41 CFR § 302-2.2 - Time limit to complete all aspects of relocation.

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title: "41 CFR § 302-2.2 - Time limit to complete all aspects of relocation."
title_number: 41
title_name: "Public Contracts and Property Management"
section_number: "302-2.2"
section_name: "Time limit to complete all aspects of relocation."
chapter_number: 302
chapter_name: "RELOCATION ALLOWANCES"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "INTRODUCTION"
part_number: "302-2"
part_name: "2—EMPLOYEE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 5738; 20 U.S.C. 905(a)."
regulatory_source: "FTR Case 2025-05, 90 FR 56893, Dec. 8, 2025, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "302-2"
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# 302-2.2 Time limit to complete all aspects of relocation.

The employee and their immediate family member(s) must complete all aspects of relocation within one year from the employee's effective date of transfer or appointment, except as provided as follows:

(a) The 1-year time limit to complete all aspects of relocation is exclusive of time spent on furlough for active military service.

(b) The 1-year time limit does not include time that the employee cannot travel and/or transport their household effects due to shipping restrictions to or from a post of duty OCONUS.

(c) The 1-year time limit for completing all aspects of a relocation may be extended by the head of the agency or designee for up to one additional year, but only if the employee has received an extension for real estate transactions.