|CHAPTER�5�-�PERMANENT�DUTY�TRAVEL
    PART�B:�MEMBER�ALLOWANCES�FOR�TRANSPORTATION�AND�SUBSISTENCE
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| | PART B: MEMBER ALLOWANCES FOR TRANSPORTATION AND SUBSISTENCE� | 
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| | U5100 GENERAL | 
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| | This Part prescribes members' entitlements to travel and transportation allowances forPCStravel from the oldPDSto the newPDS.� Members are entitled to these allowances whether or not they take leave en route. | 
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| | NOTE:� When residence relocation is unnecessary because the old and newPDSs are in proximity to each other, the member may not be paidMALT PLUS, unless ordered to performTDYen route. | 
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| | U5105TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS | 
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| | A.� General.� | 
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| | A member may elect to: | 
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| | 1.travel byPOC(see subpar. B), or� | 
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| | 2.personally procure common carrier transportation (see subpar. C), or� | 
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| | 3.be provided transportation in kind (see subpar. D),� | 
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| | 1.travel is performed partly at personal expense and partly by Government-procured� transportation and/or Government conveyance (see subpar. E),� | 
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| | 2.the transportation mode is directed (including group travel) (see par.U5108),� | 
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| | 3.travelOCONUSis involved (see par.U5116),� | 
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| | 4.there are special circumstances (see par.U5120andChapter 7), or� | 
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| | 5.POVdelivery/pickup is involved, (see par.U5413). | 
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| | B.�MALT PLUSforPOCTravel.� | 
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| | POCuse forPCStravel, other than transoceanic, is advantageous to the Government.� A member traveling byPOCis entitled toMALT PLUS.� TheMALTis paid on a "per mile" basis for the official distance of each portion of the ordered travel (see par.U5150).� The PLUS (per diem) portion is paid on a whole day calendar basis for the allowable travel time.� Per diem orAEA(as prescribed inChapter 4, Part B or C)� can't be paid for the same day asMALT PLUS.� However, a per diem orAEAis authorized for any necessary delay or processing time at a passenger port of embarkation/debarkation or personnel processing center (except when prohibited by par.U5125-A3orU5130-A3). | 
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| | 1.MALTRates.� | 
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| | A member'sMALTrate depends on the number of authorized travelers in thePOC.� An authorized traveler is any member or dependent traveling incident toPCSorders.� MALT rates per POC are: | 
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| | a.$0.15 per mile for one authorized traveler,� | 
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| | b.$0.17 per mile for two authorized travelers,� | 
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| | c.$0.19 per mile for three authorized travelers, and | 
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| | d.$0.20 per mile for four or more authorized travelers. | 
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| | Reimbursement of parking fees, ferry fares, road, bridge and tunnel tolls is authorized for the direct route between the official points involved.� Only the member responsible for paying thePOCoperating expenses (i.e., any cost directly associated withPOCuse for official travel) is entitled to theMALTand expense reimbursement. | 
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| | 2 Per Diem.� | 
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| | A flat per diem of $50 shall be paid for each day required forPCStravel between authorized points, up to the allowable travel time computed under par.U5160.� If used, Government quarters and/or mess have no effect on the amount of per diem paid.� Each member traveling in aPOCis entitled to the $50 per diem. | 
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| | C.Reimbursement for Personally Procured Common Carrier Transportation Plus Per Diem.� | 
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| | A member who procures common carrier transportation at personal expense is entitled to reimbursement up to the amount authorized in pars. U3110, U3125, U3130, and U3135.� The member may elect to procure common carrier transportation (including sleeping accommodations) at personal expense under an individual travel order and be reimbursed for the transportation cost for the mode authorized and used. However, reimbursement shall not exceed the cost for the authorized transportation and accommodations over a commonly traveled direct route in accordance with a schedule(s) necessary to meet the requirements of the orders.� Reimbursement under this subparagraph is based on special Government contract fares only if Government-procured transportation is available under par. U3120 (B-163758, July 24, 1972).� Per diem entitlement is computed under par.U5113. | 
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| | D.Transportation in Kind, or Government-Procured Transportation, Plus Per Diem. | 
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| | When the Government provides transportation at no cost, the member is entitled to per diem under par.U5113. | 
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| | E.Travel by Mixed Modes | 
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| | 1.General.� | 
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| | If travel is performed by mixed modes for a separate journey (see par.U5150), the member's entitlement is determined under subpar. 2. Note:� the following aren't mixed mode travel:� | 
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| | a.reimbursed travel between the duty station and local common carrier terminal,� | 
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| | b.travel between Government and commercial terminals, or� | 
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| | c.travel between these points by Government conveyance. | 
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| | 2.Computation.� | 
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| | Allowance entitlement is for the travel actually performed, limited to the greater of: | 
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| | a.MALT PLUSfor the ordered travel distance; or� | 
