|CHAPTER�9�-�STATION�ALLOWANCES
    PART�B2:�COST�OF�LIVING�ALLOWANCE�(COLA)
        U9153��COLA�ENTITLEMENT�INCIDENT�TO�PCS�BETWEEN�PDS�IN�CLOSE�PROXIMITY
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| | U9153� COLA ENTITLEMENT INCIDENT TO PCS BETWEEN PDS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY | 
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| | When a member is ordered on aPCSbetweenPDSs located in close proximity and the member continues, at the newPDS, to commute from the residence occupied while at the oldPDS, entitlement toCOLAcontinues for the time between the member's detachment from the oldPDSand reporting to the newPDS, unless otherwise prohibited.� A member ordered onPCSwithTDYen route is entitled toCOLAduring that period.� If theCOLArate differs between the old and newPDS, the rate for the oldPDSis paid through the day before the member reports to the newPDS. | 
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| | U9154� COLA ENTITLEMENT FOR A MEMBER WITHOUT DEPENDENTS | 
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| | A.Government Mess Availability | 
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| | 1.Member With Government Quarters and Government Mess Available.� A member who has Government quarters available at thePDS(including a vessel) and a Government mess available, is entitled toCOLAat 47 percent (rounded to the closest penny) of the rate computed as indicated in Appendix J for a member with 0 dependents.� A member who doesn�t use available Government quarters and/or Government mess because of the presence of noncommand sponsored dependents is entitled toCOLAunder this subparagraph.� See par.U9156. | 
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| | 2.Member with Government Quarters Available but Without Government Mess Available. A member who has Government quarters but who doesn�t have a Government mess available for 3 meals a day at the PDS is entitled toCOLAat the rate specified in Appendix J, Table II in the 0 dependent column. | 
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| | 3.Member With Government Quarters Available but for Whom Use of a Government Mess is Impractical.� A member who has Government quarters available, but whose commanding officer, or designee, furnishes a statement that Government mess use is impractical, is entitled to theCOLAcomputed as indicated in Appendix J for a member with 0 dependents.� See par.U9156. | 
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| | 4.Member Authorized to Occupy Other Than Government Quarters.� A member in grade E-7 or higher who has no dependents occupying other than Government quarters is entitled to theCOLAcomputed as indicated in Appendix J for a member with 0 dependents. | 
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| | 5.� Member Who Has No Dependents and is Assigned to a Ship.� A member above the grade of E-5 (see Note) who: | 
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| | a.� has no dependents, | 
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| | b.� is assigned to permanent duty aboard a ship, | 
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| | c.� elects not to occupy assigned shipboard quarters, and | 
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| | d.� occupies non-Government quarters ashore, | 
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| | is entitled toCOLAcomputed as indicated inAppendix Jfor a member with 0 dependents. | 
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| | Note:� A member in the grade of E-5 who meets the criteria in a, b, and d above and who is authorizedBAH-IIalso is entitled to theCOLAabove. | 
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| | 6.Member Without Dependents Elects Not to Occupy Inadequate Government Quarters.� A member above the grade of E-5 who: | 
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| | a.has no dependents,� | 
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| | b.is assigned to inadequate quarters of the United States, or of a housing facility under the jurisdiction of a uniformed service, and� | 
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| | c.elects not to occupy the quarters or facility,� | 
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| | is entitled toCOLAcomputed as indicated in Appendix J for a member with 0 dependents. | 
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| | 7.Enlisted Member Authorized to Mess Separately.� An enlisted member for whom Government quarters aren�t available and who is authorized to mess separately, is entitled to theCOLAcomputed as indicated in Appendix J for a member with 0 dependents. | 
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| | 8.Member Married to Member--Joint Residence.� A member, who is authorized to mess separately and who maintains a joint residence with the spouse who also is a member, is entitled to theCOLAcomputed as indicated in Appendix J for a member with 0 dependents.� See also par.U9303. | 
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| | 9.Member in Confinement.� Except as indicated in par.U9157-A, item 5, a member isn�t entitled toCOLAwhile in a confinement status as a result of disciplinary action. | 
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| | 10.� Both Spouses Below Grade E-6 Assigned to Sea Duty.� Effective 1 July 1997 the senior spouse of a dual military couple (both below grade E-6) is entitled toCOLAspecified inAppendix J, Table II in the 0 dependent column if the spouses: | 
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| | a.� have no dependents, | 
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| | b.are assigned to permanent duty aboard ship(s), | 
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| | c.elects not to occupy assigned shipboard quarters, and | 
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| | d.occupy non-Government quarters ashore. | 
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| | Note:� This doesn�t apply if either or both members are entitled toCOLAunder subpar. A5 above. | 
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| | B.Leave Periods.� | 
