|CHAPTER�5�-�PERMANENT�DUTY�TRAVEL
    PART�B:�MEMBER�ALLOWANCES�FOR�TRANSPORTATION�AND�SUBSISTENCE
        U5116�PCS�TO,�FROM,�OR�BETWEEN�OCONUS�POINTS
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| | U5116PCS TO, FROM, OR BETWEEN OCONUS POINTS | 
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| | A.General.� | 
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| | Except as specifically provided in subpars. B and C, a member, traveling onPCSorders that neither direct a transportation mode nor specify group to, from or betweenOCONUSpoints, is entitled to: | 
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| | 1.the applicable allowances prescribed in par.U5105for the official distance between the oldPDSand the appropriate aerial or water port of embarkation serving the oldPDS;� | 
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| | 2.transportation by available Government aircraft or vessel, otherwise Government procured transportation or reimbursement for transportation procured at personal expense for the transoceanic travel involved (see subpar. D) plus applicable per diem; and | 
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| | 3.the applicable allowances prescribed in par.U5105for the official distance between the appropriate aerial or water port of debarkation serving the newPDS.� 
For travel to and from vehicle processing centers accomplished concurrently with travel performed under items 1 and/or 3, see par.U5413. | 
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| | B.When Land Travel Only Is Involved.� | 
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| | Except as specifically provided in subpar. C, a member onPCSorders not involving transoceanic travel (seeAppendix A) is entitled to the applicable allowances prescribed in par.U5105for the official distance. | 
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| | C.� Transoceanic Travel | 
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| | 1.General.� | 
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| | When transoceanic travel is involved betweenPDSs, the usual means of accomplishing travel is to use Government or Government-procured air transportation for personal and dependent transoceanic travel.� Reimbursement is authorized for: | 
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| | a. personal travel under subpar. A;� | 
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| | b.dependents' travel under par. U5205-B; and� | 
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| | c.POVdelivery to the vehicle processing center for shipment under par.U5413. | 
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| | 2.POC Travel | 
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| | a.General.� When transoceanic travel usually would be involved but the member is authorized to and travels byPOCas advantageous to the Government for the entire distance between duty stations, reimbursement is on aMALT PLUSbasis for the member (and dependents if applicable) for the official distance involved.� Such reimbursement is authorized even though it exceeds that authorized in subpar. 1. | 
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| | b.Travel Partly byPOCand Partly by Common Carrier.� When travel byPOChas been authorized�� as��� prescribed in�� subpar. a,� but�� actual� 
travel is performed between the old and newPDSs by mixed modes, reimbursement is under par.U5105-E. | 
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| | 3.POC Travel Involving an Oceangoing Car Ferry.� | 
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| | When a member has transoceanic travel between twoPDSs but the member travels partly byPOCand partly by oceangoing car ferry (circuitously or otherwise), the member is entitled to: | 
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| | a.MALT PLUSfor the official distance from the oldPDSto the car ferry port of embarkation and from the car ferry port of debarkation to the newPDS; (NOTE:� If more than one car ferry is used,MALT PLUSis allowed for the official overland distance between each ferry leg.) | 
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| | b.Government-procured transportation or reimbursement for the transportation cost of personal travel for the member on the car ferry (including the cost of required staterooms but not the cost of meals);� | 
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| | c.Government-procuredPOVshipment aboard the oceangoing car ferry as authorized in Part E of this Chapter or reimbursement for shipment under par.U5425-B, item 2;� | 
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| | d.dependents' transportation as for members in items a, b, and e; and� | 
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| | e.for travel aboard an oceangoing car ferry, other than on the Alaska Marine Highway System, per diem is payable for the day of arrival (embarkation) on board the ferry at the rate applicable to the port of embarkation. Per diem is payable from the day following embarkation through day of departure (debarkation) from the ferry at the rate applicable to the port of debarkation; or� | 
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| | f.for travel aboard an Alaska Marine Highway System car ferry only, a per diem (M&IE) equal to the highestCONUSM&IEto cover meal and incidental expenses is payable for each full day (0001 - 2400) the member is aboard the ferry.� Per diem is payable for the day of arrival (embarkation) on board the ferry at the rate applicable to the port of embarkation. | 
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| | Travel orders must authorize travel by oceangoing car ferry.� The nonavailability of U.S. registered carrier certificate or memorandum required by par.U3125-C6 must be attached to the voucher, when applicable. | 
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| | D.� Reimbursement for Transoceanic Transportation Costs | 
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| | 1.Government or Government-Procured Transportation Available.� When travel is directed by Government or Government-procured transportation and the member performs transoceanic travel at personal expense, no reimbursement for the transoceanic travel is authorized.� If Government and Government-procured transportation are both authorized and available, the member is entitled to reimbursement for the cost of the transportation used up to the cost of the lowest priced� transportation mode authorized and available. | 
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| | 2.Government Transportation and Government-Procured Transportation Not Available. When Government transportation and Government-procured transportation aren't available, the member is entitled to reimbursement for the cost of transportation used up to the least costly available scheduled commercial air service over the direct route between the origin and destination.� If travel by aircraft is medically inadvisable for the member or an accompanying dependent, reimbursement is limited to the least costly available first-class passenger accommodations on a commercial ship. | 
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| | 3.Travel by Vessels or Aircraft of Foreign Registry.� See Chapter 3, Part B, for the only circumstances when reimbursement is authorized for travel at personal expense on vessels or aircraft of foreign registry. | 
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| | E.Reimbursement | 
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| | When Member Performs Circuitous Travel.� When a member, at personal expense and convenience, performsPCStravel over a circuitous route, the member is entitled to:� | 
