41 CFR § 303-70.502 - Authorized relocation expenses for immediate family.

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title: "41 CFR § 303-70.502 - Authorized relocation expenses for immediate family."
title_number: 41
title_name: "Public Contracts and Property Management"
section_number: "303-70.502"
section_name: "Authorized relocation expenses for immediate family."
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"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
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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."
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# 303-70.502 Authorized relocation expenses for immediate family.

When the immediate family chooses to continue the relocation, the following expenses must be authorized:

(a) Travel to the new duty station or alternate destination as approved by the agency.

(b) Shipment of household goods not to exceed 18,000 pounds net weight to the new duty station, or to an alternate destination selected by the immediate family and approved by the agency.

(c) Storage of household goods not to exceed 60 days with an additional 90 days extension, if approved by the agency, not to exceed a total of 150 days.

(d) Reimbursement of real estate expenses incident to the relocation, unless relocation is to the former actual residence.

(e) Temporary quarters subsistence expense (TQSE) not to exceed 60 days, to be paid using the TQSE payment method authorized in chapter 302-6 of this subtitle. The rate used for the TQSE will be the applicable per diem rate in effect for the locality of the TQ and will use the multiplier for an unaccompanied spouse or domestic partner, and immediate family, if the TQSE was originally authorized in the relocation travel orders.

(f) Shipment of one POV to the new duty station, or to an alternate destination selected by the immediate family and approved by the agency, if the POV shipment was originally authorized in the relocation travel orders.