|CHAPTER�9�-�STATION�ALLOWANCES
    PART�C:��TEMPORARY�LODGING�ALLOWANCE
        U9202�ALLOWANCE�UPON�INITIAL�ASSIGNMENT
            C.��Entitlement�When�Entitled�to�Per�Diem�under�Chapter�4,�Part�B
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| | C.� Entitlement When Entitled to Per Diem under Chapter 4, Part B | 
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| | 1.� Day of First Reporting toPDS. | 
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| | When a member and/or dependents occupy temporary lodgings on the day of first reporting to the newPDS, the member is entitled toTLAfor self and/or dependents.� Lodging costs incurred after termination of travel status on the day of first reporting will be included asTLAexpenses. | 
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| | 2.� Period While Awaiting Arrival of Ship. | 
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| | When a member is in a per diem status while at the homeport awaiting arrival of the ship to which assigned,TLAon member's behalf isn't payable during such waiting period beginning the day of arrival at the homeport and extending through the day before the day of actual reporting aboard the ship.� Except on the day of reporting to the ship (subpar. 1), lodging costs for quarters jointly occupied by member and dependents is apportioned 50% for the member and 50% for dependents (regardless of the number of family members) when a member in a per diem status is in receipt ofTLAfor dependents while at the homeport.� However, on the day of actual reporting aboard the ship, lodging allowance costs for quarters jointly occupied by the member and dependents isn't apportioned; the entire lodging costs (100%) is included as aTLAexpense.� The number of dependents occupying temporary lodgings in thePDSarea, or the homeport when the newPDSis a ship, determines the rate payable for the days a member is entitled to per diem andTLAfor dependents only. | 
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| | 3.� Period ofTDYor Deployment While Away From NewPDS. | 
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| | A member receivingTLAwho is ordered onTDYafter arrival at a newPDS, or who is ordered on deployment from the homeport of the ship, staff or afloat unit, may continue to receiveTLAon the member's behalf and may include the member's share of the temporary lodging cost as aTLAexpense when, because of the member's military assignment, those temporary quarters must be retained at the newPDSor the homeport or permanent duty location of the ship, staff, or afloat unit (59 Comp. Gen. 58 (1979)).� The member's claim must be annotated with or have attached, certification that retaining those quarters was because of military necessity and not because of the member's personal choice or convenience. | 
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| | D.� Entitlement When Member Arrives Before Dependents. | 
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| | When a member arrives at an overseasPDSbefore the dependents, the member may be authorizedTLAif the conditions in par. U9201-A are met.� Upon the dependents' arrival,TLAalso may be authorized/approved for the member and/or dependents for the period the member/dependents are required to use temporary lodgings.� If the dependents arrive after the initial 60-day period in subpar. A expires, an additional period of entitlement may be authorized under subpar. F whether or notTLAwas paid during the initial 60-day period. | 
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| | E.� Entitlement During Period of Hospitalization. | 
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| | A member receiving�TLA, who is hospitalized after arrival at a newPDSmay continue to receiveTLAon the member's behalf and may include the member's share of temporary lodging cost as aTLAexpense, when, because of the member's hospitalization, those quarters must be retained at the newPDS.� The member's claim must have annotated thereon or attached thereto, certification that the quarters were retained because of the member's hospitalization and not because of member's personal choice or convenience. | 
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| | F.� Additional Entitlement. | 
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| | The approving authority (par.U9200) may authorize/approve a period of entitlement in addition to the initial 60-day maximum which may follow immediately after the initial period or begin at some later date after expiration of the initial 60-day entitlement.� The additional period of entitlement may be authorized/approved when, upon investigation of the facts/circumstances, any of the following reasons are found to exist and are considered beyond the member's/dependents' control: | 
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| | 1. nonarrival ofHHG; | 
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| | 2. delay in availability of or assignment to Government quarters due to the exigencies of the Service; | 
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| | 3. acts of God, fire, flood, earthquake, riot, civil unrest, or other disturbances which make normally available or anticipated housing temporarily or permanently uninhabitable or unavailable; | 
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| | 4. withdrawal of housing from the market by a landlord; | 
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| | 5. member is unable to secure housing con-sidered by the housing officer to be suitable to the member's needs, in an acceptable location, and comparable to and within the price range of housing currently being used by other members in the area; | 
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| | 6. member or dependent(s) is/are hospitalized or the nature of the member's assigned duties requires the member to be away from thePDS(homeport, if attached to a vessel) resulting in curtailment of opportunities to arrange for permanent living accommodations. | 
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| | The period of additional entitlement is authorized/approved in increments of 10 days or less. | 
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| | U9203 ALLOWANCE UNDER SPECIAL CONDITIONS� | 
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| | A.� Member Must Vacate Established Permanent Quarters inPDSVicinity. | 
