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5 U.S.C. § 5729 — Transportation expenses; prior return of family
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**(a)** Under regulations prescribed under [section 5738 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5738&num=0&edition=prelim), an agency shall pay from its appropriations, not more than once before the return to the United States 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 regulations prescribed under [section 5738 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5738&num=0&edition=prelim), 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, 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.
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**(a)** Under regulations prescribed under [section 5738 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5738&num=0&edition=prelim), an agency shall pay from its appropriations, not more than once before the return to the United States 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 regulations prescribed under [section 5738 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5738&num=0&edition=prelim), 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, 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.
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**(a)**
(1) Except as specifically provided in this subchapter, the Administrator of General Services shall prescribe regulations necessary for the administration of this subchapter.
(2) The Administrator of General Services shall include in the regulations authority for the head of an agency or his designee to waive any limitation of this subchapter or in any implementing regulation for any employee relocating to or from a remote or isolated location who would suffer hardship if the limitation were not waived. A waiver of a limitation under authority provided in the regulations pursuant to this paragraph shall be effective notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter.
**(b)** In prescribing regulations for the implementation of [section 5724b of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5724b&num=0&edition=prelim), the Administrator of General Services shall consult with the Secretary of the Treasury.
**(c)** The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations necessary for the implementation of [section 5735 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5735&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a)** Under regulations prescribed under [section 5738 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5738&num=0&edition=prelim) and subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this section, an agency may pay from its appropriations—
(1) travel expenses of a new appointee and transportation expenses of his immediate family and his household goods and personal effects from the place of actual residence at the time of appointment to the place of employment outside the continental United States;
(2) these expenses on the return of an employee from his post of duty outside the continental United States to the place of his actual residence at the time of assignment to duty outside the continental United States; and
(3) the expenses of transporting a privately owned motor vehicle as authorized under [section 5727(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5727/c&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b)** An agency may pay expenses under subsection (a)(1) of this section only after the individual selected for appointment agrees in writing to remain in the Government service for a minimum period of—
(1) one school year as determined under chapter 25 of title 20, if selected for appointment to a teaching position, except as a substitute, in the Department of Defense under that chapter; or
(2) 12 months after his appointment, if selected for appointment to any other position;
unless separated for reasons beyond his control which are acceptable to the agency concerned. If the individual violates the agreement, the money spent by the Government for the expenses is recoverable from the individual as a debt due the Government.
**(c)** An agency may pay expenses under subsection (a)(2) of this section
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**(a) Transfers in foreign countries** The expense of transporting the remains of customs officers and employees who die while in or in transit to foreign countries in the discharge of their official duties, to their former homes in this country for interment, and the ordinary and necessary expenses for such interment, at their posts of duty or at home, are authorized to be paid upon the written order of the Secretary of the Treasury. The expenses authorized by this subdivision shall be paid from the appropriation for the collection of the revenue from customs.
**(b) Transportation on foreign ships** Notwithstanding the provisions of section 601 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1928, or of any other law, any allowance, within the limitations prescribed by law, for travel or shipping expenses incurred on a foreign ship by any officer or employee of the Bureau of Customs or the Customs Service, shall be credited if the Secretary of the Treasury certifies to the Comptroller General that transportation on such foreign ship was necessary to protect the revenue.
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TITLE 5—GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES
§ 5729
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, Alaska, and Hawaii to the place
of his actual residence at the time of appoint-
ment or transfer to the post of duty, after he has
satisfactorily completed an agreed period of
service outside the continental United States,
Alaska, and Hawaii and is returning to his ac-
tual place of residence to take leave before serv-
ing another tour of duty at the same or another
post of duty outside the continental United
States, Alaska, and Hawaii under a new written
agreement made before departing from the post
of duty.
(b) Under regulations prescribed under section
5738 of this title, an agency shall pay from its
appropriations the expenses of round-trip travel
of an employee of the Government appointed by
the President, by and with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate, for a term fixed by statute,
and of transportation of his immediate family,
but not household goods, from his post of duty
outside the continental United States, Alaska,
and Hawaii 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, Alaska, and Hawaii 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, Alaska, and Hawaii.
(c)(1) Under regulations prescribed under sec-
tion 5738 of this title, an agency may pay, sub-
ject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, the ex-
penses described in paragraph (2) of
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