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| | CHAPTER 9 - STATION ALLOWANCES� | 
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| | PART A:� DEFINITIONS� | 
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| | U9000� DEFINITION OF TERMS AS USED IN THIS CHAPTER | 
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| | A.Member With Dependents.� | 
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| | In this Chapter, a member who: | 
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| | 1.is authorized to have dependents reside at or in the vicinity of the member'sPDSoutside: | 
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| | a.the United States forOHApurposes, and� | 
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| | b.CONUSforCOLApurposes,� | 
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| | and whose dependents do so reside;� | 
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| | 2.is joined by or who acquires dependents while serving outside: | 
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| | a.the United States forOHApurposes, and� | 
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| | b.CONUSforCOLApurposes,� | 
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| | provided the dependents are command-sponsored;� | 
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| | 3.on the effective date ofPCSorders had a member spouse: | 
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| | a. who was later� released from active duty, or� | 
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| | b.separated from the Service,� | 
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| | and remained in the vicinity of the first member's formerPDS. | 
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| | The requirements in item 2 don�t apply to members whosePDSs are in nonforeignOCONUSareas if the dependents who join or are acquired by the member are bona fide residents of the respective nonforeignOCONUSarea, or are officers or employees of the United States stationed in the nonforeignOCONUSarea, as the case may be. | 
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| | B.Member Without Dependents.� | 
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| | In this Chapter, means a member: | 
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| | 1.who has no dependents,� | 
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| | 2.whose dependents don�t reside in thePDSvicinity,� | 
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| | 3.who isn�t a "member with dependents" under subpar. A, during the remainder of a tour in which dependents join or are acquired by the member,� | 
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| | 4.who has noncommand sponsored dependents residing in thePDSvicinity, or� | 
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| | 5.who doesn�t have legal custody and control of the dependents (B-131142, June 3, 1957). | 
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| | C.Sharer. | 
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| | In this Chapter a member entitled to an OHA and residing with one or more: | 
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| | 1.members entitled to anOHA; and/or� | 
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| | 2.federal civilian employees, including dependents, entitled to a living quarters allowance; and/or� | 
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| | 3.individuals, excluding the member's dependents, who contribute money toward the payment of rent, mortgage and/or utilities. | 
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| | D.Station Allowances | 
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| | 1.OHAauthorized in Part B1,� | 
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| | 2.COLAauthorized in Part B2, and� | 
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| | 3.TLAauthorized in Part C. | 
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| | E.Vicinity.� | 
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| | In this Chapter, the country, state (when in Alaska or Hawaii), or territory or possession of the United States within which the member'sPDSis located.� When a member� resides with the dependent(s) at, and commutes to thePDSfrom a place in an adjacent country, the dependents reside in thePDSvicinity.� Except as provided in par. U9157-A, item 1, temporary absences of dependents from the member's residence, including temporary absences of dependent children attending school in anotherOCONUSlocation, don�t affect the payment ofOHAandCOLAif the member maintains family-type quarters during their absence. | 
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| | F.� Foreign Meals or Lodging.� | 
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| | Meals and/or lodging furnished without charge to a member by a foreign government under an agreement with the U.S. Government, are treated as Government quarters and/or Government mess in computing HA and/orCOLA. | 
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| | G.� Basic Allowance for Housing - II (BAH-II).� | 
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| | BAH-IIreplacedBAQ(Effective 1 January 1998) and is paid without regard to whether housing costs exceed or are less than the applicableBAH-IIrate prescribed in DOD 7000.14-R, Volume 7A, "Military Pay Policy and Procedures Active Duty and Reserve Pay," Chapter 26, Table 26-12 for Department of Defense members and Service pay regulations for members of non-DOD Services. | 
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| | H.� Family Separation Housing (FSH).� | 
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| | FSHreplaced FSA-I (Effective 1 January 1998) and is paid at applicable rates prescribed in DOD 7000.14-R, Volume 7A, "Military Pay Policy and Procedures Active Duty and Reserve Pay," Chapter 27 for Department of Defense members and Service pay regulations for members of non-DOD Services. | 
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| | PART B1: HOUSING, COST-OF-LIVING, AND INTERIM HOUSING ALLOWANCES� | 
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| | U9100� GENERAL | 
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| | OHAis authorized to assist a member in defraying the excess housing costs incurred incident to assignment to aPDSoutside the United States.� All members authorized to live in privately leased/owned quarters are entitled toOHA, provided an Individual Overseas Housing Allowance (OHA) Report (DD Form 2367) is completed and approved.� There are two types of housing allowances paid under theOHA: | 
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| | 1.an up-front, lump-sumMIHAfor those who qualify (see par. U9107 and Appendix N for rules and information), and� | 
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| | 2.a monthlyOHAincluding a utility/recurring maintenance allowance. | 
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| | The locationMIHAis based on the average "move-in" costs for members.� The monthlyOHAis based on comparing: | 
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| | 1.the rent, up to a rental ceiling at aPDS, plus the average utility/recurring maintenance allowance, with� | 
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| | 2.the member'sBAH-IIorFSH, as applicable. | 
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| | For the location monthly utility/recurring maintenance allowance, see par. U9106-A. | 
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| | B.Allowances Payable. | 
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| | The amount ofOHApayable is determined as shown in Appendix K , unless a special determination jointly issued by the Secretary concerned and thePDTATACChair authorizes a different rate due to special circumstances.�OHArates are based on a member'sPDSexcept as indicated in pars. U9300 and U9301, and in Chapter 6. | 
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| | U9101� OHA START/STOP | 
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| | OHA entitlement generally starts on the day a member reports to a newPDS, or when dependents arrive in advance of their sponsor, as specified in par. U9110-C.� OHA entitlement starts on the day after the day of reporting if, on the day of reporting, a member: | 
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| | 1.without dependents is entitled toMALT PLUSorTLA; or� | 
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| | 2.with dependents is entitled toMALT PLUSfor the member andTLAfor the dependents, or toTLAfor both the member and dependents. | 
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| | (See par. U9102 for exceptions.) | 
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