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    �PART�D:��HOUSEHOLD�GOODS��(HHG)�TRANSPORTATION�AND�NONTEMPORARY�STORAGE�(NTS)
        U5370�TRANSPORTATION�OF�HHG�UNDER�UNUSUAL�OR�EMERGENCY�CIRCUMSTANCES
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| | U5370TRANSPORTATION OFHHGUNDER UNUSUAL OR EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES | 
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| | (NOTE:� For Dependent Travel Under Unusual/Emergency Circumstances See Par.U5240) | 
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| | A.General.� | 
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| | Situations in this paragraph are unusual or emergency circumstances.� Authorization forHHGtransportation under this paragraph is contingent on transportation of dependents under par. U5240, unless otherwise provided for in this paragraph.� When dependents� transportation under par. U5240 is involved, orders authorizing the dependent travel also may authorizeHHGtransportation and should cite the specific subparagraph under which the transportation is authorized.� In other circumstances, orders issued under this paragraph providing forHHGtransportation (or consumable goods under subpar. L) must cite the specific subparagraph under which the transportation is authorized.� For transportation ofHHGincident to an evacuation, see Chapter 6.� Following are guidelines for administering the entitlements toHHGtransportation authorized in this paragraph: | 
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| | 1.Ordinarily, authority to authorize/approve requests for transportation is exercised through the Secretarial Process. | 
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| | 2.HHGtransportation authorized in connection with dependents� transportation in advance of the member'sPCSand under subpars. D2, D3, D4 and D8b precludes furtherHHGtransportation during the member's currentOCONUStour, except as prescribed in subpar. B and par.U6010. | 
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| | 3.When a noncommand sponsored dependent is present in anOCONUSarea,HHGtransportation shall not be authorized except when the order-issuing official determines, in each instance, that the unusual or emergency circumstances of the particular case justify the expenditure of public funds for this purpose. | 
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| | B.�HHGTransportation from Other Than the United States or a NonforeignOCONUSArea Due to Official Situations | 
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| | 1.General.� | 
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| | Orders authorizing dependents� transportation from other than the United States or a nonforeignOCONUSarea, for official reasons in par. U5240-B,� also�� may�� authorize�HHGtransportation within the authorized weight allowance in par. U5310-B, or the administrative weight limitation established by the Service concerned in accordance with par.U5315, as appropriate.� TheHHGmay be transported from any location and/or fromNTSto the designated place.� These members also are entitled toNTSor continuedNTSunder par. U5380-C. | 
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| | 2.Return of Dependents to the Member'sOCONUSPDS.� | 
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| | When a member is authorized dependents� transportation to the member'sOCONUSPDSunder par. U5240-B, item 3, and when in the Government�s best interest, the official authorizing dependents� transportation may authorizeHHGtransportation to the member'sOCONUSPDSup to the cost from the place to which theHHGwere previously transported under this subparagraph.� However, at least 12 months must remain in the member's tour at theOCONUSPDSon the day theHHGare scheduled to arrive at thatPDS.� Through the Secretarial Process, exceptions may be granted when theHHGshipping time uses a portion of the 12 months at theOCONUSPDS. | 
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| | 3.Entitlements on NextPCSOrder. | 
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| | Entitlement toHHGtransportation for dependents under this paragraph is in addition to, and has no effect on, the entitlement toHHGtransportation on the member's nextPCS(40 Comp. Gen. 554 (1961)). | 
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| | C.�HHGTransportation for Reasons of National Interest.� | 
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| | Orders authorizing dependents� transportation under par. U5240-C also may authorizeHHGtransportation within prescribed weight allowances.� This applies whether theHHGareOCONUSor inNTS.� Transportation is authorized between the same places authorized in subpars. B and D. | 
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| | D.�HHGTransportation fromOCONUSDue to Personal Situations andHHGTransportation Located inCONUSWhen Disciplinary Action is Taken Against a Member StationedOCONUS | 
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| | Orders authorizing dependents� transportation under pars. U5240-D and E also may authorizeHHGtransportation within the weight allowance in par. U5310-B, or the administrative weight limitation established by the Service concerned in accordance with par.U5315, as appropriate.� TheHHGmay be transported from any location and/or fromNTSto a designated place or, if the dependents are foreign nationals, to� a� lace in the country of the dependents' origin.� These members also are authorizedNTSor continuedNTSunder par. U5380-C.� Otherwise, orders may be issued providing forHHGtransportation in advance of the member'sPCSonly if authorized/approved under subpars. 2, 3, 4 or 8b. | 
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| | 2.Dependents Don�t Perform Authorized Travel to theOCONUSPDS.� | 
