5 U.S.C. § 5724c — Relocation services

Page 745 TITLE 5—GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES § 5724d fect as if included in the enactment of section 1114 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92).’’ EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2019 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title XI, § 1114(c), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1604, provided that: ‘‘The amendments made by this section [amending this section] shall take effect on January 1, 2018.’’ EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1996 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 104–201 effective 180 days after Sept. 23, 1996, see section 1725(a) of Pub. L. 104–201, set out as a note under section 5722 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE; PROMULGATION OF REGULATIONS Enactment by Pub. L. 98–151 and promulgation of reg- ulations for amendments by Pub. L. 98–151 effective Nov. 14, 1983, see section 118(c) of Pub. L. 98–151, set out as an Effective Date of 1983 Amendment; Promulgation of Regulations note under section 5724 of this title. FUNDING OF AMENDMENTS BY PUB. L. 98–151 Amendments by Pub. L. 98–151 to be carried out by agencies by use of funds appropriated or otherwise available for administrative expenses of such agencies, and do not authorize appropriation of funds in amounts exceeding sums already authorized to be appropriated for such agencies, see section 118(b) of Pub. L. 98–151, set out as a note under section 5724 of this title. § 5724c. Relocation services Under regulations prescribed under section 5738 of this title, each agency may enter into contracts to provide relocation services to agen- cies and employees for the purpose of carrying out this subchapter. An agency may pay a fee for such services. Such services include arrang- ing for the purchase of a transferred employee’s residence. (Added Pub. L. 98–151, § 118(a)(7)(A)(i), Nov. 14, 1983, 97 Stat. 978; amended Pub. L. 98–473, title I, § 120(b), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 1969; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XVII, § 1713(b), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2754.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1996—Pub. L. 104–201 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: ‘‘Under such regulations as the President may prescribe, each agen- cy is authorized to enter into contracts to provide relo- cation services to agencies and employees for the pur- pose of carrying out the provisions of this subchapter. Such services include but need not be limited to ar- ranging for the purchase of a transferred employee’s residence.’’ 1984—Pub. L. 98–473 amended section generally, add- ing authority of the President to prescribe regulations. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1996 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 104–201 effective 180 days after Sept. 23, 1996, see section 1725(a) of Pub. L. 104–201, set out as a note under section 5722 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE; PROMULGATION OF REGULATIONS Enactment by Pub. L. 98–151 and promulgation of reg- ulations for amendments by Pub. L. 98–151 effective Nov. 14, 1983, see section 118(c) of Pub. L. 98–151, set out as an Effective Date of 1983 Amendment; Promulgation of Regulations note under section 5724 of this title. FUNDING OF AMENDMENTS BY PUB. L. 98–151 Amendments by Pub. L. 98–151 to be carried out by agencies by use of funds appropriated or otherwise available for administrative expenses of such agencies, and do not authorize appropriation of funds in amounts exceeding sums already authorized to be appropriated for such agencies, see section 118(b) of Pub. L. 98–151, set out as a note under section 5724 of this title. § 5724d. Transportation and moving expenses for immediate family of certain deceased Fed- eral employees (a) IN GENERAL.—Under regulations prescribed by the President, the head of the agency con- cerned (or a designee) may determine that a cov- ered employee died as a result of personal injury sustained while in the performance of the em- ployee’s duty and authorize or approve the pay- ment by the agency, from Government funds, of— (1) any qualified expense of the immediate family of the covered employee attributable to a change in their place of residence, if the place where the immediate family will reside following the death of the employee is— (A) different from the place where the im- mediate family resided at the time of the employee’s death; and (B) within the United States; and (2) any expense of preparing and trans- porting the remains of the deceased to— (A) the place where the immediate family will reside following the death of the em- ployee; or (B) such other place appropriate for inter- ment as is determined by the agency head (or designee). (b) NO DUPLICATE PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.—No expenses may be paid under this section if those expenses are paid from Government funds under section 5742 or any other authority. (c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sec- tion— (1) the term ‘‘covered employee’’ means— (A) a law enforcement officer, as defined in section 5541; (B) any employee in or under the Federal Bureau of Investigation who is not described in subparagraph (A); (C) a customs and border protection offi- cer, as defined in section 8331(31); and (D) any nuclear materials courier, as de- fined in section 8331(27); and (2) the term ‘‘qualified expense’’, as used with respect to an immediate family changing its place of residence, means the transpor- tation expenses of the immediate family, the expenses of moving (including transporting, packing, crating, temporarily storing, draying, and unpacking) the household goods and personal effects of such immediate family, not in excess of 18,000 pounds net weight, and, when authorized or approved by the agency head (or designee), the transportation of 1 pri- vately owned motor vehicle. (Added Pub. L. 111–178, § 2(a), June 9, 2010, 124 Stat. 1262; amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. C, title XXXI, § 3144, Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4387.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS Subsec. (c)(1)(D). Pub. L. 116–283 added subpar. (D).