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5 U.S.C. § 3375 — Travel expenses
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**(a)** Appropriations of a Federal agency are available to pay, or reimburse, a Federal or State or local government employee in accordance with—
(1) subchapter I of chapter 57 of this title, for the expenses of—
(A) travel, including a per diem allowance, to and from the assignment location;
(B) a per diem allowance at the assignment location during the period of the assignment; and
(C) travel, including a per diem allowance, while traveling on official business away from his designated post of duty during the assignment when the head of the Federal agency considers the travel in the interest of the United States;
(2) [section 5724 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5724&num=0&edition=prelim), for the expenses of transportation of his immediate family and of his household goods and personal effects to and from the assignment location;
(3) [section 5724a(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5724a/a&num=0&edition=prelim), for the expenses of per diem allowances for the immediate family of the employee to and from the assignment location;
(4) [section 5724a(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5724a/c&num=0&edition=prelim), for subsistence expenses of the employee and his immediate family while occupying temporary quarters at the assignment location and on return to his former post of duty;
(5) [section 5724a(g) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5724a/g&num=0&edition=prelim), to be used by the employee for miscellaneous expenses related to change of station where movement or storage of household goods is involved; and
(6) [section 5726(c
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**(a)** Appropriations of a Federal agency are available to pay, or reimburse, a Federal or State or local government employee in accordance with—
(1) subchapter I of chapter 57 of this title, for the expenses of—
(A) travel, including a per diem allowance, to and from the assignment location;
(B) a per diem allowance at the assignment location during the period of the assignment; and
(C) travel, including a per diem allowance, while traveling on official business away from his designated post of duty during the assignment when the head of the Federal agency considers the travel in the interest of the United States;
(2) [section 5724 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5724&num=0&edition=prelim), for the expenses of transportation of his immediate family and of his household goods and personal effects to and from the assignment location;
(3) [section 5724a(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5724a/a&num=0&edition=prelim), for the expenses of per diem allowances for the immediate family of the employee to and from the assignment location;
(4) [section 5724a(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5724a/c&num=0&edition=prelim), for subsistence expenses of the employee and his immediate family while occupying temporary quarters at the assignment location and on return to his former post of duty;
(5) [section 5724a(g) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5724a/g&num=0&edition=prelim), to be used by the employee for miscellaneous expenses related to change of station where movement or storage of household goods is involved; and
(6) [section 5726(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5726/c&num=0&edition=prelim), for the expenses of nontemporary storage of household goods and personal effects in connection with assignment at an isolated location.
**(b)** Expenses specified in subsection (a) of this section, other than those in paragraph (1)(C), may not be allowed in connection with the assignment of a Federal or State or local government employee under this subchapter, unless and until the employee agrees in writing to complete the entire period of his assignment or one year, whichever is shorter, unless separated or reassigned for reasons beyond his control that are acceptable to the Federal agency concerned. If the employee violates the agreement, the money spent by the United States for these expenses is recoverable from the employee as a debt due the United States. The head of the Federal agency concerned may waive in whole or in part a right of recovery under this subsection with respect to a State or local government employee on assignment with the agency.
**(c)** Appropriations of a Federal agency are available to pay expenses under [section 5742 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5742&num=0&edition=prelim) with respect to a Federal or State or local government employee assigned under this subchapter.
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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 when the head of the agency concerned or his designee authorizes or approves, the agency shall pay from Government funds—
(1) the travel expenses of an employee transferred in the interest of the Government from one official station or agency to another for permanent duty, and the transportation expenses of his immediate family, or a commutation thereof under [section 5704 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5704&num=0&edition=prelim);
(2) the expenses of transporting, packing, crating, temporarily storing, draying, and unpacking his household goods and personal effects not in excess of 18,000 pounds net weight; and
(3) upon the separation (or death in service) of a career appointee, as defined in [section 3132(a)(4) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section3132/a/4&num=0&edition=prelim), the travel expenses of that individual (if applicable), the transportation expenses of the immediate family of such individual, and the expenses of moving (including transporting, packing, crating, temporarily storing, draying, and unpacking) the household goods of such individual and personal effects not in excess of eighteen thousand pounds net weight, to the place where the individual will reside (or, in the case of a career appointee who dies in service or who dies after separating but before the travel, transportation, and moving is completed, to the place where the family will reside) within the United States, if such individual—
(A) during or after the five years preceding eligibility to receive a
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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)** For the purpose of this section, “agency” means—
(1) an Executive agency;
(2) a military department;
(3) an agency in the legislative branch; and
(4) an agency in the judicial branch.
