is reimbursable as an
allowable travel expense when approved by the
travel-directing official (60 Comp. Gen. 630 (1981)).
4. MEALS AVAILABLE UNDER SPECIAL
ARRANGEMENTS. When an employee is par-
ticipating in a special mission type function,. such
as deployment to foreign military bases, forest fire
details, rescue and aircraft recovery missions, and
TDY to remote areas, and meals are made available
under a special arrangement between a Uniformed
Service and any organization institution, commer-
cial concern, nonappropriated fund activity, agency
of a local, state or foreign government, or U.S.
Government agency, reimbursement of actual ex-
penses incurred for meals will be limited to the
amount equaling the charge applicable to each meal
made available under the special arrangements, not
to exceed the charges for three such meals per day.
5. AVERAGING EXPENSES. In determining
the daily amount of expense items which do not ac-
crue on a daily basis, such as laundry, dry clean-
ing, pressing, and hotel maid tips, such expenses
may be averaged over the number of days the
employee is entitled to actual expense allowances
during the entire temporary duty trip. In connec-
tion with lodging and lodging related expenses, the
expenses will be considered as pertaining to the day
on which the charges commenced; e.g., if the
charges are computed on the basis of from 1000 on
one day to 1000 on the second day, the charge will
be considered as commencing and applicable to the
first day even though not actually occupied on that
day. If subsistence expenses for 1 day are less than
the daily limiting amount and another day exceed
the daily limiting amount, the expenses will not be
averaged. Each calendar day must be considered
separately. If, however, the traveler pays for more
than 1 day's subsistence expense at one time (for
example, a hotel bill paid weekly, or at the end of
occupancy), the amount applicable to each day will
be listed separately.
6. MEALS AND LODGING PROVIDED
WITHOUT COST. On any day that meals and
lodgings are provided without cost to an employee
incident to a temporary duty assignment, the
employee will be paid a per diem of $2.00 ($3.50
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the amount to which the reimbursement should be
limited. When such conditions are not known in ad-
vance, similar action may be taken and approval
may be granted after the travel is performed. Every
effort will be made to ensure uniformity of
allowances between members of the Uniformed
Services and civilian employees, when traveling
together or to the same place, when warranted by
similarity of the incidents of travel and temporary
duty. Requests for such allowances will be accom-
panied by a full statement of the facts in the case,
the Department of Defense components involved,
the number of employees involved, and the reasons
why it is believed that normal per diem allowances
will not suffice. Requests shall be submitted in ac-
cordance with par. C4612.
C4610 WHO MAY AUTHORIZE OR
APPROVE
1. GENERAL. Except for the officials referred
to in subpar. 2, actual expense allowances, when
appropriate, will be authorized or approved by an
Actual Expense Authorization issued by the Per
Diem, Travel and Transportation Allowance
Committee.
2. EXCEPTIONS. The following officials may
authorize or approve the use of actual expense
allowances for their own personal travel whenever,
in their opinion, they consider it necessary and
proper under this Part:
The Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Under Sec-
retaries and Deputy Under Secretaries, and
Assistant Secretaries of Defense
The Secretary, Under Secretary, or Assistant
Secretaries of Army, Navy, and Air Force
The Assistant to the Secretary of Defense
(Legislative Affairs)
The Assistant to the Secretary of Defense
(Atomic Energy)
The Assistant to the Secretary of Defense
(Senior Speechwriter)
The General Counsel of the Department of
Defense
The Defense Advisor, U.S. Mission to NATO
The Director of Defense Advanced Research
Projects Agency
The Director of Defense Contract Audit Agency
Director or Deputy Director, Defense Civil Pre-
paredness Agency
President, Uniformed Services University of the
Health Sciences
Advisor to the Secretary of Defense on NATO
Affairs
The provisions of pars. C4609, C4611, C4612, and
C4613 are not applicable to the cases covered by
this subparagraph.
C4611 MANNER OF AUTHORIZATION
OR APPROVAL
Actual expenses may be authorized before travel
commences or approved after travel has been per-
formed. When authorized in advance of the travel,
the allowance of actual subsistence expense for a
specific travel assignment will be stated in the travel
orders showing the amount per calendar day to
which reimbursement is limited. They may be
authorized for the entire period of a trip including
travel time or, when appropriate, per diem or ac-
tual expenses may be authorized for different por-
tions of the long trips. An example in the latter case
occurs when there is a relatively long period of
travel time or travel and assignment in several
localities on a single itinerary. The period for which
actual expense allowances are authorized will be in-
dicated in the Actual Expense Authorization issued
by the Per Diem, Travel and Transportation
Allowance Committee. Per diem allowance and ac-
tual expense allowance will not be authorized or ap-
proved for the same period of time.
C4612 CHANNEL FOR SUBMISSION
OF REQUESTS
It is the employee's responsibility to request
authorization or approval for actual subsistence ex-
pense reimbursement when conditions appear to
warrant such reimbursement and to furnish appro-
priate justification to support the request. The of-
fice (official) within each of the Department of
Defense components having primary jurisdiction
over the travel involved shall determine whether a
request for actual expense allowances is warranted.
Requests should be made at least 10 days prior to
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A. SECTION 297, EDUCATIONAL TRAVEL, DEPT OF STATE STANDARDIZED
RFGTTLATIONS.
B. JOINT TRAVEL REGULATION, VOL 2, PARA 4512.
1. LOCAL CPOS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL TRAVEL
ASSISTANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF At FOR DEPENDENTS OF CIVILIAN
FMPLOYFES CURRENTLY EMPLOYED IN A FOREIGN AREA. WE HAVE BEEN
ADVISED TEAT SOME STUDENTS SEEKING TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE TO A
FOREIGN AREA FROM 'SOME LQCAL,.CPOS, HAVE BEEN TOLD TO CONTACT AN
OFFICE IN TAPA FOR ASSISTANCE. WHILE THAT INFORMATION IS CORRECT
TOR STUDENT DEPENDENTS OF MILITARY MEMBERS, IT DOES NOT APPLY TO
STUDENT DFPFNDENTS OF CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES.
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THIS OFFICE TO THE PER DIEM COMMITTEE. IF THE REQUEST IS SENT
DIRECTLY TO THE PER DIEM COMMITTEE, IT IS FORWARDED TO THIS OFFICE
FOP REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION BEFORE THE COMMITTEE WILL ACT ON THE
RFQTJEST. CONSIDERABLE TIME CAN BE SAVED BY FOLLOWING THE ROUTING IN
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commencement of travel or within 10 days after
completion of the travel and shall be addressed to:
Chairman
Per Diem, Travel and Transportation Allowance
Committee
Hoffman Bldg. 1, Room 836
2461 Eisenhower Avenue
Alexandria, VA 223 3 1-1 300
Request for actual expense allowances will be routed
for authorization or approval through the appro-
priate following office:
1. Army: Civilian Personnel Center, HQDA
(ATTN: PECC-FSS), 200 Stoval St., Alex-
andria, VA 22332;
2. Navy: Director, Office of Civilian Person-
nel Management, Code 10, 800 No. Quincy
Street, Arlington, VA 22203;
3. Marine Corps: Commandant, U.S.M.C.,
Code MPC, Washington, DC 20380;
4. Air Force: Department of the Air Force,
HQ 1100th Resource Management Group
(AFDW), ATTN: AC, Washington, DC
20330-6001;
5. Office of the Secretary of Defense,
Washington Headquarters Services, DOD
Field Activities and Defense Agencies:
Director of Budget and Finance, Washing-
ton Headquarters Services, Washington,
DC 20301.
C4613 DATA TO BE INCLUDED
IN REQUESTS
1. specific reason for travel;
2. whether meetings with technical, profes-
sional, or scientific organizations are
involved; .
3. whether international conferences or
meetings are involved;
4. identity of the senior member of the party,
whether civilian or military;
5. names and title of foreign governmental
contacts, if any;
6. names and identity of any other employees
of Department of Defense components or
members of the Uniformed Services who
also will be performing the travel or tem-
porary duty involved;
7. proposed itinerary showing complete iden-
tification of places (include county, if
known) in or outside CONUS to be visited,
the length of duty at each place, and the
inclusive dates of travel;
8. information as to any special arrangements
which have been made such as provisions
for use of special Government quarters,
messes, open messes, motels, restaurants,
etc.;
9. any other information available indicating
amount of expenses which may be in-
curred, amount of allowances necessary, or
reasons why normal per diem will not suffice;
10. reasons normal first-class accommodations
will not suffice;
11. name and phone number of individual who
may be contacted concerning this request.
When data in items 1 through 10 are not available,
the request will so state. Each request for approval
of an actual expense allowance after travel has- been
performed will be accompanied by a copy of DD
Form 1351-3 (Statement of Actual Expenses) or a
detailed statement showing dates, items, and
amounts paid. Do not submit vouchers or receipts;
such documents are to be submitted to the disburs-
ing/finance office.
Following are examples of computing allowances
when travel is authorized on a per diem and/or ac-
tual expense basis.
10/1 Depart residence 0800, en route to Grayville, PA
10/2 TDY-Grayville
10/3 Depart Grayville 0900, en route to Liberty, PA
10/4 Depart Liberty 1515; arrive residence 1735
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Grayville, PA:- $60 standard CONUS rate applies.