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| | The period of entitlement for situations covered in par.U9200, item 2, shall be for the entire period the member is required to use temporary lodgings if authorized/approved by the overseas commander.�TLAbegins the day temporary accommodations are first used and ends on the day before the day permanent quarters are reoccupied or on which the commander determines the allowance is no longer justified.�TLAcomputation shall not include any expenses incurred before theTLAperiod begins or after it ends, except for extra lodging charges authorized in par. U9207-A2, C or D.� When, in the overseas commander's opinion, the continuance ofTLAis no longer supportable due to absence of excess cost or member's failure to accept Government quarters or diligently pursue the search for permanent private quarters, the overseas commander shall terminate the allowance. | 
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| | B.� Period of Deployment While Away fromPDS. | 
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| | A member receivingTLAwho is ordered on deploy-ment from the homeport of the ship, staff or afloat unit, may continue to receiveTLAon the member's behalf and may include member's share of temporary lodging cost when, because of the member's military assignment, those temporary quarters must be retained at the homeport or permanent duty location of the ship, staff, or afloat unit (59 Comp. Gen. 58 (1979)).� The member's claim must be annotated with or have attached, certification that retaining those quarters was because of military necessity and not because of the member's personal choice or convenience. | 
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| | C.� Entitlement When Tour Converted. | 
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| | A member whose tour is converted to an accompanied tour may be eligible forTLAfor the member and on behalf of command-sponsored dependents who were dependents on the effective date of thePCSorder to thePDSoutside the United States, if par.U9201-Bconditions are met.� The member must make every effort to find suitable housing for dependents before they arrive.�TLAmay be authorized/approved for the member and dependents only if the member, for reasons beyond control, is unable to find suitable housing for the dependents before they arrive. | 
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| | D.� Member Acquires Dependent(s). | 
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| | A member serving anOCONUStour who has no dependents but acquires dependents during that tour isn't eligible forTLA� for those dependents upon arrival at the�PDSbecause the member was without dependents on the effective date of the�PCS� order� (B-186628, September 17, 1976).� A member who acquires dependents while serving at anOCONUSPDSis entitled toTLAupon departure onPCSfor those dependents if the dependents are command sponsored at thePDSfrom which departing and for the member when eligible. | 
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| | U9204 ALLOWANCE UPON DEPARTURE� | 
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| | A.� General. | 
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| | The period of entitlement upon departure shall not exceed the last 10 days before the day the member departs thePDSin compliance withPCSorders, except when: | 
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| | 1. one or more of the dependents remain after member departs, the period of entitlement shall not exceed the last 10 days preceding the day the last dependent departs, provided the departure isn't later than 60 days after the effective date of thePCSorders. | 
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| | 2. one or more dependents remain in the oldPDS' vicinity in accordance with par.U9301-B1, the period of entitlement shall not exceed the last 10 days preceding the day the last dependent departs, without regard to the effective date ofPCSorders. | 
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| | 3. one or more dependents remain in the oldPDS' vicinity in accordance with par.U9301-B1after member is subsequently assigned to other than a dependent restricted or unaccompanied tour, the period of entitlement shall not exceed the last 10 days before the day the last dependent departs, provided the departure isn't later than 60 days after the effective date of thePCSorders to the newPDS. | 
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| | 4. a longer entitlement period is authorized due to delayed departure (subpar. C) or early termination of permanent housing (subpar. D); | 
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| | 5. the member or dependent(s) is hospitalized or the nature of the member's assigned duties requires the member to be away from thePDS(homeport, if attached to vessel). | 
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| | The effective date ofPCSorders is determined as defined in Appendix A.� TheTLAaccrual provisions (par.�U9207-E)� applies in computing�TLA� upon departure.� Expenses incurred on day of departure aren't considered in determining entitlement except that entitlement for the preceding day may be increased under par. U9207-A2, C or D as a result of lodgings costs imposed for the day of vacating temporary lodging.� When the presence of a member at the port of embarkation requires the member to be detached from thePDSon a day that the paying office is open but at such a time which shall not permit the member to receive payment forTLAwithout failing to meet the scheduled time of processing for departure or when the member is to depart on a day the paying office is closed, the member may be paidTLAfor up to 3 days immediately before departure based on the computation period immediately preceding the days to be covered.� However, payment may not be made if member wasn't in aTLAstatus immediately before the period for which the advance payment ofTLAwas required. | 
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| | B.� Dependents Depart Before Member. | 