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| | A member, with dependents, ordered onPCSto anOCONUSPDS, who, in anticipation of dependents accompanying or joining the member, transportsHHGto thePDS, may be provided returnHHGtransportation if, for reasons beyond the member's control, the dependents don�t join the member.� ReturnHHGtransportation may be authorized/approved through the Secretarial Process when in the best interest of the member or dependents and the United States.� ReturnHHGtransportation may not exceed the transportation cost from the member'sOCONUSPDSto the dependent's location.� (B-217447, April 24, 1986). | 
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| | 3.Death of Dependents inOCONUSAreas.� | 
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| | After the death of a sole dependent, or of all dependents, authorized to reside in anOCONUSarea, a member is entitled toNTSofHHGlocated in theOCONUSarea under par. U5380-L, table, item 15, up to the prescribed weight limit. | 
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| | 4.Dependents Currently at Appropriate Destination-Travel Orders Not Issued.� | 
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| | When dependents have traveled to an appropriate destination under circumstances which would have authorized their travel under par. U5240-D had orders been issued,HHGtransportation may be authorized provided orders are later issued approving dependents� travel under the conditions in par. U5240-D, and confirmingHHGtransportation.� Such orders must be supported by a determination of the member's commanding officer that: | 
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| | a.dependents traveled to an appropriate location where they intend to reside; | 
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| | b.their travel meets the conditions in par. U5240-D, except that a travel authorization for their travel wasn�t issued; | 
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| | c.theOCONUSstatus of dependents as command sponsored remains unchanged (not applicable for a member's former dependents whose transportation could have been authorized under par. U5240-E); and | 
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| | d.it is in the best interest of the United States to issue orders approving dependents� transportation to an appropriate destination under par. U5240-D. | 
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| | 5.Transportation of Former Family Members Incident to Divorce or Annulment.� | 
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| | The official authorizing travel of former-family members under par. U5240-E also may authorizeHHGtransportation subject to the same conditions, circumstances, and terminal points in par. U5240-E for their personal travel.�HHGtransported must be turned over to a transportation officer or carrier for transportation within 1 year after the effective date of the final decree of divorce or annulment, or within 6 months after the date the member completes personal travel from theOCONUSPDSincident to aPCS, whichever occurs first.� An extension of that 6-month time limit forHHGtransportation may be authorized/approved the same as for dependent travel in par. U5240-E1.� If the 6-month time limit is extended, theHHGmust be turned over to a transportation officer or carrier for transportation within 1 year after the: | 
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| | a.effective date of the final decree of divorce or annulment; or | 
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| | b.date the member completes personal travel from theOCONUSPDSincident to aPCS; | 
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| | whichever occurs first. | 
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| | 6.Return of Dependents Authorized toOCONUSAreas | 
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| | a.� Change in Custody Agreement or Other Legal Arrangements.� | 
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| | When a member is authorized return transportation of dependents to the same or subsequentOCONUSPDSunder par. U5240-E8a, returnHHGtransportation to the member'sOCONUSPDS, not to exceed the cost from the place to which they were previously transported under this subparagraph, when in the best interest of the Government may be authorized through the Secretarial Process.� However, at least 12 months must remain in the member's tour at theOCONUSPDSon the day theHHGare scheduled to arrive at that station.� Exceptions may be granted through the Secretarial Process when theHHGshipping time uses a portion of the 12 months at theOCONUSPDS. | 
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| | b.Member Serves an IPCOT.� | 
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| | Incident to the member serving an IPCOT, when dependents are returned to the member'sOCONUSPDSat: | 
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| | (1)Government expense under par. U5240-D3, or | 
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| | (2)personal expense and those dependents are subsequently command sponsored, | 
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| | HHGtransportation is authorized to the member'sOCONUSPDS, but costs may not exceed the cost from the place to which theHHGwere previously transported under par. U5370-D to the member'sPDS.� At least 12 months must remain in the member's tour at theOCONUSPDSon the day theHHGare scheduled to arrive at that station.� Exceptions may be granted through the Secretarial Process when theHHGshipping time uses a portion of the 12 months at theOCONUSPDS. | 
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| | 7.Entitlements on NextPCSOrder.� | 