Liberty, PA: Employee authorized reimbursement of actual expenses for TDY at Liberty NTE $126
- due to special circumstances.
10/1 3/4 Standard CONUS M&IE rate plus lodging cost (Par. C4558-2)
.$18.75 (3/4 X $25) plus $24 lodging cost ...................................... $-42.75
10/2 Standard CONUS M&IE rate plus lodging cost (Par. C4558-2)
$25 plus $24 lodging cost ................................................... $ 49.00
10/3 Actual Expense (Liberty, PA)
(Based on employee status and location at 2400)
Grayville ........................................ Breakfast $ 3.25
Liberty ......................................... Lunch 10.75
Liberty ......................................... Dinner 17.50
Liberty ......................................... Lodging 92.00
$123.50 $123.50
10/4 Actual expense NTE amount authorized for Liberty, PA (Par. C6408-12c)
Liberty ......................................... Breakfast $ 8.00
Liberty ..... ................................. Lunch 15.00
$23.00 $23.00
Total Reimbursement........ $238.25
ITINERARY
9/7 Depart residence 1400, en route- to Belle View, CA
9/8 TDY-Belle View
9/9 Depart Belle View 1615, en route to Silver Hill, CO
9/10 TDY-Silver Hill
9/11 Depart Silver Hill 1100, en route to High Point, CO
9/12 Depart High Point 0905 via Midland, IL, arrive residence 1545
Belle View, CA: Actual expense reimbursement authorized NTE $90
Silver Hill, CO: Per Diem $65 (M&IE rate $25, Maximum Lodging Amount $40)
High Point, CO: Per Diem $60 (M&IE rate $25, Maximum Lodging Amount $35)
9/7 Actual Expense
Belle View .................................... Dinner $10.50
Tips to porter 1.75
Lodgings 60.00
Total $72.25 $ 72.25
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9/8 Actual Expense
Belle View ........................... Breakfast - $ 3.50
Lunch 7.50
Dinner 18.00
Lodgings 60.00
Tips to porter 3.00
Total $92.00 (reduced to
$90 maximum) $ 90.00
9/9 $25 (M&IE) plus $38 (Lodging Cost) NTE $65 (Par. C4558-2) ..:...... ........... _$ 63.00
9/10 $25 (M&IE) plus $38 (Lodging Cost) NTE $65 .. ........................... 63.00
9/11 $25 (M&IE) plus $32 (Lodging Cost) NTE $60 ................................ 57.00
9/12 3/4 of $25 (M&IE) (Par. C4558-2) ........................................... 18.75
Total Reimbursement........ $364.00
8/5 Depart residence 0700, en route to Oakton, GA
8/6 Depart Oakton 1600, en route to National City, MD
8/7 TDY-National City
8/8 Depart National City, 1100, en route to Midland, IL
8/9 Depart Midland, 1500, arrive residence 1800
Oakton, GA: Per diem $64 (M&IE rate $25, Maximum Lodging Amount $39)
National City, MD: Actual expense reimbursement authorized NTE $95
Midland, IL: Per diem $76 (M&IE rate $25, Maximum Lodging Amount $51)
8/5 3/4 of $25 (M&IE) plus $36 (Lodging Cost) NTE $64 (Par. C4558-2) ............ $ 54.75
8/6 Actual Expense
Oakton ................................
Breakfast
$ 4.00
Oakton ................................
Lunch
5.75
National City, MD . .................. .
Dinner
12.25
National City, MD ......................
Lodging
60.00
Total
$82.00
8/7 Actual Expense
National City ...........................
Breakfast
$ 5.15
National City ...........................
Lunch
7.30
National City ...........................
Dinner
14.15
National City ...........................
Lodgings
60.00
Total
$86.60
8/8
$25 (M&IE) plus $46 (Lodging Cost) NTE $76 (Par. C4558-2) ..................
$ 71.00
8/9
3/4 of $25 (M&IE) (Par. C4558-2) ...........................................
18.75
Total Reimbursement ........
$313.10
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8/5 Depart residence, 0700, en route to airport
Depart O'Hare Airport, 0915, en route to New York City
Arrive New York, 1315
8/6 TDY at New York City
8/7 Depart New York City, 0700, en route to London_
Arrive London Airport, 1840 (en route 6 hours and 40 minutes)
8/8 &
8/9 TDY London
8/10 Depart London, 0800, en route to Chicago O'Hare Airport
Arrive O'Hare Airport, 1240 (en route 9 hours and 40 minutes)
Arrive residence, 1410
MAXIMUM RATES AT TIME OF TRAVEL
New York, NY: Per Diem $136 (M&IE rate $33, Maximum Lodging Amount $103)
London, UK: Per Diem $135
REIMBURSEMENT
8/5
3/4 of $33 (M&IE) plus $82 (Lodging Cost) (par. C4558-2) .....................
$106.75
8/6
$33 (M&IE) plus $82 (Lodging Cost) .........................................
$115.00
8/7
Per Diem ($60 standard CONUS rate applies for travel within
CONUS, See par. C4552-3c(7))
0001-1200, 2/4 X $60 (par. C4553-7) ................... . .. ...........
$ 30.00
1201, 2/4 X $6 (par. C4552-3c(4)) ...........................................
$ 3.00
8/8
1 Day at $135 .............................................................
$135.00
8/9
1 Day at $135 ..............................................................
$135.00
8/10
0001-1200, 2/4 X $62.10 (46% of $135, London rate) (C4552-3o) ...............
-$ 31.05
1201-1800, 1/4 X $6 (par. C4552-3c(4)) ......................................
$ 1.50
Total Reimbursement ........
$557.30
8/10 Depart residence, 1015, en route to airport
Depart Honolulu Airport, 1215, en route to Los Angeles
Arrive Los Angeles Airport, 2055 (en route 5-hours and.40 minutes)
8/11-8/12 TDY at Los Angeles
8/13 Depart Los Angeles Airport, 1545
Arrive Honolulu Airport, 1805 (en route 5 hours and 20 minutes)
Arrive residence, 1910
Honolulu, HI: Per Diem $85
Los Angeles CA: Per Diem $110 (M&IE rate $33, Maximum Lodging Amount $77)
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8/10
3/4 of $33 (M&IE) plus $70 (Lodging Cost) (par. C4553-5a) ....................
$ 94.75
8/11
$33 (M&IE) plus $70 (Lodging Cost) (par. C4558-2) ...........................
$103.00
8/12
$33 (M&IE) plus $70 (Lodging Cost) .........................................
$103.00
8/13
0001-1800, 3/4 X $25 (MME) (par. C4552-3c(7)) ..............................
$ 18.75
1801-2400, 1/4 X $39.10 (46% of $85 Honolulu Rate) (par. C4552-3c(3) & o) ....
$ 9.77
Total Reimbursement ........
$329.27
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PART N: ALLOWANCES FOR USE OF PRIVATELY OWNED
CONVEYANCE FOR TEMPORARY DUTY TRAVEL
C4650 MILEAGE ALLOWANCES FOR
USE OF PRIVATELY OWNED
CONVEYANCE
Employees or others rendering service to the
Governmentmay be-authorized mileage allowance
reimbursement for travel by private conveyance
when engaged in official business within or outside
their official duty stations. Such allowances may be
authorized only for the operator of the conveyance.
1. PRESCRIBED MILEAGE RATES. Mileage
rates for official travel by privately owned con-
veyance within and outside the continental United
States are as prescribed in subpar. 2. Regardless of
the circumstances of the travel, rates other than
those prescribed will not be shown in travel orders.
a. More Advantageous to the Government
* (1) Mileage Rates For Privately Owned Con-
veyance. A mileage allowance of $0.20 a mile is
prescribed for the use of a privately owned motor-
cycle, 21 cents a mile for the use of a privately
owned automobile; and $0.45 a mile for the use of
a privately owned airplane in connection with tem-
porary duty travel when such use is authorized or
approved as more advantageous to the Government
than other modes of transportation.
(2) When Prescribed Mileage Rate Is Inade-
quate. Generally, the mileage rates prescribed in
subpar. (1) are applicable outside as well as within
the continental United States. However, if a DOD
component determines that these rates are inade-
quate compensation for use of a privately owned
conveyance in a particular area outside the con-
tinental United States, the head of the DOD com-
ponent concerned may submit a request for a higher
rate through-the Chairman, Per Diem, Travel and
Transportation Allowance Committee, Hoffman
Building 1, 2461 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria,
VA 22331-1300, to the General Services Ad-
ministration which is vested with the authority to
establish a higher rate for the area involved. The
request must include a recommended mileage rate
not -exceeding the, statutory maximum rates shown
in subpar. (4) and supporting cost data justifica-
tion as described in subpar. (3).
(3) Cost Data Justification. An analysis of the
costs per mile of operating a privately owned con-
veyance in the particular area involved will include
the data listed in the following itemization. Ex-
penses which are reimbursable as separate
allowances, such as parking or toll fees, will not be
included as cost factors in the analysis. Includable
items are:
1. size/type of conveyance to which the cost
data applies;
2. fixed operating costs: vehicle depreciation,
insurance, taxes, and registration fees;
3. variable operating costs: gasoline, motor
oil, maintenance; -repairs, and tires; - - - -
4. other related cost factors affecting vehicle
- operating costs which are peculiar to the
area involved.
