41 CFR § 304-3.16 - Penalties for unauthorized non-Federal source payment acceptance.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t41/s304-3.16"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "41 CFR § 304-3.16 - Penalties for unauthorized non-Federal source payment acceptance."
title_number: 41
title_name: "Public Contracts and Property Management"
section_number: "304-3.16"
section_name: "Penalties for unauthorized non-Federal source payment acceptance."
chapter_number: 304
chapter_name: "PAYMENT OF TRAVEL EXPENSES FROM A NON-FEDERAL SOURCE"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "EMPLOYEE'S ACCEPTANCE OF PAYMENT FROM A NON-FEDERAL SOURCE FOR TRAVEL EXPENSES"
part_number: "304-3"
part_name: "3—EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITY"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 5707; 31 U.S.C. 1353."
regulatory_source: "FTR Case 2025-05, 90 FR 56893, Dec. 8, 2025, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "304-3"
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# 304-3.16 Penalties for unauthorized non-Federal source payment acceptance.
(a) If an employee accepts a payment from a non-Federal source in violation of this part, they may be required, in addition to any other penalty provided by law and applicable regulations, to pay the general fund of the Treasury, an amount equal to any payment accepted; and
(b) For reimbursement under paragraph (a) of this section, an employee will not be entitled to any reimbursement from the Government for travel expenses that the payment was intended to cover.