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5 U.S.C. § 5725 — Transportation expenses; employees assigned to danger areas

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5 U.S.C. § 5725 — Transportation expenses; employees assigned to danger areas

**(a)** When an employee of the Government 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, personal effects, and family household pets, 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. **(c)** (1) The expenses authorized under subsection (a) shall, with respect to the transport of family household pets, include the expenses for the shipment of and the payment of any quarantine costs for such pets. (2) Any payment or reimbursement under this section in connection with the transport of family household pets shall be subject to terms and conditions which— (A) the

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**(a)** When an employee of the Government 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, personal effects, and family household pets, 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. **(c)** (1) The expenses authorized under subsection (a) shall, with respect to the transport of family household pets, include the expenses for the shipment of and the payment of any quarantine costs for such pets. (2) Any payment or reimbursement under this section in connection with the transport of family household pets shall be subject to terms and conditions which— (A) the head of the agency shall by regulation prescribe; and (B) shall, to the extent practicable, be the same as would apply under regulations prescribed under subsections (c) and (d) of [section 453 of title 37](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title37-section453&num=0&edition=prelim) in connection with the transport of family household pets of members of the uniformed services, including regulations relating to the types, size, and number of pets for which such payment or reimbursement may be provided.

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37 U.S.C. § 453 — Allowable travel and transportation: specific authorities

**(a) In General.—** In addition to any other authority for the provision of travel and transportation allowances, the administering Secretaries may provide travel and transportation allowances under this subchapter in accordance with this section. **(b) Authorized Absence From Temporary Duty Location.—** An authorized traveler may be paid travel and transportation allowances, or reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses of travel, incurred at a temporary duty location during an authorized absence from that location. **(c) Movement of Personal Property.—** (1) A member of a uniformed service may be allowed moving expenses and transportation allowances for self and dependents associated with the movement of personal property and household goods, including such expenses when associated with a self-move. (2) The authority in paragraph (1) includes the movement and temporary and non-temporary storage of personal property, household goods, and privately owned vehicles in connection with the temporary or permanent move between authorized locations. (3) For movement of household goods, the administering Secretaries shall prescribe weight allowances in regulations under [section 464 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title37-section464&num=0&edition=prelim). The prescribed weight allowances may not exceed 18,000 pounds (including household goods in temporary storage, but excluding packing and crating), except that the administering Secretary may, on a case-by-case basis, authorize additional weight allowances as necessary. (4) The administering Secretary may prescribe the terms, rates, and conditions that authorize a member of the uniformed services to ship or store privately owned vehicles. (5) No carrier, port agent, warehous

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5 U.S.C. § 5725 — Transportation expenses; employees as-

Page 746 TITLE 5—GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES § 5725 Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries NO RELEVANCE AS TO COMPENSATION CLAIMS Pub. L. 111–178, § 2(b), June 9, 2010, 124 Stat. 1263, pro- vided that: ‘‘No determination made under section 5724d of title 5, United States Code, shall be deemed rel- evant to or be considered in connection with any claim for compensation under chapter 81 of that title or under any other law under which compensation may be provided on account of death or personal injury, nor shall any determination made with respect to any such claim be deemed relevant to or be considered in connec- tion with any request for payment of expenses under such section 5724d.’’ Executive Documents DELEGATION UNDER SECTION 2(a) OF THE SPECIAL AGENT SAMUEL HICKS FAMILIES OF FALLEN HEROES ACT Memorandum of President of the United States, Sept. 12, 2011, 76 F.R. 57621, provided: Memorandum for the Administrator of General Serv- ices By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 301 of title 3, United States Code, I hereby delegate to you the function conferred upon the President by section 2(a) of the Special Agent Samuel Hicks Families of Fallen Heroes Act (Public Law 111–178) to prescribe the applicable regulations. You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register. BARACK OBAMA. § 5725. Transportation expenses; employees as- signed to danger areas (a) When an employee of the Government is on duty, or is transferred or assigned to duty, at a place designated by the head of the agency con- cerned as inside a zone— (1) from which his immediate family should be evacuated; or (2) to which they are not permitted to a

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