|CHAPTER�5�-�PERMANENT�DUTY�TRAVEL
    PART�B:�MEMBER�ALLOWANCES�FOR�TRANSPORTATION�AND�SUBSISTENCE
        U5120�TRAVEL�AND�TRANSPORTATION�ALLOWANCE�UNDER�SPECIAL�CIRCUMSTANCES
            D.�PCS�With�TDY�at�a�Location�Near�(But�Outside�the�Limits�of)�the�Old�or�New�PDS.
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| | D.PCS With TDY at a Location Near (But Outside the Limits of) the Old or New PDS. | 
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| | No per diem allowance is payable at aTDYlocation in connection with aPCSwithTDYen route near the old or newPDSif the member commutes to theTDYfrom the quarters occupied while attached to the oldPDSor the permanent quarters the member shall occupy at the newPDS.� This applies when a member performsTDYat or near the homeport when thePDSis a ship or an afloat staff.� Quarters (residence, suite, room, cubicle, etc.) at the oldPDSare no longer permanent quarters on and after the date of transportation of thePCSHHGweight allowance.� Quarters at the newPDSare permanent on and after the date thePCSHHGweight allowance is accepted.� Transportation expenses incurred in commuting between such quarters and the place ofTDYmay be paid underChapter 3, Part F, when travel is within the area defined in par. U3500-B, or paid under par. U3325 when travel is from outside that area.� A member required to procure meals at personal expense outside thePDSlimits shall be reimbursed for the meal(s) under par.U4510. When travel outside theTDYarea is required, travel, transportation, and per diem allowances underChapter 4, Part B, are authorized. | 
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| | E.� Orders Canceled, Amended or Modified En Route | 
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| | 1.Orders Canceled Returning Member to the OldPDS.� IfPCSorders are canceled, limitedPCSallowances are authorized from the oldPDSto the location at which cancellation notification was received and return to the oldPDS.� The amount payable is limited to travel from the oldPDS, via any en routeTDYlocations, to the contemplated newPDSand return. | 
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| | 2.Orders Amended or Modified to Name a NewPDSor En RouteTDYStation.� IfPCSorders are amended or modified naming another newPDSor en routeTDYstation(s), limitedPCSallowances are authorized from the oldPDSto the location at which amended orders were received to the last-named newPDS.� The amount payable is limited to travel from the oldPDSto the last-named newPDSvia any en route or added en routeTDYlocations and the first-named newPDS. | 
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| | F.Orders Involving Units with Homeports or PDS Locations.� | 
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| | PCSallowances for the travel described below may be authorized/approved by the official(s) designated by the Service concerned when the member must: | 
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| | 1.assist in the transportation of dependents and/orHHG,� | 
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| | 2.pick up personal items, or� | 
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| | 3.personally drive the member'sPOC. | 
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| | 1.Homeport Changed.� | 
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| | When a unit's homeport is changed, a member may be paidPCSallowances to the old homeport and then to the new homeport via anyTDYstations(s).� If the unit is at the old homeport, the member may be paidPCSallowances from old homeport to the new homeport and return to the unit via anyTDYstation.� This travel must begin within 1 year from the effective date of the homeport change, unless the time limit is extended by the Secretarial Process.� If a member is on leave from a deployed unit whose homeport is changed, thePCSallowances accrue from the leave point to the new homeport via the old homeport, not to exceed the allowances payable from the unit's location when the member departed on leave to the new homeport via the old homeport (57 Comp. Gen. 198 (1977), 60 id. 561 and 564 (1981)). | 
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| | 2.PCS From a Unit When the Unit Is Away from Homeport/PDS.� | 
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| | A member, orderedPCSwhile with the unit away from its homeport orPDS, may be paidPCSallowances from the location at whichPCStravel begins to the newPDSvia the old homeport/PDSand anyTDYstation(s). | 
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| | 3.PCS to a Unit When the Unit Is Away from Homeport/PDS.� | 
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| | A member, orderedPCSto a unit that is deployed away from its homeport/PDS, may be paidPCSallowances from the oldPDSto the new unit via its homeport/PDSand/or anyTDYstation(s). | 
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| | 4.PCS to a Unit Whose Homeport Change Has Been Announced and the Member Arrives Before or After the Effective� Date of Homeport Change.� | 
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| | A member, orderedPCSto a unit whose homeport change has been announced and who travels to the new homeport either before or after the effective date of the homeport change, may be paidPCSallowances from the oldPDSto the unit via the new homeport and anyTDYstation(s) (60 Comp. Gen. 561 (1981)). | 
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| | 5.PCS to a Ship With a Homeport Assignment Effective Upon Commissioning.� | 
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| | A member, ordered to a newly commissioned ship and the ship's announced homeport is different from the member's oldPDS, may be paidPCSallowances to the oldPDS(or homeport), then to the ship's announced homeport via anyTDYstations, and then to the place where the ship is located.� For two-crew ships, both crews may be paid these allowances.� This travel must begin within 1 year from the effective date of the ship's commissioning (60 Comp. Gen. 561 and 564 (1981)).� | 
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| | 6.PCS From a Unit Undergoing a Homeport Change.� | 
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| | A member, orderedPCSfrom a unit undergoing a homeport change and who detaches after the effective date of the homeport change, may be providedPCSallowances from the unit to the newPDSvia the old homeport (or a designated place, if applicable) and anyTDYstation(s) (60 Comp. Gen. 562 (1981)). | 
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| | 7.Travel to/from a Place Other Than The New/Old Homeport.� | 
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| | A member traveling under subpars. 1 through 6, may be paidPCSallowances for travel via: | 
