41 CFR § 301-13.1 - Conditions of payment for additional travel expenses for special needs.

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title: "41 CFR § 301-13.1 - Conditions of payment for additional travel expenses for special needs."
title_number: 41
title_name: "Public Contracts and Property Management"
section_number: "301-13.1"
section_name: "Conditions of payment for additional travel expenses for special needs."
chapter_number: 301
chapter_name: "TEMPORARY DUTY (TDY) TRAVEL ALLOWANCES"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "ALLOWABLE TRAVEL EXPENSES"
part_number: "301-13"
part_name: "13—TRAVEL OF AN EMPLOYEE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 5707."
regulatory_source: "FTR Case 2025-05, 90 FR 56893, Dec. 8, 2025, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "301-13"
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# 301-13.1 Conditions of payment for additional travel expenses for special needs.

In accordance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. 701 *et seq.*) and 5 U.S.C. 3102, an agency will pay additional travel expenses when necessary to reasonably accommodate a special physical need that is clearly visible and discernible; or substantiated in writing by a competent medical authority. Agencies should authorize and administer the payment to reasonably accommodate employee(s) with special needs.