§ 5724a. Relocation expenses of employees transferred or reemployed

(a) Under such regulations as the President may prescribe and to the extent considered necessary and appropriate, as provided therein, appropriations or other funds available to an agency for administrative expenses are available for the reimbursement of all or part of the following expenses of an employee for whom the Government pays expenses of travel and transportation under section 5724 (a) of this title:

(1) Expenses of per diem allowance instead of the subsistence expenses of the immediate family of the employee while en route between his old and new official stations, not in excess of the maximum per diem rates prescribed by or under section 5702 of this title.

(2) Expenses of per diem allowance instead of subsistence of the employee and his spouse, not in excess of the maximum per diem rates prescribed by or under section 5702 of this title. Expenses of transportation to seek permanent residence quarters at a new official station when both the old and new stations are located within the continental United States. However, expenses under this paragraph may be allowed only for one round trip in connection with each change of station of the employee.

(3) Subsistence expenses of the employee and his immediate family for a period of 30 days while occupying temporary quarters when the new official station is located within the United States, its territories or possessions, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or the Canal Zone. The period of residence in temporary quarters may be extended for an additional 30 days when the employee moves to or from Hawaii, Alaska, the territories or possessions, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or the Canal Zone. The regulations shall prescribe average daily rates for subsistence expenses per individual, not in excess of the maximum per diem rates prescribed by or under section 5702 of this title, for the location in which the temporary quarters are located. Reimbursement for subsistence expenses actually incurred may not exceed these daily rates for the first 10 days of the period, two-thirds of the rates for the second 10 days, and one-half of the rates for the balance of the period, including the additional 30 days.

(4) Expenses of the sale of the residence (or the settlement of an unexpired lease) of the employee at the old station and purchase of a home at the new official station required to be paid by him when the old and new official stations are located within the United States, its territories or possessions, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or the Canal Zone. However, reimbursement for brokerage fees on the sale of the residence and other expenses under this paragraph may not exceed those customarily charged in the locality where the residence is located, and reimbursement may not be made for losses on the sale of the residence. This paragraph applies regardless of whether title to the residence or the unexpired lease is in the name of the employee alone,

in the joint names of the employee and a member of his immediate family, or in the name of a member of his immediate family alone.

(b) Under such regulations as the President may prescribe and to the extent considered necessary and appropriate, as provided therein, and notwithstanding other reimbursement authorized under this subchapter, an employee who is reimbursed under subsection (a) of this section or section 5724 (a) of this title is entitled to

(1) an amount not to exceed 2 weeks' basic pay, if he has an immediate family; or

(2) an amount not to exceed 1 week's basic pay, if he does not have an immediate family.

However, the amounts may not exceed amounts determined from the maximum rate for GS-13.

(c) Under such regulations as the President may prescribe, a former employee separated by reason of reduction in force or transfer of function who within 1 year after the separation is reemployed by a nontemporary appointment at a different geographical location from that where the separation occurred may be allowed and paid the expenses authorized by sections 5724, 5725, 5726 (b), and 5727 of this title, and may receive the benefits authorized by subsections (a) and (b) of this section, in the same manner as though he had been transferred in the interest of the Government without a break in service to the location of reemployment from the location where separated. (Added Pub. L. 90–83, § 1 (37) (A), Sept. 11, 1967, 81 Stat. 204.) § 5725. Transportation expenses; employees assigned to danger

areas

(a) When an employee of the United States is on duty, or is transferred or assigned to duty, at a place designated by the head of the agency concerned as inside a zone

(1) from which his immediate family should be evacuated; or (2) to which they are not permitted to accompany him; because of military or other reasons which create imminent danger to life or property, or adverse living conditions which seriously affect the health, safety, or accommodations of the immediate family, Government funds may be used to transport his immediate family and household goods and personal effects, under regulations prescribed by the head of the agency, to a location designated by the employee. When circumstances prevent the employee from designating a location, or it is administratively impracticable to determine his intent, the immediate family may designate the location. When the designated location is inside a zone to which movement of families is prohibited under this subsection, the employee or his immediate family may designate an alternate location.

(b) When the employee is assigned to a duty station from which his immediate family is not excluded by the restrictions in subsection (a) of this section, Government funds may be used to transport his immediate family and household goods and personal effects from the designated or alternate location to the duty station. (Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 503.)

§ 5726. Storage expenses; household goods and personal effects

(a) For the purpose of subsection (b) of this section, "household goods and personal effects" means such personal property of an employee and his dependents as the President may by regulation authorize to be transported or stored, including, in emergencies, motor vehicles authorized to be shipped at Government expense.

(b) Under such regulations as the President may prescribe, an employee, including a new appointee and a student trainee to the extent authorized by sections 5722 and 5723 of this title, assigned to a permanent duty station outside the continental United States may be allowed storage expenses and related transportation and other expenses for his household goods and personal effects when

(1) the duty station is one to which he cannot take or at which he is unable to use his household goods and personal effects; or

(2) the head of the agency concerned authorizes storage of the household goods and personal effects in the public interest or for reasons of economy.

The weight of the household goods and personal effects stored under this subsection, together with the weight of property transported under section 5724 (a), may not exceed 11,000 pounds net weight, excluding a motor vehicle described by subsection (a) of this section.

