Travel and transportation allowances: per diem while on duty outside United States or in Hawaii or Alaska

§ 405. Travel and transportation allowances: per diem while on duty outside United States or in Hawaii or Alaska Without regard to the monetary limitations of this title, the Secretaries concerned may authorize the payment of a per diem, considering all elements or the cost of living to members of the uniformed services under their jurisdiction and their dependents, including a cost of quarters, subsistence, and other necessary incidental expenses, to such a member who is on duty outside of the United States or in Hawaii or Alaska, whether or not he is in a travel status. However, dependents may not be considered in determining the per diem allowance for a member in a travel status.