# 302-3.100 Relocation expenses agency pays or reimburses for transfers and other relocations.
For transferred employees or other relocated employees, the agency decides if relocation expenses will be authorized. Once a decision is made to authorize relocation expenses, all mandatory relocation allowances are reimbursed, unless otherwise stated in the applicable parts of this chapter. The agency may also pay or reimburse the discretionary relocation expenses indicated for the type of relocations in this section:
(a) *Transfer between official stations in the Continental United States (CONUS).* (1) The following are mandatory relocation allowances that the agency must pay or reimburse:
(i) Transportation & subsistence expenses for employee & immediate family member(s) (part 302-4 of this chapter);
(ii) Miscellaneous expense allowance (part 302-16 of this chapter);
(iii) Sell or buy residence transactions or lease termination expenses (part 302-11 of this chapter);
(iv) Transportation & temporary storage of household goods (part 302-7 of this chapter);
(v) Extended storage of household goods when assigned to a designated isolated official station in CONUS to which the transferred employee cannot take household goods or at which they are unable to use their household goods because of the absence of residence quarters at the location (part 302-8 of this chapter);
(vi) Transportation of a mobile home or boat used as a primary residence in lieu of the transportation of household goods. Mobile homes may be shipped within CONUS, within Alaska, and through Canada en route between Alaska and CONUS or through Canada between one CONUS point and another (*e.g.,* between Buffalo, NY, and Detroit, MI) (part 302-10 of this chapter); and
(vii) RITA (part 302-17 of this chapter).
(2) The following are discretionary relocation allowances that the agency may pay or reimburse:
(i) Househunting trip transportation & subsistence expenses, employee & spouse only (part 302-5 of this chapter).
(ii) TQSE (part 302-6 of this chapter).
(iii) Shipment of POV (part 302-9 of this chapter).
(iv) Use of a relocation services company (part 302-12 of this chapter).
(v) Property management services (part 302-15 of this chapter).
(vi) Home marketing incentives (part 302-14 of this chapter).
(b) *Transfer from CONUS to an official station outside the Continental United States (OCONUS).* (1) The following are mandatory relocation allowances that the agency must pay or reimburse:
(i) Transportation & subsistence expenses for employee & immediate family member(s) (part 302-4 of this chapter);
(ii) Miscellaneous expense allowance (part 302-16 of this chapter);
(iii) Transportation & temporary storage of household goods (part 302-7 of this chapter);
(iv) Extended storage of household goods when assigned to a post to which the transferred employee cannot take household goods or at which they cannot use their household goods, or when authorized by the head of the agency (part 302-8 of this chapter);
(v) Sell & buy residence transaction expenses or lease termination expenses when transfer is to a non-foreign area (part 302-11 of this chapter); and
(vi) RITA (part 302-17 of this chapter).
(2) The following are discretionary relocation allowances that the agency may pay or reimburse:
(i) TQSE when transfer is to a non-foreign area. In foreign areas the transferee may be entitled to the following under the DSSR (Government Civilians—Foreign Areas):
(A) FTA for quarters occupied temporarily before departure from the 50 states or the District of Columbia for an official station in a foreign area incident to a permanent change of station and travel to first official station overseas.
(B) TQSA.
(ii) Property management services (part 302-15 of this chapter).
(iii) Shipment of a privately owned vehicle (part 302-9 of this chapter).
(iv) Use of a relocation services company (part 302-12 of this chapter).
(v) Home marketing incentives when transfer is to a non-foreign area (part 302-14 of this chapter).
(vi) Househunting trip transportation & subsistence expenses, employee & spouse only when transfer is to a non-foreign area (part 302-5 of this chapter).
(c) *Transfer from OCONUS official station to an official station in CONUS.* (1) The following are mandatory relocation allowances that the agency must pay or reimburse:
(i) Transportation & subsistence expenses for employee & immediate family member(s) (part 302-4 of this chapter);
(ii) Miscellaneous expense allowance (part 302-16 of this chapter);
(iii) Sell & buy residence transaction expenses or lease termination expenses. Allowed when old and new official stations are located in the United States. Also allowed when instead of being returned to the former official station in the United States, an employee is transferred in the interest of the Government to a different official station in the United States than the official station from which an employee was transferred when assigned to the foreign official station (part 302-11 of this chapter);
(iv) Transportation & temporary storage of household goods (part 302-7 of this chapter);
(v) Extended storage of household goods when assigned to a designated isolated official station in CONUS to which the transferred employee cannot take household goods or at which they are unable to use their household goods because of the absence of residence quarters at the location (part 302-8 of this chapter); and
(vi) RITA (part 302-17 of this chapter).
(2) The following are discretionary relocation allowances that the agency may pay or reimburse:
(i) Shipment of a privately owned vehicle. Shipment is mandatory when a POV was shipped to the OCONUS location and the employee completed the service agreement (part 302-9 of this chapter).
(ii) TQSE (part 302-6 of this chapter).
(iii) A TQSA under the DSSR may be authorized preceding final departure subsequent to the necessary vacating of residence quarters.
(iv) Use of a relocation services company (part 302-12 of this chapter).
(v) Home marketing incentives when transfer is from a non-foreign area (part 302-14 of this chapter).
(vi) Househunting trip transportation & subsistence expenses, employee & spouse only when transfer is from an OCONUS non-foreign area (part 302-5 of this chapter).
(vii) Property Management Services. Allowed when old and new official stations are located in the United States. Also allowed when instead of being returned to the former official station in the United States, an employee is transferred in the interest of the Government to a different official station in the United States than the official station from which an employee was transferred when assigned to the foreign official station (part 302-15 of this chapter).
