§302-3.500. Establishment of policies and procedures for authorization and payment of relocation allowances.
41 C.F.R. § 302-3.500
Agencies must establish governing policies and procedures that determine:
When the agency will pay relocation expenses if an employee violates the service agreement;
When the agency will authorize separate relocation allowances to an employee and an employee's immediate family member that are both transferring to the same official station;
When the agency will grant an employee and/or the employee's immediate family member(s) an extension on beginning separation travel;
When the agency will allow an employee to arrange their own relocation upon separation;
When the agency will authorize a temporary change of station (TCS);
When the agency will pay extended storage of household goods for TCS;
When the agency will pay for the cost of storing, or provide for the storage without charge, of one POV when an employee is assigned a TCS in support of a contingency operation as defined in 10 U.S.C. 1482a(c)(2) and under part 302-9 of this chapter;
The criteria in accordance with 5 CFR part 572 on how the agency will determine if a new appointee is eligible for the relocation allowances authorized therein; and
The procedures which will provide new appointees with information surrounding relocation benefits.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5738; 20 U.S.C. 905(a).
Source
Source: FTR Case 2025-05, 90 FR 56893, Dec. 8, 2025, unless otherwise noted.