|CHAPTER�5�-�PERMANENT�DUTY�TRAVEL
    PART�F:��TRANSPORTATION�OF�MOBILE�HOMES
        U5560�ADVANCE�OF�MOBILE�HOME�ALLOWANCES
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| | U5560 ADVANCE OF MOBILE HOME ALLOWANCES | 
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| | Mobile home allowances may be paid in advance (see par. U1010-B4) when those eligible personally procure transportation (including necessary incidental expenses) of a mobile home.� For Services whose HHG shipments are arranged under MTMC regulations, 105 percent of the Code 1 segmented line-haul and 105 percent of the Code 1 max-pack base line rates shall be used to compute the maximum advance that may be paid.� For NOAA and PHS, what it would have cost the Government to transport the member's PCS weight allowance between the authorized points shall be determined by using the method the Service would have selected to move the member's HHG. | 
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| | PART G:� DISLOCATION ALLOWANCE� (DLA) | 
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| | U5600 PURPOSE� | 
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| | The purpose of DLA is to partially reimburse a member for the expenses incurred in relocating the member�s household.� This allowance is in addition to all other allowances authorized in this Volume and may be paid in advance (37 U.S.C. � 407). | 
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| | U5605 DEFINITION OF TERMS� | 
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| | A.� Member With Dependents.� | 
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| | As used in this Part, "member with dependents" means a member who, on the effective date of PCS orders, has dependents entitled to transportation in connection with the PCS.� (A member, whose spouse is a dependent on the effective date of the member's PCS orders, is considered to be a member with dependents for DLA entitlement purposes, even though the spouse was a former member and received travel allowances upon separation from the Service (63 Comp. Gen. 55 (1983)). | 
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| | B.� Member Without Dependents.� | 
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| | As used in this Part, "member without dependents" means a member who: | 
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| | 1.has no dependents; | 
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| | 2.is not entitled to travel and transportation allowances for travel of dependents under par. U5203-B in connection with a PCS (see subpar. A for exceptions in parenthesis); or | 
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| | 3.has dependents entitled to travel and transportation allowances under par. U5203, but the dependents don't relocate in connection with a PCS (59 Comp. Gen. 376 (1980)). | 
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| | U5610 ELIGIBILITY | 
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| | A.� Member With Dependents.�� | 
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| | A member with dependents is entitled to a DLA when dependents: | 
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| | 1.relocate in connection with a PCS,� | 
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| | 2.move in connection with the closure or realignment of a military installation (see par. U5630-B12), | 
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| | 3.move to a designated place incident to an evacuation (IAW pars. U6012 and U6059), or� | 
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| | 4.as otherwise authorized in this Part. | 
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| | B.� Member Without Dependents.� | 
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| | A member without dependents (see par. U5630-E for rules that apply when a member is married to a member) is entitled to DLA when: | 
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| | 1.transferred to a PDS where Government quarters aren't assigned, or | 
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| | 2.the member is ordered to move in connection with the closure or realignment of a military installation (see par. U5630-B12). | 
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| | In the circumstances of item 1, temporary occupancy of Government quarters upon arrival at a new PDS does not preclude entitlement to a DLA if the period of occupancy is 60 days or less.� When calculating the 60-days, exclude the days the member is deployed or TDY.� In justifiable cases, up to 60 additional days may be authorized/approved by the member's commanding officer. | 
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| | U5615 DETERMINING AMOUNT PAYABLE� | 
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| | A.� General. | 
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| | DLArates are in Table U5G-1 (and Table U5G-2 for secondary DLA IAW par. U5630-B6 only).� DLA is based on the member being with or without dependents (par. U5605) on the effective date of the PCS orders or orders directing the member to move in connection with the closure or realignment of a military installation.� | 
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| | B.� Dependents Authorized to Relocate in Connection With PCS but Delay Their Travel. | 
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| | When dependents are authorized to travel but don�t move with the member, DLA at the without dependent rate may be paid provided the member is not assigned Government quarters at the new PDS. If the dependents later join the member and are entitled to such travel at Government expense, the member may be paid the difference between the DLA entitlement at the with dependent rate and the without dependent rate. | 
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| | U5620� FISCAL YEAR LIMITATION ON PAYMENT OF DLA� | 
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| | Under 37 U.S.C. � 407, members are entitled to only one DLA during a fiscal year, unless the: | 