(d) *Transfer between OCONUS official stations.*
(1) The following are mandatory relocation allowances that the agency must pay or reimburse:
(i) Transportation & subsistence expenses for employee & immediate family member(s) (part 302-4 of this chapter);
(ii) Transportation & temporary storage of household goods (part 302-7 of this chapter);
(iii) Miscellaneous expense allowance (part 302-16 of this chapter);
(iv) Extended storage of household goods when assigned to a post to which the transferred employee cannot take household goods or at which they cannot use their household goods, or when authorized by the head of the agency (part 302-8 of this chapter);
(v) Sell & buy residence transaction expenses or lease termination expenses when transfer is between non-foreign areas (part 302-11 of this chapter); and
(vi) RITA (part 302-17 of this chapter).
(2) The following are discretionary relocation allowances that the agency may pay or reimburse:
(i) Shipment of a POV (part 302-9 of this chapter).
(ii) Property management services (part 302-15 of this chapter).
(iii) Househunting trip transportation & subsistence expenses for employee & spouse only when transfer is between non-foreign areas (part 302-5 of this chapter).
(iv) TQSE when transfer is to or between non-foreign areas (part 302-6 of this chapter).
(v) TQSA may be authorized under the DSSR.
(vi) Use of a relocation services company (part 302-12 of this chapter).
(vii) Home marketing incentives when transfer is between non-foreign areas (part 302-14 of this chapter).
(e) *Tour renewal agreement travel.*
(1) The following are mandatory relocation allowances that the agency must pay or reimburse:
(i) Transportation for employee & immediate family member(s) (part 302-4 of this chapter); and
(ii) Subsistence expenses for employee only (part 302-4 of this chapter).
(f) *Return from OCONUS official station to place of actual residence for separation or transfer to a new duty station when relocation expenses are not authorized by gaining agency.* In the case of an employee transferring to a new duty station whose relocation expenses are not authorized by the gaining agency, the employee is only eligible for return expenses from the OCONUS duty station to the employee's place of actual residence, payable by the losing agency.
(1) The following are mandatory relocation allowances that the agency must pay or reimburse:
(i) Transportation for employee & immediate family member(s) (part 302-4 of this chapter);
(ii) Subsistence expenses for employee only (part 302-4 of this chapter);
(iii) Transportation & temporary storage of household goods (part 302-7 of this chapter); and
(iv) RITA (part 302-17 of this chapter).
(2) The following are discretionary relocation allowances that the agency may pay or reimburse:
(i) Shipment of a POV (part 302-9 of this chapter).
(ii) Use of a relocation services company (part 302-12 of this chapter).
(iii) TQSA under the DSSR may be authorized preceding final departure subsequent to the necessary vacating of residence quarters.
(g) *Last move home for SES career appointees upon separation from Government service.*
(1) The following are mandatory relocation allowances that the agency must pay or reimburse:
(i) Transportation for employee and immediate family member(s) (part 302-4 of this chapter);
(ii) Subsistence expenses for employee only (part 302-4 of this chapter);
(iii) Transportation & temporary storage of household goods (part 302-7 of this chapter);
(iv) Transportation of a mobile home or boat used as a primary residence in lieu of the transportation of household goods (part 302-10 of this chapter); and
(v) RITA (part 302-17 of this chapter).
(2) The following are discretionary relocation allowances that the agency may pay or reimburse:
(i) Shipment of a POV (part 302-9, subpart B, of this chapter).
(ii) Use of a relocation services company (part 302-12 of this chapter).
(h) *Temporary Change of Station (TCS).*
(1) The following are mandatory relocation allowances that the agency must pay or reimburse:
(i) Transportation & subsistence expenses for employee and immediate family member(s) (part 302-4 of this chapter);
(ii) Miscellaneous expense allowance (part 302-16 of this chapter);
(iii) Transportation & temporary or extended storage of household goods. For OCONUS posts, extended storage is available only when assigned to a post to which the transferred employee cannot take household goods or at which they cannot use their household goods, or when authorized by the head of the agency. For CONUS duty stations, extended storage is available only when assigned to a designated isolated official station in CONUS and are unable to use the household goods and personal effects because of the absence of residence quarters at the location. Extended storage is only authorized for the duration of the TCS (parts 302-7 and 302-8 of this chapter);
(iv) Transportation of a mobile home or boat used as a primary residence in lieu of the transportation of household goods (part 302-10 of this chapter); and
(v) RITA (part 302-17 of this chapter).
(2) The following are discretionary relocation allowances that the agency may pay or reimburse:
(i) Househunting trip transportation & subsistence expenses. Househunting trips may only be authorized prior to the beginning of the TCS (part 302-5 of this chapter).
(ii) TQSE. Temporary quarters may be authorized at the beginning or at the conclusion of the TCS (part 302-6 of this chapter).
(iii) Transportation of a POV. Transportation of a POV may be authorized at the beginning or at the conclusion of the TCS (part 302-9 of this chapter).
(iv) Storage of one POV when assigned in support of a contingency operation as defined in 10 U.S.C. 1482a(c)(2). Storage of a POV, when authorized, is only for the duration of the TCS (part 302-9 of this chapter).
(v) Property management services. Property management, when authorized, is only for the duration of the TCS (part 302-15 of this chapter).
(i) *Assignment under the Government Employees Training Act (GETA).* The allowances listed in paragraphs (i)(1) through (4) of this section may be authorized in lieu of per diem or actual expense allowances. This is not considered a permanent change of station.
(1) Transportation of employee & immediate family member(s) (part 302-4 of this chapter).
(2) Per diem for employee only (part 302-4 of this chapter).
(3) Transportation & temporary storage of household goods (part 302-7 of this chapter).
(4) RITA (part 302-17 of this chapter).