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the operating expenses of the POC, the member receives
MALT for the official distance of the ordered travel plus
per diem for the allowance travel time (TT). The MALT
rate is based on the type of conveyance used as shown
in table 9-1. Reimbursement of parking fees, ferry fares,
road, bridges, and tunnel tolls for travel over the most
direct route between the stations involved is also
authorized.
PER DIEM UNDER THE LODGINGS-PLUS
SYSTEM
The formula for computing per diem under the
lodgings-plus system is as follows:
. Daily lodging cost + M&IE - deductions - per
diem allowance.
. The amount calculated must not exceed the
applicable locality per diem rate. The rates listed in the
JFTR, volume 1, appendixes B and D, are the maximum
per diem rates prescribed for reimbursing expenses
incurred during official travel.
Lodging Expense
Lodging expense is based on the availability of
government quarters. The amount allowed is the actual
amount incurred or the maximum amount prescribed in
the JFTR, volume 1, whichever is less. Some factors
considered in determining allowable lodging expenses
are as follows:
. Receipts for lodging are required to support a
member’s travel claim. If receipts are lost or destroyed
or impractical to obtain, the traveler furnishes a
statement to that effect to support payment of the travel
voucher.
l Lodging cost includes charges paid for
government quarters and commercial lodging facilities
(hotels, motels, and boarding houses) including
applicable taxes imposed, but does not include tips or
porter fees.
l Lodging expenses are based on the single room
rate when a member uses commercial lodging facilities.
. If a lodging receipt shows a charge for double
occupancy and the other person sharing the room is a
member or government employee on official travel, the
traveler is allowed one-half of the double occupancy
charge. If the other person is not on official travel, the
traveler is allowed the single room rate. The rate is
required to provide the single room rate.
l No cost for lodging is allowed if a member stays
with friends or relatives while on TAD or TDY. This is
regardless of whether or not payment of lodging is made
to the friend of relative.
Additional instructions on lodging expenses are
listed in the JFTR, volume 1, paragraph U4125.
Meals and Incidental Expenses
The M&IE are based on the availability of
government mess and apportioned as follows: breakfast
(BR), lunch (LU), dinner (DI), and incidental (IN)
expense rates as shown in table 9-1. The current
amounts, including apportionment, are listed in the
JFTR, appendix B, part II, for outside CONUS and
appendix D, part II, for inside CONUS. The dollar
amounts in parentheses are used to reduce or increase
the M&IE rate when government mess is available and
the member is charged the full rate for each meal taken
in the government mess.
Using the M&IE rate for inside CONUS in table 9-1
and assuming that a government mess is available to the
member, the M&IE allowance is determined as follows:
$5.00
(BR)
+5.00
(LU)
+14.00
(DI)
$24.00
(Meal portion)
-11.25
(Total amounts in parentheses)
$12.75
(Adjusted meal portion)
+2.00
(IN)
$14.75
(M&IE allowance when a government
mess is available)
Let us go further and assume that a government
mess is available, but due to the nature of duty, use of
two meals (BR and LU) is impractical. The M&IE
allowance is determined as follows:
$14.75
(M&IE rate when a government mess is
available)
+2.25
(Total amounts in parentheses for BR
and LU)
$17.00
(M&IE allowance when a government
mess is available but use of two meals
is impractical)
Now you know how to determine M&IE when a
government mess is available and the member is
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