Joint Travel Regulations (jtr)

JOINT TRAVEL REGULATIONS (JTR)
VOLUME 2 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DoD) CIVILIAN PERSONNEL

CHAPTER 1
PART A PART B PART C PART D
PART E PART F
CHAPTER 2
PART A PART B PART C
PART D PART D1 PART D2 PART D3 PART E PART F PART G PART H PART I PART J
CHAPTER 3
PART A PART B PART C PART D

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DoD) EMPLOYEE TRAVEL ADMINISTRATION
APPLICATION AND GENERAL RULES CONDITIONS/FACTORS TRAVEL ADVANCES GIFTS, GRATUITIES AND OTHER BENEFITS RECEIVED FROM COMMERCIAL SOURCES TRAVEL CLAIMS AND RECEIPTS MISCELLANEOUS REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES
TRANSPORTATION MODES, ACCOMMODATIONS, TRANSPORTATION REQUESTS, BAGGAGE AND MILEAGE RATES
TRAVEL POLICY TRAVEL BY GOVERNMENT CONVEYANCE TRAVEL BY TAXICAB, BUS, STREETCAR, SUBWAY, OR OTHER PUBLIC OR SPECIAL CONVEYANCE POC TRAVEL GENERAL PERMANENT DUTY TRAVEL POC USE INSTEAD OF GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED AUTOMOBILE TRAVEL BY COMMON CARRIER TRANSPORTATION REQUESTS BAGGAGE ALLOWANCE LOCAL TRAVEL IN AND AROUND PERMANENT OR TDY LOCATION MILEAGE RATES PARKING EXPENSES FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES
TRAVEL AUTHORIZATIONS
DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY GENERAL CONDITIONS TRAVEL AUTHORIZATION CONTENT TRAVEL AUTHORIZATION PREPARATION

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CHAPTER 4
PART A PART B PART C PART D PART E PART F PART G PART H PART I
PART J PART K PART L PART M PART N1 PART N2 PART O PART P
PART Q PART R PART S PART T
CHAPTER 5
PART A PART B PART C PART D PART E PART E1 PART E2 PART E3 PART F PART G
PART H PART I PART J PART K PART L PART M PART N PART O

EMPLOYEE TRAVEL
PERMANENT DUTY TRAVEL RESERVED PERMANENT CHANGE-OF-STATION (PCS) TRAVEL RESERVED (SEE CHAPTER 5, PART K) RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED (SEE CHAPTER 5 PART L) REIMBURSEMENT OPTIONS FOR TRAVELERS ON TDY WITHIN A COMBATANT COMMAND OR JOINT TASK FORCE AREA OF OPERATIONS TEMPORARY DUTY TRAVEL TRAINING COURSE ATTENDANCE PER DIEM ALLOWANCES ACTUAL EXPENSE ALLOWANCE (AEA) POC USE FOR TDY TRAVEL RETURN TO PDS DURING TDY OCCASIONAL MEALS AND/OR LODGING INCOME TAX REIMBURSEMENT ALLOWANCE (ITRA) FOR EXTENDED TDY ASSIGNMENTS RESERVED RESERVED CONFERENCES SPECIFIC ASSIGNMENT CONDITIONS
PERMANENT DUTY TRAVEL
APPLICABILITY AND GENERAL RULES EMPLOYEE TRANSPORTATION AND SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCES RESERVED HOUSEHOLD GOODS (HHG) TRANSPORTATION (FTR §302-7) POV TRANSPORTATION GENERAL OCONUS POV TRANSPORTATION CONUS POV TRANSPORTATION MOBILE HOME TRANSPORTATION (FTR PART §302-10) MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE ALLOWANCE (MEA) DUE TO HOUSEHOLD RELOCATION RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED RENEWAL AGREEMENT TRAVEL (RAT) SERVICE AGREEMENTS HOUSE HUNTING TRIP (HHT) (FTR §302-5) RELOCATION INCOME TAX (RIT) ALLOWANCE (FTR §302-17/5 USC §5724b) TEMPORARY CHANGE OF STATION (TCS) (FTR §302-3, subpart E)

