[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 41, Volume 4] [Revised as of July 1, 2004] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 41CFR303-70.1] [Page 221-224] TITLE 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CHAPTER 303--PAYMENT OF EXPENSES CONNECTED WITH THE DEATH OF CERTAIN EMPLOYEES PART 303-70_AGENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR PAYMENT OF EXPENSES CONNECTED WITH THE DEATH OF CERTAIN EMPLOYEES--Table of Contents Subpart A_General Policies Sec. 303-70.1 When must we authorize payment of expenses related to an employee's death? -------------------------------------------------------------------- Part Page 303-70 Agency requirements for payment of expenses connected with the death of certain employees............................... 223 [[Page 223]] Subpart A_General Policies Sec. 303-70.1 When must we authorize payment of expenses related to an employee's death? 303-70.2 Must we pay death-related expenses when the employee's death is not work-related? 303-70.3 Must we pay death-related expenses for an employee who dies while on leave, or who dies on a nonworkday while on TDY or stationed outside CONUS? 303-70.4 May we pay death-related expenses under this chapter if the same expenses are payable under other laws of the United States? Subpart B_General Procedures 303-70.100 May we pay the travel expenses for an escort for the remains of a deceased employee? 303-70.101 Must we provide assistance in arranging for preparation and transportation of employee remains? Subpart C_Allowances for Preparation and Transportation of Remains 303-70.200 What costs must we pay for preparation and transportation of remains? Subpart D_Transportation of Immediate Family Members, Baggage, and Household Goods 303-70.300 Must we pay transportation costs to return the deceased employee's baggage? 303-70.301 Are there any limitations on the baggage we may transport? 303-70.302 When the employee dies at or while in transit to or from his/ her official station outside CONUS, must we return the employee's immediate family, baggage and household goods to the residence or alternate destination? 303-70.303 Must we continue payment of relocation expenses for an employee's immediate family if the employee dies while in transit to his/her new duty station within CONUS? 303-70.304 Must we continue payment of relocation expenses for an employee's immediate family if the employee dies after reporting to the new duty station within CONUS, but the family was in transit to the new duty station or had not begun its en route travel? 303-70.305 What relocation expenses must we authorize for the immediate family under Sec. Sec. 303-70.303 and 303-70.304? Subpart E_Preparation and Transportation Expenses for Remains of Immediate Family Members 303-70.400 When an immediate family member, residing with the employee, dies while the employee is stationed outside CONUS, must we furnish mortuary services? 303-70.401 When an immediate family member, residing with the employee, dies while the employee is stationed outside CONUS, must we pay expenses to transport the remains? 303-70.402 When an immediate family member, residing with the employee, dies while the employee is stationed outside CONUS, may we pay burial expenses? 303-70.403 When a family member, residing with the employee, dies while in transit to or from the employee's duty station outside CONUS, must we furnish mortuary services and/or transportation of the remains? Subpart F_Policies and Procedures for Payment of Expenses 303-70.500 Are receipts required for claims for reimbursement? 303-70.501 To whom should we make payment? Subpart G_Escort of Remains 303-70.600 How many persons may we authorize travel expenses for to escort the remains of a deceased employee? 303-70.601 Under what circumstances may we authorize the escort of remains? 303-70.602 What travel expenses may we authorize for the escort of remains? Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5721-5738; 5741-5742; E.O. 11609, 3 CFR, 1971- 1975 Comp., p. 586. Source: FTR Amdt. 76, 64 FR 2434, Jan. 14, 1999, unless otherwise noted. When, at the time of death, the employee was: (a) On official travel; or (b) Performing official duties outside CONUS; or (c) Absent from duty as provided in Sec. 303-70.3; or [[Page 224]] (d) Reassigned away from his/her home of record under a mandatory mobility agreement.