41 CFR § 303-70.301 - Transportation of immediate family member's remains.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t41/s303-70.301"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "41 CFR § 303-70.301 - Transportation of immediate family member's remains."
title_number: 41
title_name: "Public Contracts and Property Management"
section_number: "303-70.301"
section_name: "Transportation of immediate family member's remains."
chapter_number: 303
chapter_name: "PAYMENT OF EXPENSES CONNECTED WITH THE DEATH OF CERTAIN EMPLOYEES"
part_number: "303-70"
part_name: "70—AGENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR PAYMENT OF EXPENSES CONNECTED WITH THE DEATH OF CERTAIN EMPLOYEES AND IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 5721-5738; 5741-5742; E.O. 11609, 36 FR 13747, 3 CFR, 1971-1975 Comp., p 586; Presidential Memorandum of September 12, 2011, 76 FR 57621, 3 CFR, 2011 Comp., p. 356."
regulatory_source: "FTR Case 2025-05, 90 FR 56893, Dec. 8, 2025, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "303-70"
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# 303-70.301 Transportation of immediate family member's remains.

If requested by the employee, agencies must pay to transport the remains of an immediate family member, residing with the employee, who dies while the employee is stationed OCONUS. The remains may be transported to the residence of the immediate family member. The employee may elect an alternate destination, but it must be approved by the agency head or designated representative.