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| | COLAcontinues during any period not in excess of 30 consecutive days the member is on leave insideCONUS.�COLAcontinues during the entire period the member is on leaveOCONUS.�COLApayments may be made for leave periods only if the member was paidCOLAimmediately before: | 
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| | 1.entering a leave status, or� | 
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| | 2.hospitalization if the member was hospitalized immediately before beginning leave. | 
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| | C.Underway Periods and TDY Assignment to Ships and Afloat Units.� | 
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| | A member, whosePDSis a ship or afloat unit and who is entitled to theCOLAspecified in Appendix J, Table II in the 0 dependent column, shall have theCOLAreduced to the rate under subpar. A1 above beginning the day the ship or afloat unit begins an anticipated deployment in excess of 30 days.� If an anticipated deployment period of 30 days or less actually exceeds 30 days, theCOLAshall be adjusted as of the deployment date.� If an anticipated deployment of more than 30 days is reduced to less than 30 days, the reduction inCOLAshall be restored for the deployment period. The�COLA� of a� member� assignedTDYto a ship or unit isn�t changed because of the assignment or in connection with any deployment. | 
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| | U9155� NONCOMMAND SPONSORED DEPENDENTS IN VICINITY OF PDS | 
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| | A member, who on the effective date ofPCSorders directing a transfer to anOCONUSPDS: | 
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| | 1.is entitled to dependent transportation;� | 
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| | 2.is ordered to aPDSat which an accompanied-by-dependents tour may be elected; and� | 
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| | 3.elects to serve an unaccompanied tour but is accompanied or joined by dependents;� | 
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| | isn�t entitled to aCOLA(except when entitled under par.U9154-A1), when available Government mess isn�t used.� If the member changes the election and agrees to serve the accompanied tour, par.U9157applies from the date dependents are command-sponsored. | 
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| | U9156� FRACTIONAL COLA FOR A MEMBER WITHOUT DEPENDENTS | 
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| | A member without dependents, | 
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| | 1.on duty at aPDSwhere a Government mess is available, and� | 
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| | 2.whose duty, as distinguished from a travel status, requires the member's absence from thePDS(including a ship or other fleet unit having an assigned homeport outsideCONUS) during one or more meals, | 
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| | is entitled to a pro rata share of the member without dependentsCOLAfor each meal not furnished in a Government mess in addition to theCOLAauthorized in subpar.U9154-B, item 1.� Payment of this allowance shall be supported by a statement of the commanding officer, or an officer designated by the commanding officer for that purpose.� The amount payable is obtained by applying the percentages indicated in the following table to the dailyCOLArates computed in accordance withAppendix Jfor thePDS, or in the case of a member assigned to a ship or other fleet unit having an assignedOCONUShomeport, theCOLAset for the place where the meals are taken. | 
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| | � Meal InvolvedApplicable Percentage | 
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| | Morning10% Noon20% Evening20% | 
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| | U9157� COLA FOR MEMBER WITH DEPENDENTS | 
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| | A.General.� | 
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| | A member with dependents is entitled toCOLA(see par.U9303for entitlement for member married to member couples) regardless of Government mess availability at thePDS(including vessel), except: | 
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| | 1.for any day in excess of 30 consecutive calendar days that a member accompanied by dependents is on leave inCONUS;� | 
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| | 2.when one or more of the dependents depart thePDSvicinity and return toCONUSfor a temporary period, the entitlement for any day in excess of 30 consecutive calendar days that the dependents are inCONUSis reduced to the rate specified in Appendix J, Table II, for the number of dependents remaining;� | 
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| | 3.when all of the dependents return toCONUSfor a temporary period in excess of 30 consecutive calendar days, the entitlement beginning on the 31st day that the dependents are inCONUSis as provided in par.U9154;� | 
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| | 4.for any period during which a Government mess has been declared available (whether or not used) for both the member and dependents for all meals due to unusual or emergency circumstances rendering the preparation of meals at home or the procurement of food in commercial establishments impractical;� | 
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| | 5.when in a confinement status as a result of disciplinary action.� In this case the member is entitled to aCOLAfor dependents only at the rate specified in Appendix J, Table II, for the number of dependents who continue to reside in thePDSvicinity; or� | 
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| | 6.when one or more dependents depart thePDSvicinity and return toCONUSto attend school, the entitlement is reduced as of the day following the day of departure to the rate specified in Appendix J, Table II, for the number of dependents remaining. | 
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| | B.Dependents Arrive Before Member | 
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| | 1.General.� | 
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| | When dependents arrive at or in theOCONUSPDSvicinity in advance of a member,COLAentitlement begins as indicated in subpars. 2 and 3. | 
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