(c) Under such regulations as the President may prescribe, when an employee, including a new appointee and a student trainee to the extent authorized by section 5723 of this title, is assigned to a permanent duty station at an isolated location in the continental United States to which he cannot take or at which he is unable to use his household goods and personal effects because of the absence of residence quarters at the location, nontemporary storage expenses or storage at Government expense in Government-owned facilities (including related transportation and other expenses), whichever is more economical, may be allowed the employee under regulations prescribed by the head of the agency concerned. The weight of property stored under this subsection, together with the weight of property transported under sections 5723 (a) and 5724 (a) of this title, may not exceed the total maximum weight the employee would be entitled to have moved. The period of nontemporary storage under this subsection may not exceed 3 years. (Pub. L. 89-554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 554, amended Pub. L. 90-83, § 1 (38), Sept. 11, 1967, 81 Stat. 205.) § 5727. Transportation of motor vehicles

(a) Except as specifically authorized by statute, an authorization in a statute or regulation to transport the effects of an employee or other individual at Government expense is not an authorization to transport an automobile.

(b) Under such regulations as the President may prescribe, the privately owned motor vehicle of an employee, including a new appointee and a student trainee to the extent authorized by sections 5722 and 5723 of this title, may be transported at Government expense to, from, and between the continental United States and a post of duty

outside the continental United States, or between posts of duty outside the continental United States when

(1) the employee is assigned to the post of duty for other than temporary duty; and

(2) the head of the agency concerned determines that it is in the interest of the Government for the employee to have the use of a motor vehicle at the post of duty.

(c) An employee may transport only one motor vehicle under subsection (b) of this section during a 4-year period, except when the head of the agency concerned determines that replacement of the motor vehicle during the period is necessary for reasons beyond the control of the employee and is in the interest of the Government, and authorizes in advance the transportation under subsection (b) of this section of one additional privately owned motor vehicle as a replacement. When an employee has remained in continuous service outside the United States during the 4-year period after the date of transportation under subsection (b) of this section of his motor vehicle, the head of the agency concerned may authorize transportation under subsection (b) of this section of a replacement for that motor vehicle.

(d) When the head of an agency authorizes transportation under subsection (b) of this section of a privately owned motor vehicle, the transportation may be by—

(1) commercial means, if available at reasonable rates and under reasonable conditions; or

(2) Government means on a space-available basis.

(e) (1) This section, except subsection (a), does not apply to— (A) the Foreign Service of the United States; or

(B) the Central Intelligence Agency.

(2) This section, except subsection (a), does not affect— (A) section 1138 of title 22; or

(B) section 403e (4) of title 50.

(Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 504.)

§ 5728. Travel and transportation expenses; vacation leave

(a) Under such regulations as the President may prescribe, an agency shall pay from its appropriations the expenses of round-trip travel of an employee, and the transportation of his immediate family, but not household goods, from his post of duty outside the continental United States to the place of his actual residence at the time of appointment or transfer to the post of duty, after he has satisfactorily completed an agreed period of service outside the continental United States and is returning to his actual place of residence to take leave before serving another tour of duty at the same or another post of duty outside the continental United States under a new written agreement made before departing from the post of duty.

(b) Under such regulations as the President may prescribe, an agency shall pay from its appropriations the expenses of round-trip travel of an employee of the United States appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for a term fixed by statute, and of transportation of his immediate family, but not house

hold goods, from his post of duty outside the continental United States to the place of his actual residence at the time of appointment to the post of duty, after he has satisfactorily completed each 2 years of service outside the continental United States and is returning to his actual place of residence to take leave before serving at least 2 more years of duty outside the continental United States.

(c) This section does not apply to appropriations for the Foreign Service of the United States. (Pub. L. 89-554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 505.)

$5729. Transportation expenses; prior return of family

(a) Under such regulations as the President may prescribe, an agency shall pay from its appropriations, not more than once before the return to the United States or its territories or possessions of an employee whose post of duty is outside the continental United States, the expenses of transporting his immediate family and of shipping his household goods and personal effects from his post of duty to his actual place of residence when

(1) he has acquired eligibility for that transportation; or

(2) the public interest requires the return of the immediate family for compelling personal reasons of a humanitarian or compassionate nature, such as may involve physical or mental health, death of a member of the immediate family, or obligation imposed by authority or circumstances over which the individual has no control.

(b) Under such regulations as the President may prescribe, an agency shall reimburse from its appropriations an employee whose post of duty is outside the continental United States for the proper transportation expenses of returning his immediate family and his household goods and personal effects to the United States or its territories or possessions, when

(1) their return was made at the expense of the employee before his return and for other than reasons of public interest; and

(2) he acquires eligibility for those transportation expenses. (c) This section does not apply to appropriations for the Foreign Service of the United States. (Pub. L. 89-554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 505.)

§ 5730. Funds available

Funds available for travel expenses of an employee are available for expenses of transportation of his immediate family, and funds available for transportation of things are available for transportation of household goods and personal effects, as authorized by this subchapter. (Pub. L. 89-554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 506.)

§ 5731. Expenses limited to lowest first-class rate

(a) The allowance for actual expenses for transportation may not exceed the lowest first-class rate by the transportation facility used