|CHAPTER�5�-�PERMANENT�DUTY�TRAVEL
    PART�B:��MEMBER�ALLOWANCES�FOR�TRANSPORTATION�AND�SUBSISTENCE
        U5105�TRAVEL�AND�TRANSPORTATION�OPTIONS
            A.��General.
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| | A.� General.� | 
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| | A member may elect to: | 
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| | 1.travel by POC (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 members traveling together with no/limited reimbursement directed in the orders) (see par. U5108), | 
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| | 3.travel OCONUS is involved (see par. U5116),� | 
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| | 4.there are special circumstances (see par. U5120 and Chapter 7), or� | 
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| | 5.POV delivery/pickup is involved, (see par. U5413). | 
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| | B.� MALT PLUS for POC Travel.� | 
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| | POCuse for PCS travel, other than transoceanic, is advantageous to the Government.� A member traveling by POC is entitled to MALT PLUS.� The MALT is 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 or AEA (as prescribed in Chapter 4, Part B or C)� can't be paid for the same day as MALT PLUS.� However, a per diem or AEA is 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-A3 or U5130-A3). | 
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| | 1.MALT Rates.� | 
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| | A member's MALT rate depends on the number of authorized travelers in the POC.� An authorized traveler is any member or dependent traveling incident to PCS orders.� 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 the POC operating expenses (i.e., any cost directly associated with POC use for official travel) is entitled to the MALT and expense reimbursement. | 
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| | (NOTE:� Charges for repairs, depreciation, replacements, grease, oil, antifreeze, towage and similar speculative expenses are not reimbursable expenses in connection with using a POC on official travel.� However, travelers may be eligible to submit claims for repairs to POCs used for official travel, using Service procedures, under the Military Personnel and Civilian Employees Claims Act (31 U.S.C. �240-243). | 
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| | 2 Per Diem.� | 
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| | A flat per diem of $50 shall be paid for each day required for PCS travel 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 a POC is 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 a member travels by mixed modes for a separate journey (see par. U5150), entitlement is determined under subpar. 2.�� | 
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| | NOTE:� The following travel is not considered in determining if mixed mode travel is involved in a journey:�� | 
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| | a.travel between the duty station and local common carrier terminal, or | 
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| | b.travel between Government and commercial terminals.� | 
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| | 2.Computation.� | 
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| | Total reimbursement for POC and personally-procured commercial travel may be no more than the MALT PLUS payable for the entire ordered travel distance less the cost of any Government-procured transportation used for a portion of the journey. | 
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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 exigencies under which order-issuing officials may prohibit members traveling as individuals (as distinguished from members traveling together under orders directing no/limited reimbursement) from using a POC.� If there are no such regulations, orders prohibiting POC transportation are without effect.� Paragraph U5108 applies if the member's orders state that POC travel is prohibited, or specifically direct a particular transportation mode (see par. U3002).� If the member travels by POC, there is no travel reimbursement entitlement. | 
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| | U5108ALLOWANCES WHEN TRANSPORTATION MODE OR TRAVEL WITH NO/LIMITED REIMBURSEMENT (CHAPTER 4, PART A) DIRECTED | 
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| | If a member is directed to use a specific transportation mode, par. U5105 doesn'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 for PCS travel, the orders must direct it.� If� a member's PCS orders 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 is not available in time to comply with the orders, see par. U5105-B or C. | 
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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 members traveling together under orders directing no/limited reimbursement ) 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 that mode is available in time to comply with the orders, the member shall not be reimbursed for transportation costs. | 
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| | C.� Members Traveling Together Under Orders Directing No/Limited Reimbursement.� | 
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| | When Service exigencies require that members perform PCS travel by traveling together with no/limited reimbursement, that requirement must be stated in the� orders.� The guidelines and considerations in directing TDY� in Chapter 4, Part A also apply for PCS.� Members shall not be reimbursed for transportation costs.� Necessary transportation (including sleeping accommodations, if available and required) must be furnished by the Government.� Quarters and meals (by meal tickets (par. U5018), or otherwise) should be provided by the Government.� No per diem or AEA is payable.� If meals and/or quarters are not furnished, reimbursement is authorized for occasional meals and quarters in the same manner as for members on TDY under par. U4510.�� Most members pay the food cost without operating expense for Government meals and are not reimbursed this amount under occasional 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 is not available, reimbursement is authorized.� In such cases, a member traveling by POC is entitled to reimbursement at the applicable MALT rate 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 under Chapter 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 a PCS move, see Chapter 4, Part F. | 
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| | U5113PER DIEM FOR PCS TRAVEL | 
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| | The per diem rate for the new PDS and the procedure in par. U4125 are used for PCS travel when transportation is personally procured (par. U5105-C), furnished in kind, or Government procured (par. U5105-D), for separate legs of a journey (par. U5150).� If there is an overnight stop or TDY en route, the per diem rate for that day is the stopover or TDY location rate.� M&IE for the arrival day at the new PDS is the new PDS rate whether or not there is a stopover. | 
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| | B.Partial Days of Travel.� | 
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| | The 75% rate in par. U4125-A3a� applies to the days of departure and arrival at PDSs, designated places, or COT leave locations.� If travel begins and ends on the same day, per diem is 75% of the appropriate M&IE rate (par. U4125-A3). | 
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| | C.Entitlement.� | 
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| | Whenever PCS travel is completed on a single calendar day with more than one leg of a journey involved (par. U5150), and at least one leg is performed by POC, the member is entitled to per diem as in par. U4125.� When a member takes leave in connection with a PCS, or there is TDY en route, per diem is authorized for allowable travel time.� When Government quarters are available on an OCONUS U.S. installation a member in a travel status is entitled to an incidental expense rate of $3.50 for all full travel days, except for the day travel begins or ends. | 
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