(4) Statutory Maximum Mileage Rates. A
higher mileage rate recommended by a DOD com-
ponent must be within the following statutory max-
imum rates for use of a:
1. privately owned motorcycle-20 cents per
mile,
2. privately owned automobile-25 cents per
mile,
3. privately owned airplane-45 cents per
mile..
b. Not More Advantageous to the Govern-
ment
* (1) General. Except as provided in subpar. (2),
when temporary duty travel is performed by pri-
vately owned conveyance and travel by such mode is
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determined not to be more advantageous to the
Government, mileage reimbursement will be subject
to the limitation of expense to the Government, as
provided in par. C2152, not to exceed $0.20 a mile
for a motorcycle; 21 cents per mile for an auto-
mobile and $0.45 for an airplane.
(2) -Privately Owned Automobile in lieu of
Government-Furnished Automobile
(a) Reimbursement Based on Government
Costs. Based upon average rental rates which agencies
pay for GSA motor pool automobiles, it has been
determined that the average mileage cost for use of a
Government-furnished automobile for travel in the
continental United States is $0.18. Therefore, the
mileage rate for authorized use of a privately owned
automobile when use of a Government-furnished
automobile would be most advantageous to the
Government will be $0.18. Exceptions to the above
limitation may be authorized if the Department of
Defense component concerned determines that, be-
cause of unusual circumstances, the cost of providing
a Government-furnished automobile would be higher
than $0.18. In such instances, the Department of
Defense component may allow reimbursement at
such higher rate within the rate stated in subpar.
2a(1) for advantageous use that will most nearly
equal the cost of providing a Government-furnished
automobile in those circumstances. In addition to
mileage for the authorized distance allowed, the
employee may be reimbursed for expenses authorized
under par. C4654 which would have been incurred if
a Government-furnished vehicle had been used.
(b) Partial Reimbursement When Government
Automobile Is Available. When an employee requests
that he be permitted to use a privately owned
automobile for temporary duty travel, under the
provisions of par. C2158, even though a Government-
furnished automobile is available, mileage reimburse-
ment will be at the rate of 9.5 cents a mile in or out-
side the United States. The mileage rate prescribed
herein represents the approximate additional cost (ex-
cluding fixed costs) incurred by Government agencies
for operating a Government-furnished automobile
already in their possession.
(c) Reimbursement When Transportation in a
Government-Furnished Automobile as Passenger or
Driver Is Available. When an employee is authorized
transportation in a Government-furnished automobile
as a passenger, or as a driver with one or more other
employees, but uses his privately owned conveyance
instead, the employee is not entitled to any reim-
bursement for use of the privately owned conveyance
if the Government-furnished automobile made the
trip without him (21 Comp. Gen. 116). If the
Government-furnished automobile did not make the
trip, the employee is entitled to reimbursement as
prescribed for the circumstances concerned in par.
C2158-1.
C4652 PARKING FEES
1. GENERAL. Employees will be reimbursed, as
provided in this paragraph, for necessary parking fees
incurred as a transportation expense in the use of a
privately owned automobile or a Government-fur-
nished vehicle in the conduct of official business.
a. Fees at Carrier Terminals. A parking fee at a
common carrier terminal or other parking area from
which an employee departs on official business and to
which he returns may be reimbursed for the period
between departure and return when the privately
owned automobile is used for transportation from
and return to employee's place of abode or place of
business, provided the parking fee plus allowable
mileage to and from the terminal does not exceed the
cost of taxi fares to and from the terminal as
provided in par. C4701.
b. Determined To Be Advantageous to Govern-
ment. When the use of privately owned automobile is
determined to be advantageous to the Government,
the actual costs of necessary parking will be reim-
bursed unless the travel order or other administrative
determination restricts such allowance. When official
travel is performed on the -basis of verbal travel
orders, parking fees are reimbursable upon approval
of the claim by an official authorized to approve
travel claims. Reimbursement will not be made for
parking fees incurred outside official duty hours
unless the official necessity therefor is explained and
specifically approved on the voucher or authorized in
the travel order. Parking fees will not be allowed in
connection with permanent duty travel.
3. GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED VEHICLES.
The cost of necessary parking fees, incurred while
driving a Government-furnished vehicle in the con-
duct of official business, will be reimbursable. Parking
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fees for which reimbursement is authorized include,
but are not limited to:
1. parking fees in private facilities, if street
parking (including meter) or other free
parking is not available;
2. parking fees (including meter fees) in a
municipally owned off-the-street parking
facility, if street parking (including meter
or other free parking) is not available
within a reasonable distance from place of
business;
3. parking meter fee incident to parking a
Government-furnished vehicle on a public
street.
1. GENERAL. A mileage allowance of $0.20 a
mile is prescribed for the use of a privately owned
motorcycle and 21 cents a mile for the use of a
privately owned automobile for travel within or in
the immediate vicinity of an employee's permanent
duty station when such use of a vehicle is deter-
mined as more advantageous to the Government
than other modes. Authorization or approval and
method of reimbursement for such travel will be in
accordance with applicable regulations of the
separate departments.
2. TRAVEL BY SAN ANTONIO REAL PROP-
ERTY MAINTENANCE AGENCY (SARPMA)
EMPLOYEES. Mileage reimbursement is not au-
thorized for travel by privately owned vehicle by
SARPMA employees between their residences and
designated work sites within and in the immediate
vicinity of San Antonio, Texas. Mileage reimburse-
ment for travel by privately owned vehicle between
the designated work sites, when authorized or ap-
proved as more advantageous to the Government
than other modes, will be at the applicable rate
prescribed in subpar. 1.
In addition to mileage allowance, ferry fares;
bridge, road, and tunnel tolls; and automobile park-
ing fees (related to the performance of official
business only) are allowable. Travel orders may
include an administrative restriction precluding
or limiting such amounts (32 Comp. Gen. 438;
35 Comp, Gen. 92). These allowances are not
separately reimbursable except when a determina-
tion of advantage to the Government is made.
Airplane landing, parking, and tiedown fees are
also allowable.
C4656 EMPLOYEES TRAVELING
TOGETHER
When two or more employees travel together in the
same vehicle, mileage reimbursement for travel by
privately owned conveyance may be paid only to
the employee responsible for payment of the
operating expenses thereof. However, no deduction
will be made from the mileage otherwise payable
to the entitled employee by reason of-the fact that
other passengers, whether or not they are Govern-
ment employees, travel with -him.and contribute in
defraying operating expenses.
MILEAGE WHEN PRIVATELY
OWNED AUTOMOBILE IS USED
FOR TRAVEL TO AND FROM
TERMINAL
1. GENERAL. When a privately owned auto-
mobile is used in lieu of a taxicab incident to the
travel of an employee to or from a terminal, pay-
ment on a mileage basis is authorized at the rate
of 21 cents per mile in addition to the ferry fares,
tolls, and parking fees authorized in par., C4654 for
the travel as described in subpar. 2.
2. REIMBURSEMENT ON A MILEAGE BASIS.
Mileage for the use of a privately owned automobile
will be payable to an employee for the distance the
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? vehicle is actually driven incident to delivering the
employee to or returning the employee from a ter-
minal from which he departed and/or to which he
returned from temporary duty, plus parking fees,
ferry fares, road, bridge and/or tunnel tolls actually
paid, provided that the total payment does not ex-
ceed the cost of the related one-way cab fares be-
tween the points involved.
conditions, the additional mileage may be included
on the voucher and, if included, it must be ex-
plained. When an official requirement for devia-
tion from direct route travel is such that the airway
charts are not adequate to determine mileage, the
formula of flight time multiplied by cruising speed
of the airplane may be the basis for mileage
determination.
3. PRIVATELY OWNED CONVEYANCE
USED TO TRANSPORT OTHER EMPLOYEES
BETWEEN RESIDENCE, OFFICE, AND COM-
MON CARRIER TERMINAL. Reimbursement
under subpar. 2 may be made without the taxicab
fare limitation when the privately owned con-
veyance used by the employee for official travel is
also used to pick up and transport one or more ad-
ditional employees traveling between home, office,
and common carrier terminals incident to a tem-
porary duty assignment. Employee participation
under this provision is voluntary. The names of the
additional employees and their employing of-
fices/DOD component will be stated on the travel
voucher.
1.- PRIVATELY OWNED AUTOMOBILE OR
MOTORCYCLE. When transportation is author-
ized or approved by privately owned motorcycles
or automobiles, distances between points traveled
will be as determined from odometer readings.
Such distances will be used as a basis for reimburse-
ment unless there is a substantial and unexplained
deviation from the Official Table of Distances (AR
55-60/AFM 177-135/NAVSO P-2471) (AR
55-61/AFM 177-136/NAVSO P-2472 for distances
in foreign countries). Whenever the deviation ex-
ceeds 3 percent of the distance shown in the Official Table
of Distances or 10 miles, whichever is the greater,
an explanation will be required together with the
approval of the travel-approving official.
