CFR > Title 41 - Public Contracts and Property Management > SUBTITLE F—Federal Travel Regulation System > CHAPTER 302—RELOCATION ALLOWANCES (parts 302-1 to 302-17) > SUBCHAPTER C—PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION (PCS) ALLOWANCES FOR SUBSISTENCE AND TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES (parts 302-4 to 302-6) > PART 302-5—ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSEHUNTING TRIP EXPENSES > SUBPART B—Agency Responsibilities (§302-5.100 to §302-5.103) > 302-5.101—What governing policies must we establish for the househunting trip expenses allowance?

302-5.101—What governing policies must we establish for the househunting trip expenses allowance?

You must establish policies and procedures governing:
(a) When you will authorize a househunting trip for an employee;
(b) Who will determine if a househunting trip is appropriate in each situation;
(c) If and when you will authorize the fixed amount option for househunting trip subsistence expenses reimbursement;
(d) Who will determine the appropriate duration of a househunting trip for an employee who selects a per diem allowance under part 302-4 of this chapter to reimburse househunting trip subsistence expenses; and
(e) Who will determine the mode(s) of transportation to be used.

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Effective Date Note: By FTR Amdt. 2011-01, 76 FR 18337, Apr. 1, 2011, § 302-5.101 was amended in paragraph (c) by removing the words “fixed amount” and adding the words “lump sum” in their place, effective Aug. 1, 2011.