|CHAPTER�3�-�TRANSPORTATION,�ACCOMPANIED�BAGGAGE,��AND�LOCAL�TRAVEL
    PART�B:��TRAVEL�BY�COMMON�CARRIER
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| | PART B:� TRAVEL BY COMMON CARRIER��� | 
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| | U3100� GENERAL | 
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| | A.� Travel/Transportation Policy.� | 
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| | Travel other than by a usually traveled route must be justified.� A member may not use contract airline/rail passenger service provided under contract with the General Services Administration (GSA) for that portion of an indirect route traveled for personal convenience.� Government procured transportation or a contractor-issued Government travel charge card may be used only for that portion of a trip properly chargeable to the Government.� Any additional expense must be paid by the traveler.� All time not justified as official travel must be charged as leave. | 
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| | 1.� Less than premium-class accommodations must be used for passenger transportation, unless an exception in par. U3125 or par. U3130 applies, | 
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| | 2.� travelers may voluntarily use/accept, and the Government may furnish, accommodations which do not meet minimum standards if the member's or Service needs require use of these accommodations, | 
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| | 3.� travelers may not be reimbursed for travel at personal expense on vessels/aircraft of foreign registry, except as specified in pars. U3125-C and U3130-D, and | 
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| | 4.� each dependent is allowed a seat. | 
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| | B.� TDY Travel Involving Non-PDS Location(s).� | 
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| | A member on TDY orders is entitled to travel/transportation allowance NTE the actual transportation cost for the transportation mode authorized and used up to the constructed transportation cost between the member's PDS and TDY location.� When TDY travel is to/from a non-PDS location: | 
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| | 1.� the traveler must pay excess travel/transportation costs; and | 
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| | 2.� constructive costs for each leg of the trip must be based on Government contract fares, if available. | 
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| | NOTE:� For TDY travel/transportation allowances when TDY orders are received while member is on official leave, see� par. U4105-F. | 
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| | U3105COMMON CARRIER TRANSPORTATION PROCUREMENT | 
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| | See DOD 4500.9-R, (DTR), Part I for Defense Transportation Regulation (DTR) Passenger Movement.� For policy and FAQs regarding the City Pair Program see par. U3145. | 
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| | U3110REIMBURSEMENT FOR PERSONALLY-PROCURED COMMON CARRIER TRANSPORTATION INCIDENT TO TDY | 
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| | A.� General.� | 
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| | A member may not be reimbursed for personally-procured transportation when a specific transportation mode is directed (as distinguished from authorized) to travel by a specific mode (Government/Government-procured, transoceanic or transportation furnished by a foreign government or Government contractor). Otherwise, the member is entitled to reimbursement of transportation cost as prescribed in subpars. B-F.� Reimbursement may not be more than the cost of accommodations prescribed in pars. U3125, U3130 and U3135.�� See Part D when the transportation is partly by POC.� If a member uses Government-procured transportation for part of a journey (see par. U5150), limits in subpars. B and C must be reduced by its cost. | 
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| | B.Government/Government-Contracted Transportation/In-house or CTO. | 
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| | When Government/Government-contracted transportation/in-house or CTO (see Appendix A for definition) services are available and the member procures common carrier transportation (including sleeping accommodations) at personal expense under an individual travel order, the member may elect to receive reimbursement for the actual transportation cost for the transportation mode authorized and used up to the constructed transportation cost between authorized points. | 
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| | C.Government/Government-Contracted Transportation/In-house or CTO Not Available. | 
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| | When Government/Government-contracted transportation/in-house or CTO (see Appendix A for definition) service is not available and the member procures common carrier transportation at personal expense, the member may elect to receive reimbursement for the actual transportation cost for the transportation mode authorized and used up to the constructed commercial transportation cost between authorized points. | 
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| | D.Transoceanic Travel - Government/Government-Procured Transportation Available. | 
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| | When travel by Government/Government-procured transportation is authorized (as distinguished from directed) and transoceanic travel is performed by common carrier at personal expense, the member is entitled to reimbursement for the transportation cost up to the amount the sponsoring Service would have paid for the available transportation.� If both Government and Government-procured transportation are available, the lower priced one is the measure of maximum reimbursement.� When Government/Government-procured transportation is not available, the member is entitled to reimbursement for the transportation cost up to the least costly available scheduled commercial air service over the direct route between the origin and destination.� If air travel is medically inadvisable for the member, reimbursement is limited to the least costly first-class passenger accommodations on a commercial ship. | 
