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TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS //N11100//
NAVADMIN 235/00
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/N4//
 
SUBJ/CRITICAL HOUSING AREAS (CHA)//
 
REF/A/DOC/OP-157/30JUN89//
 
REF/B/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/061620ZAPR99/101-99//
 
REF/C/DOC/OP-134/31JUL87//
 
REF/D/DOC/JFTR/01FEB98//
 
REF/E/DOC/FMR/01FEB00//
 
NARR/REF A IS OPNAVINST 11101.43 CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING
CRITICAL HOUSING AREAS.  REF B IS NAVADMIN 101/99 PREVIOUS
CHA LISTING.  REF C IS SECNAVINST 7220.82 VARIABLE HOUSING
ALLOWANCE (VHA) BASED ON DEPENDENT LOCATION.  REF D IS JOINT
FEDERAL TRAVEL REGULATIONS CHG 134 VOL I SECTION U8005
CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH BAH IS PAYABLE.  REF E IS DOD 7000.14-R
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS.//
POC/COLLINS B./MR./OPNAV N443B/COM:  (703) 604-9918/ TEL:  DSN
664-9918//
 
RMKS/1.  PER REF A, THIS NAVADMIN PROVIDES AN UPDATED LISTING
OF CRITICAL HOUSING AREAS (CHA) AND SUPERCEDES REF B.
PER REF C, MEMBERS ASSIGNED TO A PERMANENT DUTY STATION (PDS)
WITHIN A MILITARY HOUSING AREA (MHA) DESIGNATED AS A CHA MAY
REQUEST TO DRAW BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING (BAH) BASED ON
THE CURRENT PERMANENT RESIDENCE LOCATION OF DEPENDENTS VICE
THE LOCATION OF THE MEMBER'S PDS.  THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS LISTED
BY REF B NO LONGER MEET CHA CRITERIA: NAF EL CENTRO, NAVSUBASE KINGS
BAY, NAS PATUXENT RIVER, AEGIS WALLOPS ISLAND, AND PENSACOLA REGION.
THOSE MEMBERS WITH APPROVED CHA BENEFITS BASED ON THEIR ASSIGNMENT
TO THESE LOCATIONS MAY RETAIN THE BENEFITS UNTIL EXECUTION OF THEIR
NEXT PCS ORDERS.  ANY PENDING REQUESTS FOR CHA BENEFITS BASED ON
ASSIGNMENT TO THESE LOCATIONS SHOULD NOT BE APPROVED.
 
2.  LOCATIONS/MHA'S DESIGNATED AS CHA'S FOLLOW:
AREA           CHA LOCATION/MHA
US WEST        SAN DIEGO, CA (MHA CA038) (NOTE 1)
               PORT HUENEME/POINT MUGU, CA (MHA CA025)
               MOSCOW, ID (MHA ID333)
               FALLON, NV (MHA NV211) (E1-O3 ONLY)
               EVERETT, WA (MHA WA307) (E1-E6 ONLY)
US EAST        JACKSONVILLE/MAYPORT, FL (MHA FL058)(E1-O3 ONLY)
               NEW ORLEANS, LA (MHA LA116) (E1-O3 ONLY)
               BRUNSWICK, ME (MHA ME136) (E1-E6 ONLY)
               GULFPORT, MS (MHA MS168)
               PASCAGOULA, MS (MHA MS410)
               MECHANICSBURG, PA (MHA PA247)(E1-E6 ONLY)
               SOUTH TEXAS REGION (MHA TX275 AND TX276)
               SUGAR GROVE, WV (MHA ZZ510)
OUTUS          ALL OUTUS LOCATIONS (NOTE 2)
NOTE 1:  EXCLUDES NAS LEMOORE AND NAWS CHINA LAKE.
NOTE 2:  IAW REFS D AND E, MEMBERS SEPARATED FROM DEPENDENTS
ASSIGNED TO A PDS LOCATED OUTUS ARE AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE BAH
BASED ON DEPENDENT'S LOCATION.
 
3.  THIS LISTING OF CHAS WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE.  REQUEST WIDEST DISSEMINATION TO ENSURE MEMBERS ARE
AWARE OF POTENTIAL HOUSING AVAILABILITY AND AFFORDABILITY
LIMITATIONS IN THE DESIGNATED CHAS.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
ON FAMILY HOUSING AND LOCATIONS DESIGNATED AS CHAS IS LOCATED
AT: WWW.HOUSING.NAVY.MIL/PCSHOUSE/.
 
4.  RELEASED BY J. F. AMERAULT, VADM, DCNO (LOGISTICS).//
 
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