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| | When dependents depart an overseasPDSbefore the member,TLAis authorized for the member and dependents when they meet the conditions in par. U9201-A.� The period of entitlement incident to the dependents' departure shall not exceed the last 10 days before the last dependent departs, and shall not begin earlier than the issue date of thePCSorders, or official alert notice, as applicable.� Upon departure of the member at a later date,TLAmay again be authorized/approved for the member as prescribed in subpar. A. | 
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| | C.� Delayed Departure. | 
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| | When the period of entitlement authorized by subpar. A begins and actual departure is delayed through no fault of the member or dependents, additional entitlement may be authorized/approved by the approving authority (see par.U9200), in increments of 10 days or less, for the entire period that temporary lodgings must be used. | 
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| | D.� Early Termination of Permanent Housing. | 
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| | When, for reasons beyond the control of the member and/or dependents, permanent housing is required to be relinquished more than 10 days before the estimated date of departure, the approving authority (see par.U9200) may authorize/approveTLAbeginning the day such housing is relinquished for reasons such as the following: | 
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| | 1. the transportation officer considers it necessary to shipHHG, after considering anticipated leave, necessary travel time,HHGshipping transit times such as those published in Uncrated Household Goods Traffic Regulation (DLAR 4500.1/NAVSUP P-455/AR 55-356/AFR 75-17C/MCO P4050.34), compliance with requirements of local packing/crating/shipping agencies, meeting shipping schedules, and other such requirements related toHHGshipments; | 
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| | 2. expiration or termination of lease or rental agreement occurs after a member is in receipt ofPCSorders or alert notice; | 
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| | 3. housing is withdrawn from the market by landlord; | 
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| | 4. acts of God, fire, flood, earthquake, riot, civil unrest, or other disturbances make continued occupancy of permanent-type housing inadvisable; | 
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| | 5. the member is required by lease, custom, or law to vacate housing in advance of expiration of lease to permit inspection, finalization of utility bills and deposits, redecoration, and/or adjudication of damage claims; | 
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| | 6. the lease, custom, or law requires that housing be surrendered at fixed dates more than 10 days before scheduled departure; | 
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| | 7. housing authorities require the member to vacate permanent residential housing for the convenience of the Government to permit its readying for and/or assignment to another member; | 
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| | 8. the major overseas commander determines that permanent housing must be relinquished under circumstances or for reasons other than those stated in items 1 through 7. | 
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| | The principles in par.U9201-B2must be applied in determining the need for the allowance under this subparagraph.� The allowance is authorized/approved only for the number of days needed to prevent undue financial hardship to the member during the period involved, as determined by the major overseas commander. | 
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| | E.� Member Detaches from a Ship Away from Homeport. | 
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| | When a member detaches onPCSorders from a ship homeportedOCONUSwhile the ship is away from its homeport and returns from the ship to the homeport, such member is entitled toTLAin the member's own behalf unless entitled to per diem.� If the member is entitled to per diem at the homeport, no entitlement toTLAexists for the member and only the dependents occupying temporary lodgings at the homeport are considered in determining the rate payable under par.U9207-A. | 
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| | F.� Period ofTDYor Deployment While Away from OldPDS. | 
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| | A member receivingTLApreceding departure onPCS, who is ordered onTDYaway from thePDS, or who is ordered on deployment from the homeport of the ship, staff or afloat unit, may continue to receiveTLAon the member's behalf and may include the member's share of the temporary lodging cost as aTLAexpense when, because of the member's military assignment, those temporary quarters must be retained at the oldPDSor the homeport or permanent duty location of the ship, staff, or afloat unit (59 Comp. Gen. 58 (1979)).� The member's claim must be annotated with, or have attached, certification that the quarters were retained because of military necessity and not because of the member's personal choice or convenience. | 
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| | G.� Entitlement Before Orders Issued. | 
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| | A member is entitled toTLAbeforePCSorders are issued, provided the voucher is supported by a statement from thePCSorder-issuing official, or the designated representative, that the member was advised before thePCSorders were issued that such orders would be issued.� The length of time before thePCSorders are issued during which a member may be advised that the orders shall be issued may not exceed the relatively short period between the time when a determination is made to order the member to make aPCSand the date on which the orders are actually issued.� General information that may be furnished the member concerning the issuance of orders before the determination is made to actually issue the orders, such as time of eventual release from active duty, time of expiration of term of service, date of eligibility for retirement, date of expected rotation from overseas duty, etc., may not be considered as advice that the orders are to be issued (52 Comp. Gen. 769 (1973)). | 
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| | H.� Entitlement During Period of Hospitalization. | 
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