2. PRIVATELY OWNED AIRPLANE. Statute
miles shown on airway charts issued by the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Depart-
ment of Commerce, will be used to determine
mileage for travel by a privately owned airplane.
If a detour was necessary because of adverse
weather, mechanical difficulty, or other unusual
ALLOWABLE PER DIEM
INCIDENT TO TRAVEL BY
PRIVATELY OWNED CON-
VEYANCE
1. USE OF PRIVATELY OWNED CON-
VEYANCE ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE
GOVERNMENT. When the use of a privately
owned conveyance is authorized as advantageous
to the Government in connection with temporary
duty travel, per diem at the applicable rate will be
computed as prescribed in par. C4300-1 in the same
manner as for travel by privately owned conveyance
on permanent change-of-station travel.
2. USE OF PRIVATELY OWNED CON-
VEYANCE NOT ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE
.GOVERNMENT. When a privately owned con-
veyance is used in connection with temporary duty
travel and' such use is not considered to be advan-
tageous to the Government, per diem allowance
reimbursement will be limited as prescribed in par.
C4661-2 except for travel under par. C2158. When
a privately owned automobile'is used under the con-
ditions set forth in par. C2158, per diem will be
reimbursed as prescribed in subpar. 1 and par.
C4661.
C4660 ALLOWABLE TRAVEL TIME
When temporary duty travel is performed by
privately owned conveyance, travel time will be
allowed as follows:
1. actual time necessary to perform the travel
when the use of a privately owned con-
veyance is determined to be advantageous
to the Government (see par. C4659-1);
2. constructive scheduled travel time of the
common carrier used in computing per
diem when temporary duty travel by
privately owned conveyance is not deter-
mined to be advantageous to the Govern-
ment, except for travel under par. C2158.
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C4661 COMPUTING REIMBURSEMENT
FOR PRIVATELY OWNED CON-
VEYANCE TRAVEL
* 1. ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE GOVERN-
MENT. When travel by a privately owned con-
veyance is advantageous to the Government, reim-
bursement will be computed at the authorized
mileage rate for the authorized highway distance,
and per diem will be computed for the actual travel
time as provided by par. C4659. Reimbursement for
the cost of automobile parking fees, related to the
performance of official business only (except those
incident to permanent duty travel); ferry fares; and
bridge, road, and tunnel tolls will be allowed unless
the travel order or other administrative determina-
tion restricts their allowance. Unfavorable travel
conditions caused by weather, traffic, and im-
passable roads will not serve as the basis for deny-
ing reimbursement under a proper travel order or
approved voucher. Reasonable limitations will be
observed by administrative officials before approval
is given in such cases.
2. NOT ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE GOV-
ERNMENT
a. Limitation. Whenever a privately owned
conveyance is used for official travel as a matter
of personal preference in lieu of common carrier
transportation, payment for such travel will be
made on the basis of the actual travel performed,
computed at the mileage rate prescribed in par.
C4651 plus the per diem allowable for the actual
travel. The total allowable will be limited to the total
constructive cost of appropriate common carrier
transportation including constructive per diem by
that method of transportation. The provisions of
this paragraph do not apply to travel performed
under par. C2158 (MS Comp. Gen. B-183480, 4
September 1975).
c. Computation of Constructive Transpor-
tation Cost and Per Diem. The constructive trans-
portation cost to the Government will be computed
on the basis of fares or charges for the most direct,
least costly common carrier transportation, as pro-
vided by par. C2152, between authorized points.
The constructive cost of air transportation includes
any Federal tax the Government would pay if a
transportation request had been issued. Taxi fares
and any excess baggage costs which would have
been allowed had the traveler used the carrier upon
which the transportation costs are determined will
be included. The constructive transportation cost
will include the transportation expense for the
traveler claiming mileage and, where applicable, the
transportation expense for persons performing of-
ficial travel as passengers in the same conveyance
exclusive of military personnel and military person-
nel dependents.
d. Comparison. The total amount of mileage
and per diem, computed on the basis of travel by
privately owned conveyance under subpar. b, will
be compared with the total constructive travel cost
including per diem by common carrier, and reim-
bursement will be made in the lesser amount.
Guidance in determining the constructive cost of
common carrier is contained in par. C2152.
e. Passengers. Civilian passengers accom-
panying the traveler claiming mileage are not en-
titled to apy reimbursement for mileage. If the
employee passenger is eligible for per diem, it will
be computed on the basis of a comparison of the
total per diem payable for the actual travel per-
formed and the total amount of per diem pay-
able in connection with the constructive travel
by appropriate common carrier. Reimbursement
will be limited to an amount not in excess of the
amount of per diem payable on a constructive travel.
basis.
* b. Computation of Mileage and Per Diem.
Mileage allowance will be computed at the author-
ized rate for the distance between authorized points.
Ferry fares; bridge, road, and tunnel tolls; and
automobile parking fees (related to the performance
of official business only) will be added to this
amount. The rate of per diem authorized under the
travel order will be used for computing per diem.
An employee is authorized temporary duty in
Jacksonville, FL, from a permanent duty station
in Boston, MA. He elects to travel by privately
owned automobile, not advantageous to the
Government.
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Maximum Per Diem Rate (MPDR) for Jackson-
ville, FL at the time of the TDY assignment was
$71; M&IE rate was $25 and the maximum lodg-
ing amount (MLA) $46. Actual lodging cost in
Jacksonville, FL was $40.
Total Constructive Cost by Common Carrier (in-
cluding per diem on days of travel to and from
Jacksonville, FL):
I Air coach ticket (round trip)
(including federal tax on air
ticket paid by Government $163.27
Taxicab expense at origin and
destination poin
Day of Travel to Jacksonville, FL
2/4 of M&IE rate for Jackson-
ville, FL plus lodging cost.
$12.50 (2/4 x $25) plus $40
lodging cost
Day of Return to Boston, MA
2/4 of M&IE rate for Jackson-
ville, FL.
$12.50 (2/4 x $25)
Total Constructive Cost
Total Cost of Actual Travel by Autombile:
Mileage and Tolls
2325 Miles @ 21 cents per mile
(round trip)
Tolls
$488.25
12.00
Per diem for travel to Jacksonville, FL
Day of Departure (1st Day)
2/4 of M&IE rate applicable to
location of lodging on 1st day
plus lodging cost.
$12.50 (2/4 x $25) plus $35 lodg-
ing cost, (Total NTE MPDR
for location of lodging $65) $47.50
Second Day
M&IE rate for location of lodging
on 2nd day plus lodging cost.
$25 plus $39 lodging cost (Total
NTE MPDR for location of
lodging $70)
DOD Civilian Personnel
Third Day (Day of arrival at Jacksonville, FL)
M&IE rate for Jacksonville plus
lodging cost)
$25 + 40 lodging cost (Total NTE
MPDR for Jacksonville, FL $71) $65.00
Per Diem for Travel from Jacksonville
Day of Departure from Jacksonville, FL
(1st-Day) - --
M&IE rate applicable to lodging
location on 1st day plus lodg-
ing cost.
$25 + $39 lodging cost (Total
NTE MPDR for location of
lodging $70)
Second Day
M&IE rate applicable to lodging
location on 2nd day plus lodg-
ing cost.
$25 + $35 lodging cost (Total
NTE MPDR for location of
lodging $65)
Third Day (Day of return to perma-
nent duty station)
2/4 of M&IE (Same as rate for en
route stopover point on 2nd
day.
$12.50 (2/4 x $25)
$500.25
Total Per Diem Cost
$313
00
.
Total Cost of Actual Travel
by Automobile
$813.25
Since the cost on the basis of the actual travel per-
formed, i.e., mileage and per diem for the actual
travel, exceeds the total constructive cost, the total
allowable is limited to the total constructive cost of
the common carrier transportation, including con-
structive per diem common carrier. In this exam-
ple, the total amount due is $237.27, in addition to
per diem payable for the period of temporary duty
at Jacksonville, Fl. The 10-hour prohibition does
not affect the time en route because the combined
per diem for travel and temporary duty assignment
exceeds 10 hours.
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C4662 RETURN TO PERMANENT DUTY
STATION DURING PERIOD OF
TEMPORARY DUTY
1. GENERAL. Whether an employee is required
to return to his permanent duty station on non-
workdays occurring during a period of temporary
duty at Government expense or authorized to return
to his permanent duty station during extended tem-
porary duty at Government expense is a matter to
be determined by the official directing travel and
stated in the related travel order. No specific
authorization is required to be stated in the travel
order to permit an employee to return voluntarily
to his permanent duty station on nonworkdays or
workdays after the close of business subject to a
limitation on the payment of per diem.
2. RETURN TO PERMANENT DUTY STA-
TION DIRECTED DURING NONWORKDAYS.
When temporary duty assignment does not require
an employee to remain at a place of temporary duty
on nonworkdays (including holidays), officials
directing travel may require such employees to
return to their permanent duty stations for non-
workdays, provided that:
1 the expense for round trip transportation
and per diem allowance or actual expense
allowance en route is less than the per diem
allowance or actual expense allowance that
would have been payable had the employee
remained at the temporary duty point,
2. availability for duty on the last scheduled
workday preceding absence and on the first
scheduled workday following absence is
not adversely affected,
3. the travel order indicates the employee is
required to return to the permanent duty
station.
