41 CFR § 302-16.3 - Costs not reimbursable under the MEA.

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title: "41 CFR § 302-16.3 - Costs not reimbursable under the MEA."
title_number: 41
title_name: "Public Contracts and Property Management"
section_number: "302-16.3"
section_name: "Costs not reimbursable under the MEA."
chapter_number: 302
chapter_name: "RELOCATION ALLOWANCES"
subchapter_number: "F"
subchapter_name: "MISCELLANEOUS ALLOWANCES"
part_number: "302-16"
part_name: "16—ALLOWANCE FOR MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 5738; 20 U.S.C. 905(a); E.O. 11609, 36 FR 13747, 3 CFR, 1971-1975 Comp., p. 586."
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# 302-16.3 Costs not reimbursable under the MEA.

The MEA cannot be used to reimburse:

(a) Costs or expenses incurred which exceed maximums provided by statute or in this subtitle;

(b) Costs or expenses incurred but which are disallowed elsewhere in this subtitle;

(c) Costs reimbursed under other provisions of law or regulations;

(d) Costs or expenses incurred for reasons of personal taste or preference and not required because of the move;

(e) Losses covered by insurance;

(f) Fines or other penalties imposed upon the employee or members of their immediate family;

(g) Judgments, court costs, and similar expenses growing out of civil actions; or

(h) Any other expenses brought about by circumstances, factors, or actions in which the move to a new official station was not the proximate cause.