Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 1340.24
September 17, 2009
USD(P&R)
SUBJECT: Family Separation Allowance (FSA)
References: (a) Sections 204, 401, 406, 421, and 427 of title 37, United States Code
(b) DoD Directive 5124.02, “Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and
Readiness (USD(P&R)),” June 23, 2008
(c) Volume 7A of DoD Manual 7000.14-R, “Military Pay Policy and
Procedures - Active Duty and Reserve Pay,” current edition
(d) Section 604 of Public Law 110-417, ‘Duncan Hunter National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009, Section 604,’ October 14, 2008
(e) Joint Publication 1-02, “Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and
Associated Terms,” as amended
1. PURPOSE
. This Instruction establishes policy and assigns responsibilities for determining
FSA eligibility in accordance with the guidance in section 427 of Reference (a) and the authority
in Reference (b).
2. APPLICABILITY. This Instruction applies to OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the
Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD
Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the Department of Defense (hereafter
referred to collectively as the “DoD Components”).
3. DEFINITIONS
. See Glossary.
4. POLICY
. It is DoD policy that a Service member is entitled to monthly FSA payments when
the movement of dependents is not authorized to or near the member’s permanent duty station
(PDS) at Government expense and the dependents do not reside at or near that PDS; or when the
Service member is otherwise separated from his or her dependents for a continuous period of
more than 30 days due to military orders, consistent with section 427 of Reference (a).
