41 CFR § 304-5.1 - Conditions for accepting non-Federal source travel payments.

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title: "41 CFR § 304-5.1 - Conditions for accepting non-Federal source travel payments."
title_number: 41
title_name: "Public Contracts and Property Management"
section_number: "304-5.1"
section_name: "Conditions for accepting non-Federal source travel payments."
chapter_number: 304
chapter_name: "PAYMENT OF TRAVEL EXPENSES FROM A NON-FEDERAL SOURCE"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "AGENCY REQUIREMENTS"
part_number: "304-5"
part_name: "5—AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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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."
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# 304-5.1 Conditions for accepting non-Federal source travel payments.

Agencies may accept payment from a non-Federal source or authorize an employee and/or the employee's spouse to accept payment on the agency's behalf only when—

(a) Agencies have issued the employee (and/or the employee's spouse, when applicable) a travel authorization before the travel begins;

(b) Agencies have determined that the travel is in the interest of the Government;

(c) The travel relates to the employee's official duties; and

(d) The non-Federal source is not disqualified due to a conflict of interest under § 304-5.3.