41 CFR § 301-51.201 - Maximum travel advance amount.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t41/s301-51.201"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "41 CFR § 301-51.201 - Maximum travel advance amount."
title_number: 41
title_name: "Public Contracts and Property Management"
section_number: "301-51.201"
section_name: "Maximum travel advance amount."
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"
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# 301-51.201 Maximum travel advance amount.

The amount the agency advances the employee may not exceed the following amounts:

Table 1 to § 301-51.201

| For | The maximum amount the agency may advance is |
| --- | --- |
| Cash transaction expenses | The estimated amount of the employee's cash transaction expenses. |
| Non-cash transaction expenses (See § 301-51.200) | Generally zero, however see § 301-51.200. If the employee is authorized a travel advance for non-cash transaction expenses, the agency will determine the maximum amount the employee is authorized to receive. |