|CHAPTER�8�-�COST-OF-LIVING�ALLOWANCE�FOR�MEMBERS�ASSIGNED�TO�HIGH-COST�AREAS�IN�CONUS�(CONUS�COLA)
        U8011��MEMBERS�OF�RESERVE�COMPONENTS
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |                                      | 
| | ------------------------------------ | 
|
| | U8011� MEMBERS OF RESERVE COMPONENTS | 
|
|

| |                                                               | 
| | ------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|
| | A.� Called (or Ordered) to Active Duty for 20 Weeks or More.� | 
|
|

| |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 
| | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|
| | Members of the reserve components called (or ordered) to active duty for 20 or more weeks at one location are entitled toCONUSCOLAat the rate prescribed for thePLEAD, beginning on the day the member is entitled toBAQ(66 Comp. Gen. 453 (1987)).� The initial rate shall terminate on the day before the day the member reports at the duty location prescribed in the active duty orders. Entitlement to aCONUSCOLAat the rate prescribed for thePDSlocation begins on the day the member reports at that location.� The member'sCONUSCOLAentitlement is reduced by the number of travel days allowed under par.U5160for direct travel from thePLEADto the active duty location and return. | 
|
|

| |                                                                | 
| | -------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|
| | B. Called (or Ordered) to Active Duty for Less Than 20 Weeks.� | 
|
|

| |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 
| | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|
| | Members of the reserve components called (or ordered) to active duty for less than 20 weeks aren't entitled toCONUSCOLAunless the call or order to active duty is in support of a contingency operation (seeAppendix Afor definition of "contingency operation.")� A member called (or ordered) to active duty in support of a contingency operation is entitled toCONUSCOLAat the rate prescribed for the location of principal place of residence at the time called or ordered to active duty. | 
|
|

| |                     | 
| | ------------------- | 
|
| | U8012� NEW MEMBERS� | 
|
|

| |                                                                                                                                | 
| | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | 
|
| | Newly inducted enlisted or reenlisted members, officers, or officer candidates are entitled toCONUSCOLAat the rate prescribed: | 
|
|

| |                                                                            | 
| | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|
| | 1.for members without dependents, the duty location to which assigned; or, | 
|
|

| |                                                                       | 
| | --------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|
| | 2.for members with dependents, the location of the primary dependent. | 
|
|

| |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 
| | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|
| | The rate for members without dependents shall change on the day the member arrives at each new duty location until the member arrives at the designated initialPDS.� The rate is based on the location of the primary dependent for members with dependents until the day before the day the member arrives at the member�s initialPDS.� TheCONUSCOLAentitlement is reduced by the number of travel days authorized under par.U5160for direct travel from thePLEADto the firstPDS. | 
|
|

| |                                                                                      | 
| | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | 
|
| | U8013�CONUSCOLA AT WITH DEPENDENT RATE FOR MEMBERS WITH PHYSICAL CUSTODY OF CHILDREN | 
|
|

| |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 
| | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|
| | Generally, a divorced or legally separated member with legal custody of a child or children of the marriage is entitled toCONUSCOLAat the with dependent rate.� However, a member parent who has physical custody, but not legal custody, of at least one child is entitled toCONUSCOLAat the with dependent rate when the following conditions are met: | 
|
|

| |                                          | 
| | ---------------------------------------- | 
|
| | 1.the member must be entitled toBAQ, and | 
|
|

| |                                                                                                                                                                           | 
| | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|
| | 2.physical custody must be for a minimum of 90 consecutive days (a break, or breaks if for 5 days or less, shall not be considered an interruption of the 90-day period). | 
|
|

| |        | 
| | ------ | 
|
| | NOTES: | 
|
|

| |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 
| | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|
| | 1. If the divorce or separation involves two members, it is possible for both members to be entitled toCONUSCOLAat the with dependent rate. This is the case when each parent has physical custody of one or more children at the same time. Both members can't drawVHAat the with dependent rate based on physical custody of the same child(ren) at the same time. | 
|
|

| |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 
| | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|
| | 2.� In cases where the child or children are in the physical custody of a member paying child support for more than� 90� consecutive days� (excluding a break or breaks for� 5� days or less), such member isn't considered to be receivingBAQat the with dependent rate solely because he or she is paying child support (B-230318, April 18, 1990). | 
|
|

| |                                                      | 
| | ---------------------------------------------------- | 
|
| | U8014�CONUSCOLAINCIDENT TO EVACUATION OF MEMBER'SPDS | 
|
|

| |                             | 
| | --------------------------- | 
|
| | A.� Members With Dependents | 
|
|

| |                                              | 
| | -------------------------------------------- | 
|
| | 1.� Continuation ofCONUSCOLAat Member'sPDS.� | 
|
|

| |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 
| | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|
| | A member, whose dependents are evacuated and who was entitled toCONUSCOLAat the with dependent rate prescribed for the member�sPDSon the date of such evacuation, shall be entitled to continue to be paid such allowances while the member'sPDSremains unchanged, unless the Secretarial Process issues a determination, under the provisions in ParU8005-B, that it is necessary for the dependents to maintain a permanent residence in an area other than the one in which thePDSis located. When such a determination is issued, entitlement toCONUSCOLAat the with dependent rate, based on the location of the designated place for the primary dependent, begins on the day after the day on which per diem at the designated place (authorized in par.U6054-E) terminates. | 
|
|

| |                                   | 
| | --------------------------------- | 
|
| | 2.�CONUSCOLAat Designated Place.� | 
|
|

