P 082201Z OCT 13
FM DFAS CLEVELAND OH
TO AIG 4676
AIG 4678
AIG 4730

SUBJ/UPDATE OF MILITARY PERSONNEL-RELATED ISSUES UNDER THE 
PAY OUR MILITARY ACT(POMA)//
MILITARY PAY ADVISORY 37/13//
POC/FIELD SERVICES DIVISION/MPO-CL CODE JFLS/DSN 580-5886/COM 
(216) 522-5886//
RMKS/1.  THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO ANNOUNCE EFFECTIVE 
8 OCT 2013, DFAS HAS BEEN GIVEN AUTHORITY TO PAY ESSENTIALLY ALL 
PAY AND ALLOWANCES.
2.  MID-MONTH WAS RUN 7 OCT 2013 AND WILL BE RELEASED TO THE FRB 
ON 8 OCT 2013 FOR PAYMENT, AS SCHEDULED, ON 15 OCT 2013.  DFAS ALSO 
WILL BEGIN RELEASING THE DAILY EFT’S BEING HELD EXCLUDING ANY 
CATEGORIES THAT WE DO NOT HAVE AUTHORITY TO PAY.
3.  BENEFITS EXCLUDED FROM PAYMENT UNDER POMA INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT 
LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING:
A) DEATH GRATUITY
B) PAY AND ALLOWANCES FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS AT SERVICE ACADEMIES
C) SAVINGS DEPOSIT PROGRAM INTEREST
D) THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN BREAKAGE FEES
E) MONETARY REIMBURSEMENT OF ADOPTION EXPENSES
F) MONETARY REIMBURSEMENT FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES
G) PAYMENT OF SURVIVOR BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING (BAH)
H) MONETARY REIMBURSEMENT FOR FUNERAL TRAVEL
I) MONETARY REIMBURSEMENT FOR TRAVEL ASSOCIATED WITH DIGNIFIED 
TRANSFER
4.  THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE IS APPLICABLE TO PAYMENTS TO 
MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE COMPONENT UNDER POMA:  MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE 
COMPONENT CANNOT BE PAID PAYMENTS THAT ARE NOT ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE 
PERFORMANCE OF “ACTIVE SERVICE”, WHICH INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED 
TO: PERFORMANCE OF INACTIVE DUTY TRAINING, INCLUDING BUT NOT 
LIMITED TO, FUNERAL HONORS DUTY ALLOWANCE, MUSTER DUTY ALLOWANCE, 
ELECTRONIC SCREENING ALLOWANCE, AND ALLOWANCES FOR TRAVEL OUTSIDE 
OF THE NORMAL COMMUTING DISTANCE; PARTICIPATION IN PRECOMMISSIONING 
PROGRAMS (EXCEPT WHEN ON ACTIVE DUTY); AND PARTICIPATION IN THE 
ARMED FORCES HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (EXCEPT WHEN 
PERFORMING ACTIVE DUTY).//