3. VOLUNTARY RETURN TO PERMA-
NENT DUTY STATION. When an employee
performing temporary duty travel voluntarily and
for personal reasons returns on nonworkdays or on
workdays after the close of business to the perma-
nent duty station, or place of abode from which the
employee commutes daily to the permanent duty
station, the maximum reimbursement allowable for
the round trip transportation by any mode and per
diem, or actual expense allowances en route, will
be the per diem or actual expense allowances which
would have been allowable had the employee re-
mained at the temporary duty station. The follow-
ing examples show per diem and actual expense
computations involving voluntary return to perma-
nent duty station:
Lodgings-Plus Computation of Per Diem
Wed 10/20 departs PDS .............. 1030
Wed 10/20 arrive TDY ............... 1830
Fri 10/22 depart TDY .............. 1700
Fri 10/22 arrive PDS ............... 2300
Sun 10/24 depart PDS .............. 1300
Sun 10/24 arrive TDY ............... 1900
Wed 10/27 depart TDY .............. 1700
Wed 10/27 arrive PDS ............... 2300
Employee's daily lodging cost at the TDY location
was $40, which, when added to the applicable meal
and incidental expense rate of $25, gives the resul-
tant amount of $65 (does not exceed the $70 per
diem prescribed for the TDY location concerned).
Applying the $65 per diem, which would have been
allowable had the employee remained at the tem-
porary duty location, the employee would be en-
titled to a total per diem of $195 for Friday, Sat-
urday and Sunday. For. voluntary return to the
permanent duty station, the employee is entitled to
per diem for the day of return to the PDS (4/4 of
the M&IE rate), the cost of transportation (mileage
or common carrier) from the TDY location to the
PDS and return, and per diem for the day of travel
to the TDY location (2/4 of the M&IE rate plus the
cost of lodging) not to exceed $195, the per diem
entitlement had the employee remained at the TDY
location on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
Per Diem for day of return to the PDS
on Friday 4/4 of $25 ........... = $25.00
Cost of round trip transportation ... = 140.00
Per diem for day of travel to TDY loca-
tion 2/4 of $25 + $40 .......... = 52.50
Total ........ = $217.50
Since per diem and cost of transportation ($217.50)
for travel to the PDS and return exceeds the per
diem ($195) that the employee would have been en-
titled to had he remained at the TDY location, the
employee may be reimbursed only $195.
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Using the same example, in a situation where an
employee accompanies another employee who is
driving his privately owned automobile, and as-
suming the same conditions apply, the employee
driving his POV may be paid his round trip mileage
and per diem in the amount of $217.50. This pay-
ment is based on per diem which normally could
have been claimed by the accompanying passenger
employee had=he remained-at the TDY station.
(Note: It must be borne in mind that the passen-
ger_is not entitled to mileage. See par. C4661-2e.)
-When the employee traveled alone, his maximum
reimbursement, based on the amount of per diem
he would have received had he stayed at the tem-
porary duty station, was $195. If each employee's
per diem is taken into account, however, the
maximum amount of per diem payable would be
$390. Thus, if the cost of the round trip travel for
the two employees is $140, for example, the
complete cost of travel (i.e., per diem and round
trip mileage for. the driver employee and per diem
for the passenger employee) is payable. It will be
noted that there is also a saving of $120 to the
Government.
Employee assigned to TDY. His travel orders did not require that he return to headquarters daily. Employee
performed voluntary travel to place of abode each workday. Government quarters were not available.
No lodging costs were incurred at the TDY station. One-way distance between the permanent and tem-
porary duty station is 45 miles. Employee traveled by POV. Had he remained at the TDY station, the
employee would have incurred lodging costs of $35 per day and would have been entitled to a per diem
of $60 ($25 + $35), which is within the maximum rate of $65 prescribed for the TDY location. $60 is
therefore used as the maximum constructive amount that can be reimbursed for the round trip travel be-
tween the TDY and permanent station. To determine the proper amount of per diem payable, a cost com-
parison may be made as follows:
ITINERARY
Mon 10/15 depart PDS ............................................ 0615
Mon 10/15 return PDS ............................................ 1745
Tues 10/16 depart PDS ............................................ 0615
Tues 10/16 return PDS ............................................ 1745
Wed 10/17 depart PDS ............................................ 0615
Wed 10/17 return PDS ........................................... 1745
Thur 10/18 depart PDS ............................................ 0615
Thur 10/18 return PDS ............................................ 1745
PER DIEM AND MILEAGE FOR ACTUAL TRAVEL PERFORMED
Mon 10/15 2/4 of $25 (M&IE Rate) (Par. C4558-2) ................... _
$12.50
Tue 10/16 2/4 of $25 (M&IE Rate) ................................. =
12.50
Wed 10/17 2/4 of $25 (M&IE Rate) ................................. =
12.50
Thur 10/18 2/4 of $25 (M&IE Rate) ................................. =
12.50
Four round trips of 90 miles each @ 21 cents per mile .............................. =
75.60
Total Per Diem & Mileage for Actual Travel ........................
$125.60
Mon 10/15 3/4 of $25 (M&IE Rate) plus $35 (Lodging cost) ........... =
$53.75
Tue 10/16 $25 plus $35 (Lodging cost) .............................. =
60.00
Wed 10/17 $25 plus $35 (Lodging cost) .............................. =
60.00
Thur 10/18 3/4 of $25 (M&IE Rate) ................................. =
18.75
One round trip of 90 miles @ 21 cents per mile .................................... =
18.90
Total Constructive Cost ...........................................
$211.40
The employee is entitled to $125.60 since it is the lesser amount.
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Actual Expense Allowance Comparison
Sun 10/7 arrive TDY (Actual Expense
Reimbursement Authorized
NTE $70) ............... 1640
Fri 10/12 depart TDY (voluntary return
to PDS) .................. 1700
Fri 10/12 arrive PDS ................. 1930
Sun 10/14 depart PDS ................ 1900
Sun 10/14 arrive TDY (same TDY station) 2130
Fri 10/19 depart TDY (TDY completed) 1700
Fri 10/19 arrive PDS ................. 1930
The maximum actual expense allowance payable at
the employee's temporary duty station is $70 a day.
This maximum will be used in comparing the ac-
tual expenses for the round trip travel and what
would have been payable had the employee re-
mained at the temporary duty station. Accordingly
(see itinerary), assuming transportation costs plus
actual expenses both en route to and from the per-
manent duty station and while at the temporary
duty station on Friday prior to departure (breakfast,
lunch, incidentals) and on Sunday after return
(lodging) amounted to more than the employee
would have received had he stayed at the temporary
duty station, reimbursement is limited to $210, i.e.,
what he could have been paid had he remained at
the temporary duty station. If, however, the actual
expenses incurred in connection with the voluntary
return travel is less than the maximum payable, the
reimbursement will be the lesser amount.
4. RETURN TO PERMANENT DUTY STA-
TION DURING EXTENDED TEMPORARY DUTY
a. General. For the purpose of this para-
graph, "extended temporary duty" means directed
travel of 3 weeks or more duration. An employee
on extended temporary duty may be authorized to
return to his permanent duty station periodically on
weekends in an official travel status. Reimburse-
ment for transportation and per diem will be on the
same basis as temporary duty travel, and is not
limited to the expenses otherwise payable had the
employee remained at the temporary duty station.
b. Cost Analysis. Prior to authorizing travel
under this paragraph, the Department of Defense
component concerned must determine; through a
cost analysis, that the costs of periodic weekend
return travel are outweighed by savings in terms of
increased efficiency and productivity, as well as
reduced costs of recruitment resulting from in-
creased retention of employees subject to frequent
and extended temporary duty. The cost analysis will
be conducted no less frequently than every other
year. The analysis should show that the costs of
return travel are at least offset by:
1. a reduction in employee separations thus
saving both on-the-job and formal train-
ing time investments;
2. an increase in employee morale resulting
in increased production permitting earlier
completion of the temporary duty assign-
ment through saving related per diem costs;
and
3. an attraction of better qualified personnel
when recruiting, thus reducing training
time both informal and on-the-job.
c. Authorized Return. The authorization for
return travel as contemplated herein is for those
employees whose conditions of employment require
-regularly recurring and extended travel assignments
away from their permanent duty stations, such as
an employee assigned to travel on a "regional" or
"district" basis. An employee on extended tem-
porary duty may be authorized by the travel approv-
ing/directing official to return to his permanent
duty station as frequently as every other weekend
provided the travel approving/directing official
determines that the round trip cost of such travel
does not exceed the cost, by a substantial amount,
of remaining at the temporary duty station. A state-
ment that return travel is authorized must be in-
cluded in the travel order, or on the travel voucher
if approved after the travel has been performed. The
travel authorized herein constitutes an exception to
the policy of scheduling travel during regular hours
of duty. Accordingly, the authorized return should
be performed outside the employee's regular duty
hours or during periods of authorized leave. How-
ever, in the case of employees not exempt from the
Fair Labor Standards Act overtime provisions, con-
sideration should be given to scheduling required
travel to minimize payment of overtime, including
scheduling of travel during regular duty hours where
necessary (55 Comp. Gen. 1291).
