Joint Federal Travel Regulations - Defense Travel Management Office

Ch 6: Evacuation Allowances
Part A: Authorized/Ordered OCONUS Movements/Section 6: Misc Alws
SECTION 6: MISCELLANEOUS ALLOWANCES
U6009 STATION ALLOWANCES AND OHA/FSH
U6009-U6016
See pars. U9215 and U10426 for authority to continue station allowances (COLA & TLA) and housing allowances
(OHA/FSH) for a member serving in an area from which a dependent is evacuated.
U6010 BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING (BAH)
See par. U10426 for BAH continuation for a member serving at a PDS in Alaska or Hawai’i from which a
command-sponsored dependent is evacuated, and BAH authority when a command-sponsored dependent establishes
a permanent residence at a designated place in the United States following an evacuation from an OCONUS
location.
U6011 FAMILY SEPARATION HOUSING (FSH)
*For FSH ICW a dependent’s evacuation, see par. U10426 for a DOD member, COMDTINST M7220.29 (Series),
"U.S. Coast Guard Pay Manual", Chapter 3 (for a Coast Guard member) and Service pay regulations for a NOAA
Corps or USPHS member.
U6012 DISLOCATION ALLOWANCE (DLA)
DLA helps to cover the otherwise un-reimbursed expenses a member with dependents incurs in relocating the
household incident to an evacuation. When a command-sponsored dependent is evacuated to a designated place
under par. U6004, a DLA (see Table U5G-1) is payable. DLA is also payable when return travel for a commandsponsored
dependent is authorized under par. U6007-E from the designated place to the member’s PDS. A DLA is
not payable incident to relocation of a dependent to a safe haven. The prohibition in par. U5620 against more than
one DLA payment in a fiscal year does not apply when a DLA is paid incident to an evacuation. A member is not
authorized a DLA on behalf of a non-command-sponsored dependent.
U6014 CONUS COLA
For authority for CONUS COLA during an evacuation, see par. U8036.
U6016 PET TRANSPORTATION AND QUARANTINE
A. General. A member is authorized transportation and quarantine for up to two household pets incident to an
evacuation from a foreign PDS.
B. Pet Transportation. A member is authorized transportation to and from the safe haven location and/or to a
designated place incident to an evacuation from a foreign PDS for up to two household pets the member owned at
the evacuated foreign PDS. The member may be reimbursed up to the constructed cost to the GOV’T for
transporting the pets.
C. Pet Quarantine. The member may be reimbursed quarantine fees for up to two household pets transported from
the evacuated foreign location.
D. Restrictions. The following related restrictions apply to pet quarantine and/or transportation reimbursement.
Any cost related to these exclusions is the member’s financial responsibility. Reimbursement is not authorized.
1. Other animals (horses, fish, birds, various rodents, etc.) are excluded as pets covered by this authority
because of their size, exotic nature, shipping restrictions, host country restrictions, and/or special handling
difficulties.
Change 301 U6A6-1
01/01/12