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CHAPTER 6
PART A PART B PART C PART D PART E PART F PART G PART H PART I PART J
PART K
PART L
PART M PART N PART O PART P PART Q
CHAPTER 7
CHAPTER 8
CHAPTER 9
CHAPTER 10
CHAPTER 11
CHAPTER 12
CHAPTER 13
PART A PART B PART C PART D

TRAVEL UNDER SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
SEE APPENDIX E DEATH CASES, ALLOWABLE EXPENSES (FTR PART 303-70) TRANSPORTATION, MISSING PERSONS CASES CIVILIAN ESCORTS AND ATTENDANTS PRE-EMPLOYMENT INTERVIEW TRAVEL (FTR §301-75) TRAVEL AT NO EXPENSE TO THE GOVERNMENT REPATRIATION TRANSPORTATION AUXILIARY CHAPLAINS THREATENED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS (FTR §301-31) EMERGENCY TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION OF EMPLOYEE DUE TO ILLNESS OR INJURY OR A PERSONAL EMERGENCY SITUATION WHILE TDY (FTR §301-30) REIMBURSEMENT FOR TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES WHEN ACCOMPANYING MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND CONGRESSIONAL STAFF ADDITIONAL TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES INCURRED BY AN EMPLOYEE WITH A DISABILITY (FTR §301-13) EMPLOYEE TRAVEL FOR HEALTH CARE FAMILY VISITATION TRAVEL (FVT) EMERGENCY VISITATION TRAVEL (EVT) FUNDED ENVIRONMENTAL AND MORALE LEAVE (FEML) REST AND RECUPERATION (R&R) LEAVE TRAVEL
DEPENDENT TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES
RESERVED
RESERVED
RESERVED
TRANSPORTATION OF PRIVATELY OWNED VEHICLES (POV)
EVACUATION AND ADVERSE CONDITIONS TRAVEL
SUBSISTENCE EXPENSES WHILE OCCUPYING TEMPORARY QUARTERS
GENERAL TQSE (AE) TQSE (F) SUBMITTING CLAIMS FOR TQSE

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CHAPTER 14
CHAPTER 15
PART A PART B PART C
APPENDIX A
PART I PART II
APPENDIX B
APPENDIX C
PART I PART II PART III
APPENDIX D
APPENDIX E
PART I PART II
APPENDIX F
PART I PART II
APPENDIX G
APPENDIX H
PART 1 PART 2A PART 2B PART 2C PART 3A PART 3B PART 4A
PART 4B PART 4C PART 4D PART 4E PART 4F

REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION AND UNEXPIRED LEASE EXPENSE ALLOWANCES (FTR PART 302-11)
USE OF RELOCATION SERVICE COMPANIES
USE OF RELOCATION SERVICE COMPANIES PROPERTY MANAGEMENT (PM) SERVICES HOME MARKETING INCENTIVE PAYMENTS
DEFINITIONS
TERMS ACRONYMS
OCONUS MAXIMUM PER DIEM RATES
STATUTORY AND OTHER AUTHORITIES
EXECUTIVE ORDER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INSTRUCTION TABLE OF MILITARY AND CIVILIAN EQUIVALENT GRADES FOR PRISONER OF WAR IDENTIFICATION
CONUS MAXIMUM PER DIEM RATES
INVITATIONAL TRAVEL AUTHORIZATIONS
INVITATION TO TRAVEL SAMPLE FORMAT INVITATIONAL TRAVEL AUTHORIZATION
CONSUMABLE GOODS ALLOWANCES
LOCATIONS HAVING CONSUMABLE GOODS ALLOWANCES CRITERIA FOR ESTABLISHING A CONSUMABLE GOODS ALLOWANCE
RESERVED
TRAVEL PURPOSE IDENTIFIERS
TRAVEL PURPOSE IDENTIFIERS REPORTING DATA ELEMENTS AND PROCEDURES FORMAT FIRST-CLASS AIR ACCOMMODATIONS CODES FIRST-CLASS DECISIONS SUPPORT TOOL BUSINESS-CLASS AIR ACCOMMODATIONS CODES BUSINESS-CLASS DECISION SUPPORT TOOL PREMIUM-CLASS ACCOMMODATIONS FOR DISABILITY OR OTHER SPECIAL MEDICAL NEEDS REASONS RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED PREMIUM-CLASS ACCOMMODATIONS DETERMINATION FORMAT

