§303-70.1. Circumstances requiring payment of death-related expenses.
41 C.F.R. § 303-70.1
Agencies must authorize payment of expenses when the employee, at the time of death, was:
On official travel status away from the official station;
Performing official duties OCONUS or in transit;
Reassigned away from their actual place of residence under a mandatory mobility agreement;
In direct support of or directly related to a military operation, including a contingency operation, or an operation in response to an emergency declared by the President as provided in § 303-70.600; or
Performing official duties as determined by the head of agency and was a covered employee as provided in § 303-70.700.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5721-5738; 5741-5742; E.O. 11609, 36 FR 13747, 3 CFR, 1971-1975 Comp., p 586; Presidential Memorandum of September 12, 2011, 76 FR 57621, 3 CFR, 2011 Comp., p. 356.
Source
Source: FTR Case 2025-05, 90 FR 56893, Dec. 8, 2025, unless otherwise noted.