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PART 0: REIMBURSABLE TRAVEL EXPENSES
To the extent such expenses are actually incurred,
reimbursement, in addition to authorized per diem
or actual subsistence expenses, may be allowed for '
the items covered in this Part. Each item claimed
should be identified on the reimbursement voucher
by date, quantity, service, unit, price, or other par-
ticular needed for a clear understanding of the
charge. When items are not authorized in the travel
order or otherwise, administrative approval of the
reimbursement voucher by the travel-approving of-
ficial will constitute authority for payment.
Receipts, passenger coupons, or other appropriate
evidence, when practical to obtain, will be furnished
for:
I. all items of expense in excess of $25 plus
any applicable tax;
2. passenger transportation service procured
by cash payment in all cases except for the
use of local transit systems, taxicabs, and
airport limousine services, when- the cost
for the use of such services does not exceed
$25 plus any applicable tax;
3. items of expense of $25 plus any applicable
tax or less when specifically required.
Failure to furnish receipts must be fully explained
on the reimbursement voucher. Any reimbursable
item in excess if $25 will be denied in its entirety
when an employee's voucher is not supported by
a receipt or a statement as to why one was not
furnished.
C4701 TAXICAB AND AIRPORT
LIMOUSINE FARES AND TIPS
1. FARES. The usual taxicab and/or airport
limousine fares will be allowed in accordance with
Chapter 2, Part C, between the points authorized
therein. If available limousine service is not utilized,
reimbursement for use of taxicab will not be allowed
in excess of the amount which would have been
allowed for combined limousine and taxicab fares
unless a statement is furnished by the traveler that
the use of such limousine service was impracticable.
2. TIPS. Reimbursement for tips may be allowed
in the amount -if 0.15 when the fare is $1.00 or
less, or 15010 of the fare when it exceeds $1.00. If
the 15010 is not a multiple of 5, it may be increased
to the next multiple of 5. An employee who uses
transportation furnished without charge by a hotel,
motel, or similar facility for travel between a com-
mon carrier terminal and such hotel, motel, or
similar facility may be reimbursed for tips given to
drivers operating such transportation, not to exceed
$0.50 for each one-way trip.
1. GENERAL. When special conveyances are
authorized as provided in Chapter 2, Part C, reim-
bursement will be allowed as in accordance with this
paragraph. When taxicabs are used as a special con-
veyance (i.e., when they are utilized outside the of-
ficial duty station for transportation between place
of lodging and place of business or between places
of business), reimbursement may be made for the
actual taxicab fare plus tips as provided in par.
C4701.
2. METHOD OF PAYMENT. When the hire of
a special conveyance includes payment by the
traveler of the incidental expenses of gasoline or oil,
garage rent, hanger or boathouse rent, subsistence
of operators, or tolls, such expenses will be item-
ized on the paid bill. The traveler will include the
bill with his voucher. When a hired car is used as
a special conveyance, reimbursement may be made
for necessary parking fees incurred in the conduct
of official business. When a personal credit is used
for rental of an automobile, the traveler is respon-
sible for the total charge authorized on the agree-
ment at the time the automobile is checked in upon
return. A personal credit card cannot be used
to charge the rental of an automobile of the
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Government. Reimbursement to the traveler for the
expenses incurred for a rental automobile, which
was authorized or approved for official use, will be
made at the time of settlement of the travel claim
voucher.
3. TWO OR MORE EMPLOYEES TRAVEL-
ING TOGETHER. If two or more employees travel
together by means of a- special conveyance, each
travel voucher will state that fact and the name of
the accompanying employee.
4. SPECIAL CONVEYANCE OWNED BY
FAMILY MEMBERS OR OTHER GOVERN-
MENT EMPLOYEES. Charges for the hire of
a special conveyance owned by another Gov-
ernment employee or a member of the family
of a Government employee will not be allowed
in the absence of a satisfactory explanation that
the conveyance was not hired because of per-
sonal or official'-relationship.- It - also will be
stated on the expense voucher that other spe-
cial conveyance were not available and that the
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family member is in no way dependent upon the
traveler. -
C4703 GOVERNMENT CONVEYANCE
1. GENERAL. Except as indicated in subpar. 2,
expenses of operation of a Government conveyance,
such as cost of gasoline, oil, any necessary parking
fees, repairs, nonpersonal services, guards, andstorage -
are reimbursable when such expenses are necessary
and Government facilities are not available.
2. USE OF AERO CLUB AIRCRAFT.-When the __
use of such aircraft is authorized for official duty
travel, reimbursement will be the lesser of actual
necessary expenses or the cost to the Government for
commercial transportation. When a group of two or
more travelers are authorized to accomplish official
duty travel in Aero Club aircraft, reimbursement to
the traveler, who is responsible for the aircraft, will
be the lesser of actual necessary expenses or the
aggregate equivalent commercial transportation costs
to the Government for the group. Other members of
the group shall receive no payments for the transpor-
tation in the Aero Club aircraft. Necessary expenses
incurred include the hourly fee imposed by the Aero
Club, fuel charges if not reimbursable by the Aero
Club, landing and tie down fees (to include hangaring
of aircraft under severe weather conditions) charged
at i=n route and destination airports. Per diem is
payable to all individuals using this mode of transpor-
tation for official duty travel for the actual time,
including necessary delays, up to, but not more than,
the amount which would have been payable if
commercial transportation had been used. For au-
thorization of travel by this mode, see par. C2053.
C4704 COMMERCIAL PASSENGER
TRANSPORTATION
1. WHEN COST OF COMMERCIAL TRANS-
PORTATION IS $100 OR-LESS
a. General. When the cost of commercial pas-
senger transportation is in excess of S 10 but does not
exceed 5100, exclusive of Federal tax, the traveler
may either pay cash for such transportation or be
issued a transportation request in accordance with the
provisions contained in subpars. b and c. Cash pay-
ment will be made for transportation when the
amount involved is $10 or less, unless special circum-
stances justify the use of a transportation request.
b. Purchasing Transportation. In purchasing
commercial transportation the traveler will be re-
quired to observe the provisions of Chapter 2
governing the use of less than first-class accommo-
dations. When such accommodations are not available
or will not fulfill the requirements of the mission, the
lowest first-class accommodations by the usual direct
route common carrier will be used. Reimbursement
will be so limited unless otherwise authorized or
approved, including a determination of advantage to
the Government, when applicable.
c. Reimbursement. Reimbursement will be
allowed for the cash purchase of transportation of
$100 or less, plus Federal tax, when approved as
claimed on a travel voucher. The claim voucher will
show the date, carrier, name, accommodations used,
origin and destination of travel performed, and the
transportation cost and Federal tax paid. For appro-
priate evidence to support the claim for reimburse-
ment, see par. C4700. A traveler who has procured
passenger transportation services with cash (whether
using personal funds or a travel advance) shall assign
to the Government his right to recover any excess
payment involving a carrier's use of improper rates by
including the following statement on the travel
voucher: "I hereby assign to the United States any
rights I may have against other parties in connection
with'any reimbursable carrier transportation charges
described herein."
2. WHEN TRANSPORTATION REQUESTS ARE
NOT AVAILABLE. When transportation requests are
not available as indicated in par. C2253, reimburse-
ment may be allowed for the cost, including transpor-
tation tax, of authorized transportation and accom-
modations by common carrier. This includes
reimbursement to the employee for authorized trans-
portation of dependents. Purchase of accommoda-
tions will be subject to the same conditions as those
specified in subpar. 1 except that receipts are
required. In the event that sleeping-car, parlor-car, or
stateroom fares are paid for in cash, coupons or
-checks therefor will accompany the travel voucher
unless it is stated in the voucher that coupons or
checks are not given by the company or they have
been lost. In such instances, reimbursement will be
made for the actual commercial costs (air, rail, or
bus) including transportation taxes, parlor-car, or
sleeping accommodations on trains, or berth on an
airplane. If transportation is purchased from personal
funds outside the continental United States, reim-
bursement will be made for the actual cost of
transportation, including cost of separate compart-
ment for night railway travel in foreign countries
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where the type of accommodations otherwise
available are not similar to those used in the con-
tinental United States and/or cost of staterooms for
night water travel when extra charge is made
therefor.
3. WHEN TRANSPORTATION REQUESTS
ARE AVAILABLE BUT NOT USED AND
TRANSPORTATION COSTS EXCEED $100.
When transportation requests are available but due
to conditions beyond the control of the traveler they
were not utilized, reimbursement of the actual cost
of authorized travel and accommodations is
authorized. In all other cases, when transportation
requests are available but not used and the cost of
commercial transportation purchased by the
traveler exceeds $100, reimbursement will be al-
lowed not to exceed the cost to the Government for
authorized transportation and accommodations had
a transportation request been used.
4. STREETCAR AND BUS TRANSPORTA-
TION. Reimbursement will be allowed when
claimed for expenses for transportation by bus or
streetcar under the conditions in Chapter 2, Part
C. Reimbursement authorized in this paragraph in-
cludes transportation expenses incurred to procure
meals at the nearest available place when suitable
meals cannot be obtained at the temporary duty sta-
tion. A statement of the necessity for daily travel
involving bus or streetcar will accompany the travel
voucher.