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| | b.what it would have cost the Government had Government-procured transportation been used between the authorized points, plus per diem as prescribed in par.U5113, for the time required to travel between the points of ordered travel. | 
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| | If Government-procured transportation is used, its cost must be subtracted from the entitlement.� If the cost of Government-procured transportation used exceeds the cost for the entire ordered travel, the excess shall be collected from the member.� IfMALT PLUSis paid, the Government-procured transportation cost shall be collected from the member.� See par.U5160-Ffor travel time computation. | 
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| | U5106TRANSPORTATION BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND COMMERCIAL CARRIER TERMINALS | 
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| | When a member must procure transportation (other than a taxicab, airport limousine, bus, streetcar, subway or special conveyance) at personal expense between Government and commercial carrier terminals, the member is reimbursed for this transportation.� See Chapter 3, Part E. | 
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| | U5107 POC TRAVEL PROHIBITED | 
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| | Each Service may issue regulations prescribing Service exigencies under which order-issuing officials may prohibit members traveling as individuals (as distinguished from group travel) from using aPOC.� If there are no such regulations, orders prohibitingPOCtransportation are without effect.� ParagraphU5108applies if the member's orders state thatPOCtravel is prohibited, or specifically direct a particular transportation mode (see par.U3002).� If the member travels byPOC, there is no travel reimbursement entitlement. | 
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| | U5108ALLOWANCES WHEN TRANSPORTATION MODE OR GROUP TRAVEL DIRECTED | 
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| | If a member is directed to use a specific transportation mode, par.U5105doesn't apply. When a mode is directed, reimbursement for expenses is authorized as follows: | 
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| | A.Government Conveyance.� | 
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| | When exigencies of the Service require Government conveyance use forPCStravel, the orders must direct it.� If� a member'sPCSorders direct� Government transportation use and the directed mode is available in time to comply with the orders but the member elects to travel by another mode at personal expense, the member shall not be reimbursed for transportation costs.� If the directed Government conveyance isn't available in time to comply with the orders, see par.U5105-BorC. | 
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| | B.Common Carrier.� | 
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| | Each Service may issue regulations prescribing conditions under which order-issuing officials may direct members traveling as individuals (as distinguished from travel as members of a group) to use common carriers.� The regulations must indicate the Service exigencies that require such action.� In the absence of such regulations, orders directing common carrier transportation are without effect.� Ordinarily, travel is directed by Government-procured transportation.� If the member fails to travel by the directed mode and the mode directed is available in time to comply with the orders, the member shall not be reimbursed for transportation costs. | 
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| | C.� Group Travel.� | 
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| | When Service exigencies require that the member performPCStravel as a member of a group, that requirement must be stated in the member's orders.� The guidelines and considerations in directingTDYgroup travel (see par.U4000) also apply forPCS.� Members shall not be reimbursed for transportation costs.� Necessary transportation (including sleeping accommodations, if available and required) are furnished by the Government.� Quarters and meals (by meal tickets (par.U5018), or otherwise) are provided by the Government at no cost to the traveler.� No per diem orAEAis payable unless meals or quarters aren't furnished.� If not furnished, reimbursement is authorized for occasional meals and quarters in the same manner as for members onTDYunder par.U4510.� Officers may not be reimbursed for any expense they incur for Government meals. | 
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| | D.� Transportation Mode Directed to First Duty Station Upon Enlistment, Reenlistment, or Induction. | 
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| | Each Service may issue regulations authorizing order-issuing officials to direct in travel orders the use of Government transportation or common carriers and meal tickets for travel of enlistees, reenlistees, or inductees from the place of enlistment, reenlistment, or induction to the first station.� If a member fails to travel by the mode directed in the member's orders and that mode is available in time to comply with the orders, the member shall not be reimbursed for transportation costs.� When the directed mode isn't available, reimbursement is authorized.� In such cases, a member traveling byPOCis entitled to reimbursement at the applicableMALTrate for the official distance of the ordered travel and a member who procures common carrier transportation at personal expense is entitled to reimbursement under par. U3110 or U3115, as applicable.� When meal tickets aren't available and meals and/or lodgings are� required, reimbursement is authorized for occasional meals and quarters under par.U4510.� If Government or Government-procured transportation and meal tickets are used, the member is entitled to reimbursement of miscellaneous reimbursable expenses underChapter 4, Part F. | 
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| | E.� When Foreign Government Transportation Is Directed or Used.� | 
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| | When transportation, under the terms of a contract or agreement between the United States and a foreign government and at no cost to the United States or the member, is directed and available but the member travels by a different mode, the member shall not be reimbursed for transportation costs.� When a member uses transportation furnished by a foreign government on a complimentary basis, there is no entitlement to transportation allowance for that portion of the travel. | 
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| | U5109MISCELLANEOUS REIMBURSEMENT | 
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| | For reimbursement of miscellaneous travel expenses incurred during aPCSmove, seeChapter 4, Part F. | 
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