37 U.S.C. § 404b : US Code - Section 404B: Travel and transportation allowances: payment of lodging expenses at temporary duty location during authorized absence of member

Search 37 U.S.C. § 404b : US Code - Section 404B: Travel and transportation allowances: payment of lodging expenses at temporary duty location during authorized absence of member

(a) Payment or Reimbursement Authorized. - The Secretary
concerned may pay or reimburse a member of the armed forces
assigned to temporary duty as described in subsection (b) for
lodging expenses incurred by the member at the temporary duty
location during an authorized absence of the member from the
temporary duty location.
(b) Covered Members. - Subsection (a) applies with respect to a
member assigned to temporary duty, for a period of more than 30
days, in support of a contingency operation or in other specific
situations designated by the Secretary concerned if the member - -

(1) immediately before the authorized absence, was performing
the temporary duty at a location away from the home or permanent
duty station of the member;
(2) was receiving a per diem allowance under section 404(a)(4)
of this title to cover lodging and subsistence expenses incurred
at the temporary duty location because quarters of the United
States were not available for assignment to the member at that
location; and
(3) before the end of the authorized absence, returns to the
duty location.
(c) Payment Limitation. - The amount paid or reimbursed under
subsection (a) for a member may not exceed the lesser of -
(1) the actual daily cost of lodging incurred by the member at
the temporary duty location during the authorized absence of the
member; and
(2) the lodging portion of the applicable daily per diem rate
for the temporary duty location.
(d) Authorized Absence Defined. - In this section, the term
"authorized absence", with respect to a member, means that the
member is in an authorized leave status or that the absence of the
member is otherwise authorized under regulations prescribed by the
Secretary concerned.