DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
TEMPORARY LODGING EXPENSE (TLE) COMPUTATION WORKSHEET
(Effective 26 November 2008)
INSTRUCTIONS: TLE Is intended to partially pay for lodging and meal expenses when a uniformed service member and/or dependents
occupy temporary quarters in the continental United States due to a permanent change of station. A member may be reimbursed a
maximum amount of $290 per day for the number days allowed. The temporary quarters must be a temporary residence and in the
vicinity of the old and/or new permanent duty station. Use this worksheet to compute TLE.
OFFICER'S NAME
PHS SERIAL NUMBER TLE DATES
1. Configure the Applicable Percentage used for Ceiling Rates (may be greater than 100%)
(Officer) Alone or (One Dependent) Alone
.....................................................
65%
#:
(Officer + 1 Dependent), or (2 Dependents)
...................................................
100%
#:
Each Additional Dependent age 12 and over, add
.........................................
35%
#:
Each Additional Dependent under age 12, add
.............................................
25%
#:
Applicable Percentage Amount
%
(A)
2. Determine Applicable Per Diem Location
CITY
STATE
ZIP CODE
3. Determine Daily Meals and Incidental Expenses (M&IE) Ceiling Rate Per Location
a) Determine Local Daily M&IE -- go to
http://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/site/perdiem.cfm
........................
$
(B)
b) Determine Local Daily M&IE Ceiling Rate = (A) x (B)
..............................................................................
$
(C)
4. Determine Daily Local Lodging Ceiling Rate Per Location
a) Determine Local Daily Local Lodging Rate -- go to
http://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/site/perdiem.cfm
....
$
(D)
b) Determine Local Daily Local Lodging Ceiling Rate = (A) x (D)
..................................................................
$
(E)
Note: For member-married-to-member couple, each spouse begins with 65%. Each dependent increases the percentage for
the member claiming the dependent.
5. Determine Average Daily Lodging Cost (ACTUAL Monies Spent on Lodging)
(Total lodging cost --
includes taxes)
$
(F1) /
Divided
by
(Number of days TLE
claimed -- max 10 days)
(F2)
=
$
(F3)
6. Compare Lodging Costs
a) Enter Daily Local Lodging Ceiling Rate from Step #4 found in (E)
............................................................
$
(E)
b) Enter Average Daily Lodging Cost from Step #5 found in (F3)
..................................................................
$
(F3)
c) Enter the lower amount of (E) or (F3) into (G)
..........................................................................................
$
(G)
7. Determine Gross Daily Equivalency
a) Add Local Daily M&IE Ceiling Rate to Lowest Daily Lodging Cost (C) + (G)
............................................
$
(H)
8. Determine Applicable Daily Rate
Compare $290.00 maximum authorized by Joint Federal Travel Regulations)
with amount in (H) and enter lower of two amounts into (I)
..........................................................................
$
(I)
9. Amount to be Paid
# of days (F2) x
$
(I)
=
$
(J)
PHS-7045 (09/16)
PSC Publishing Services (301) 443-6740
EF
