PAM 420-1-1 governs the management and operation of Army permanent party housing programs, including housing funds, facilities, rents, and charges.
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The publication covers Army Family Housing, unaccompanied personnel housing, furnishings, construction, maintenance, housing services, and mobilization planning. It establishes funding processes, bedroom eligibility guidelines, condition standards, and procedures for rental rates and related charges.
The four appropriated funds (APFs) associated with Army housing programs are Army Family Housing Construction (AFHC); Army Family Housing Operations (AFHO); military construction, Army (MCA); and Operation and Maintenance, Army (OMA). (paragraph 2-2)
The MCA appropriation provides for construction of UPH. MCA also provides investment equity and subsidies for the UPH Privatization Program. MCA funds are not used for Family Housing. (paragraph 2-4)
Officers in the rank of colonel (O6) and above should be assigned a minimum of four bedrooms. (paragraph 2-2)
The Army Mobilization and Operations Planning and Execution System (AMOPES) is the planning instrument that is used by the Army to provide guidance to DA agencies and commands for the mobilization and deployment of Army forces. (paragraph 1)
Complete re-painting is performed every 3 years for interior painted surfaces, and every 5 years for external painted surfaces. (paragraph 2-14)