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REF/A/DOC/USD MEMORANDUM DATED 16APR20//
REF/B/DOC/MPM 1050-070//
REF/C/DOC/DJMS NAVY PROCEDURES TRAINING GUIDE (PTG)//

NARR/REF A IS UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MEMORANDUM DATED 16 APR 20 AUTHORIZING
SPECIAL LEAVE ACCRUAL DUE TO COVID-19 RESTRICTIVE TRAVEL.  REF B IS MILPERSMAN
ARTICLE 1050-070 WHICH PROVIDES POLICY GUIDANCE ON SPECIAL LEAVE ACCRUAL.  REF C 
IS THE DJMS NAVY PROCEDURES TRAINING GUIDE (PTG) WHICH OUTLINES PROCEDURES FOR 
COMMAND REPORTING OF SPECIAL LEAVE ACCRUAL.//

GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PASS TO CO, XO, SEL, ADMINOFF, PERSOFF, CCC/NC, AND DISBO. 
THIS MESSAGE TARGETS PERSONNEL, ADMINISTRATIVE, DISBURSING, AND PASS OFFICES 
REGARDING CURRENT PAY/PERSONNEL ISSUES FOR BOTH ACTIVE AND RESERVE PERSONNEL. 

2. ISSUE 201001:  Special Leave Accrual Authorization due to COVID-19 Travel Restrictions.
The content of ISSUE 201001 is the text of the Under Secretary of Defense's Memorandum
dated April 16, 2020 listed as reference (a)

The Department of Defense's actions to stem the spread of coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19), to include restricting travel, has significantly limited the ability of Service
members to take leave during the national emergency.  Leave is vital to the continued health and
welfare of our Service membbers and civilian workforce and is key to the Secretary of Defense's
first priority in responding to COVID-19--protecting our Service members, DoD civilians, and 
their families.  Office of Personnel Management (OPM) civilian workforce policies already
make allowances for leave accrual under exigent circumstances pursuant to Title 5, U.S.C. 
Section 6304(d).

Therefore, in recognition of the impact of the Department's response to COVID-19 on 
Service members' ability to take leave and properly manage their leave balances, effective
March 11, 2020 through September 30, 2020, and pursuant to Title 10, U.S.C. Section 70(f)(1)(A)
and (B)(iii), members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Special Forces performing
active service (as that term is defined in Title 10, U.S.C. Section 701(a)) during the effective
period, are authorized to accumulate annual leave in excess of 60 days (not to exceed 120 days)
as shown on the end of month September 2020 Leave and Earnings Statement.  Such members are 
further authorized to retain such unused leave until the end of Fiscal Year 2023 (i.e., 
September 30, 2023).  The active service described here shall be considered qualifying duty for 
purposes of Title 10, U.S.C. Section 701(f)(1)(B)(iii).  This authorization does not apply to 
Service members who would otherwise be authorized to accumulate leave in excess of 60 days as
of October 1, 2020, unders section 701(f)(1)(A) and (B)(i) or under 701(f)(2) prior to this
directive.

Commanders will continue to encourage and to provide members with the opportunity to use their
leave in the year in which it is earned.  Signed: MATTHEW P. DONOVAN.

3.  ISSUE 201002. Procedures for Reporting Special Leave Accrual.  In addition to the revised 
policy guidance per reference (a), text listed above, commands should adhere to the guidance
for determining Special Leave Accrual (SLA) as outlined in reference (b).  Procedures for 
reporting SLA entitlment for command personnel are listed in the Navy Procedures Training
Guide (PTG), Part 1, Chapter 2, paragraph 10262. Additional and supplemental reporting 
guidance will be issued in September 2020 via the annual SLA reporting Military Pay 
Advisory (MPA).  

4.  NPC PERS-2 POC: Mr. Ron Ates, (901) 874-4363, email ron.ates@navy.mil.

5.  REQUEST WIDEST DISSEMINATION.//   

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