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| | 1.Secretary concerned determines the exigencies of the Service require more than one PCS during the current fiscal year (The authority to make this determination may be delegated no lower than general/flag officer level in the Army, Navy, Air Force, 0-6 in the Marine Corps, at the headquarters level that directs assignments for the Service concerned.); | 
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| | 2.member is on PCS to, from, or between courses conducted, controlled and managed by one or more of the Services; | 
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| | 3.eligible dependents are relocated to a designated place incident to an evacuation (see par. U6012 and U6059);� | 
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| | 4. movement of a member's household is made in conjunction with a national emergency or in time of war;� | 
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| | 5.� movement of a member and/or dependents is made as envisioned by pars. U5630-B6, B8 or B10; or� | 
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| | 6.� movement of member�s and or dependents household is made in connection with closure or realignment of a military installation. | 
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| | B.� Application of Fiscal Year Limitation on Payment of DLA. | 
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| | 1.� When determining the fiscal year in which entitlement to a DLA occurs, the date of the��� member's departure (detachment) from the old PDS in compliance with PCS orders will govern. | 
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| | 2.� Prior PCS moves in the same fiscal year for which a DLA wasn�t authorized shall be excluded from the computation. Example: PCS moves of a member without dependents when assigned to� Government quarters carry no DLA entitlement.� Example: Multiple DLA payments are appropriate for PCS moves to, from, or between courses conducted at an installation of the Services, or conducted, controlled and managed by one or more of the Services at a civilian educational institution, or elsewhere. | 
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| | 3.� Except under the conditions in subpar. A, items 2 and 5, and item 2 above, all PCS moves (including those approved by the Secretary concerned) are counted to determine if the statutory limitation applies and Secretarial approval of DLA for the next PCS is required. | 
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| | U5630 FACTORS AFFECTING ENTITLEMENT� | 
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| | Under par. U5605, members are entitled to DLA for PCS moves and evacuation of dependents.� These are the normal categories of entitlement.� There are a number of other situations in which members may or may not be entitled to DLA.� The following subparagraphs explain the entitlement under these special circumstances. | 
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| | B.� Special Categories Where DLA Authorized | 
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| | 1.� Member's Old and New PDSs in Proximity to Each Other or Member Reassigned Between Activities at Same PDS. | 
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| | A DLA is payable where the old and new PDSs are in proximity to each other or when a member is reassigned between activities at the same PDS (see par. U5355-B1), only when a member is authorized a local move of HHG at Government expense (42 Comp. Gen. 460 (1963)). | 
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| | 2.� PCS Between PDSs Not in Proximity to Each Other. | 
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| | When dependents make a proximity move based on a PCS between PDSs not in proximity to each other, a statement that the relocation of the household was necessary as a direct result of the PCS is required to support payment of a DLA.� When the PCS is from or to a dependent restricted tour, the member's statement shall be accepted.� When the PCS is not from or to a dependent restricted tour, a statement from the commanding officer of the new PDS, or from the commanding officer's designated representative, is required.� The designated representative may not redelegate this authority.� | 
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| | 3.� Movement of Dependents to/from Designated Place. | 
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| | When dependents are moved to or from a designated place on the member's PCS orders, DLA is payable when the dependents complete travel.� No further entitlement to DLA accrues for that PCS unless authorized under subpar. 9.� DLA is paid when, in connection with an evacuation, eligible dependents move to a designated place (see pars. U6012 and U6059). | 
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| | 4.� Transfer to Hospital in CONUS | 
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| | a.� Transfer to Hospital in CONUS from OCONUS. | 
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| | DLAis payable to a member with dependents who is transferred from OCONUS to a hospital in CONUS for observation and treatment and who relocates the household incident to such transfer. | 
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| | b.� Transfer to Hospital in CONUS from Inside CONUS. | 
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| | DLAis payable to a member with dependents who is transferred from inside CONUS to a hospital in CONUS for observation and treatment and who relocates the household incident to such transfer.� A statement of prolonged hospitalization is required from the commanding officer of the receiving hospital. | 
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| | 5.� Interservice Transfer. | 
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| | When a member:�� | 
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