C4705 BAGGAGE EXPENSES
1. EXCESS BAGGAGE. If transportation of
excess baggage is not authorized in the travel order,
explanation of the official necessity therefor must
be included in the body of, or accompany, the travel
voucher. All claims for excess baggage charges for
each leg of a trip must be supported by receipts
showing the weight or number of pieces and points
between which transported. Any item of expense
for excess baggage charges will be denied in its en-
tirety when an employee's voucher is not supported
by a receipt or a statement as to why one was not
obtained. A leg of a trip is considered to be the
distance between permanent duty stations, from a
permanent to a temporary duty station, from a tem-
porary to a permanent duty station, between tem-
porary duty stations, and from or to a port in the
United States. Administrative approval on a travel
voucher containing a claim for reimbursement for
C4706
shipment of excess baggage will constitute sufficient
proof of the necessity therefor.
2. TRANSFER OF BAGGAGE. Necessary
charges for the transfer of baggage will be allowed,
not to exceed the customary local rates. Necessity
for the transfer of hand baggage must be explained.
3. - STORAGE ' OF BAGGAGE. Charges for
storage of baggage will be allowed only when it is
shown that such storage was solely on account of
official business or that a saving of transfer charges
was effected thereby.
4. CHECKING BAGGAGE. Charges for the
checking of baggage will be allowed, not to exceed
the customary local rates.
5. REDCAP AND SKYCAP CHARGES. Red-
cap and skycap charges for handling personal bag-
gage at transportation terminals are expenses of
travel payable out of per diem allowances and are
not items for separate reimbursement. However,
charges or tips at transportation terminals for
handling Government property carried by the
traveler will be allowed for separate reimbursement.
When dependents are not authorized per diem while
traveling at Government expense, redcap and
skycap charges may be allowed for handling their
personal baggage when travel is unaccompanied by
the sponsor. When dependents are traveling with
the sponsor under such circumstances, redcap and
skycap charges may be allowed for handling that
portion of dependents' personal baggage which can-
not be handled by the sponsor.
6. CHARGES FOR HANDLING GOVERN-
MENT PROPERTY AT HOTELS/MOTELS.
When an employee shows that a separate or addi-
tional charge was incurred by reason of the han-
dling of Government property at a hotel/motel, such
expense is reimbursable as a transportation expense.
C4706 TELEGRAPH, CABLE, AND
RADIO SERVICE
1. GENERAL. Expenses incurred for the use of
telegraph, cable, and radio services which are
necessary in the interest of official business will be
allowed as provided in this paragraph.
2. METHOD AND TIME OF TRANSMISSION.
Government-owned facilities will be used for the
dispatch of official telegrams and radiograms, if prac-
ticable. If Government owned means of communi-
cation are not available, the cheapest practicable
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class of commercial service will be employed. The
time required to transmit and deliver messages, the
differences in time between cities, and the probable
closing time of offices will be considered in deter-
mining the method of communication.
3. PERSONNEL COMMUNICATIONS. Com-
munications by telegraph, cable, or radio services
used in applying for leave, of absence, for an ex-
tension of leave, or inquiry as to payment of salary
or expense vouchers, and the answers thereto, are
considered personal communications. Such mes-
sages will not be sent at Government expense or
over Government-owned facilities. The fact that of-
ficial titles may be used in answering such messages
does not constitute proof that they are official.
4. COMMUNICATIONS RESERVING AC-
COMMODATIONS
a. Carrier Accommodations. Telegrams sent
to reserve airplane, train, or steamer accommoda-
tions in connection with official travel will be con-
sidered official messages if their necessity is satisfac-
torily explained.
b. Hotel Accommodations. Charges for tele-
grams sent by the traveler to reserve hotel accom-
modations will be considered a personal expense
and will not be charged to appropriated funds. The
mention of hotel reservations in telegrams relating
to official travel between administrative officials
and/or employees may be considered as merely in-
cidental to the official business involved, and the
costs of such telegrams may be considered as reim-
bursable rather than personal expenses.
5. OFFICIAL MESSAGES. Charges for official
telegrams, cablegrams, and radiograms will be
allowed, provided a statement is furnished in-
dicating the points between which service was
rendered, the date, the amount paid for such
telegram, cablegram, or radiogram, and that they
were necessary for official business.
1. OFFICIAL LOCAL CALLS. Charges for
local telephone calls on official business will be
allowed. The reimbursement voucher will show the
number of such calls, rate for each call, total
amount expended each day, and bear the statement
that the calls were on official business.
2. OFFICIAL LONG-DISTANCE CALLS.
Charges for official long-distance telephone calls
will be allowed provided they are certified as
necessary in the interest of the Government by an
approving officer who has been authorized in
writing by the head of the Department of Defense
component concerned to so certify (31 U.S. Code
1348(b)). The voucher should show the following
for each long-distance call made, except that the
points in item 1 may be omitted and stated in con-
fidence to the administrative official if of a
classified nature:
1. points between which conversation was
held,
2. date the call was made,
3. amount paid for each call,
4. statement that the call was on official
business.
Government-owned or leased equipment will be
used to the maximum extent practicable for making
official long-distance calls.
3. PERSONAL TELEPHONE CALLS. Per-
sonal calls, calls reserving hotel accommodations,
calls applying -for leave of absence or extension
thereof, or inquiry concerning payment of salary
or expense vouchers, and answers thereto, will not
be allowed at Government expense. The mention
of hotel reservations in telephone calls relating to
official travel between administrative officials
and/or employees may be considered as merely in-
cidental to the official business involved, and the
costs of such calls may be considered as reimburs-
able rather than personal expense.
C4708 REGISTRATION FEES AND OTHER
EXPENSES IN CONNECTION WITH
ATTENDANCE AT MEETINGS
1. GENERAL. Only those expenses necessary to
accomplish the purpose of the attendance may be
authorized or approved for reimbursement. Regis-
tration fees or similar fees, which are a condition
precedent to attendance at such meeting, are reim-
bursable expenses (26 Comp. Gen. 53). Fees and dues
required for membership of officers and employees
of the Government in societies and associations are
not payable from appropriated funds unless such
payment is authorized by specific legislation. This
prohibition does not preclude a Federal agency or
activity from paying membership fees or dues from
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appropriated funds when the membership in a so-
ciety or an association is determined to be in the
interest of the Government and the membership is
in the name of the agency or activity and not in the
name of an officer or employee (31 Comp. Gen.
398; 33 Comp. Gen. 126). Expenses for entertain-
ment, social events, and other personal items of ex-
pense in connection with attendance at meetings are
not reimbursable except-when they are inseparable
from attendance at the functions of the meeting.
2. LUNCHEON AND BANQUET CHARGES.
Registration fees for attendance at meetings spon-
sored by Federal agencies and private organizations
which include a charge for luncheons or banquets
are considered expenses incident to the performance
of official travel whether or not travel is involved
(38 Comp. Gen. 134). The luncheon or banquet
charge is not to be excluded from the total registra-
tion fee if such charge is an integral part of such
fee. When a luncheon or banquet cost is a separate
item of expense, reimbursement may be allowed if
formal business of a conference. or meeting is con-
tinued through such a meal or full participation in
the purpose of a conference or meeting requires at-
tendance at such a meal at which there are scheduled
formal discussions, lectures, or speeches and an
employee is not free to partake of meals elsewhere
without being absent from essential conference or
meeting business. If official travel is involved, an
appropriate deduction will be made from the per
diem as provided in par. C4552-2d and 3e. Reim-
bursement is not allowed for a separate charge for
a meal that is primarily social in nature or an enter-
tainment interlude.
*3. WHEN TRAVEL IS INVOLVED. When
travel is involved, reimbursement is allowed for
registration fees authorized in the travel order or
approved on a travel claim voucher. Claim will be
made on a Travel Voucher or Subvoucher (DD
Form 1351-2). Authorized per diem allowance will
be reduced on the basis of meals furnished without
cost in accordance with par. C4552 for each meal
included in the registration fee. A sta*ement will be
included on the voucher as to whether or not the
registration fee includes charges for luncheons or
banquets, and if so, the number of meals and the
dates on which furnished and the specific meals fur-
nished. When the registration fee includes lodgings
without charge, the per diem will be the applicable
M&IE rate prescribed in Appendix E for the locality
concerned within the continental United States.
Outside the continental United States the per diem
rate will be 46% of applicable overseas per diem
locality rate for the area.
4. WHEN NO TRAVEL IS INVOLVED. When
authorized attendance at meetings or conferences
-does not involve travel and per diem because the
meeting is in the local area and travel order is not
issued, Public Voucher for Purchases and Services
Other Than Personal (Standard Form 1034) will be
used for reimbursement of registration fees. The
form will be approved in the same manner as re-
quired for reimbursements on DD Form 1351-2. In
the event such attendance is authorized on a travel
order, reimbursement will be effected on DD Form
1351-2.
