41 CFR § 302-5.100 - Governing policies the agency must establish for househunting trips.

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title: "41 CFR § 302-5.100 - Governing policies the agency must establish for househunting trips."
title_number: 41
title_name: "Public Contracts and Property Management"
section_number: "302-5.100"
section_name: "Governing policies the agency must establish for househunting trips."
chapter_number: 302
chapter_name: "RELOCATION ALLOWANCES"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "ALLOWANCES FOR SUBSISTENCE AND TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "302-5"
part_name: "5—ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSEHUNTING TRIP EXPENSES"
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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); E.O. 11609, 36 FR 13747, 3 CFR, 1971-1975 Comp., p. 586."
regulatory_source: "FTR Case 2025-05, 90 FR 56893, Dec. 8, 2025, unless otherwise noted."
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# 302-5.100 Governing policies the agency must establish for househunting trips.

Agencies must establish policies and procedures governing:

(a) When the agency will authorize a househunting trip for an employee;

(b) Who will determine if a househunting trip is appropriate in each situation;

(c) If and when the agency will authorize the lump sum option for househunting trip subsistence expenses reimbursement;

(d) Who will determine the appropriate duration of a househunting trip for an employee who selects a lodgings-plus per diem allowance under part 302-4 of this subchapter to reimburse househunting trip subsistence expenses; and

(e) Who will determine the mode(s) of transportation to be used.