[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 41, Volume 4]
[Revised as of July 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 41CFR302-3.1]

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           TITLE 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
 
                   CHAPTER 302--RELOCATION ALLOWANCES
 
PART 302-3--ALLOWANCE FOR MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 302-3.1  Applicability.

    (a) Purpose for allowance. The miscellaneous expenses allowance 
authorized by Secs. 302-3.2 and 302-3.3 is for defraying various 
contingent costs associated with discontinuing residence at one location 
and establishing residence at a new location in connection with an 
authorized or approved permanent change of station.
    (b) Types of costs covered. The allowance is related to expenses 
that are common to living quarters, furnishings, household appliances, 
and to other general types of costs inherent in relocation of a place of 
residence (see part 302-7 for specific costs normally associated with 
relocation of a mobile home dwelling that are covered under

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transportation expenses). The costs intended to be reimbursed under the 
miscellaneous expenses allowance include, but are not limited to the 
following:
    (1) Fees for disconnecting and connecting appliances, equipment, and 
utilities involved in relocation and costs of converting appliances for 
operation on available utilities;
    (2) Fees for cutting and fitting rugs, draperies, and curtains moved 
from one residence quarters to another;
    (3) Utility fees or deposits that are not offset by eventual 
refunds;
    (4) Forfeiture losses on medical, dental, and food locker contracts 
that are not transferable; and contracts for private institutional care, 
such as that provided for handicapped or invalid dependents only, which 
are not transferable or refundable; and
    (5) Costs of automobile registration, driver's license, and use 
taxes imposed when bringing automobiles into certain jurisdictions.
    (c) Types of costs not covered. This allowance shall not be used to 
reimburse the employee for costs or expenses incurred which exceed 
maximums provided by statute or in this subtitle; costs or expenses that 
the employee incurred but which are disallowed elsewhere in this 
subtitle; costs reimbursed under other provisions of law or regulations; 
costs or expenses incurred for reasons of personal taste or preference 
and not required because of the move; losses covered by insurance; fines 
or other penalties imposed upon the employee or members of his/her 
immediate family; judgments, court costs, and similar expenses growing 
out of civil actions; or any other expenses brought about by 
circumstances, factors, or actions in which the move to a new duty 
station was not the proximate cause. Examples of costs which are not 
reimbursable from this allowance are as follows:
    (1) Losses in selling or buying real and personal property and cost 
items related to such transactions;
    (2) Costs which are reimbursed under other provisions of this 
subtitle or under any other regulations or under provisions of any 
statute;
    (3) Cost of additional insurance on household goods while in transit 
to the new official station or cost of loss or damage to such property;
    (4) Additional costs of moving household goods caused by exceeding 
the maximum weight limitation for which the employee has eligibility as 
provided by law or in this chapter;
    (5) Costs of newly acquired items, such as the purchase or 
installation cost of new rugs or draperies;
    (6) Higher income, real estate, sales, or other taxes as the result 
of establishing residence in the new locality;
    (7) Fines imposed for traffic infractions while en route to the new 
official station locality;
    (8) Accident insurance premiums or liability costs incurred in 
connection with travel to the new official station locality, or any 
other liability imposed upon the employee for uninsured damages caused 
by accidents for which he/she or a member of his/her immediate family is 
held responsible;
    (9) Losses as the result of the sale or disposal of items of 
personal property not considered convenient or practicable to move;
    (10) Damage or loss of clothing, luggage, or other personal effects 
while traveling to the new official station locality;
    (11) Subsistence, transportation, or mileage expenses in excess of 
the amounts reimbursed as per diem or other allowances under this 
regulation;
    (12) Medical expenses due to illness or injuries of the employee or 
members of the immediate family while en route to the new official 
station or while living in temporary quarters at Government expense 
under the provisions of part 302-5; or
    (13) Costs incurred in connection with structural alterations; 
remodeling or modernizing of living quarters, garages or other buildings 
to accommodate privately owned automobiles, appliances or equipment; or 
the cost of replacing or repairing worn-out or defective appliances, or 
equipment shipped to the new location.

[54 FR 20316, May 10, 1989, as amended by FTR Amdt. 20, 56 FR 46989, 
Sept. 17, 1991; FTR Amdt. 26, 57 FR 28635, June 26, 1992]

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