|CHAPTER�5�-�PERMANENT�DUTY�TRAVEL
    PART�B:�MEMBER�ALLOWANCES�FOR�TRANSPORTATION�AND�SUBSISTENCE
        U5107�POC�TRAVEL�PROHIBITED
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| | U5107 POC TRAVEL PROHIBITED | 
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| | Each Service may issue regulations prescribing Service exigencies under which order-issuing officials may prohibit members traveling as individuals (as distinguished from group travel) from using aPOC.� If there are no such regulations, orders prohibitingPOCtransportation are without effect.� ParagraphU5108applies if the member's orders state thatPOCtravel is prohibited, or specifically direct a particular transportation mode (see par.U3002).� If the member travels byPOC, there is no travel reimbursement entitlement. | 
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| | U5108ALLOWANCES WHEN TRANSPORTATION MODE OR GROUP TRAVEL DIRECTED | 
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| | If a member is directed to use a specific transportation mode, par.U5105doesn'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 forPCStravel, the orders must direct it.� If� a member'sPCSorders 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 isn't available in time to comply with the orders, see par.U5105-BorC. | 
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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 travel as members of a group) 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 the mode directed is available in time to comply with the orders, the member shall not be reimbursed for transportation costs. | 
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| | C.� Group Travel.� | 
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| | When Service exigencies require that the member performPCStravel as a member of a group, that requirement must be stated in the member's orders.� The guidelines and considerations in directingTDYgroup travel (see par.U4000) also apply forPCS.� Members shall not be reimbursed for transportation costs.� Necessary transportation (including sleeping accommodations, if available and required) are furnished by the Government.� Quarters and meals (by meal tickets (par.U5018), or otherwise) are provided by the Government at no cost to the traveler.� No per diem orAEAis payable unless meals or quarters aren't furnished.� If not furnished, reimbursement is authorized for occasional meals and quarters in the same manner as for members onTDYunder par.U4510.� Officers may not be reimbursed for any expense they incur for Government 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 isn't available, reimbursement is authorized.� In such cases, a member traveling byPOCis entitled to reimbursement at the applicableMALTrate 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 underChapter 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 aPCSmove, seeChapter 4, Part F. | 
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| | U5113PER DIEM FOR PCS TRAVEL | 
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| | A.Rate.� | 
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| | The per diem rate for the newPDSand the procedure in par.U4125are used forPCStravel 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 orTDYen route, the per diem rate for that day is the stopover orTDYlocation rate.�M&IEfor the arrival day at the newPDSis the newPDSrate 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 atPDSs, designated places, orCOTleave locations.� If travel begins and ends on the same day, per diem is 75% of the appropriateM&IErate (par.U4125-A3). | 
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| | C.Entitlement.� | 
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| | WheneverPCStravel 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 byPOC, the member is entitled to per diem as in par.U4125.� When a member takes leave in connection with aPCS, or there isTDYen route, per diem is authorized for allowable travel time.� When Government quarters are available on anOCONUSU.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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| | U5116PCS TO, FROM, OR BETWEEN OCONUS POINTS | 
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| | A.General.� | 
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| | Except as specifically provided in subpars. B and C, a member, traveling onPCSorders that neither direct a transportation mode nor specify group to, from or betweenOCONUSpoints, is entitled to: | 
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| | 1.the applicable allowances prescribed in par.U5105for the official distance between the oldPDSand the appropriate aerial or water port of embarkation serving the oldPDS;� | 
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| | 2.transportation by available Government aircraft or vessel, otherwise Government procured transportation or reimbursement for transportation procured at personal expense for the transoceanic travel involved (see subpar. D) plus applicable per diem; and | 
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| | 3.the applicable allowances prescribed in par.U5105for the official distance between the appropriate aerial or water port of debarkation serving the newPDS.� 
For travel to and from vehicle processing centers accomplished concurrently with travel performed under items 1 and/or 3, see par.U5413. | 
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| | B.When Land Travel Only Is Involved.� | 
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| | Except as specifically provided in subpar. C, a member onPCSorders not involving transoceanic travel (seeAppendix A) is entitled to the applicable allowances prescribed in par.U5105for the official distance. | 
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| | C.� Transoceanic Travel | 
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| | 1.General.� | 
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| | When transoceanic travel is involved betweenPDSs, the usual means of accomplishing travel is to use Government or Government-procured air transportation for personal and dependent transoceanic travel.� Reimbursement is authorized for: | 
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| | a. personal travel under subpar. A;� | 
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| | b.dependents' travel under par. U5205-B; and� | 
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| | c.POVdelivery to the vehicle processing center for shipment under par.U5413. | 
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| | 2.POC Travel | 
