Commissioned Officer Overseas Allowances and Claims Where and How to Submit for Processing
| Allowance | Frequency | How to Submit | Where to Submit | Comments |
| Dislocation (DLA) | Once per PCS | Claim on travel voucher | CDC program contact | For PCS; non taxable |
| Cost of Living (COLA) | Monthly | Complete Notice of Arrival PHS- 2874 | CB* | Amount based on duty station; nontaxable. https://secureapp2.hqda.pentagon.mil/perdiem/ocform.html |
| Overseas Housing (OHA) | Monthly | Complete PHS-6059 with rental agreement (English) | CB* |
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| Move-in (MIHA) | Once per PCS | Complete DD 2556 and DD 2367 | CDC program contact | For PCS; to bring rental quarters up to standard; one-time rental fees (non-refundable); and security related costs; amount varies by the overseas location https://secureapp2.hqda.pentagon.mil/perdiem/allooha.html |
| Temporary Lodging (TLE) | Once per PCS | Claim on travel voucher | CDC program contact | Temporary Lodging Expenses (TLE) may be claimed for up to 5 days prior to initiating travel overseas |
| Temporary Lodging (TLA) | Once per PCS | Complete PHS 488, with receipts | To CDC program contact for forwarding through OCCP to CB* | Maximum of 60 days upon arrival at new duty station; more than 60 days needs CDC Program approval. |
| Education | Every 3 months, or per tuition schedule | Submit memo with receipts, or submit a notarized memo with schedule of costs to obtain advance payment. | To CDC OCCP** for forwarding to CB* | For dependents in grades 1-12, if local schools deemed inadequate. Reimbursement or advance payment may be made. See PPM 05-018 ”Payment Options for the Education Allowance for Dependents of Officers in the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service” at http://dcp.psc.gov . |
| Hostile Fire/Imminent Danger Pay (HF/IDP) | Monthly | Submit Notice of Arrival (PCS). For temporary duty, submit memo and travel voucher signed by both officer and supervisor. | CB* | For permanent or temporary duty assignments in designated locations. HF/IDP areas can be found in the DOD Financial Management Regulation, Volume 7A, Chapter 10; current amount is $225. www.defenselink.mil/comptroller/fmr/07a/ |
| Hardship Duty Pay (HDP) | Monthly | Submit Notice of Arrival (PCS). For temporary duty, submit memo and travel voucher signed by both officer and supervisor. | CB* | For officers stationed in certain overseas assignments or for temporary duty overseas if assigned to a HDP area for more than 30 days. Amount varies. HDP areas can be found in the DOD Financial Management Regulation, Volume 7A, Chapter 17. www.defenselink.mil/comptroller/fmr/07a/ |
| Family Separation (FSA-I and II) | Monthly | Submit memo; for FSA-II for temporary duty, submit memo and travel voucher signed by both officer and supervisor. | CB* | For expenses of maintaining a second household due to forced separation. FSA-I is BAH-II, without dependents, for grade. FSA-II is $250, may be paid concurrent to FSA-I, for separation because of PCS, ship duty, or TDY of >29 consecutive days. |
Notes:
1. For Permanent Change of Station (PCS): immediately upon arrival overseas, submit PHS-2874 “Notice of Arrival-Commissioned Officers” to CB.
2. Claims must specify the exchange rate on day of transaction if the item was paid in foreign currency.
3. For detailed information regarding temporary duty travel and PCS, see Joint Federal Travel Regulations (JFTRs) and CCPM Pamphlet #56 “Information on Overseas Duty.”
4. *Compensation Branch, Office of Commissioned Corps Support Services, Room 4-50, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.
5. **CDC
Office of Commissioned Corps Personnel, Mail Stop K-27, 4770 Buford Highway,
NE, Atlanta GA 30341.