| UTD/CTD for MAP/CAP 45-26(I), Update DoD Text to DoW in Ch. 4 and Miscellaneous Corrections | This item updates the Joint Travel Regulations language from “Department of Defense,” “DoD,” “Secretary of Defense” to “Department of War,” “DoW,” “Secretary of War.” This change is to ensure compliance with the administrative and operational mandates established by Executive Order 14347 which directs the use of “Department of War” across all official correspondence, internal policy manuals, and administrative documentation. This item also corrects miscellaneous grammatical errors, hyperlinks, tables, and updates the Navy’s PDTATAC representative. Effective August 1, 2026. | 8/1/2026 |
| UTD/CTD for MAP/CAP 45-25(I) Clarify OCONUS Reduced Incidental | This item clarifies the OCONUS Reduced Incidental Expense in the Joint Travel Regulations (JTR). Effective July 26, 2025. | 7/1/2025 |
| UTD/CTD for MAP/CAP 44-25(I), “Update PDTATAC Computation Examples for Section 508 Compliance (5)” | This item updates the listed PDTATAC Computation Examples to comply with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. §794d). PDTATAC Computation Examples: CE-AOR-01, CE-CPDT-02, CE-CPDT-06, CE-CPDT-08, CE-CPDT-13, CE-CPDT-17, CE-CPDT-21, CE-CPDT-32, CE-DL-01, CE-FEML-01, CE-LT-06, CE-MPDT-03, CE-MPDT-06, CE-NWD-03, CE-PDPOV-01, CE-PDPOV-02, CE-SH-06, and CE-TQSE-LP-AEA. Effective September 30, 2025. | 9/30/2025 |
| UTD/CTD for MAP/CAP 41-26(I), Update DoD Text to DoW in Ch. 3 and Miscellaneous Corrections | This item This item updates the JTR language from “Department of Defense,” “DoD,” “Secretary of Defense” to “Department of War,” “DoW,” “Secretary of War.” This change is to ensure compliance with the administrative and operational mandates established by Executive Order 14347 which directs the use of “Department of War” across all official correspondence, internal policy manuals, and administrative documentation. This item also corrects miscellaneous grammatical errors and hyperlinks, clarifies passport reimbursement in Table 2-24, updates the Army's PDTATAC representative. Effective July 1, 2026. | 7/1/2026 |
| UTD/CTD FOR MAP/CAP 40-25(I), Clarify Table 2-24 Miscellaneous Expenses not Listed Elsewhere | This item clarifies late payment fee and international transaction fee in the Joint Travel Regulations (JTR), Table 2-24 Miscellaneous Expenses not Listed Elsewhere. Effective June 1, 2025. | 6/1/2025 |
| UTD/CTD for MAP/CAP 39-25(I), Update PDTATAC Computation Examples for Section 508 Compliance (4) | This item updates the listed PDTATAC Computation Examples to comply with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. §794d). Effective September 16, 2025. | 9/16/2025 |
| UTD/CTD for MAP/CAP 38-24(I), Clarify Designated Individual is Replaced by Family Member | This item clarifies that due to statutory changes, 37 USC §452(b)(12) and (13) authorize the Secretary of Defense to provide travel and transportation to family members of Service members for their presence at a military medical facility incident to the injury or illness of members or at the repatriation of members held captive. Family member with respect to a member of the Uniformed Services is defined in 37 USC §451(a)(3). For civilian employees serving in a foreign location, 10 USC §1599b authorizes the Secretary of Defense to provide civilian employees and members of their families abroad with benefits that are comparable to certain benefits provided by the Secretary of State to members of the Foreign Service. 22 USC §4081 (9) authorizes the Secretary of State to provide roundtrip travel for family members to an employee’s post of assignment only where the family of the employee is prevented by official order from residing at such post. Neither 22 USC §4081 nor 16 Foreign Area Manual (FAM) 300 offer a specific definition of the term family member. Effective November 1, 2024. | 11/1/2024 |
| UTD/CTD FOR MAP/CAP 36-25(E), Privately Owned Vehicle (POV) Definition Update | This item modifies the current definition of POV in Joint Travel Regulations (JTR), Appendix A. A request to update the definition and clarify that vehicles shipped as a POV are being used as the primary means of transportation at the new PDS related to the execution of Global POV Contract V (GPC V). The update shall also clarify that large RVs, such as the Class A and C, are precluded from the usage of the POV shipping and storage entitlements. Effective June 1, 2025. | 6/1/2025 |
| UTD/CTD for MAP/CAP 36-22(I), Replace "Gas" with "Fuel" | The Federal Register was updated to implement a final rule proposed by the General Services Administration. The update changes references of “gas” to “fuel” and further defines fuel to account for other types of vehicle power sources, such as hydrogen, propane, and electricity. See Federal Register notice Vol. 87, No. 78, Friday, April 22, 2022. | 5/23/2022 |
| UTD/CTD for MAP/CAP 34-26(I), Clarify Secretarial Process Designation of Special Operation Missions | This item clarifies the Secretarial Process for special operations travel or missions funded under the Major Force Program – 11, the approval authority is the Assistant Secretary of War for Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict (ASW(SO/LIC)), or subordinate level specified by ASW(SO/LIC), or their designated representative. Effective May 14, 2026. | 5/14/2026 |