|CHAPTER�6�-�EVACUATION�ALLOWANCES
    PART�A:�AUTHORIZED�OR�ORDERED�MOVEMENT�OUTSIDE�THE�CONTINENTAL�UNITED�STATES�(CONUS)
        U6001��GENERAL�INFORMATION
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| | An evacuation, as defined in par.U6002-C, must be caused by unusual or emergency circumstances (such as war, riots, civil uprising or unrest, adverse political conditions, denial or revocation by host government of permission to remain, national or natural disasters, epidemics, or similar conditions of comparable magnitude).� The evacuation applies to: | 
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| | 1. both command and noncommand sponsored dependents who, at the time the evacuation is authorized or ordered, are residing at (or in the vicinity of) the member'sPDS; | 
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| | 2. command sponsored dependents who are en route to the member'sPDS(or vicinity of the member'sPDS) to establish a residence with the member; | 
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| | 3. student dependents who are authorized to travel to the member'sPDSunder par. U5243-C; | 
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| | 4. a dependent who resides at or in the vicinity of a former duty station of the member following the assignment of the member elsewhere or who resides at or in the vicinity of a duty station (other than the duty station of the member) incident to orders in connection with an unaccompanied tour of duty of the member, if a departure of dependents is authorized or ordered by competent authority from the duty station at which or in the vicinity of which the dependent resides and the dependent actually moves to an authorized safe haven designated by that authority; and, | 
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| | 5. dependents of a member assigned to anOCONUSPDSwho dies before the dependents are evacuated from thePDSor while the dependents are in an evacuation status from there. | 
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| | When a member whose dependent(s) are receiving evacuation allowances dies, the evacuation allowances will continue for the dependent(s) in the same manner as if the member hadn't died.� | 
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| | NOTE:Title37 U.S.C. 405a, the statute pertaining to evacuation of dependents, doesn't apply to uniformed members.� Uniformed members who are ordered to depart an area being evacuated must be either in aTDYorPCSstatus. | 
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| | B.� Funding. | 
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| | The Joint Plan for DOD Noncombatant Repatriation contains the fund cites chargeable for evacuation allowances for dependents of members of each of the DOD Services. Questions relating to fund cites should be addressed to the proponent of the Joint Plan: HQDA, ODCSPER, ATTN: DAPE-PRO, 300 Army Pentagon, Washington,� DC� 20310-0300; telefax numbers: DSN 223-2708� or COML (703) 693-2708 for unclassified material;� phone DSN 227-2186, COML (703) 697-2186. | 
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| | C.� To Whom Payments of Evacuation Allowances May Be Made. | 
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| | The allowances authorized by this Part may be paid to the following individuals: | 
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| | 1. the member's evacuated command sponsored dependent spouse; | 
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| | 2. any command sponsored dependent at least 18 years of age or older if at a different location than the spouse or when there is no spouse present; | 
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| | 3. the member (as the natural guardian) for command sponsored dependents who are under 18 years old; or | 
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| | 4. the member's dependent spouse, any dependent at least 18 years of age or the member (as the natural guardian) under the circumstances described in par.U6001-A, item 4. | 
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| | D.� When Payments of Allowances May Be Made. | 
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| | Allowances authorized in this Part may be paid beginning on the date one of the officials described in par.U6003-A1or A2, authorizes or orders an evacuation. | 
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| | U6002 DEFINITION OF TERMS USED IN THIS PART | 
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| | A.� Designated Place. | 
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| | As used in this Part, a designated place is a location selected by the evacuated dependents, as the place where they will establish a permanent residence when it has been determined by competent authority that their return to thePDSwon't take place or isn't expected to take place in the near future.� Command sponsored dependents transported to a designated place incident to an evacuation are expected to establish a permanent residence there as soon as practical. | 
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| | B.� Evacuated Dependent. | 
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| | A dependent (as defined in Appendix A) who: | 
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| | 1. at the time of the evacuation, is residing in a command sponsored or noncommand sponsored status at the member'sPDSor in its vicinity; | 
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| | 2. is command sponsored but temporarily absent from the member'sPDSor its vicinity; | 
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| | 3. is a command sponsored dependent en route to the member'sPDSor its vicinity for the purpose of establishing a residence with the member; | 
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| | 4. is a student dependent who, had it not been for the evacuation, would have traveled to the member'sPDSunder par. U5243-C, but who instead travels to (or converts the current location to) a safe haven or designated place; or, | 
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| | 5. resides at or in the vicinity of a former duty station of the member following the assignment of the member elsewhere or who resides at or in the vicinity of a duty station (other than the duty station of the member) incident to orders in connection with an unaccompanied tour of duty of the member, if a departure of dependents is authorized or ordered by competent authority from the duty station at which or in the vicinity of which the dependent resides and the dependent actually moves to an authorized safe haven designated by that authority. | 
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| | C.� Evacuation. | 
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| | The authorized or ordered movement of dependents from a specificOCONUSarea, when authorized or ordered by the appropriate authority indicated in par.U6003-A.� Evacuation refers to movement or departure from one area to another (both areas may be in the same city or country, or each may be in a different city or country). | 
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| | D.� Safe Haven. | 
