Joint Travel Regulations Changes

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TitleDescriptionEffective Date
CTD for CAP 46-24(E), Clarification when Authorizing Temporary Quarters Subsistence Expenses and House Hunting TripThis 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 50-20(E) OCONUS CIVILIAN TOUR LENGTHS REVISIONS.PDFThis 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 50-23(I), Update Administrative Household Goods (HHG) Weight Allowance Locations Table for Poland and RomaniaThis item updates the Joint Travel Regulations Supplement, Administrative Household Goods (HHG) Weight Allowance Locations Table to rescind household goods weight allowance restrictions for Navy civilian employees assigned to Poland and Romania. Civilian employees assigned to Redzikowo, Poland and Deveselu, Romania are now authorized the full HHG weight allowance.5/25/2023
CTD for CAP 53-23(I), Update Tour Lengths and Tours of Duty OCONUS to Remove Outdated InformationThis item updates the Joint Travel Regulations Supplement, Tour Lengths and Tours of Duty Outside of the Continental United States (OCONUS) to remove outdated information regarding Air Force Management Interns. The Department of the Air Force no longer uses the Management Intern Program.6/6/2023
CTD FOR CAP 55-22(I) EXTENSION OF GSA COVID-19 FTR WAIVER AUTHORITY.PDFThis item rescinds Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) Bulletin 22-04, “Waiver of Certain FTR Provisions During the COVID-19 Pandemic” and replaces it with FTR Bulletin 2207, re-establishing the authority to waive certain FTR requirements for extension of the 1-year time limit for using all PCS allowances, renewal agreement travel (RAT), household good shipments, storage in transit (SIT), and house hunting trip (HHT). FTR Bulletin 22-07 will expire December 31, 2022.6/30/2022
CTD for CAP 61-24(I), Clarify Authorized Travel Time Rules for Civilian PDTThis item corrects Joint Travel Regulations (JTR) Table 5-72, Rule 5, for civilian employees who drive an alternative fuel privately owned vehicle to the new permanent duty station (PDS) and require additional time to travel. The authorized travel time is the actual distance traveled or actual travel time used to the new PDS. Effective September 1, 2024.9/1/2024
CTD FOR CAP 68-22 (I) OCONUS CIVILIAN TOUR LENGTHS CORRECTION.PDFThis item corrects an error that was made in previous revisions to OCONUS civilian tour length guidance as part of CAP 50-20(E). Effective August 17, 2022.8/17/2022
CTD for CAP 81-22 Correction to Remove Lajes Field Portugal Civilian Accompanied TourIn accordance with Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness’s July 2, 2015 memorandum, the tour of duty for Department of Defense civilian employees assigned to Lajes Field, Portugal is revised to a 12-month unaccompanied tour. This change provides consistency and standardization of tours of duty for military and civilian personnel.7/2/2015
CTD for CAP 82-22(I) Waiver of Certain FTR Provisions in Connection with Official Relocation TravelThis item removes relocation allowance exceptions issued under GSA Bulletin FTR 22-02 and incorporates relocation allowance exceptions issued under GSA Bulletin FTR 23-03. Certain provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations (JTR) are temporarily waived for civilian employees relocating to locations in Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico impacted by Hurricanes Ian and Fiona. The effective date for affected counties and tribal reservations in the state of Florida is for official relocation travel performed on or after September 23, 2022. The effective date for affected counties in the state of South Carolina is for official relocation travel performed on or after September 25, 2022. The effective date for affected counties in the state of North Carolina is for official relocation travel performed on or after September 28, 2022. The effective date for affected counties in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is for official relocation travel performed on or after September 17, 2022.9/17/2022
CTD for CAP 84-24(I), Waiver of Certain Provisions for Official Relocation Travel to Locations in AL, FL, GA, NC, SC, TN, and VA impacted by Hurricane Helene and MiltonThis item removes relocation allowance exceptions issued under GSA Bulletin FTR 23-08 and incorporates relocation allowance exceptions issued under GSA Bulletin FTR 25-02. Certain provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations (JTR) are temporarily waived for civilian employees relocating to designated locations in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia impacted by Hurricane or Tropical Storm or Post-tropical Cyclone Helene, Hurricane Milton, or both. The waivers in GSA Bulletin FTR 25-02 are retroactively effective for official relocation travel that is/was performed in designated areas on or after the respective incident period start date and will expire 180 days from the respective disaster declaration date. GSA Bulletin FTR 25-02 will expire upon the expiration of the last 180 day period, unless extended or rescinded by the Office of Government-wide Policy (OGP). Retroactively effective to dates listed in GSA Bulletin FTR 25-02.
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