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APPENDIX I
PART A PART B
APPENDIX J
APPENDIX K
APPENDIX L
APPENDIX M
APPENDIX N
APPENDIX O
APPENDIX P
APPENDIX Q
APPENDIX S
APPENDIX T
TABLE I TABLE II TABLE III TABLE IV

PAYMENTS DURING AN ORDERED/AUTHORIZED DEPARTURE
EVACUATIONS FROM FOREIGN LOCATIONS EVACUATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES
RESERVED
RESERVED
ACTUAL EXPENSE ALLOWANCE (AEA) SUBMISSION CHANNELS
RESERVED
RESERVED
TEMPORARY DUTY (TDY) TRAVEL ALLOWANCES
RESERVED
TOURS OF DUTY FOR DOD CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES
AUTHORIZED FEML LOCATIONS/DESTINATIONS
STANDARD DATA ELEMENTS FOR TRAVEL
TRAVELER IDENTIFICATION COMMERCIAL TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION TRAVEL EXPENSE INFORMATION ACCOUNTING AND CERTIFICATION

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Alexandria, VA

VOLUME 2 JOINT TRAVEL REGULATIONS
CHANGE 482

1 December 2005

These regulation changes are issued for all Department of Defense civilian employees. New or revised material is indicated by a star and is effective 1 December 2005 unless otherwise indicated.
J. P. MCLAURIN Deputy Assistant Secretary of
the Army (MPP)
ANITA BLAIR Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Personnel Programs)
ROBERT GODWIN Deputy Assistant Secretary for Force Management and Integration

This change includes all material written in CAP Items 22-05(E); 28-05(E); 32-05(E); 39-05(E); 40-05(E); 42-05(E) and 43-05(E); and civilian editorials C05044 and C05047 through C05053. Insert the attached pages and remove the corresponding pages. Chapter 16 is deleted; remove pages C16-i and C16-1. This cover page replaces the Change 481 cover page.
BRIEF OF REVISION
These are among the major changes made by Change 482:
Introduction. Updates the ordering instructions for the JTR.
C1008. Clarifies that travel and transportation allowances for certain chaplain-led military family support programs are not covered under the JTR unless the travel and transportation is mission related.
C1058. Replaces the GSA ‘Federal Premier Lodging Program’ name with the correct program name, FedRooms.
C1410. Authorizes reimbursement for certain expenses as a travel expense for responders to the Hurricane Katrina in Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi and Alabama during the period 25 August to 31 October 2005 and Hurricane Rita in Louisiana and Texas during the period 23 September 2005 to 31 October 2005.
C1410-A; C2203; T4025-D. Clarifies that the fee charged for arranging transportation is part of the transportation cost and is reimbursable.

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C2204-C; T4060. Makes clear that the Fly America Act does not mandate travel across the CONUS when traveling between two OCONUS locations.
C2180; C2500; C4651. Implements mileage rates prescribed by GSA for reimbursement to travelers who use privately-owned conveyances in lieu of Government-furnished/Government-owned vehicles.
C4011. Adds example situations when service agreements are required.
C4567; Appendix I, Part B. Provides a clarifying example on how to compute per diem for evacuated employees and dependents while at a safe haven ICW a CONUS evacuation.
C4715. Rewrites and moves the wording in pars. C16001-C16002 on Income Tax Reimbursement Allowance (ITRA) for Extended TDY Assignments to Chapter 4, Part P.
C5650. Rewrites, reorganizes, and relocates to Chapter 5, all RITA regulations.
C6152; C6153. Corrects incorrect cross-references to the JFTR.
Appendix I, Part B, Section 550.407(d). Inserts an interpretation by OPM of their evacuation regulations indicating that an employee returned to the PDS may be paid per diem while working at the PDS if the employee’s residence is not habitable and the employee’s dependents in such case may continue to receive per diem at the safe haven.
Various paragraphs. Revises the regulations to reflect the new CONUS standard per diem rate of $99 effective 1 October 2005.

