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SUBJ/CHANGES IN SRB PAYMENT LIMITS AND ACTION REQUEST (DS21 AND
DQ21 REQUESTS)//
MILITARY PAY ADVISORY 17/14//
REF/A/DOD FMR VOL 7A CHAPTER 09//
REF/B/DJMS NAVY PROCEDURES TRAINING GUIDE(PTG), PART 1
CHAPTER 2 SECTION D//
NARR/REF A IS THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
REGULATION THAT PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR SRB PAYMENTS.  REF B IS THE
NAVY'S INFORMATION AND PROCESSING GUIDE//
POC/MILITARY PAY OPERATIONS/DFAS-CL CODE JFLA/DSN: 580-5530/COM:
(216)522-5530//
RMKS/1.  THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS BEING PROVIDED TO CLARIFY
CHANGES IN SRB PAYMENT LIMITS AND ACTION REQUESTS MADE TO DFAS-CL
FOR ADJUSTMENTS TO SRB INSTALLMENTS FOR ZONE A AND B BONUSES OVER
$90,000.00 IN TOTAL ENTITLEMENT AND BONUSES THAT REQUIRE COMBAT ZONE
TAX ADJUSTMENTS AFTER POSTING TO THE MMPA.
2.  REF A CHAPTER 9 PARAGRAPH 090201 OUTLINES ENTITLEMENT TO SELECTIVE
REENLISTMENT BONUSES.  UPCOMING UPDATES TO REF B WILL OUTLINE
GUIDANCE ON ZONE A AND B SRB ENTITLEMENTS THAT EXCEED DJMS $90,000.00
LIMITS AND BONUSES THAT REQUIRE COMBAT ZONE TAX ADJUSTMENTS AFTER
SRB INSTALLMENTS HAVE ALREADY POSTED TO THE MMPA.
3.  REENLISTMENT BONUSES IN EXCESS OF $90,000.00 NPC ACTION REQUESTS
ONLY FOR TYPE OF CASE SRB OVER 90K.
A.  RECENTLY CHANGES TO SRB LIMITS RESULTED IN NPC APPROVALS OF
ZONE A AND B BONUSES WITH ENTITLEMENTS UP TO $100,000.00.  CURRENT
DJMS SYSTEM LIMITATIONS PREVENT BONUSES FROM POSTING IN EXCESS OF
$100,000.00.  AS OUTLINED IN REF B, LOCAL PAY ACTIVITIES SHOULD MAKE
PAYMENTS UP TO THE AMOUNT AUTHORIZED ON THE MMPA.  DO NOT HOLD
REENLISTMENT PAYMENTS UP TO THE "NT" LINE AMOUNT AUTHORIZED AS THE
"NT" LINE CANNOT BE UPDATED TO EXCEED CURRENT SYSTEM LIMITATIONS.
ADDITIONAL ENTITLEMENT AMOUNTS CANNOT BE POSTED UNTIL AFTER THE
"R7" ENTRY REFLECTS ON THE MMPA.
B.  TO STANDARDIZE REQUEST FORMATS AND MINIMIZE ADDITIONAL HARDSHIPS
ON FIELD ACTIVITIES WITH TRANSFERRING MEMBERS, NPC WILL REQUEST DFAS
ACTION AFTER THE "R7" ENTRY HAS POSTED TO THE MMPA.  DFAS CLEVELAND
WILL POST THE ADDITIONAL INITIAL INSTALLMENT ENTITLEMENT TO THE
ACCOUNT FOR IMMEDIATE POSTING TO THE PAY ACCOUNT WITHIN 10
BUSINESS DAYS.  THE PAYMENT WILL BE POSTED USING AN UNIQUE 9933
REPORT TRANSACTION AND WILL POST A SRB BONUS AND IT WILL
GENERATE A "PL" PAYMENT AUTHORIZATION.  THIS EFT PAYMENT
AUTHORIZATION WILL BE VOUCHERED SYSTEMATICALLY AFTER 48 HOURS.
THE "R7" ENTITLEMENT AND INSTALLMENT ENTRIES WILL BE OVERLAID SO
THAT ALL ADDITIONAL INSTALLMENTS ARE MADE IN THE CORRECT AMOUNT.
FIELD PAY ACTIVITIES SHOULD NOT OPEN IMMEDIATE REQUESTS WITH DFAS
TO AVOID DUPLICATE PAYMENT ACTION WHICH COULD RESULT IN
OVERPAYMENTS TO A SAILOR.  NPC ACTION REQUESTS ONLY FOR TYPE OF CASE
SRB OVER 90K.
C.  FOR SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUSES OF $100,000.00 THE "R7" LINE
WILL ONLY REFLECT $99,999.99 ENTITLEMENT AFTER DFAS OVERLAY ACTION.
IN ADDITION THE "R7" PAID TO DATE WILL ONLY REFLECT $99,999.99 AFTER
ALL INSTALLMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE, BUT THE ADDITIONAL 1 CENT WILL
HAVE BEEN PAID ON THE INITIAL INSTALLMENT.  NPC ACTION REQUESTS ONLY
FOR TYPE OF CASE SRB OVER 90K.