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| | Entitlement toHHGtransportation for dependents and former-family members under this paragraph is in addition to the entitlement toHHGtransportation based on dependency status and grade on the effective date of the member's nextPCSorder (40 Comp. Gen. 554 (1961)). | 
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| | 8.Disciplinary Action Taken Against Member StationedOCONUSor Member Discharged Under Other Than Honorable Conditions or Sentenced to Confinement With or Without Discharge | 
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| | a.Dependent Transportation Authorized.� | 
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| | When orders authorize dependents� transportation under par. U5240-D2, items h(1) through (8),HHGtransportation may be authorized up to the Government cost from the member's last or formerOCONUSPDSor the place to which last transported at Government expense, as applicable, to the member's HOR or PLEAD, the designated place, or, when granted through the Secretarial Process, to a place in the country of the dependents' origin if the dependents are foreign nationals.� The authority authorizing the transportation determines the place to which transportation is authorized and ensures that a reasonable relationship exists between the conditions and circumstances in each case and the destination to which transportation is authorized.� When orders authorize dependents� transportation under par. U5240-D2, item h(9),HHGtransportation may not be authorized for a distance greater than that from the member's last or formerOCONUSPDSto the HOR or PLEAD.�NTSmay not be authorized. | 
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| | b.� No Dependent Travel Involved.� | 
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| | A member whosePDSisOCONUS, and who�sn�t providedHHGtransportation under subpar. 1 or subpar. a because dependents aren�t provided transportation under par. U5240-D2, item h (that is, the member has no dependents, dependents performed travel at personal expense without orders, etc.), may be providedHHGtransportation when the member is: | 
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| | (1)sentenced by court-martial to be confined or to receive a punitive discharge (includes a bad conduct discharge, dishonorable discharge and dismissal); | 
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| | (2)sentenced to confinement in a foreign or U.S. civil confinement facility; | 
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| | (3)dischargedOCONUSunder other than honorable conditions; | 
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| | (4)returned toCONUSfor discharge under other than honorable conditions; | 
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| | (5)returned toCONUSto serve a sentence of confinement in civil or military confinement facilities; | 
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| | (6)servingOCONUSand is dropped, sent to prison under sentence, or transferred as a prisoner to a place of detention; | 
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| | (7)servingOCONUSand is transferred to a different ship or station to await trial by court-martial as a deserter or straggler; | 
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| | (8)discharged under other than honorable conditions after surrendering to military authorities inCONUSfollowing a period of absence without leave from theOCONUSPDS; or | 
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| | (9)convicted by a court-martial and placed on leave involuntarily while awaiting completion of appellate review.� (WhenHHGare transported to HOR or PLEAD, or to some other place on a not to exceed basis under the provisions of this item, that is the final separationHHGtransportation unless the member is restored to duty (63 Comp. Gen. 135 (1983)). | 
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| | The officer exercising special or general court-martial jurisdiction over the member may authorize/approveHHGtransportation in the above circumstances.�HHGtransportation should be authorized/approved when in the best interest of the Government.� When authorized/approved, the member is provided transportation of the authorized weight allowance of the grade held at the time theHHGare transported, or the authorized weight allowance of the grade held when ordered toOCONUSduty, whichever is greater.� If the member has dependents,HHGtransportation under items h(1) through (8) may be authorized up to the Government cost from the member's last or formerOCONUSPDSor the place to which last transported at Government expense, as applicable, to the member's HOR, PLEAD, the designated place, or if the dependents are foreign nationals, to the place in the country of the dependents' origin at which the dependents are to reside or are residing.� The authorizing/approving official must determine the place to which transportation is authorized and ensure that a reasonable relationship exists between the conditions and circumstances in each case and the destination to which transportation is authorized.� If the member has no dependents,HHGtransportation is authorized from the member'sOCONUSPDSto any location, up to the cost from theOCONUSPDSto the member's HOR or PLEAD.�HHGtransportation under item h(9), whether the member has dependents or not, may not be authorized for a distance greater than that from the member's last or formerOCONUSPDSto the HOR or PLEAD.� If the member is separated from the Service, the member isn�t entitled toNTSif moved from Government or Government-controlled quarters, nor toNTSas an alternative to transportation. | 
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| | 9.� Entitlement Following Confinement Without Discharge.� | 
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