Joint Travel Regulations Changes

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TitleDescriptionEffective Date
UTD/CTD for MAP/CAP 28-25(I), Miscellaneous CorrectionsThis item corrects miscellaneous grammatical errors, reorganizes Table 1-1, renumbers Table 2-8, and renames the title of Table 5-85 in the Joint Travel Regulations. Effective June 1, 2025.6/1/2025
UTD/CTD for MAP/CAP 27-24(I) Miscellaneous CorrectionsThis item corrects miscellaneous minor grammatical errors in the Joint Travel Regulations.5/1/2024
UTD/CTD for MAP/CAP 25-25(I), Update to Foreign National Section of Who May Use DTSThis item clarifies the use of the Defense Travel System (DTS) for airfare bookings and additional expenses that a foreign national may incur. Effective when published on the DTMO website.3/28/2025
UTD/CTD for MAP/CAP 24-25(I), Designation of Ukraine as a Location for R&R Leave TransportationThis item announces the designation of the land area of Ukraine as a chargeable rest and recuperation (R&R) leave duty location. Effective March 21, 2025.3/21/2025
UTD/CTD for MAP/CAP 23-25(I), Per Diem Rate Update for Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center (AUTEC), Andros Island, BahamasThe Naval Undersea Warfare Center Detachment Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center (AUTEC), Andros Island, Bahamas requested a per diem rate update. Dining services and lodging are contracted and are available to all civilian and military travelers. Travelers are charged the actual cost of provided services. The Department of the Navy is requesting a maximum daily per diem rate of $111.00 per day, this would encompass the increased lodging rate of $59.00, the increased meal rate of $43.00 and the incidental rate remaining at $9.00. The reason for the update is to cover the increase in total lodging expenses incurred since the last increase in January 2022. Effective April 1, 2025.4/1/2025
UTD/CTD for MAP/CAP 23-24(I), Partially Rescinding MAP-CAP 12-24 (I)This item clarifies that due to review by the Office of General Counsel subsequent to the publication of MAP-CAP 12-24 (I) "Clarification of Rental Vehicle Expenses" it was identified that the changes made to Table 2-8 Rule 5 must be rescinded. Additional changes may be implemented once guidance is received regarding rental vehicle vendors charging the Government Administrative Rate Supplemental (GARS) after April 1, 2024 for reservations made prior to April 1, 2024 and how the U.S. Government will recoup any charges that may have occurred.4/15/2024
UTD/CTD for MAP/CAP 22-25(I), Update DoDD 5500.07 and Joint Ethics Regulation References and WeblinksThis item replaces references and weblinks to DoD 5500.07-R (Joint Ethics Regulation) with DoDD 5500.07 and “Joint Ethics Regulation,” effective May 15, 2024. Effective April 1, 2025.4/1/2025
UTD/CTD for MAP/CAP 20-25(I), Update Table 2-10, Rule 3This item aligns Joint Travel Regulations, par. 020210 and Table 2-10, “Reimbursement for Privately Owned Automobiles and Motorcycles,” Rule 3 with Table 2-11, “Cost Comparison Rules for Using a POV.” This item clarifies that if a privately owned vehicle is used, the traveler is authorized mileage and related travel expenses (e.g., tolls), limited to the policy constructed cost of the transportation and other related costs associated with the authorized transportation option. Effective April 1, 2025.4/1/2025
UTD/CTD for MAP/CAP 19-25(I), Update Table 2-24, Rule 10This item removes the text pertaining to the authorization to use a Regular (blue or tourist) Passport when on official travel per passport issuance or approving authority identified in DoDM-O 1000.21. The Regular Passport must not be used for clearing immigration when entering or exiting a foreign country, unless explicitly authorized in the applicable DoD Foreign Clearance Guide country page. Effective April 1, 2025.4/1/2025
UTD/CTD for MAP/CAP 18-25(I), Update Multiple Countries for Authorized Consumable Goods Allowance LocationsThis item updates multiple countries in the Joint Travel Regulations Supplement, Authorized Consumable Goods Allowance Locations, to correspond to the Department of State’s List of Consumables Posts. Vladivostok, Russia is no longer a location with authorized consumable goods allowance for DoD civilian employees. The additional countries where DoD civilian employees are authorized consumable goods shipments are: • Greenland, Nuuk • India, Chennai • Iraq: Baghdad, Basrah, BDSC, and Erbil • Maldives • Samoa • Seychelles • Somalia, Mogadishu • Tonga, Nukualfoa • Vanuatu, Port Villa Effective when published to the JTR Supplements webpage.4/2/2025
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