D.  FOR ZONE C REENLISTMENT BONUSES IN EXCESS OF $90,000.00, LOCAL
PAY ACTIVITIES SHOULD MAKE PAYMENTS UP TO THE AMOUNT AUTHORIZED ON
THE MMPA.  DO NOT HOLD REENLISTMENT PAYMENTS UP TO THE "NT" LINE
AMOUNT AUTHORIZED AS THE NT LINE CANNOT BE UPDATED TO EXCEED CURRENT
SYSTEM LIMITATIONS.  ADDITIONAL ENTITLEMENT AMOUNTS CANNOT BE POSTED
UNTIL AFTER THE "R7" ENTRY REFLECTS ON THE MMPA.  NPC WILL REQUEST
ADDITIONAL ACTION VIA DWOWS CLERK CODE 403 ONLY AFTER THE "R7" HAS
POSTED.  HOWEVER, DUE TO ACCELERATED PAYMENT PROCEDURES WITH ZONE C
BONUSES, THE TOTAL ADDITIONAL AMOUNT POSTED WILL DEPEND ON EACH
INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS TIME TO ZONE C COMPLETION. THE MINIMUM CREDIT
ENTITLEMENT WILL BE THAT OF THE DIFFERENCE PAID IN DJMS AND THE
AUTHORIZED AMOUNT, BUT ALL INSTALLMENTS MUST BE PAID BY THE TIME
THE SAILOR PASSES INTO ZONED.  NPC ACTION REQUESTS ONLY FOR TYPE OF
CASE SRB OVER 90K.
4.  REENLISTMENT BONUSES OF $90,000.00 OR LESS WITH ENTITLEMENT
AMOUNT DISCREPANCIES.
A.  IF "R7" ENTRY HAS NOT YET POSTED BUT N7 AND NT ARE PRESENT WITH
ANY SRB ENTITLEMENT, FIELD PAY ACTIVITY SHOULD PAY THE LOWER OF THE
CORRECT INITIAL INSTALLMENT AMOUNT AND THE NT LINE AUTHORIZED
PAYMENT AMOUNT.
B.  ONCE "R7" ENTRY HAS POSTED BUT ENTITLEMENT AMOUNT IS STILL
INCORRECT FOLLOW DWOWS UPLOAD REQUIREMENTS OUTLINED IN 5C BUT
CUSTOMIZE REMARKS FOR SPECIFIC ACTION NEEDED ON THE ACCOUNT.
C.  IF TG, TU, TH LINE HAVE UPDATED AND NO "R7" LINE IS PRESENT FOLLOW
GUIDANCE IN 5C FOR DWOWS REQUESTS.
5.  ZONE A THRU C REENLISTMENT BONUSES INCORRECTLY TAXED REGARDLESS OF
ENTITLEMENT AMOUNT.
A.  WHEN ZONE A THRU C SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS INSTALLMENTS ARE
INCORRECTLY TAXED DUE TO LATE POSTING OF COMBAT ZONE TAX EXCLUSION OR
LATE POSTING OF REENLISTMENTS.  FIELD PAY ACTIVITIES SHOULD MAKE
PAYMENTS UP TO THE AMOUNT AUTHORIZED ON THE MMPA NT OR PQ/PX LINE
AND ENSURE THAT THE APPROPRIATE FL ENTRY HAS BEEN POSTED TO THE PAY
ACCOUNT BEFORE REQUESTING ADDITIONAL ACTION.
B.  ONCE BOTH THE FL AND "R7" ENTRY ARE POSTED TO THE MMPA THE FIELD
PAY ACTIVITY SHOULD OPEN A DWOWS TROUBLE TICKET AS OUTLINED IN 5C.
C.  UNDER THE ACTIVE SYSTEM SELECT DEPARTMENT JFLADB AFTER ENTERING
SSN AND NAME THEN FOR PERSONNEL WITH LAST TWO SSN TERMINAL DIGITS
ENDING IN 00-65 SELECT CLERK CODE 403 AND FOR PERSONNEL WITH LAST TWO
SSN TERMINAL DIGITS ENDING IN 66-99 SELECT CLERK CODE 404.  IN THE
REMARKS SPECIFY MEMBERS CORRECT TAX EXCLUSION ENTITLEMENT, COPY AND
PASTE I51 SCREEN FROM OPINS AND UPLOAD A COPY OF MEMBERS
REENLISTMENT CONTRACT.  DO NOT USE THESE CLERK CODES FOR ANY ACTION
NOT OUTLINED IN PARAGRAPHS 4 AND 5 ABOVE AS NPC WILL REQUEST
PAYMENTS ACTION FOR OVER $90,000.00.  FIELD ACTIVITIES SHOULD
CONTINUE TO ALLOW DWOWS DEPARTMENTS AND CLERK CODES TO PREFILL BASED
ON MEMBERS SSN UNDER THE ACTIVE SYSTEM FOR ALL ACTIONS NOT OUTLINED
IN PARAGRAPH 4 AND 5, INCLUDING REJECTED E603 AND E604 REENLISTMENT
TRANSACTIONS (SEE BELOW FOR REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION).
6.  REJECTED OR RECYCLING E603 AND E604 TRANSACTIONS; REQUEST TO POST
REJECTED OR RECYCLED E603 TRANSACTIONS SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE
UPLOADED TO THE ACTIVE SYSTEM ALLOWING DEPARTMENT AND CLERK CODE
TO PREFILL WITH NN REJECT COPIED AND PASTED IN THE DWOWS
REMARKS AND A COPY OF THE CONTRACT UPLOADED.
7.  PERS OFFICE FOR SRB REQUESTS IS PERS 811.
8.  WIDEST DISSEMINATION REQUESTED.//
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