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VOLUME 2
JOINT TRAVEL REGULATIONS
Following is a list of sheets in force in Joint Travel Regulations, Volume 2 that are effective after the sheets of this Change have been inserted. This list is to be used to verify the accuracy of the Volume. See "How to Get the JTR" in the Introduction. Single sheets are not available.

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472 i 482 iii 482 v 480 vii 482 ix 480 C-i 480 C-iii 480 C-v 474 C1-i 480 C1-iii 470 C1-v 474 C1A-1 482 C1A-3 477 C1B-1 477 C1B-3 477 C1B-5 482 C1B-7 476 C1B-9 475 C1B-11 477 C1B-13 467 C1C-1 447 C1D-1 481 C1E-1 482 C1F-1 482 C1F-3 482 C1F-5 482 C1F-7 482 C1F-9 482 C1F-11 471 C2-i 482 C2-iii 480 C2-v 471 C2-vii 479 C2A-1 477 C2A-3 477 C2A-5 477 C2A-7 462 C2B-1 481 C2C-1 481 C2C-3 481 C2C-5 470 C2D1-1 477 C2D1-3 471 C2D2-1 471 C2D2-3 482 C2D3-1 478 C2E-1 482 C2E-3
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479 C2E-5 481 C2E-7 482 C2E-9 481 C2E-11 481 C2E-13 481 C2E-15 481 C2E-17 480 C2F-1 468 C2G-1 473 C2G-3 455 C2H-1 462 C2H-3 482 C2I-1 479 C2J-1 475 C3-i 463 C3A-1 463 C3A-3 463 C3B-1 475 C3B-3 473 C3C-1 469 C3C-3 469 C3C-5 469 C3C-7 469 C3C-9 474 C3D-1 477 C3D-3 470 C3D-5 468 C3D-7 482 C4-i 479 C4-iii 479 C4-v 482 C4-vii 482 C4-ix 479 C4-xi 471 C4A-1 471 C4A-3 471 C4A-5 476 C4A-7 471 C4A-9 477 C4A-11 482 C4A-13 482 C4A-15 482 C4A-17 459 C4B-1 466 C4C-1 464 C4C-3 463 C4D-1 459 C4E-1

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459 C4F-1 459 C4G-1 477 C4H-1 468 C4I-1 468 C4I-3 471 C4J-1 477 C4J-3 474 C4J-5 471 C4J-7 465 C4K-1 465 C4K-3 470 C4K-5 465 C4K-7 482 C4L-1 482 C4L-3 477 C4L-5 477 C4L-7 477 C4L-9 472 C4L-11 481 C4L-13 481 C4L-15 482 C4L-17 482 C4L-19 474 C4L-21 470 C4L-23 482 C4L-25 482 C4L-27 482 C4L-29 482 C4L-31 482 C4L-33 482 C4L-35 482 C4L-37 482 C4L-39 452 C4M-1 458 C4M-3 464 C4M-5 458 C4M-7 458 C4M-9 452 C4M-11 482 C4N1-1 474 C4N1-3 474 C4N1-5 477 C4N1-7 474 C4N2-1 474 C4N2-3 474 C4N2-5 474 C4N2-7 462 C4O-1

