|CHAPTER�9�-�STATION�ALLOWANCES
    PART�B1:�HOUSING,�COST-OF-LIVING,�AND�INTERIM�HOUSING�ALLOWANCES
        U9116��ADVANCE�PAYMENT�OF�OHA�AND�INTERIM�OHA
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| | The amount to be advanced shall be determined on the basis of housing expenses, including advance rent and a security deposit, and the authorized OHA, or interim OHA.� Housing expenses shall be documented.� The member's ability to repay the advance must be considered in determining the amount of the advance. While the amount to be advanced shouldn't exceed the estimated OHA total for 1 year, a larger amount may be authorized if needed to cover anticipated housing expenses.� In no case shall the advance payment exceed:� | 
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| | 1.the anticipated housing expenses, or�� | 
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| | 2.the OHA or interim OHA accruable for the member's tour at that PDS,� | 
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| | whichever is less.� Expenses identified by a member for purchase of real estate or living accommodations shall not be considered. | 
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| | C.� Liquidation.� | 
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| | Liquidating monthly installments should be at a rate of one-twelfth of the amount advanced for the next 12 months.� Repayment of that portion of the advance that was paid on security deposits exceeding $1,000 may be postponed by Service-designated official until the member vacates the housing on which the security deposit was made.� This should occur only if repayment during the member's tour would create an excessive financial burden on the member. Collection action should begin on the first day of the month after payment of the advance.� When justified by the member and authorized by a Service-designated official, the start of collection action may be postponed for up to 3 months after the advance.� Repayment may be spread over a period of more than 1 year, but not to exceed the member's anticipated tour at the PDS.� Action to recoup in a lump sum any advance made under this paragraph shall be taken immediately upon receipt of information that the member has vacated the housing for which the advance was made.� Any balance of an advance not returned by the landlord may be liquidated in monthly installments, if desired by the member, for a period over the balance of the months remaining on the member's existing loan repayment schedule.� Any loss due to currency fluctuations when liquidating advance security deposits shall be absorbed by the Service concerned.� Any gains due to currency fluctuations shall be collected from the member.� These currency protection procedures for security deposits apply without regard to the provisions for protection of rent advances in paragraph D.� In countries where rate protection for advance rent, per paragraph D, has not been implemented, the monthly rent entered in the respective pay system when a member has taken an advance for rent should be entered in dollars. | 
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| | D.� Advance Rent Currency Rate Protection.� | 
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| | Rate protection may be provided for certain countries that have undergone a significant currency fluctuation.� The protection is� for losses incurred on or after July 1, 1997.� PDTATAC has announced previously the countries receiving advance rent currency exchange rate protection for the period July 1, 1997 through November 16, 1997.� Protection is accomplished by comparing the OHA rate with the exchange rate in effect at the time the member received the advance with the greater of:� | 
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| | 1.the rent ceiling in effect at the time of the advance, or�� | 
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| | 2.any higher rent ceiling implemented during the repayment period of the advance. | 
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| | Currency rate protection for additional advances is calculated using the exchange rate in effect at the time the new advance is paid.� In countries where rate protection for advance rent has been implemented, monthly rents for an advance rent are processed in dollars.� See Service regulations for currency fluctuation loss/gain procedures. | 
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| | U9117� STATION ALLOWANCES FOR MEMBERS OF THE RESERVES | 
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| | See par. U7150-G3 regarding station allowances application to members of Reserve components called or� ordered to active duty, or active duty for training. | 
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| | PART B2: COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCE (COLA) | 
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| | U9150� COLA | 
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| | A.Purpose. | 
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| | COLAis authorized to assist a member in maintaining the purchasing power of the discretionary portion of spendable income incident to assignment to an OCONUS PDS.� The COLA is derived by comparing the OCONUS cost-of-living with the CONUS cost-of-living.� Allowances to cover official entertainment expenses aren�t authorized by 37 U.S.C. �405 and aren�t included in this Volume. | 
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| | B.Allowances Payable.� | 
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| | The COLA amount payable is shown in Appendix J.� Specific instructions are in the paragraphs preceding the tables or are elsewhere in this Volume.� From time to time, a special determination may be issued by the Secretary concerned and the PDTATAC Director authorizing different rates due to special circumstances.� COLA rates are based on the member's PDS except as indicated in pars. U9300 and U9301 and in Chapter 6. | 
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| | U9151� COLA START/STOP | 
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| | COLAentitlement generally starts on the day a member reports to a new PDS or, when dependents arrive in advance of their sponsor, as specified in par. U9157-B.� COLA entitlement starts on the day after the day of reporting if, on the day of reporting, a member: | 
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| | 1.without dependents is entitled to a MALT PLUS or TLA; or� | 
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| | 2.with dependents is entitled to MALT PLUS for the member and TLA for the dependents, or to TLA for both the member and dependents. | 
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| | (See par. U9152 for exceptions.) | 
