| UTD for Multiple Temporary Lodging Expense Extension Requests | The following TLE extension requests have been approved: Bremerton, WA (MAP 65-22); Brunswick, ME (MAP 56-22); JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ (MAP 62-22); JB San Antonio, TX (MAP 67-22); Malmstrom AFB, Great Falls, MT (MAP 71-22); Moody AFB, GA (MAP 69-22); McConnell AFB/Wichita, KS (MAP 56-22); Cannon AFB/Clovis, NM (MAP 5622); Shaw AFB/Sumter SC (MAP 56-22); Ballston Spa/Albany, NY (MAP 56-22); Mountain Home AFB/Elmore County, ID (MAP 57-22); Luke AFB/Glendale, AZ (MAP 57-22); and Goodfellow AFB/San Angelo, TX (MAP 57-22). | 9/28/2022 |
| UTD for MAP 85-23(S), PCS Allowances when Attending Professional Education Training or Class | The 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/CTD for MAP/CAP 23-25(I), Per Diem Rate Update for Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center (AUTEC), Andros Island, Bahamas | The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Detachment Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center (AUTEC), Andros Island, Bahamas requested a per diem rate update. Dining services and lodging are contracted and are available to all civilian and military travelers. Travelers are charged the actual cost of provided services. The Department of the Navy is requesting a maximum daily per diem rate of $111.00 per day, this would encompass the increased lodging rate of $59.00, the increased meal rate of $43.00 and the incidental rate remaining at $9.00. The reason for the update is to cover the increase in total lodging expenses incurred since the last increase in January 2022. Effective April 1, 2025. | 4/1/2025 |
| UTD for MAP 16-23(S), Transportation Reimbursement for Armed Forces Members Assigned to Alaska | This is a statutory (S) item implementing a mandatory provision of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023. Section 603 of the FY23 NDAA directs the Secretaries of the Armed Forces to reimburse eligible Armed Forces members the cost of airfare from the member’s permanent duty station (PDS) to their home of record when they are assigned to a PDS in Alaska and travel is authorized by an Officer above the grade of O-5. | 12/23/2022 |
| UTD-CTD for MAP-CAP 104-23(I), Sustainable Transportation for Official Temporary Duty (TDY) Travel | This is a statutory (S) item implementing the provisions of the Code of Federal Regulations Parts 301-10 and 301-70, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum M-24-05 “Catalyzing Sustainable Transportation Through Federal Travel,” and Executive Order 14057, “Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs through Federal Sustainability.” FTR Bulletin 24-02, published in the Federal Register on December 18, 2023, states, “This bulletin clarifies existing regulations for determining the method of transportation that is most advantageous to the Government and encourages Federal travelers to make sustainable, cost-effective transportation choices when conducting official TDY travel. | 3/1/2024 |
| UTD for MAP 66-22 (E) Adds Effective Date to Time Limitation for HHG in Connection with Retirement | This item adds an effective date to the time limitation for household goods (HHG) in connection with retirement. A Service member is eligible for the three-year time limitation if the active duty termination effective date is on or after June 24, 2022. MAP 75-21(R), “Change Time Limitation for Travel in Connection with Retirement” is effective on the date approved by the Chair and is not retroactive. | 9/20/2022 |
| UTD/CTD for MAP/CAP 88-23(I), Update Authorized R&R Locations and Destinations | This item adds eight additional countries designated as chargeable rest and recuperation (R&R) leave duty locations. The new locations designated as chargeable R&R leave duty locations are Algeria, Burundi, Cameroon (North and Far North), Libya, Mali, Niger, South Sudan, and Tunisia. These R&R locations are effective from November 30, 2023 through November 20, 2025. | 12/6/2023 |
| UTD/CTD for MAP/CAP 31-24(E), Add Jordan, Joint Training Center, as an Administrative Household Goods (HHG) Weight Allowance Location | This item adds Jordan, Joint Training Center, as an administrative Household Goods (HHG) Weight Allowance Location. In accordance with the Joint Travel Regulations (JTR), paragraph 051402, household goods (HHG) weight allowances can be administratively reduced at a permanent duty station (PDS) outside the continental United States (OCONUS) based on conditions at that location. Effective on June 18, 2024. | 6/18/2024 |
| UTD for MAP 12-23(I) Clarify Re-delegation Authority | This item adds language to JTR, Table 3-2.1, clarifying the re-delegation authority for the Combatant Commands. The Combatant Commander may be re-delegate no lower than a two-star or civilian equivalent. | 2/15/2023 |
| UTD-CTD FOR MAP-CAP 89-22(I) - TMC FEE REIMBURSEMENT FOR RENTAL CAR AND LODGING RES.PDF | This item adds rental car and lodging Travel Management Company fees to the Joint Travel Regulations as reimbursable expenses. New TMC contracts authorize TMC fees to be charged when booking lodging and rental car reservations | 11/4/2022 |