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| | 1.MALT PLUSfor land travel performed from the time the member departs the oldPDSuntil the member reports to the newPDS,� | 
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| | 2.reimbursement for the cost of transoceanic U.S.-flag transportation used and per diem, and� | 
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| | 3.reimbursement for transoceanic foreign-flag transportation used and per diem up� to the cost the Government would have incurred for the member's transportation on the direct route if travel by foreign-flag air on the circuitous route is supported by the certificate required in Chapter 3, Part B, stating a U.S.-flag carrier wasn't available on the direct route and a certificate stating U.S.-flag wasn't available on the circuitous route. | 
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| | The total amount of reimbursement shall not exceed the amount the member would have been entitled to under subpar. A via the direct route between the old and newPDSs.� If travel by a specific mode is directed in a member's orders and the member travels by a different mode, the maximum cost computed under subpar. A shall be reduced by the cost of the unused directed transportation mode (see Appendix A for definition of circuitous travel). | 
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| | U5120 TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCE UNDER SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES | 
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| | A.Travel When Orders to Active Duty Are Received at a Place Other Than That to Which Addressed.� | 
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| | When orders to active duty are received at, and travel begins from, a place other than that to which the orders were addressed,PCSallowances are authorized from that place, not to exceed those from the place to which the orders were addressed. | 
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| | B.PCS Orders Received at TDY Station.� | 
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| | A member, who receives PCS orders while onTDY, and returns to the oldPDS, is paidPCSallowances from theTDYstation to the oldPDS, and then to the new PDS via anyTDYstation(s). | 
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| | C.� PCS Orders Received While on Leave | 
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| | 1.Orders Received While on� Leave fromTDYStation.� A member, who receivesPCSorders while on leave from aTDYstation, and returns to the oldPDS, is paidPCSallowances from the leave point to the oldPDSand then to the newPDSvia any otherTDYstation(s), not to exceed the allowances from theTDYstation to the oldPDSand then to the newPDSvia any otherTDYstation(s). | 
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| | 2.PDSChanged or Assigned While on Leave from thePDS.� A member, who receivesPCSorders while on leave from the oldPDS, and beginsPCStravel from that site, is entitled toPCSallowances from the place where orders are received to the newPDS, not to exceed allowances from the old to the newPDS. | 
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| | D.PCS With TDY at a Location Near (But Outside the Limits of) the Old or New PDS. | 
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| | No per diem allowance is payable at aTDYlocation in connection with aPCSwithTDYen route near the old or newPDSif the member commutes to theTDYfrom the quarters occupied while attached to the oldPDSor the permanent quarters the member shall occupy at the newPDS.� This applies when a member performsTDYat or near the homeport when thePDSis a ship or an afloat staff.� Quarters (residence, suite, room, cubicle, etc.) at the oldPDSare no longer permanent quarters on and after the date of transportation of thePCSHHGweight allowance.� Quarters at the newPDSare permanent on and after the date thePCSHHGweight allowance is accepted.� Transportation expenses incurred in commuting between such quarters and the place ofTDYmay be paid underChapter 3, Part F, when travel is within the area defined in par. U3500-B, or paid under par. U3325 when travel is from outside that area.� A member required to procure meals at personal expense outside thePDSlimits shall be reimbursed for the meal(s) under par.U4510. When travel outside theTDYarea is required, travel, transportation, and per diem allowances underChapter 4, Part B, are authorized. | 
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| | E.� Orders Canceled, Amended or Modified En Route | 
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| | 1.Orders Canceled Returning Member to the OldPDS.� IfPCSorders are canceled, limitedPCSallowances are authorized from the oldPDSto the location at which cancellation notification was received and return to the oldPDS.� The amount payable is limited to travel from the oldPDS, via any en routeTDYlocations, to the contemplated newPDSand return. | 
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| | 2.Orders Amended or Modified to Name a NewPDSor En RouteTDYStation.� IfPCSorders are amended or modified naming another newPDSor en routeTDYstation(s), limitedPCSallowances are authorized from the oldPDSto the location at which amended orders were received to the last-named newPDS.� The amount payable is limited to travel from the oldPDSto the last-named newPDSvia any en route or added en routeTDYlocations and the first-named newPDS. | 
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| | F.Orders Involving Units with Homeports or PDS Locations.� | 
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| | PCSallowances for the travel described below may be authorized/approved by the official(s) designated by the Service concerned when the member must: | 
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| | 1.assist in the transportation of dependents and/orHHG,� | 
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| | 2.pick up personal items, or� | 
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| | 3.personally drive the member'sPOC. | 
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| | 1.Homeport Changed.� | 
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| | When a unit's homeport is changed, a member may be paidPCSallowances to the old homeport and then to the new homeport via anyTDYstations(s).� If the unit is at the old homeport, the member may be paidPCSallowances from old homeport to the new homeport and return to the unit via anyTDYstation.� This travel must begin within 1 year from the effective date of the homeport change, unless the time limit is extended by the Secretarial Process.� If a member is on leave from a deployed unit whose homeport is changed, thePCSallowances accrue from the leave point to the new homeport via the old homeport, not to exceed the allowances payable from the unit's location when the member departed on leave to the new homeport via the old homeport (57 Comp. Gen. 198 (1977), 60 id. 561 and 564 (1981)). | 
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| | 2.PCS From a Unit When the Unit Is Away from Homeport/PDS.� | 
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| | A member, orderedPCSwhile with the unit away from its homeport orPDS, may be paidPCSallowances from the location at whichPCStravel begins to the newPDSvia the old homeport/PDSand anyTDYstation(s). | 
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| | 3.PCS to a Unit When the Unit Is Away from Homeport/PDS.� | 
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| | A member, orderedPCSto a unit that is deployed away from its homeport/PDS, may be paidPCSallowances from the oldPDSto the new unit via its homeport/PDSand/or anyTDYstation(s). | 
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