| UTD/CTD for MAP/CAP 36-22(I), Replace "Gas" with "Fuel" | The Federal Register was updated to implement a final rule proposed by the General Services Administration. The update changes references of “gas” to “fuel” and further defines fuel to account for other types of vehicle power sources, such as hydrogen, propane, and electricity. See Federal Register notice Vol. 87, No. 78, Friday, April 22, 2022. | 5/23/2022 |
| UTD/CTD for MAP/CAP 38-24(I), Clarify Designated Individual is Replaced by Family Member | This item clarifies that due to statutory changes, 37 USC §452(b)(12) and (13) authorize the Secretary of Defense to provide travel and transportation to family members of Service members for their presence at a military medical facility incident to the injury or illness of members or at the repatriation of members held captive. Family member with respect to a member of the Uniformed Services is defined in 37 USC §451(a)(3). For civilian employees serving in a foreign location, 10 USC §1599b authorizes the Secretary of Defense to provide civilian employees and members of their families abroad with benefits that are comparable to certain benefits provided by the Secretary of State to members of the Foreign Service. 22 USC §4081 (9) authorizes the Secretary of State to provide roundtrip travel for family members to an employee’s post of assignment only where the family of the employee is prevented by official order from residing at such post. Neither 22 USC §4081 nor 16 Foreign Area Manual (FAM) 300 offer a specific definition of the term family member. Effective November 1, 2024. | 11/1/2024 |
| UTD/CTD for MAP/CAP 48-24(I), Clarification for POV Constructed Cost Comparisons | This item clarifies that when a traveler chooses to use a Privately Owned Vehicle (POV) for TDY travel, it is considered a personal choice and is never a standard or directed mode. It also clarifies that a constructed travel worksheet (CTW) such as the DTMO’s CTW or a similar locally-approved form is required when a POV is used unless the directed/authorized mode was an available Government automobile. The AO must review the CTW to consider both cost and other factors when determining if POV use is advantageous to the Government. Effective August 1, 2024. | 8/1/2024 |
| UTD/CTD for MAP/CAP 50-24 (E), Expansion of Rental Vehicle Reimbursable Expenses | This item updates the Joint Travel Regulations Table 2-8 to add cleaning fees for rental vehicles as a reimbursable expense when the AO determines the fee is due to use of the vehicles in conjunction with the mission. Fees charged due to the traveler’s negligence or misuse of the vehicle are not reimbursable. The item also adds roadside assistance fees as an expense an AO may authorize or approve when a traveler has an emergency beyond their control with a rental vehicle such as a flat tire. Items covered by the U.S. Government Rental Car Agreement and prepaid roadside assistance fees, which are considered a type of insurance, are not reimbursable. This update is necessary due to roadside assistance and vehicle cleaning no longer being included at no cost under the U.S. Government Rental Car Agreement 5. There have been several instances identified by the DTMO Rental Car Team where travelers were unable to change a tire due to a broken arm or other physical limitations, no knowledge of how to change a tire, or the flat occurred in an unsafe location. There have been cases where cleaning fees were charged because the traveler parked the car in a sandy parking area near the ocean to participate in the exercise which caused significant amount of sand and gravel to be tracked into the vehicle. Effective October 1, 2024. | 10/1/2024 |
| UTD/CTD for MAP/CAP 53-24(I), Miscellaneous Corrections | This item corrects miscellaneous minor grammatical errors and corrects language in the Joint Travel Regulations. Effective August 1, 2024. | 8/1/2024 |
| UTD/CTD for MAP/CAP 54-24(R), Expansion of Reimbursable Expenses for Breast Milk Shipments Related to Special Needs | To authorize reimbursement of disposable storage bags or non-durable containers, cold shipping packages, and refrigeration as part of the special accommodation for the shipment of breast milk expressed by a Service member or civilian employee traveling under TDY orders or a Service member traveling under PCS orders. This aligns the Joint Travel Regulations with the authority outlined in the Federal Travel Regulation (FTR), Part 301-13, as determined by FTR Bulletin 22-03 and reenforced by Christina C, CBCA-7750-RELO. Effective January 8, 2025. | 1/8/2025 |
| UTD/CTD for MAP/CAP 56-24(I), Clarify Laundry Reimbursement is not Authorized In CONUS” | This item clarifies that laundry reimbursement is not authorized within CONUS. Laundry and dry-cleaning expenses are a personal expense and are not reimbursable as part of per diem, AEA, or a miscellaneous reimbursable expense within CONUS. Effective immediately. | 8/5/2024 |
| UTD/CTD for MAP/CAP 60-23(E), Travel In and Around the PDS | This item clarifies that for Service members and employees who are working remotely, whose official worksite is as defined in 5 CFR 531.602 and determined under the criteria in 5 CFR 531.605, whose remote official worksite is not within a defined local area, the local area will be within 50 miles of that remote official worksite. For remote Service members and employees within the local commuting area, transportation expenses between a Service member’s or an employee’s official worksite and the Service’s or organization’s worksite may be authorized, at the discretion of the Service’s or organization’s remote work policy. | 7/18/2023 |
| UTD/CTD for MAP/CAP 70-24(I), Clarification of Rental Vehicle Insurance Reimbursement for Certain Classified Special Operations | This item clarifies that rental vehicle insurance is reimbursable for certain special classified special operations when the nature of the mission does not allow the traveler to rent a vehicle under the U.S. Government Rental Car Agreement. The Joint Travel Regulations previously stated “…in the CONUS or non-foreign areas OCONUS” as a result of the 2017 JTR rewrite. The U.S. Government Accountability Office decision B 204486 dated January 19, 1982 is the basis for this reimbursement and does not limit it to CONUS or non-foreign OCONUS. Effective October 1, 2024. | 10/1/2024 |
| UTD/CTD for MAP/CAP 74-24(I), Restructure Joint Travel Regulations Chapter 1 Tables - 508 Compliant | This item restructures the Joint Travel Regulations Tables 1-1, 1-6, and 1-7 to bring them into compliance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. §794d). Effective November 1, 2024. | 11/1/2024 |