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MSGID/GENADMIN/DFAS-CL CODE JFLS//
SUBJ/PROCESSING PRORATION OF IMMINENT DANGER PAY (IDP)
AND THE REPORTING OF HOSTILE FIRE PAY (HFP) EVENTS// 
MILITARY PAY ADVISORY 11/12//
POCS/CLIFF BROWNING AND JULIAN MELL/FIELD SERVICES DIVISION/
DFAS-CL CODE JFLS/COM (216) 522-5886/DSN 580-5886//
REF/A/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/171528Z FEB 12//
REF/B/DOC/DJMS NAVY PROCEDURES TRAINING GUIDE (PTG)//
NARR/REF A IS NAVADMIN 062/12 THAT PROVIDES REFERENCES PERTAINING TO
THE PRORATION OF IMMINENT DANGER PAY, GUIDELINES FOR ACCRUING
IMMINENT DANGER PAY (IDP) AND ELIGIBILITY FOR HOSTILE FIRE PAY (HFP), 
AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS.  REF B IS THE NAVY'S INFORMATION 
AND PROCESSING GUIDE.//  
RMKS/1. TRANSACTIONS 2301, 2302 AND 2303 ARE TO BE USED TO REPORT
IDP AND HFP IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES OUTLINED IN REF B,
PART I, CHAPTER 10.  START DATES AND END DATES MUST REFLECT THE 
ACTUAL NUMBER OF DAYS OF ENTITLEMENT FOR IDP.    
2. MEMBERS THAT QUALIFY FOR HFP DUE TO A HOSTILE FIRE EVENT IN A
DESIGNATED IDP AREA DURING THE MONTH MUST HAVE THE START DATE 
REFLECT THE FIRST OF THE MONTH AND THE STOP DATE REFLECT THE 
LAST DAY OF THE MONTH IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE FULL $225 ENTITLEMENT 
AMOUNT. FOR EXAMPLE, MEMBER IS PERFORMING DUTY IN AN IDP AREA FOR 
TEN DAYS, 8 JAN 2012 THROUGH 17 JAN 2012.  ON 16 JAN A HOSTILE FIRE 
EVENT OCCURS THAT QUALIFIES THE MEMBER FOR HFP.  THE START DAY MUST 
CORRECTED USING A 2305 TO REFLECT 1 JAN 2012.  THE STOP DATE MUST
REFLECT 30 JAN 2012.
3. MEMBERS THAT QUALIFY FOR IDP IN A DESIGNATED IDP AREA DURING 
THE MONTH ARE PAID ON A DAILY BASIS OF $7.50 NTE $225.00.  THE 
START DATE AND END DATE MUST INCLUDE THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF DAYS THAT 
IDP DUTY WAS PERFORMED.  FOR EXAMPLE, MEMBER PERFORMED DUTY IN A 
DESIGNATED IDP AREA FOR 10 DAYS, 8 FEB 2012 THROUGH 17 FEB 2012.  
FOR PROCESSING, THE START DATE IS 8 FEB 2012. THE END DATE IS
17 FEB 2012.  
4. WHEN ENTERING AND EXITING DIFFERENT IDP AREAS DURING THE 
MONTH, THE DAYS MUST BE COMBINED TO REFLECT THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF
DAYS THAT DUTY WAS PERFORMED IN THE DESIGNATED IDP AREA. FOR
EXAMPLE, FIRST THE MEMBER PERFORMED DUTY FROM 2 FEB 2012 
THROUGH 8 FEB 2012 (7 DAYS). THEN FROM 19 FEB 2012 THROUGH 
24 FEB 2012 (6 DAYS).  TOTAL NUMBER OF DAYS IS THIRTEEN.  THE
START DATE IS 1 FEB 2012.  THE STOP DATE IS 13 FEB 2012.
SUBMIT THE TRANSACTION AFTER THE END OF THE MONTH.
5. COMBAT ZONE TAX EXCLUSION (CZTE) IS NOT AFFECTED BY 
IDP PRORATION.  
6. DJMS WORK AROUND PROCESS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
    A. WHAT IS THE FREQUENCY OF THE UPDATES?  THE FILE SEARCH
WILL RUN WITH EACH UPDATE TO PROCESS NEGATIVE 9903-23
TRANSACTIONS.
    B. WHAT WILL BE SEEN ON THE MMPA?  THERE WILL BE A 
NEGATIVE FID 23(S) ON THE MMPA SHOWING THE PERIOD(S)
THAT IDP WAS NOT ENTITLED.  FOR EXAMPLE, IF THE MEMBER WAS
ONLY ENTITLED TO TEN DAYS IDP, 12 FEB 2012 TO 21 FEB 2012, THEN
ONE NEGATIVE 23 WILL SHOW THE PERIOD 1 FEB TO 11 FEB AND THE
OTHER WILL SHOW THE PERIOD 22 FEB TO 29 FEB.
    C. WHEN WILL THE NEGATIVE 23(S) PROCESS?  THE NEGATIVE 23(S)
WILL PROCESS TO THE ACCOUNT THE UPDATE AFTER THE ACTUAL
TRANSACTION PROCESSES TO THE ACCOUNT, EXCEPT AT THE END OF
THE MONTH WHERE THE TRANSACTIONS WILL BE MUTTED. 
    D. IS THERE ANY CHANGE TO THE BS ENTRY? NO, THE BS ENTRY
WILL CONTINUE TO SHOW THE DATE OF ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE WHICH
DETERMINES THE DATES OF ENTITLEMENT.  IN THE CASE OF ENTERING 
AND EXITING DIFFERENT IDP AREAS AS DISCUSSED IN PARAGRAPH 4, 
THE BS ENTRY DATES SHOW THE COMBINED PERIOD OF ENTITLEMENT.
    E. IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE IDP IS POSTED CORRECTLY, THE N9
ENTRY SHOULD BE REVIEWED FOR PRORATION INFORMATION. LOOK FOR 
"ADJUSTED IDP PRORATION."// 

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