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| | E.� Transoceanic Ferry Fares.� | 
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| | When a member on TDY travels at personal expense aboard a transoceanic ferry that has been authorized/approved as advantageous to the Government, reimbursement is authorized for the cost incurred, including any part attributed to movement of a POC (55 Comp. Gen. 1072 (1976)).� For transoceanic ferries of foreign registry, see par. U3130-D. | 
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| | F.� Other Reimbursable Expenses.� | 
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| | Reimbursement for additional transportation expenses (e.g., taxicab, bus and streetcar fares) incurred in the performance of duty is allowable as authorized in Part E. | 
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| | U3115REIMBURSEMENT WHEN TRANSPORTATION MODE OR GROUP TRAVEL IS DIRECTED | 
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| | A.� Travel Directed.� | 
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| | When a member, individually or as part of a group, is directed (as distinguished from authorized) to travel by a specific transportation mode (Government/Government-procured, transoceanic or transportation furnished by a foreign Government or Government contractor), reimbursement and the payment of a mileage allowance is prohibited for transportation at personal expense unless the authority responsible certifies that the directed mode was not available at the time and place required to comply with the orders. | 
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| | B.� Other Reimbursable Expenses.� | 
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| | Reimbursement for additional transportation expenses (e.g., taxicab, bus, streetcar fares) incurred in the performance of TDY are allowable as authorized in Part E. | 
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| | U3120� ARRANGING OFFICIAL TRAVEL | 
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| | A.� Travel Arrangement Requirements | 
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| | 1.� Uniformed Service Members.� | 
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| | When making travel arrangements, uniformed service members are required to use the following (except as provided in subpar. B.):�� | 
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| | a.� a CTO (see Appendix A for definition), | 
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| | b.� in-house travel office, or | 
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| | c.� General Services Administration (GSA) Travel Management Center (TMC).�� | 
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| | 2.� DoD Members.� | 
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| | DoD members are required to make all travel arrangements in accordance with:� | 
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| | a.� DoD 4500.9-R (Defense Transportation Regulation (DTR), Part I); | 
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| | b.� DoDI 4500.42 (DoD policy regarding passenger transportation reservation and ticketing services); and | 
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| | c.� Service regulations. | 
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| | 3.� Non-DoD Members.� | 
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| | Non-DoD members are required to make travel arrangements in accordance with Service regulations.� | 
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| | B.� Use of� Travel Agent Not Under Government Contract (Non-Contract Travel Agent) or Direct Purchase from Common Carrier.� | 
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| | A non-contract travel agent or common carrier direct purchase may be used under the conditions in subpar. 1, but use must be authorized/approved by the order-issuing official. | 
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| | NOTE:� When a non-contract CTO is used, the member must demonstrate that use of a contract CTO was attempted. | 
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| | 1.� Authorized/Approved Conditions | 
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| | a.� Unusual Circumstances.�� | 
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| | A non-contract travel agent may be used in unusual circumstances when there is no alternative. | 
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| | b.� Foreign Country.� | 
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| | A non-contract travel agent may be used in a foreign country if CTO services: | 
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| | (1)� are not reasonably available, and� | 
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| | (2)� ticketing arrangements cannot be made through a branch office or general agent of an American-flag carrier.� | 
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| | c.� Group/Charter Travel.� | 
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| | NOAA Corps and PHS members may use group/charter travel made through a non-contract travel agent in accordance with Service regulations.� Payment may not exceed costs authorized under this Chapter (B-103315, August 1, 1978). | 
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| | d.� Foreign Vessel/Aircraft Transportation.� | 
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