41 CFR § 301-51.1 - Government contractor-issued travel charge card mandatory use.

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title: "41 CFR § 301-51.1 - Government contractor-issued travel charge card mandatory use."
title_number: 41
title_name: "Public Contracts and Property Management"
section_number: "301-51.1"
section_name: "Government contractor-issued travel charge card mandatory use."
chapter_number: 301
chapter_name: "TEMPORARY DUTY (TDY) TRAVEL ALLOWANCES"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "ARRANGING FOR TRAVEL SERVICES, PAYING TRAVEL EXPENSES, AND CLAIMING REIMBURSEMENT"
part_number: "301-51"
part_name: "51—PAYING TRAVEL EXPENSES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 5707; 40 U.S.C. 121(c). Subpart A is also issued under 5 U.S.C. 5701 note. Subpart C is also issued under 5 U.S.C. 5705."
regulatory_source: "FTR Case 2025-05, 90 FR 56893, Dec. 8, 2025, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "301-51"
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# 301-51.1 Government contractor-issued travel charge card mandatory use.

Employees are required to use the Government contractor-issued travel charge card for all official travel expenses unless:

(a) Payment through the card is impractical (*e.g.,* a vendor does not accept the travel charge card) or imposes unreasonable burdens or costs; or

(b) The Administrator of General Services or the agency head or their designee has granted an exemption under § 301-51.2.