| |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 
| | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|
| | When a member's command sponsored dependents are residing at a designated place in theCONUSincident to an evacuation, the member is entitled to aCONUSCOLAat the with dependent rate beginning on the day after the day on which per diem at the designated place (authorized in par.U6005-E) terminates.� The rate applicable is based on the location of the designated place for the primary dependent. | 
|
|

| |                                  | 
| | -------------------------------- | 
|
| | B.� Members Without Dependents.� | 
|
|

| |                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 
| | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|
| | A member without dependents, who was entitled toCONUSCOLAat thePDSon the date an evacuation is ordered, shall continue to be entitled to theCONUSCOLAuntil the day before the day the member reports at the newPDS. | 
|
|

| |                                   | 
| | --------------------------------- | 
|
| | U8015� EARLY RETURN OF DEPENDENTS | 
|
|

| |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 
| | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | 
|
| | A member is entitled toCONUSCOLAwhen all dependents return toCONUS, before the member, from the member�sOCONUSPDS.�CONUSCOLAat the with-dependent rate begins the day one or more dependents arrive at the location of their permanent residence or the day all the dependents have departed the member�sOCONUSPDS, whichever is later.� To be eligible forCONUSCOLA, the member must be entitled to aBAQbased on those dependents.� The rate applicable is based on the location where the dependents establish a permanent residence.��� | 
|
|

| |                                 | 
| | ------------------------------- | 
| |                                
|
| | CHAPTER 9 - STATION ALLOWANCES� | 
| |                                
|
|

| |                       | 
| | --------------------- | 
| |                      
|
| | PART A:� DEFINITIONS� | 
| |                      
|
|

| |                                                    | 
| | -------------------------------------------------- | 
|
| | U9000� DEFINITION OF TERMS AS USED IN THIS CHAPTER | 
|
|

| |                            | 
| | -------------------------- | 
|
| | A.Member With Dependents.� | 
|
|

| |                                | 
| | ------------------------------ | 
|
| | In this Chapter, a member who: | 
|
|

| |                                                                                            | 
| | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | 
|
| | 1.is authorized to have dependents reside at or in the vicinity of the member'sPDSoutside: | 
|
|

| |                                          | 
| | ---------------------------------------- | 
|
| | a.the United States forOHApurposes, and� | 
|
|

| |                          | 
| | ------------------------ | 
|
| | b.CONUSforCOLApurposes,� | 
|
|

| |                                     | 
| | ----------------------------------- | 
|
| | and whose dependents do so reside;� | 
|
|

| |                                                                  | 
| | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|
| | 2.is joined by or who acquires dependents while serving outside: | 
|
|

| |                                          | 
| | ---------------------------------------- | 
|
| | a.the United States forOHApurposes, and� | 
|
|

| |                          | 
| | ------------------------ | 
|
| | b.CONUSforCOLApurposes,� | 
|
|

| |                                                 | 
| | ----------------------------------------------- | 
|
| | provided the dependents are command-sponsored;� | 
|
|

| |                                                          | 
| | -------------------------------------------------------- | 
|
| | 3.on the effective date ofPCSorders had a member spouse: | 
|
|

| |                                                  | 
| | ------------------------------------------------ | 
|
| | a. who was later� released from active duty, or� | 
|
|

| |                                | 
| | ------------------------------ | 
|
| | b.separated from the Service,� | 
|
|

| |                                                               | 
| | ------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|
| | and remained in the vicinity of the first member's formerPDS. | 
|
|

| |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 
| | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | 
|
| | The requirements in item 2 don�t apply to members whosePDSs are in nonforeignOCONUSareas if the dependents who join or are acquired by the member are bona fide residents of the respective nonforeignOCONUSarea, or are officers or employees of the United States stationed in the nonforeignOCONUSarea, as the case may be. | 
|
|

| |                               | 
| | ----------------------------- | 
|
| | B.Member Without Dependents.� | 
|
|

| |                                  | 
| | -------------------------------- | 
|
| | In this Chapter, means a member: | 
|
|

| |                           | 
| | ------------------------- | 
|
| | 1.who has no dependents,� | 
|
|

| |                                                     | 
| | --------------------------------------------------- | 
|
| | 2.whose dependents don�t reside in thePDSvicinity,� | 
|
|

| |                                                                                                                                                 | 
| | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|
| | 3.who isn�t a "member with dependents" under subpar. A, during the remainder of a tour in which dependents join or are acquired by the member,� | 
|
|

| |                                                                           | 
| | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|
| | 4.who has noncommand sponsored dependents residing in thePDSvicinity, or� | 
|
|

| |                                                                                          | 
| | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|
| | 5.who doesn�t have legal custody and control of the dependents (B-131142, June 3, 1957). | 
|
|

| |           | 
| | --------- | 
|
| | C.Sharer. | 
|
|

| |                                                                            | 
| | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|
| | In this Chapter a member entitled to an OHA and residing with one or more: | 
|
|

| |                                      | 
| | ------------------------------------ | 
|
| | 1.members entitled to anOHA; and/or� | 
|
|

| |                                                                                                      | 
| | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|
| | 2.federal civilian employees, including dependents, entitled to a living quarters allowance; and/or� | 
|
|

| |                                                                                                                               | 
| | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|
| | 3.individuals, excluding the member's dependents, who contribute money toward the payment of rent, mortgage and/or utilities. | 
|
|

| |                      | 
| | -------------------- | 
|
| | D.Station Allowances | 
|
|

| |                              | 
| | ---------------------------- | 
|
| | 1.OHAauthorized in Part B1,� | 
|
|

| |                                   | 
| | --------------------------------- | 
|
| | 2.COLAauthorized in Part B2, and� | 
|
|



|
|