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| | A location within or outside the United States named in the evacuation order, or subsequent modification to that order, to which dependents are directed to relocate on a temporary basis to await a decision by competent authority to either return to the overseasPDSor proceed to a designated place.� IfCONUSis named in the evacuation order as the safe haven, evacuees, upon arrival at the port of debarkation inCONUS, must select the exact safe-haven location within theCONUSsafe haven to which they shall travel at Government expense. | 
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| | U6003� RESPONSIBILITIES� | 
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| | A.� Authorizing or Ordering an Evacuation | 
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| | 1.� Foreign Areas. | 
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| | The decision to evacuate dependents from a foreign area rests with the State Department.� In appropriate circumstances, such as Presidential declaration of national emergency or directed reinforcement of U.S. Armed Forces in a theatre, or to accommodate force protection or anti-terrorism considerations, the Secretary of Defense, after consultation with the Secretary of State, may authorize the evacuation of all DOD noncombatants (NOTE: The authority of the Secretary of Defense doesn't apply to noncombatants attached to Defense Attach� Offices, Marine Security Guard Detachments, DOD elements or personnel that form an integral part of the U.S. Country Team, and others as determined between the Combatant Commander and the Chief of Mission) (Memorandum of agreement between DOS and DOD, 14 July 1998).� If timely communication with the State Department isn't possible or there is no State Department presence in the area concerned, the Commander of the Combatant command or the senior commander in the country concerned or the Defense Attach� is responsible for authorizing or ordering an evacuation of the area.� The Department of Defense (USD(P&R) DSN: 225-0711, Comm: (703) 695-0711) is primarily responsible for the evacuation of dependents at the U.S. Naval Base, Guantanamo, Cuba (DODD 3025.14, 5 November 1990). | 
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| | 2.� Non-Foreign Areas. | 
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| | The following officials are responsible for authorizing or ordering an evacuation of the dependents of uniformed service personnel from non-foreignOCONUSareas: | 
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| | a. The Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary's designated representative (USD (P&R) DSN 225-0711, Comm (703) 695-0711), for the dependents ofDODcomponents, including the Coast Guard when operating under the Department of the Navy by agreement with the Secretary of Transportation; | 
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| | b. The Secretary of Transportation, or the Secretary's designated representative (Commandant (G-WP) Comm (202) 267-1652), for the dependents of Coast Guard personnel; | 
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| | c. The Secretary of Health and Human Services,� or the� Secretary's designated representative, for the dependents of Public Health Service personnel; | 
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| | d. The Secretary of Commerce, or the Secretary's designated representative,� for dependents ofNOAApersonnel; | 
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| | e. The Secretary of the Army, Navy, or Air Force, or the Secretary's designated representative, for the dependents of members of their respective Services (including the Coast Guard when operating under the Department of the Navy by agreement with the Secretary of Transportation); | 
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| | f. The head of aDODcomponent (see definition in Appendix A) or designated representative; | 
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| | g. The commander of a U.S. installation (see definition in Appendix A) or Coast Guard District Commander (for the dependents of Coast Guard personnel) or designated representative; and | 
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| | h. The commander, director, head, chief or supervisor of an organization or office. | 
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| | B.� Evacuation to Safe Haven or Designated Place. | 
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| | The anticipated length of an evacuation is the key to determining if dependents should travel to a safe haven or a designated place.� If the circumstances making an evacuation necessary are expected to improve to the extent that the evacuated dependents can return to the member'sPDS, dependents are evacuated to a safe haven.� If circumstances aren't expected to improve, dependents are evacuated to a designated place. | 
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| | 1.� Designation of Original Safe-Haven Location. | 
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| | The original safe-haven location is normally designated by the Department of State, in coordination withDOD.� The only exception is thatDODhas primary responsibility for designating the original safe haven when the evacuation is from theU.S.Naval Base, Guantanamo, Cuba, or from non-foreignOCONUSareas.� IfCONUSis named in the evacuation order as the original safe haven, evacuees select an exact safe-haven location inCONUSfor themselves to which they shall travel at Government expense. | 
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| | 2.� Designation of Alternate Safe-Haven Location. | 
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| | For DOD Services, the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) (USD(P&R)) has the authority to authorize/approve an alternate safe haven for evacuated dependents and to authorize/approve transportation at Government� expense from one safe haven to another safe haven when circumstances warrant.� For non-DOD Services, that authority is vested in the Secretarial Process.� For all Services, Secretarial Process may authorize/approve an alternate location within a safe haven for evacuated dependents and transportation at Government� expense thereto when circumstances warrant. | 
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| | 3.� Designating anOCONUSDesignated Place. | 
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| | The Secretary concerned or designated representative must authorize/approve anOCONUSdesignated place | 
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| | C.� Termination of Safe-Haven Status and Directing Dependents to Select Designated Place. | 
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| | ForDODServices, USD(P&R) has responsibility to determine when evacuated dependents at a safe haven must select a designated place and move thereto, or select their safe haven as their designated place.� For non-DOD Services, that authority is vested in the Secretarial Process. | 
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| | ForDODServices, USD(P&R) has responsibility to terminate evacuation status and to authorize the return of dependents to the overseas duty station.� For non-DOD Services, that authority is vested in the Secretarial Process. | 
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| | U6004� TRANSPORTATION OF DEPENDENTS� | 
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