Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 5154.31, Volume 6
October 16, 2015
USD(P&R)
SUBJECT: Commercial Travel Management: Uniformed Services Housing and Station
Allowances
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE
a. Instruction. This instruction is composed of several volumes, each containing its own
purpose. The purpose of the overall instruction, in accordance with the authority in DoD
Directive 5124.02 (Reference (a)), is to establish and implement policy, assign responsibilities,
and provide procedures regarding the commercial travel program within the DoD.
b. Volume. This volume establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides
procedures for the prescription of housing and station allowance rates for uniformed service
members.
2. APPLICABILITY. This volume applies to:
a. 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 DoD (referred to collectively in this volume as the “DoD
Components”).
b. Uniformed service members.
3. POLICY. It is DoD policy that:
a. An active duty uniformed service member entitled to basic pay is authorized a temporary
lodging allowance when occupying temporary lodging under the conditions determined by the
Per Diem, Travel and Transportation Allowance Committee (PDTATAC) and appropriate
commanders outside the continental United States (OCONUS). Permanent housing allowances
may be authorized in accordance with the Table.
