41 CFR § 301-51.101 - Cash-equivalent payment methods.

---
identifier: "/us/cfr/t41/s301-51.101"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "41 CFR § 301-51.101 - Cash-equivalent payment methods."
title_number: 41
title_name: "Public Contracts and Property Management"
section_number: "301-51.101"
section_name: "Cash-equivalent payment methods."
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"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
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"
---


# 301-51.101 Cash-equivalent payment methods.

(a) The following payment methods are considered the equivalent of cash:

(1) Personal credit cards;

(2) Cash withdrawals obtained from an ATM using a Government contractor-issued individually billed travel charge card; and

(3) Checks, both personal and travelers.

(b) Agencies must comply with § 102-118.30 of this title, which limits payment of transportation services to electronic fund transfer (EFT), unless excepted.