§ 302-3.1 — -3.1 Relocation Expenses Agency Pays Or Reimburses For New Appointees

For new appointees assigned to their first official station, the hiring agency determines if relocation expenses will be authorized. Once a decision is made to authorize relocation expenses, all mandatory relocation allowances are reimbursed, unless otherwise stated in the applicable parts of this chapter. The agency may also pay or reimburse the discretionary relocation expenses indicated for the type of assignment as follows:

(a) Assigned to first official station in the Continental United States (CONUS). (1) The following are mandatory relocation allowances that the agency must pay or reimburse:

(i) Transportation of employee & immediate family member(s) (part 302-4 of this chapter);

(ii) Subsistence expenses for employee only (part 302-4 of this chapter);

(iii) Transportation & temporary storage of household goods (part 302-7 of this chapter);

(iv) Extended storage of household goods when assigned to a designated isolated official station in CONUS to which the new appointee cannot take household goods or at which they are unable to use their household goods because of the absence of residence quarters at the location (part 302-8 of this chapter);

(v) Transportation of a mobile home or boat used as a primary residence in lieu of the transportation of household goods (part 302-10 of this chapter); and

(vi) Relocation income tax allowance (RITA) (part 302-17 of this chapter).

(2) Discretionary relocation allowances that the agency may pay or reimburse:

(i) Shipment of privately owned vehicle (POV) (part 302-9 of this chapter).

(ii) Use of a relocation services company (part 302-12 of this chapter).

(b) Assigned to first official station outside the Continental United States (OCONUS). (1) The following are mandatory relocation allowances that the agency must pay or reimburse:

(i) Transportation of employee & immediate family member(s) (part 302-4 of this chapter);

(ii) Subsistence expenses for employee only (part 302-4 of this chapter);

(iii) Transportation & temporary storage of household goods (part 302-7 of this chapter);

(iv) Extended storage of household goods when assigned to a post to which the new appointee cannot take household goods or at which they cannot use their household goods, or when authorized by the head of the agency (part 302-8 of this chapter); and

(v) RITA (part 302-17 of this chapter).

(2) Discretionary relocation allowances that the agency may pay or reimburse:

(i) Shipment of a POV (part 302-9 of this chapter).

(ii) Temporary quarters subsistence expenses (TQSE) are not authorized in a foreign area. However, the new appointee may be entitled to the following under the Department of State Standardized Regulations (DSSR) (Government Civilians—Foreign Areas):

(A) Foreign Transfer Allowance (FTA) (Subsistence Expense) for quarters occupied temporarily before departure from the 50 States or the District of Columbia for an official station in a foreign area incident to a permanent change of station and travel to first official station overseas.

(B) Temporary quarters subsistence allowance (TQSA) when a transfer is authorized to a foreign area.

(C) The miscellaneous expense portion of the FTA is authorized incident to first official station travel to a foreign area.

(iii) Use of a relocation services company (part 302-12 of this chapter).