1. GENERAL. Reimbursement will be allowed
for necessary miscellaneous expenses incurred by a
traveler in connection with the transaction of of-
ficial business. Such expenses include but are not
limited to:
1. necessary stenographic or typing services
or rental of typewriters in connection with
the preparation of reports or correspond-
ence;
2. clerical assistance;
3. services of guides, interpreters, packers,
drivers of vehicles;
4. storage of property used on official
business;
5. rental of rooms at a hotel or other place
in order to transact official business;
6. fees in connection with issuance of pass- -
ports and visas for travel outside the con-
tinental
United States;
7. costs of photographs for passports and
visas for travel outside the continental
United States;
8. costs of certificates of birth, health, and
identity, and of affidavits for travel out-
side the continental United States;
9. charges for inoculations which cannot be
obtained through a Federal dispensary for
travel outside the continental United States,
but not including any travel expenses which
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may be incurred on obtaining required
innoculations;
10. steamer chairs, steamer cushions, and rugs;
11. commissions for conversion of currency in
foreign countries;
12. charges covering exchange fees for cashing
United States Government checks or drafts
issued in reimbursement -of expenses in-
curred'for travel in foreign countries, but
not including exchange fees incurred in
cashing checks or drafts issued in payment
of salary;
13. costs of traveler's checks, money orders,
or certified checks purchased in connection
with official travel inside or outside the
continental United States for the safe
transportation of personal funds necessary
for normal expenses incurred, provided
that the total value of such instruments is
not more than the per diem or actual ex-
pense allowances and travel expenses ad-
ministratively estimated for the authorized
travel;
14. cost of airport taxes, landing fees, port
taxes, embarkation or debarkation fees,
boarding taxes, airport fees or service
charges, or other similar mandatory
charges or fees assessed against travelers on
-departure from carrier terminals inside or
outside the United States; or arrival at
carrier terminals outside the United States.
2. CONTEMPLATED OFFICIAL TRAVEL,
PASSPORTS, AND VISA FEES
a. General. Any employee who is officially
required to obtain a change of status or .renew
passports or visas for himself and his dependents
will be reimbursed the expense incurred for obtain-
ing a change of status and the expense for issuance
or renewal of passports or visas, notwithstanding
that actual travel may not occur. Such expenses will
not include any fees or charges for legal services
even though local laws or custom may require the
use of lawyers in processing applications for
passports, visas, or changes in status. This authority
for reimbursement includes an employee, whether
hired locally or transported to the overseas area at
Government expense, who is a United States citizen
serving under a transportation or renewal agreement
and is required to renew his passport and/or those
of his dependents as a result of continued employ-
ment in an overseas area. It also includes the type
of employee described in subpar. b. Public Voucher
for Purchases and Services Other Than Personal
(Standard Form 1034) may be used for such reim-
bursement claims. Supporting authority will be in-
cluded or attached. The appropriation citation will
be that current at the time the expense is incurred.
Prior fund citation approval is required.
b. Passport and Visa for Emergency Techni-
cal Support Personnel. When an activity is required
to have emergency technical support personnel
available for official travel on short notice, and such
personnel are directed in writing by the responsi-
ble commanding officer to maintain current pass-
ports or visas in contemplation of such travel,
claims for fees paid are allowable whether or not
actual future travel is performed.
3. PRIVATELY OWNED MOTOR VEHICLE
TAXES AND LICENSE FEES
a. General. Many states require payment of
an ownership tax and license fee on a privately
owned motor vehicle brought into and used in the
state over 30 days. In some states, a Federal
employee assigned to temporary duty can apply for
an exemption certificate upon first coming into the
state.
b. Reimbursement for Charges Paid by Em-
ployee. Providing an employee has applied for and
has been denied an exemption certificate by the state
in which he is assigned to temporary duty, charges
paid by an employee for privately owned motor
vehicle taxes and license fees imposed by state law
will be reimbursed if all of the following conditions
are met: "
1. when the use of a privately owned motor
vehicle is authorized as advantageous to the
Government in connection with a tem-
porary duty assignment as provided in par.
C2151,
2. when the employee's permanent duty sta-
tion is outside the state in which the tem-
porary duty assignment is performed,
3. when the period of the temporary duty
assignment is in excess of the allowable
period of time that the employee would be
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exempt from state imposed ownership
taxes and license fees on a privately owned
motor vehicle,
4. when the claim for reimbursement is sup-
ported by a receipt or documentation
evidencing payment by the employee of
charges imposed by the state in which the
temporary duty was performed.
4. CATEGORY Z SURCHARGE. Reimburse-
ment is authorized for any surcharge levied by an
air carrier to upgrade Category Z travelers to full-
fare coach accommodations whenever such accom-
modations are required to make possible adjacent
seating and the in-flight conduct of business. Claims
for reimbursement will be supported by a statement
from the employee concerned that:
1 the employee was traveling with repre-
sentatives of other U.S. Government agen-
cies, industry representatives or foreign na-
tionals not entitled to use Category Z fares,
or with other Department of Defense per-
sonnel and that;
2. upgrading to full-fare status was necessary
in order to make possible the in-flight con-
duct of business.
*5. REIMBURSEMENT OF-NONREFUND-
ABLE ROOM DEPOSIT OR PREPAID RENT
a. Per Diem Computations When Temporary
Duty is Curtailed, Cancelled or Interrupted for
Official Purposes. When an employee has made
advance arrangements for lodging with reasonable
expectation of the travel assignment being com-
pleted as ordered or directed, and subsequently the
temporary duty assignment is curtailed, cancelled,
or interrupted for official purposes, or for other
reasons beyond the employee's control that are ac-
ceptable to the DoD component concerned, lodg-
ing costs may be calculated and paid as indicated
herein or in subpars. b or c (See 59 Comp. Gen.
609 (1980), 59 Comp. Gen. 612 (1980), 60 Comp.
Gen. 630 (1981) and cases cited therein).
(1) Travel Assignment Curtailed or Inter-
rupted. When the temporary duty assignment is
curtailed or interrupted for the benefit of the
Government or for other reasons beyond the
employee's control and the employee is unable to
obtain a refund of prepaid rent, expenses incurred
for unused lodging may be reimbursed under the
conditions in subpars. (2) and (3).
(2) Determination of Reasonableness. The
DOD component must determine that the employee
acted reasonably and prudently in incurring
allowable lodging expenses pursuant to temporary
duty travel orders. Included in this determination
should be a consideration of whether the employee
sought to obtain a refund of the prepaid lodging
cost or otherwise took steps to minimize the cost
once the temporary duty was officially curtailed or
interrupted.
(3) Adjusted Calculation and Reimbursement
of Lodging Costs. If the DOD component deter-
mines that the employee acted reasonably, the un-
used portion of the prepaid lodging cost may be
reimbursed as follows:
1 the daily lodging costs for the period
covered by the voucher shall be calculated
by dividing the total cost for the rental
period by the number of days of actual oc-
cupancy and the total of the lodging costs
thus calculated plus the appropriate daily
amount authorized for meals and inciden-
tal expenses may be reimbursed not to ex-
ceed the per diem rate authorized in the
employee's travel orders for the days that
the lodging was occupied;
2. if the authorized per diem rate is insuffi-
cient for the days of occupancy, the daily
lodging costs calculated in item 1 plus the
amount authorized for meals and inciden-
tal expenses may be reimbursed on an ac-
tual expense basis not to exceed appro-
priate maximum daily rates authorized or
approved under provisions of Part M;
3. the excess amount (if any) of the non-
refunded lodging cost not reimbursed
under item 2, above, may be paid as a
miscellaneous travel expense incident to the
travel assignment, if otherwise proper;
4. in instances where the travel assignment
was interrupted for official purposes (e.g.,
when the employee is directed to perform
temporary duty at another location),
allowable subsistence expenses (if any) in-
curred during the interruption may be
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reimbursed separately from those reim-
bursements outlined initems I and 2, above,
if otherwise proper, and in conformance
with the provisions of this Part.
b. Travel Assignment Canceled. When the
employee incurs lodging expenses in reasonable ex-
pectation of a travel assignment being completed
as ordered or directed, and due to a change in travel
orders the travel assignment is canceled prior to its
commencement, the prepaid lodging expenses may
be reimbursed as a miscellaneous travel expense pro-
vided the amounts are reasonable and the condi-
tions in subpar. (a)(2) are met.
c. Forfeited Rental Deposits. If, in situations
described in subpars. a and b, above, the employee
was required by the terms of a lease or rental
agreement to pay a rental deposit and all or part
of the deposit is. forfeited to cover unpaid lodging
costs, the amount of the forfeited deposit may be
reimbursed as a miscellaneous travel expense pro-
vided the conditions in subpar. (a)(2), above, are
met. Reimbursement for deposits forfeited for
damages to lodging accommodations shall not be
allowed.
Effective 1 April 1986
C4710 REIMBURSEMENT OF
PREPARATORY TRAVEL
- EXPENSES WHEN ORDERS
ARE CANCELLED, MODIFIED
OR REVOKED
Miscellaneous preparatory travel expenses, (i.e.,
fees for traveler's checks, passport and visa fees,
and communications services, etc.) reasonably in-
curred pursuant to travel orders prior to such orders
being cancelled, modified, or revoked are reim-
bursable to the same extent that such expenses
would have been reimbursed if the travel had been
completed provided that a refund of such expenses
is not obtainable and that the travel orders were
cancelled, modified or revoked for the benefit of
the Government or because of conditions beyond
the control of the employee.
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