**(b)** When an employee dies, the head of the agency concerned, under regulations prescribed by the President and, except as otherwise provided by law, may pay from appropriations available for the activity in which the employee was engaged—
(1) the expense of preparing and transporting the remains to the home or official station of the employee, or such other place appropriate for interment as is determined by the head of the agency concerned, if death occurred while the employee was in a travel status away from his official station in the United States or while performing official duties outside the continental United States or in transit thereto or therefrom;
(2) the expense of transporting his dependents, including expenses of packing, crating, draying, and transporting household effects and other personal property to his former home or such other place as is determined by the head of the agency concerned, if—
(A) the employee died while performing official duties outside the continental United States or in transit thereto or therefrom; or
(B) in the case of an employee who was a party to a mandatory mobility agreement that was in effect when the employee died—
(i) the employee died in the circumstances described in subparagraph (A); or
(ii)
(I) the employee died as a result of disease or injury incurred while performing official duties—
(aa) in an overseas location that, at the time such employee was performing such official duties, was within the area of responsibility of the Commander of the United States Central Command; and
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For the purpose of this subchapter—
(1) “State” means—
(A) a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and a territory or possession of the United States; and
(B) an instrumentality or authority of a State or States as defined in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph (1) and a Federal-State authority or instrumentality;
(2) “local government” means—
(A) any political subdivision, instrumentality, or authority of a State or States as defined in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1);
(B) any general or special purpose agency of such a political subdivision, instrumentality, or authority; and
(C) any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village as defined in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (85 Stat. 688), which is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians and includes any tribal organization as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act;
(3) “Federal agency” means an Executive agency, military department, a court of the United States, the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, the Library of Congress, the Botanic Garden, the Government Publishing Office, the Congressional Budget Office, the United States Postal Service, the Postal Regulatory Commission, the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, the Office of Technology Assessment, and such other similar agencies of the legislative and judicial branches as determined appropriate by the Office of Personnel Management; and
(4) “other organization” means—
(A) a national, regional, State-wide, area-wide, or metropo
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The Office of Personnel Management is an independent establishment in the executive branch. The Office shall have an official seal, which shall be judicially noticed, and shall have its principal office in the District of Columbia, and may have field offices in other appropriate locations.
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TITLE 5—GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES
§ 3376
local government at less than the appropriate rate of
pay, and provisions relating to contributions to em-
ployee benefit systems, and substituted ‘‘a Federal’’ for
‘‘an executive’’ and ‘‘Federal agency’’ for ‘‘executive
agency’’ wherever appearing.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 95–454, § 603(b), substituted ‘‘a
Federal’’ for ‘‘an executive’’ in two places.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 95–454, § 603(b), substituted ‘‘a
Federal’’ for ‘‘an executive’’ and ‘‘Federal’’ for ‘‘execu-
tive’’.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1978 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 95–454 effective 90 days after
Oct. 13, 1978, see section 907 of Pub. L. 95–454, set out as
a note under section 1101 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective sixty days after Jan. 5, 1971, see sec-
tion 404 of Pub. L. 91–648, set out as a note under sec-
tion 3371 of this title.
§ 3375. Travel expenses
(a) Appropriations of a Federal agency are
available to pay, or reimburse, a Federal or
State or local government employee in accord-
ance with—
(1) subchapter I of chapter 57 of this title, for
the expenses of—
(A) travel, including a per diem allowance,
to and from the assignment location;
(B) a per diem allowance at the assign-
ment location during the period of the as-
signment; and
(C) travel, including a per diem allowance,
while traveling on official business away
from his designated post of duty during the
assignment when the head of the Federal
agency considers the travel in the interest of
the United States;
(2) section 5724 of this title, for the expenses
of transportation of his immediate family and
of his household goods and personal effects to
and from the assignment location;
(3) section 5724a(a) of t
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