JOINT TRAVEL REGULATIONS UNIFORMED …

1 JOINT TRAVEL REGULATIONS Cover Letter 11/01/17 CL-1 JOINT TRAVEL REGULATIONS UNIFORMED SERVICE members AND DOD CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES 1 NOVEMBER 2017 A. Authorized Personnel. These regulation changes are issued for all UNIFORMED Service members and DoD Civilian Employees. B. New Regulation Changes. Material new to this change is indicated by yellow highlighting and is effective IAW the date of this change unless otherwise indicated. C. Applicable MAP and/or CAP Items and Brief of Revisions. This change includes all material and revisions written in the following MAP and/or CAP Items: MAP/CAP 092-17(E) TRAVEL Time, Cost Comparison and Computation Examples when POV TRAVEL is to the Government s Advantage or not to the Government s Advantage.

2 Provides examples of the authorized TRAVEL time for per diem purposes when a personally owned vehicle is used for TDY transportation when to the Government s advantage or not to the Government s advantage. Affects par. 020210-F and Table 2-11. MAP/CAP 101-17(E) Appendix W (Izmir and Eskan Village). Adds Izmir, Turkey and Eskan Village, Saudi Arabia to App W. After the mandatory departure of dependents from Turkey, last spring, Izmir became an unaccompanied dependent restricted tour. There is no on-base housing, all personnel live on the economy, and all military services are furnished duration of tour furniture kits.

3 Saudi Arabia is added as a weight restricted location as the Government provides all quarters and furniture. CAP 106-17(E) UB Sent to POE. Deletes subpar. 5656-B4a(3) as this information was originally intended for employees and dependents traveling overseas by other than air (presumably ship) with UB sent by air from the old PDS to the port of entry to arrive when the employee and dependents arrived so the UB could be put on the ship and accompany them. This is outdated since travelers almost never TRAVEL by ship. MAP 111-17(E) Student Residence ICW FSH. Adds the information in 37 USC 476(m) that the residence of a student is the member's PDS or the location of the other dependents if the member is serving an unaccompanied tour.

4 37 USC 476(m) states that the residence of a dependent, who is a student not living with the member while in school, is the member s PDS or designated place of the other dependents. That member must not receive BAH for that student and FSH-O for the other dependents. Affects par. 10414-D3. MAP/CAP 114-17(E) Remove Appendix R from the JOINT TRAVEL REGULATIONS (JTR). Adds language to pars. 030201, 0321, 032101, and 032102 concerning conference attendance and eliminates Appendix R. MAP/CAP 123-17(I) Reinsert Omitted Language. Reinserts language regarding flat-rate per diem that was inadvertently omitted during the rewrite.

5 Affects par. 020311. MAP 124-17(I) Reinsert Omitted Language. Reinserts language regarding Reserve Component members on active duty with pay who do not commute. Language was inadvertently omitted during the rewrite. Affects par. 030302-B2b. MAP/CAP 125-17(I) Remove Appendix P City Pair Program. Removes Appendix P from the JTR and moves the computation example for non-use of a City Pair airfare to the DTMO website. There is no change in authority with this revision. Affects par. 020206-M, Table 2-7, and Appendix A. MAP/CAP 126-17(I) Attendant or Escort Premium Class TRAVEL . Corrects reference for the location of premium class TRAVEL for an attendant or escort in par.

6 JOINT TRAVEL REGULATIONS Cover Letter 11/01/17 CL-2 MAP 128-17(I) Update Army Evacuation Accounting Codes in Table 6-8. Updates the Army Evacuation Accounting Codes in Table 6-8. MAP/CAP 129-17(I) -- Remove Appendix F Consumable Goods Allowances. Removes Appendix F from the JTR. The information contained in Appendix F will be moved to the DTMO website at Affects pars. 5274-A1, 5274-A4, 5274-B, 5314, 5694-A1, 5694-A4, 5694-A6, 5694-B and Appendix A. MAP/CAP 130-17(I) Remove Appendix H TRAVEL Purpose Identifiers and Transportation Decision Support Tools. Removes Appendix H and moves the information to the DTMO website at (for Premium Class TRAVEL ) and (for Restricted Airfares).

7 Affects pars. 020206-J and 020206-M. MAP 132-17(I) Move Appendix N (MIHA) to the DTMO Website. Moves the information in Appendix N of the JOINT TRAVEL REGULATIONS to the DTMO Website and removes Appendix N. Affects pars. 10020-A1, 10022-B, and 10026. MAP/CAP 133-17(E) AEA up to 300% for TDY over 30 Days to Presidential Declared Disaster or Pandemic Area. Allows an exemption from the reduced flat rate per diem for travelers TDY to a presidentially declared disaster or pandemic area. This change allows these travelers to be authorized the actual expense allowance (AEA) of up to 300% even though the TDY is at one location for 31 days or more.

8 Affects Table 2-19 and Table 2-21. MAP/CAP 136-17(I) Clarify Approval Authority. Clarifies the approval authority for premium class TRAVEL and inserts language inadvertently omitted in the rewrite and incorporates portions of Appendix H. Affects pars. 020206-J1, Table 2-4, 020206-K, 020206-N, and Appendix A. MAP/CAP 139-17(I) Change Student Dependent to Dependent Student . Changes the term student dependent to dependent student . Affects pars. 030804-A, 5069-D6, 5598-B, and 10414-D3. Chapter 2: Standard TRAVEL and Transportation Allowances 0201-0206 11/01/17 2-1 CHAPTER 2: STANDARD TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES 0201 INTRODUCTION Standard allowances are the core set of rules used to compensate a traveler for normal expenses incurred while in a TRAVEL status under an official TRAVEL authorization.

9 The information in this chapter applies to all travelers, unless noted otherwise. It includes rules for traveling locally, shipping belongings, and qualifying for the three major types of standard TRAVEL and transportation allowances: transportation, per diem, and miscellaneous reimbursable expenses. 020101. Transportation Allowance The amount of reimbursement depends upon the type of transportation authorized or approved, the type of transportation available, and the type that the traveler actually uses. Multiple transportation options are available to a traveler. The Government will consider the needs of the traveler, the purpose of TRAVEL , the cost, and other factors and then do one of the following: A.

10 Provide Government transportation. B. Purchase commercial transportation on behalf of the traveler. C. Reimburse the traveler for personally purchased transportation. D. Reimburse the traveler for use of a privately owned vehicle (POV). 020102. Per Diem Allowance The per diem allowance is a daily rate meant to cover living expenses. It provides the maximum amount a traveler may be reimbursed for lodging, meals, and incidental expenses. The per diem is based on the rate of the authorized stopover point or official duty location. Only one per diem applies to a calendar day. See current per diem rates.