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482 C4P-1 454 C4Q-1 420 C4R-1 455 C4S-1 462 C4S-3 476 C4S-5 478 C4S-7 478 C4S-9 478 C4S-11 478 C4S-13 478 C4S-15 453 C4T-1 453 C4T-3 469 C5-i 473 C5-iii 477 C5-v 477 C5-vii 477 C5-ix 482 C5-xi 464 C5A-1 459 C5A-3 477 C5A-5 477 C5A-7 477 C5A-9 472 C5B-1 482 C5B-3 469 C5B-5 469 C5B-7 477 C5B-9 475 C5B-11 475 C5B-13 475 C5B-15 475 C5B-17 476 C5B-19 475 C5B-21 467 C5D-1 474 C5D-3 475 C5D-5 478 C5D-7 478 C5D-9 477 C5D-11 467 C5D-13 471 C5D-15 481 C5D-17 481 C5D-19 481 C5D-21 481 C5D-23 477 C5E1-1
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481 C5E2-1 481 C5E2-3 481 C5E2-5 481 C5E2-7 481 C5E2-9 479 C5E3-1 477 C5F-1 477 C5F-3 477 C5F-5 477 C5F-7 477 C5G-1 474 C5G-3 474 U5G-5 477 C5K-1 463 C5K-3 473 C5K-5 463 C5K-7 463 C5K-9 477 C5L-1 477 C5L-3 477 C5L-5 477 C5L-7 477 C5L-9 477 C5L-11 464 C5M-1 464 C5M-3 465 C5M-5 467 C5M-7 482 C5N-1 477 C5O-1 477 C5O-3 471 C5O-5 474 C6-i 463 C6-iii 479 C6-v 477 C6-vii 414 C6A-1 467 C6B-1 462 C6B-3 462 C6B-5 462 C6C-1 482 C6D-1 462 C6E-1 470 C6E-3 468 C6F-1 462 C6G-1 409 C6H-1 462 C6I-1 462 C6I-3 467 C6J-1 467 C6J-3 467 C6K-1 465 C6L-1 476 C6M-1 476 C6M-3 476 C6M-5 479 C6M-7 467 C6N-1 466 C6N-3 477 C6O-1
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467 C6O-3 467 C6O-5 467 C6P-1 462 C6P-3 467 C6Q-1 467 C6Q-3 477 C6R-1 473 C7-i 473 C7-1 473 C7-3 474 C7-5 474 C7-7 474 C7-9 456 C8-i 464 C9-i 477 C10-1 465 C11-1 435 C12-i 457 C12-1 465 C12-3 477 C13-i 475 C13A-1 474 C13A-3 482 C13B-1 470 C13B-3 473 C13B-5 482 C13B-7 482 C13B-9 477 C13C-1 472 C13C-3 428 C13D-1 401 C13D-3 474 C14-i 474 C14-1 469 C14-3 469 C14-5 469 C14-7 469 C14-9 469 C14-11 474 C14-13 469 C14-15 476 C14-17 473 C14-19 469 C14-21 472 C14-23 455 C15-i 479 C15A-1 471 C15B-1 471 C15B-3 455 C15C-1 478 A1-1 482 A1-3 478 A1-5 478 A1-7 478 A1-9 476 A1-11 480 A1-13 474 A1-15 474 A1-17 474 A1-19

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474 A1-21 474 A1-23 480 A1-25 474 A1-27 476 A2-1 476 A2-3 475 B-1 479 C1-1 479 C2-1 479 C3-1 475 D-1 470 E-i 474 E1-1 470 E1-3 470 E1-5 470 E1-7 474 E2-1 474 E2-3 471 F-i 478 F1-1 471 F2-1 411 G-1 471 H-i 468 H1-1 468 H2A-1 468 H2B-1 479 H2C-1 479 H2C-3 468 H3A-1 474 H3B-1 474 H3B-3 475 H3B-5 468 H4A-1 468 H4B-1 468 H4C-1 468 H4D-1 468 H4E-1 468 H4F-1 470 IA-1 470 IA-3 470 IA-5 470 IA-7 470 IA-9 470 IA-11 470 IA-13 470 IA-15 470 IA-17 470 IA-19 470 IA-21 476 IA-23 470 IA-25 470 IA-27 470 IA-29 470 IA-31 470 IB-1 470 IB-3 482 IB-5 482 IB-7 454 J-1 454 K-1

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471 L-i 478 L-1 471 L-3 474 L-5 475 L-7 474 L-9 474 L-11 454 M-1 454 N-1 470 O-i 481 O-1 481 O-3 482 O-5 482 O-7 482 O-9 482 O-11 481 O-13 481 O-15 481 O-17 481 O-19 481 O-21 481 O-23 482 O-25 482 O-27 481 O-29 481 O-31 469 P-i 470 P1-1 470 P2-1 469 P2-3 469 P2-5 478 Q-1 478 Q-3 463 R-1 480 S-1 480 S-3 470 T-i 470 T-1 470 T-3 467 U-1 447 i-1
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