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| | a.General.� When transoceanic travel usually would be involved but the member is authorized to and travels byPOCas advantageous to the Government for the entire distance between duty stations, reimbursement is on aMALT PLUSbasis for the member (and dependents if applicable) for the official distance involved.� Such reimbursement is authorized even though it exceeds that authorized in subpar. 1. | 
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| | b.Travel Partly byPOCand Partly by Common Carrier.� When travel byPOChas been authorized�� as��� prescribed in�� subpar. a,� but�� actual� 
travel is performed between the old and newPDSs by mixed modes, reimbursement is under par.U5105-E. | 
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| | 3.POC Travel Involving an Oceangoing Car Ferry.� | 
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| | When a member has transoceanic travel between twoPDSs but the member travels partly byPOCand partly by oceangoing car ferry (circuitously or otherwise), the member is entitled to: | 
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| | a.MALT PLUSfor the official distance from the oldPDSto the car ferry port of embarkation and from the car ferry port of debarkation to the newPDS; (NOTE:� If more than one car ferry is used,MALT PLUSis allowed for the official overland distance between each ferry leg.) | 
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| | b.Government-procured transportation or reimbursement for the transportation cost of personal travel for the member on the car ferry (including the cost of required staterooms but not the cost of meals);� | 
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| | c.Government-procuredPOVshipment aboard the oceangoing car ferry as authorized in Part E of this Chapter or reimbursement for shipment under par.U5425-B, item 2;� | 
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| | d.dependents' transportation as for members in items a, b, and e; and� | 
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| | e.for travel aboard an oceangoing car ferry, other than on the Alaska Marine Highway System, per diem is payable for the day of arrival (embarkation) on board the ferry at the rate applicable to the port of embarkation. Per diem is payable from the day following embarkation through day of departure (debarkation) from the ferry at the rate applicable to the port of debarkation; or� | 
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| | f.for travel aboard an Alaska Marine Highway System car ferry only, a per diem (M&IE) equal to the highestCONUSM&IEto cover meal and incidental expenses is payable for each full day (0001 - 2400) the member is aboard the ferry.� Per diem is payable for the day of arrival (embarkation) on board the ferry at the rate applicable to the port of embarkation. | 
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| | Travel orders must authorize travel by oceangoing car ferry.� The nonavailability of U.S. registered carrier certificate or memorandum required by par.U3125-C6 must be attached to the voucher, when applicable. | 
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| | D.� Reimbursement for Transoceanic Transportation Costs | 
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| | 1.Government or Government-Procured Transportation Available.� When travel is directed by Government or Government-procured transportation and the member performs transoceanic travel at personal expense, no reimbursement for the transoceanic travel is authorized.� If Government and Government-procured transportation are both authorized and available, the member is entitled to reimbursement for the cost of the transportation used up to the cost of the lowest priced� transportation mode authorized and available. | 
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| | 2.Government Transportation and Government-Procured Transportation Not Available. When Government transportation and Government-procured transportation aren't available, the member is entitled to reimbursement for the cost of transportation used up to the least costly available scheduled commercial air service over the direct route between the origin and destination.� If travel by aircraft is medically inadvisable for the member or an accompanying dependent, reimbursement is limited to the least costly available first-class passenger accommodations on a commercial ship. | 
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| | 3.Travel by Vessels or Aircraft of Foreign Registry.� See Chapter 3, Part B, for the only circumstances when reimbursement is authorized for travel at personal expense on vessels or aircraft of foreign registry. | 
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| | E.Reimbursement | 
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| | When Member Performs Circuitous Travel.� When a member, at personal expense and convenience, performsPCStravel over a circuitous route, the member is entitled to:� | 
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| | 1.MALT PLUSfor land travel performed from the time the member departs the oldPDSuntil the member reports to the newPDS,� | 
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| | 2.reimbursement for the cost of transoceanic U.S.-flag transportation used and per diem, and� | 
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| | 3.reimbursement for transoceanic foreign-flag transportation used and per diem up� to the cost the Government would have incurred for the member's transportation on the direct route if travel by foreign-flag air on the circuitous route is supported by the certificate required in Chapter 3, Part B, stating a U.S.-flag carrier wasn't available on the direct route and a certificate stating U.S.-flag wasn't available on the circuitous route. | 
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| | The total amount of reimbursement shall not exceed the amount the member would have been entitled to under subpar. A via the direct route between the old and newPDSs.� If travel by a specific mode is directed in a member's orders and the member travels by a different mode, the maximum cost computed under subpar. A shall be reduced by the cost of the unused directed transportation mode (see Appendix A for definition of circuitous travel). | 
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| | U5120 TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCE UNDER SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES | 
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