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| | B.Stop.� | 
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| | 1.an extension is authorized under subpar. C, or� | 
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| | 2.COLA is authorized under par. U9153,� | 
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| | COLAentitlement stops: | 
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| | 1.the day before the member departs in compliance with PCS orders,� | 
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| | 2.on the homeport change effective date (from OCONUS) of the ship or unit to which the member is assigned, or� | 
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| | 3.on the day the last dependent departs if the dependent departs within the 60-day period after the effective date of PCS orders or of the homeport change, as applicable. | 
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| | COLAcontinuation at the old PDS is intended only when delayed departure of dependents is necessary for reasons beyond the member's or dependents' control (such as illness or hospitalization of the dependent(s), completion of school term, lack of acceptable housing at new PDS, difficulties related to dependent transportation, HHG shipment to the new PDS, exigencies of the Service); the member's new commanding officer or designated representative may terminate COLA payment when any further delay is determined to be unnecessary or for personal convenience. | 
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| | C.Secretarial Extensions.� | 
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| | Entitlement to COLA beyond the 60-day period authorized in subpar. B may be authorized by the Secretarial Process.� For cases involving assignment from other than a dependent restricted or unaccompanied tour to a dependent restricted or unaccompanied tour when dependents remain in the vicinity of the old PDS, see par. U9301-B1. | 
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| | U9152� CONCURRENT PAYMENT OF COLA AND TLA� | 
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| | Ordinarily, COLA is not payable when a member is receiving TLA for the member and/or the dependents. | 
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| | B.� COLA Paid and Not Deducted from TLA.� | 
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| | COLAis paid and not deducted from TLA when: | 
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| | 1.� dependents are authorized to remain at their place of residence after the member departs in accordance with par. U9151-B or C; | 
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| | 2.� dependents preceded the member to the new PDS in accordance with subpar. U9157-B; | 
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| | 3.� a member is required to vacate permanent quarters temporarily as envisioned by par. U9200, item 2; or | 
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| | 4.� station allowances are authorized under par. U9301; or | 
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| | C.� COLA Paid But Deducted from TLA.� | 
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| | When COLA is paid, in accordance with Service regulations while the member is entitled to TLA, then COLA is deducted from TLA as indicated in par. U9207-E, step 4 and par U9207-I, Example 4.� (NOTE:� Service regulations may only authorize concurrent payment to stabilize the member's pay.)� | 
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| | U9153� COLA ENTITLEMENT INCIDENT TO PCS BETWEEN PDS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY | 
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| | When a member is ordered on a PCS between PDSs located in close proximity and the member continues, at the new PDS, to commute from the residence occupied while at the old PDS, entitlement to COLA continues for the time between the member's detachment from the old PDS and reporting to the new PDS, unless otherwise prohibited.� A member ordered on PCS with TDY en route is entitled to COLA during that period.� If the COLA rate differs between the old and new PDS, the rate for the old PDS is paid through the day before the member reports to the new PDS. | 
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| | U9154� COLA ENTITLEMENT FOR A MEMBER WITHOUT DEPENDENTS | 
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| | A.Government Mess Availability | 
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| | NOTE:� For COLA purposes� - If the member purchases meals, or receives meals at no cost at a Government mess (see par. U9000-F and Appendix A), then mess is available.� Payment of BAS is independent of the reality of the Government mess being available. | 
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| | 1.Member With Government Quarters and Government Mess Available.� A member who has Government quarters available at the PDS (including a vessel) and a Government mess available, is entitled to COLA at 47 percent (rounded to the closest penny) of the rate computed as indicated in Appendix J for a member with 0 dependents.� A member who doesn�t use available Government quarters and/or Government mess because of the presence of noncommand sponsored dependents is entitled to COLA under this subparagraph.� See par. U9156. | 
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| | 2.Member with Government Quarters Available but Without Government Mess Available. A member who has Government quarters but who doesn�t have a Government mess available for 3 meals a day at the PDS is entitled to COLA at the rate specified in Appendix J, Table II in the 0 dependent column. | 
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| | 3.Member With Government Quarters Available but for Whom Use of a Government Mess is Impractical.� A member who has Government quarters available, but whose commanding officer, or designee, furnishes a statement that Government mess use is impractical, is entitled to the COLA computed as indicated in Appendix J for a member with 0 dependents.� See par. U9156. | 
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| | 4.Member Authorized to Occupy Other Than Government Quarters.� A member in grade E-7 or higher who has no dependents occupying other than Government quarters is entitled to the COLA computed as indicated in Appendix J for a member with 0 dependents. | 
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| | 5.� Member Who Has No Dependents and is Assigned to a Ship.� A member above the grade of E-5 (see Note) who: | 
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| | b.� is assigned to permanent duty aboard a ship, | 
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