Which acronym represents a lodging cost category payable during temporary assignments?

• A. TLA
• B. FSA
• C. TLE
• D. BSC

Answer: (C)

The concept here is distinguishing between an actual lodging cost that you incur on a temporary assignment and an upfront lodging allowance. Temporary lodging expense is the reimbursement for lodging costs you incur while you’re away from your permanent duty station on a temporary assignment. It matches “lodging costs payable during temporary assignments” because it covers the actual expenses you incur, typically with receipts and limits.

Temporary lodging allowance, by contrast, is an upfront payment to help cover lodging costs during an assignment, not a reimbursement of incurred expenses. The other acronyms refer to different benefits or allowances that aren’t specifically about reimbursed lodging expenses for a temporary TDY period.

So, the correct term for lodging costs payable during temporary assignments is Temporary Lodging Expense.