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| | a.a place other than the old homeport to the new homeport,� | 
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| | b.the old homeport to a place other than the new homeport, or | 
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| | c.a place other than the old homeport to a place other than the new homeport. | 
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| | Allowances shall not exceed those payable for travel between the locations authorized in the subparagraphs. | 
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| | G.� Travel to/from a Designated Place.� | 
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| | A member, ordered on aPCSwho travels to a designated place, may be paidPCSallowances for travel from the oldPDSto: | 
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| | 1.the newPDSvia the designated place,� | 
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| | 2.the designated place via anyTDYstation(s) and then to the newPDS, or� | 
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| | 3.anyTDYstation(s) via the designated place and then to the newPDS� 
but not for round-trip travel between aTDYstation and designated place.� On a subsequentPCSthat results in relocation of dependents, the member may be paidPCSallowances for travel from the oldPDSto: | 
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| | 1.the newPDSvia anyTDYstation(s) and/or the designated place; or� | 
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| | 2.the authorized processing station, if appropriate, to theHOS,HOR, orPLEADvia the designated place. | 
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| | These travel allowances may be authorized/approved by the official(s) designated by the Service concerned when the member must travel to the designated place to assist: | 
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| | 1.in moving dependents,� | 
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| | 2.dependents withHHGshipment, or� | 
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| | 3.dependent transportation byPOC. | 
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| | (60 Comp. Gen. 562 (1981)).� If member is divorced or dependents die before the effective date of the subsequentPCSand the member no longer has dependents at the designated place, the member may be authorizedPCSallowances for travel to the designated place to pick upHHGor personal items, or to use the member's or dependent'sPOCfor transportation. | 
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| | H.� Member Escorts Dependents to/from a Designated Place in Connection With a Unit PCS Move to/from an OCONUS Unaccompanied Tour. | 
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| | 1.CONUSPDStoOCONUSPDS.� Members of a unit who are required to travel on aPCSfrom aOCONUSPDSto anOCONUSPDSwith the unit for an unaccompanied tour may escort dependents from the old PDS to a designated place, and return to thePDSbefore departure for theOCONUSPDS. Members who do, are entitled to round tripPCSallowances between the oldPDSand the designated place; however, the allowable travel time for return to thePDSis limited to constructive travel time (par.U5160-D) as if the travel had been performed by Government-procured transportation. | 
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| | 2.OCONUSPDStoCONUSPDS.� Members of a unit who are required to travel on aPCSfrom an unaccompanied tour at anOCONUSPDSto aCONUSPDSwith the unit may escort dependents from the designated place to the newPDS.� Members who do, are entitled to round tripPCSallowances between the newPDSand the designated place; however, the allowable travel time for travel from the newPDSto a designated place is limited to constructive travel time (par.U5160-D) as if the travel had been performed by Government-procured transportation. | 
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| | I.� Member Ordered PCS from OCONUS PDS from Which Dependents Have Been Evacuated.� | 
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| | A member, ordered on aPCSfrom anOCONUSPDSfrom which dependents were evacuated under par.U6004, may be paidPCSallowances for travel from the oldPDSto:� | 
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| | 1.the newPDSvia the designated place or safe haven, as applicable;� | 
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| | 2.the designated place or safe haven, as applicable, via anyTDYstation(s) and then to the newPDS;� | 
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| | 3.anyTDYstation(s) via the designated place or safe haven, as applicable and then to the newPDS; or� | 
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| | 4.the authorized processing station, if appropriate, to theHOS,HOR, orPLEADvia the designated place or safe haven, as applicable;� 
but not for round-trip travel between aTDYstation and a designated place or safe haven.� These travel allowances may be authorized/approved by the official(s) designated by the Service concerned when the member must: | 
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| | 1.assist in the transportation of dependents and/orHHG,� | 
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| | 3.personally drive the member'sPOC. | 
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| | Travel to a designated place must occur before the member completesPCStravel. | 
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| | J.� Unable to Travel With Member's Organization.� | 
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| | A member, unable to travel to the new homeport/PDSwith member's organization for reasons acceptable to the Service, but who later joins it under competent orders, is entitled to the allowances in par.U5105. | 
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| | K.� PCS to Hospital.� | 
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| | PCStravel allowances are payable, if otherwise proper, for travel to, from, or between hospitals, provided the orders don't contemplate return to thePDS. | 
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| | L.� Member Dies While En Route to New PDS.� | 
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| | PCSallowances are payable on behalf of a member traveling on aPCS, who dies after beginning the travel, from the oldPDSto the place of death.� The amount paid shall not exceed the amount for travel from the oldPDSto the ordered newPDS. | 
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| | M.� Directed Travel Over Other than a Usually Traveled Route.� | 
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