Policy and purpose
- The letter directs that the existing rates of per diems and other allowances for AFP personnel sent on training abroad are inadequate to meet cost of living in countries such as the United States.
- The letter increases the rates to better meet the cost of living where AFP personnel are sent for schooling and training.
Scope: who are covered
- AFP personnel who are sent abroad to undergo training under the International Military Education and Training Program (IMETP) of the United States are covered.
- AFP personnel covered include those sent abroad under Foreign Military Sales (FMS) arrangements with the United States.
- AFP personnel covered include those sent abroad under Mutual Assistance Programs (MAP).
- AFP personnel covered include those sent abroad for other training courses especially arranged with foreign countries.
Training programs and covered allowances
- The letter grants AFP personnel specific amounts for clothing, daily incidental allowance, per diem allowance, and travel expenses for covered training abroad.
- The amounts are set separately for officers and enlisted personnel.
Allowance rates and prescribed amounts
- For officers undergoing covered training abroad, the letter sets:
- Clothing: US$25.00
- Daily Incidental Allowance: $250.00
- Per Diem Allowance: $2.00
- For enlisted personnel undergoing covered training abroad, the letter sets:
- Clothing: US$20.00
- Daily Incidental Allowance: $200.00
- Per Diem Allowance: $2.00
- The letter directs payment of the above allowances for the specified categories of training abroad.
Deduction rule for foreign grants
- When a training grant offered by a foreign country includes a predetermined stipend, per diem, subsistence, lodging, and other allowances, the amount of such privileges shall be deducted from the recipient’s per diem entitlement.
- When the amount granted by the sponsoring government is equal to or more than the per diem amount authorized in the letter, the per diem allowance provided in Letter of Implementation No. 131 shall not be paid.
Clothing frequency limitation
- The letter provides that the clothing allowance fixed herein is subject to the limitation on frequency established by Executive Order No. 129, s-68, as amended by Executive Order No. 421, s-73.
Funding and fiscal responsibility
- The letter orders that the funds needed to implement these revised rates shall be charged to AFP appropriations.
Repeal, conflict rule, and implementation
- The letter provides that all executive orders, rules, and regulations, or parts thereof, that are inconsistent or in conflict with any provision of Letter of Implementation No. 131 are deemed repealed or modified accordingly.