41 CFR § 302-6.4 - Occupancy of temporary quarters at Government expense.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t41/s302-6.4"
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title: "41 CFR § 302-6.4 - Occupancy of temporary quarters at Government expense."
title_number: 41
title_name: "Public Contracts and Property Management"
section_number: "302-6.4"
section_name: "Occupancy of temporary quarters at Government expense."
chapter_number: 302
chapter_name: "RELOCATION ALLOWANCES"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "ALLOWANCES FOR SUBSISTENCE AND TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "302-6"
part_name: "6—ALLOWANCE FOR TEMPORARY QUARTERS SUBSISTENCE EXPENSES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
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."
cfr_part: "302-6"
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# 302-6.4 Occupancy of temporary quarters at Government expense.
When authorized to occupy temporary quarters—
(a) Only the employee and/or their immediate family, as annotated on the relocation authorization, may occupy temporary quarters at Government expense;
(b) Temporary quarters must be occupied within reasonable proximity (approximately 50 miles) of the geographical area of the old and/or new official stations. Neither the employee nor their immediate family may be reimbursed for occupying temporary quarters at any other location, unless justified by special circumstances (*e.g.,* the temporary quarters location is subject to a Presidentially-Declared Disaster) that are reasonably related to the transfer;
(c) The eligibility period for which TQSE reimbursement is authorized to be claimed for the employee and for each member of their immediate family must run concurrently;
(d) The period for TQSE reimbursement ends at midnight on:
(1) The day before the employee and/or any member of their immediate family occupies permanent residence quarters (even if some, but not all household goods have been delivered such that the residence is suitable for permanent occupancy);
(2) The last day for completing all aspects of the relocation under § 302-2.2 of this chapter; or
(3) The day the authorized period for TQSE reimbursement expires, whichever occurs first. (See § 302-6.9 for details.)