|
U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 407. Travel and transportation allowances: dislocation allowance
(a) Eligibility for Primary Dislocation Allowance. - (1) Under
regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, a member of a
uniformed service described in paragraph (2) is entitled to a
primary dislocation allowance at the rate determined under
subsection (c) for the member's pay grade and dependency status.
(2) A member of the uniformed services referred to in paragraph
(1) is any of the following:
(A) A member who makes a change of permanent station and the
member's dependents actually make an authorized move in
connection with the change, including a move by the dependents -
(i) to join the member at the member's duty station after an
unaccompanied tour of duty when the member's next tour of duty
is an accompanied tour at the same station; and
(ii) to a location designated by the member after an
accompanied tour of duty when the member's next tour of duty is
an unaccompanied tour at the same duty station.
(B) A member whose dependents actually move pursuant to section
405a(a), 406(e), 406(h), or 554 of this title.
(C) A member whose dependents actually move from their place of
residence under circumstances described in section 406a of this
title.
(D) A member who is without dependents and -
(i) actually moves to a new permanent station where the
member is not assigned to quarters of the United States; or
(ii) actually moves from a place of residence under
circumstances described in section 406a of this title.
(E) A member who is ordered to move in connection with the
closure or realignment of a military installation and, as a
result, the member's dependents actually move or, in the case of
a member without dependents, the member actually moves.
(F) A member whose dependents actually move from the member's
place of residence in connection with the performance of orders
for the member to report to the member's first permanent duty
station if the move -
(i) is to the permanent duty station or a designated
location; and
(ii) is an authorized move.
(G) Each of two members married to each other who -
(i) is without dependents;
(ii) actually moves with the member's spouse to a new
permanent duty station; and
(iii) is assigned to family quarters of the United States at
or in the vicinity of the new duty station.
(3) If a primary dislocation allowance is paid under this
subsection to a member described in subparagraph (C) or (D)(ii) of
paragraph (2), the member is not entitled to another dislocation
allowance as a member described in subparagraph (A) or (E) of such
paragraph in connection with the same move.
(4) If a primary dislocation allowance is payable to two members
described in paragraph (2)(G) who are married to each other, the
amount of the allowance payable to such members shall be the amount
otherwise payable under this subsection to the member in the higher
pay grade, or to either member if both members are in the same pay
grade. The allowance shall be paid jointly to both members.
(b) Secondary Allowance Authorized Under Certain Circumstances. -
(1) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned,
whenever a member is entitled to a primary dislocation allowance
under subsection (a) as a member described in paragraph (2)(C) or
(2)(D)(ii) of such subsection, the member is also entitled to a
secondary dislocation allowance at the rate determined under
subsection (c) for the member's pay grade and dependency status if,
subsequent to the member or the member's dependents actually moving
from their place of residence under circumstances described in
section 406a of this title, the member or member's dependents
complete that move to a new location and then actually move from
that new location to another location also under circumstances
described in section 406a of this title.
(2) If a secondary dislocation allowance is paid under this
subsection, the member is not entitled to a dislocation allowance
as a member described in paragraph (2)(A) or (2)(E) of subsection
(a) in connection with those moves.
(c) Dislocation Allowance Rates. - (1) The amount of the
dislocation allowance to be paid under this section to a member
shall be based on the member's pay grade and dependency status at
the time the member becomes entitled to the allowance, except that
the Secretary concerned may not differentiate between members with
dependents in pay grades E-1 through E-5.
(2) The initial rate for the dislocation allowance, for each pay
grade and dependency status, shall be equal to the rate in effect
for that pay grade and dependency status on December 31, 1997, as
adjusted by the average percentage increase in the rates of basic
pay for calendar year 1998. Effective on the same date that the
monthly rates of basic pay for members are increased for a
subsequent calendar year, the Secretary of Defense shall adjust the
rates for the dislocation allowance for that calendar year by the
percentage equal to the average percentage increase in the rates of
basic pay for that calendar year.
(d) Fiscal Year Limitation; Exceptions. - (1) A member is not
entitled to more than one dislocation allowance under this section
during a fiscal year unless -
(A) the Secretary concerned finds that the exigencies of the
service require the member to make more than one change of
permanent station during the fiscal year;
(B) the member is ordered to a service school as a change of
permanent station;
(C) the member's dependents are covered by section 405a(a),
406(e), 406(h), or 554 of this title; or
(D) subparagraph (C) or (D)(ii) of subsection (a)(2) or
subsection (b) apply with respect to the member or the member's
dependents.
(2) This subsection does not apply in time of national emergency
or in time of war.
(e) First or Last Duty. - A member is not entitled to payment of
a dislocation allowance under this section when the member is
ordered from the member's home to the member's first duty station
(except as provided in subsection (a)(2)(F)) or from the member's
last duty station to the member's home.
(f) Partial Dislocation Allowance. - (1) Under regulations
prescribed by the Secretary concerned, a member ordered to occupy
or vacate family housing provided by the United States to permit
the privatization or renovation of housing or for any other reason
(other than pursuant to a permanent change of station) may be paid
a partial dislocation allowance of $500.
(2) Effective on the same date that the monthly rates of basic
pay for all members are increased under section 1009 of this title
or another provision of law, the Secretary of Defense shall adjust
the rate of the partial dislocation allowance authorized by this
subsection by the percentage equal to the average percentage
increase in the rates of basic pay.
(3) Subsections (c) and (d) do not apply to the partial
dislocation allowance authorized by this subsection.
(g) Rule of Construction. - For purposes of this section, a
member whose dependents may not make an authorized move in
connection with a change of permanent station is considered a
member without dependents.
(h) Advance Payment. - A dislocation allowance payable under this
section may be paid in advance.
|
|