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302-5.13—What methods may my agency use to reimburse me for househunting trip expenses?

Your agency will reimburse your househunting trip expenses as indicated in the following table:

For	You are reimbursed
You and/or your spouse's transportation expenses	Your actual transportation costs.
You and/or your spouse's subsistence expenses.	One of the following:
	(a) A per diem allowance for you and/or your spouse as prescribed under §§ 301-11.100 through 301-11.102 of this chapter 301; or
	(b) If you accept your agency's offer of the fixed amount option, and:
	(1) Both you and your spouse perform a househunting trip either together or separately, a single amount determined by multiplying the applicable locality rate (listed in appendix A to chapter 301 of this subtitle) by 6.25 or
	(2) Only one of you performs a househunting trip, an amount determined by multiplying the applicable locality rate (listed in appendix A to chapter 301 of this subtitle) by 5.

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[FTR Amdt. 98, 66 FR 58196, Nov. 20, 2001, as amended by FTR Amdt. 108, 67 FR 57969, Sept. 13, 2002]

Code of Federal Regulations

§ 302-5.13 , Nt.

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Effective Date Note: By FTR Amdt. 2011-01, 76 FR 18337, Apr. 1, 2011, § 302-5.13 was amended by revising the table, effective Aug. 1, 2011. For the convenience of the user, the revised text is set forth as follows: § 302-5.13 What methods may my agency use to reimburse me for househunting trip expenses?

For	You are reimbursed
You and/or your spouse's transportation expenses	Your actual transportation costs.
You and/or your spouse's subsistence expenses	One of the following two:(a) A per diem allowance at the standard CONUS rate (see http://www.gsa.gov/perdiem), for you and/or your spouse if you travel separately, or if you both travel together, the standard CONUS rate multiplied by 1.75), for the 10 days or less that your agency authorizes for you; or
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	(b) Only if offered by your agency and chosen by you, a lump sum, as follows:
	(1) If you perform a househunting trip and your spouse does not, or if your spouse performs a househunting trip and you do not, multiply the applicable locality per diem rate by 5.00 (see http://www.gsa.gov/perdiem).
	(2) If you and your spouse both perform a househunting trip, together or separately, multiply the applicable locality per diem rate by 6.25 (see http://www.gsa.gov/perdiem).

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