Joint Travel Regulations Changes

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TitleDescriptionEffective Date
UTD for MAP 91-23(I), Clarification of TLE Recertification and Extension RequirementsThis item updates and clarifies documentation requirements for Local Authorization Process for TLE Extensions Due to a Housing Shortage.10/31/2023
UTD for MAP 90-22(R) Portsmouth, NH/Kittery, ME (NH194) Temporary Lodging Expense (TLE) ExtensionUnder JTR, par. 050601-B3, the Navy requested to reinstate a TLE extension for the Portsmouth, NH/Kittery, ME military housing area (MHA) because it has determined that the MHA is experiencing a housing shortage that prevents Service members from obtaining adequate permanent Government-owned, Government-controlled, privatized or private-sector rental housing.12/29/2022
UTD for MAP 88-22(R), Seymour Johnson AFB/Goldsboro, NC Temporary Lodging Expense (TLE) ExtensionUnder JTR, par. 050601-B3, the Air Force requested a TLE extension for the Seymour Johnson AFB/Goldsboro, NC (NC183) military housing area (MHA) because it has determined that the MHA is experiencing a housing shortage that prevents Service members from obtaining adequate permanent Government-owned, Government-controlled, privatized or private-sector rental housing.12/12/2022
UTD for MAP 87-22(R) Shaw AFB/Sumter, SC (SD263) Temporary Lodging Expense (TLE) ExtensionUnder JTR, par. 050601-B3, the Air Force requested a TLE extension for the Shaw AFB/Sumter, SC (SC263) military housing area (MHA) because it has determined that the MHA is experiencing a housing shortage that prevents Service members from obtaining adequate permanent Government-owned, Government-controlled, privatized or private-sector rental housing.12/20/2022
UTD for MAP 86-23(R),Temporary Lodging Expense (TLE) Extension - AtlanticCity NJ (MHA NJ196)Under JTR, par. 050601-B3, this item authorizes a TLE extension for the Atlantic City, NJ Military Housing Area (MHA) NJ196 because it has determined that the MHA is experiencing a housing shortage that prevents Service members from obtaining adequate permanent Government-owned, Government-controlled, privatized or private-sector rental housing. The authority for this action is 37 U.S.C. § 452(b)(11). Due to a shortage of housing in the Atlantic City, NJ military housing area, personnel require additional time to locate and secure permanent housing. This item extends the end date through which the Atlantic City, NJ MHA is a location where Service members may receive extended TLE.11/30/2023
UTD for MAP 86-22(R) Travel for Non-Covered Reproductive Health Care ServicesAs part of the Secretary of Defense’s initiative on “Ensuring Access to Reproductive Health Care,” the Secretary directed travel and transportation allowances be established for Service members and their dependents, as appropriate and consistent with applicable federal law and operational requirements, to facilitate official travel to access non-covered reproductive health care that is unavailable within the local area of a Service member's permanent duty station. This item adds the authority for travel and transportation of Service members and authorized dependents to receive non-covered reproductive health care services, including abortion and Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART), when timely access is not available within the local area of the member’s PDS, TDY location, or the last location the dependent was transported on Government orders. Additionally, these items incorporate supplementary JTR revision changes made during coordination through external DoD offices.2/16/2023
UTD for MAP 85-23(S), PCS Allowances when Attending Professional Education Training or ClassThe FY23 National Defense Authorization Act, Section 625, directs the Department to authorize per diem in the amount of the basic allowance for housing without-dependent rate when the Service member is traveling to the professional military education or training location, on a PCS order, with orders to return to the duty station where the member maintains a primary residence and the dependent of the member resides. According to the law, implementation is mandatory. This authority was signed into law on December 23, 2022 and the effective date for these payments will be retroactive to December 23, 2022.10/31/2023
UTD for MAP 84-22(R), Ellsworth AFB/Rapid City, SD Temporary Lodging Expense (TLE) ExtensionUnder JTR, par. 050601-B3, the Air Force requested a TLE extension for the Ellsworth AFB/Rapid City, SD (SD264) military housing area (MHA) because it has determined that the MHA is experiencing a housing shortage that prevents Service members from obtaining adequate permanent Government-owned, Government-controlled, privatized or private-sector rental housing.12/12/2022
UTD for MAP 83-24(I), Clarify Local Emergency Displacements and Correct the Level of Authority to Authorize a Local Emergency Displacement from a Foreign LocationThis item clarifies and corrects information published in UTD for MAP 02-24-(R), “Evacuation Allowances for Local Emergency Displacements”. Therefore, JTR, Table 6-3 has been changed to list the administering authorities as the Secretary of Defense, Secretary concerned, Head of the Component (or his or her designee), Commander of the installation or the Coast Guard District Commander, or Commander, head, chief, or supervisor of the organization or office. Further, JTR, par. 060101-C has been changed to reflect that the Service member or dependents may be ordered to vacate housing due to a local emergency displacement. Effective November 1, 2024.11/1/2024
UTD for MAP 82-24(I), Clarification of Roundtrip Transportation Incurred by a Child Care ProviderThis item clarifies that an eligible Service member can be reimbursed for expenses incurred by a child care provider for roundtrip commercial transportation, up to the maximum reimbursement amounts. This change affects JTR, par. 050108-B. Effective November 1, 2024.11/1/2024
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