CTD FOR CAP 50-20(E) OCONUS CIVILIAN TOUR LENGTHS REVISIONS.PDF | This item makes updated to the Civilian Tour Lengths section of the Tour Lengths and Tours of Duty OCONUS website document. The change removes locations that are no longer relevant and clarifies what the applicable accompanied and unaccompanied tour lengths are for each location. | 7/19/2022 |
CTD for CAP 46-24(E), Clarification when Authorizing Temporary Quarters Subsistence Expenses and House Hunting Trip | This item amends the Joint Travel Regulations (JTR) to align JTR, pars. 054008, 054206, and 054207 with Federal Travel Regulation § 302–6.30. This item clarifies that the Authorizing Official must reduce the total number of days civilian employees are authorized for TQSE (Lodging Plus) and TQSE (Actual Expense) by the number of house hunting trip days. Effective on September 1, 2024. | 9/1/2024 |
CTD for CAP 35-24(S), Redefining Temporary Quarters Subsistence Expenses (TQSE) Allowances | This item implements a mandatory provision of the Federal Travel Regulation affecting Title 41 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 300-2, 302-6, and 302-17, issued by the General Services administration on May 7, 2024. This item inserts changes to the Temporary Quarters Subsistence Expenses (TQSE) allowances and establishes TQSE Lodgings Plus (LP) as the preferred reimbursement method. Effective July 1, 2024. | 7/1/2024 |
CTD for CAP 31-21(R) Unaccompanied Baggage for Dependent Student Travel | This item specifies the rules for unaccompanied baggage for travel of a civilian employee’s dependent student, to mirror the Service member rules. The Department of State Standardized Regulations (DSSR) Section 285.1 contains the allowances for dependent student travel but does not specify the weight limitation for unaccompanied baggage. | 4/26/2022 |
CTD for CAP 22-24(E), Shipment of Alternative Fueled POV or Circuitous Route to New PDS | This item inserts clarifying language identified in General Service Administration’s (GSA) Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) Case 2022-03, which issued a final ruling to allow agencies greater flexibility for authorizing shipment of an alternative fueled privately-owned vehicle (POV) or authorizing a circuitous route for these types of POVs to a new permanent duty station (PDS). These changes will provide Services with additional factors to help determine whether shipping a traveler’s alternative fueled POV is more cost-effective and advantageous to the Government than authorizing the traveler to drive their POV to the new permanent duty station (PDS). | 6/1/2024 |
CTD for CAP 06-23(I), “Expiration of FTR Bulletin 22-07” | This item removes certain provisions from the JTR which implemented Federal Travel Regulations (FTR) Bulletin 22-07, “Relocation Allowances – Extended waiver of certain Federal Travel (FTR) provisions during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.” The bulletin temporarily waived certain provisions of the FTR governing official relocation travel and renewal agreement (RAT) travel during the COVID-19 pandemic. FTR Bulletin 22-07expired effective December 31, 2022. | 1/24/2023 |
2023 Mileage Rates + FAQs | This item revises the Mileage Rates Frequently Asked Questions on the DTMO website to reflect revised calendar year (CY) 2023 standard mileage rates established by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). | 12/30/2022 |