As a new appointee or student trainee assigned to your first official station, your agency may pay or reimburse you the relocation expenses indicated for the type of assignment in Tables A and B of this section. However, once the decision is made to pay or reimburse your relocation expenses, all mandatory relocation allowances are reimbursed, unless otherwise stated in the applicable parts of this chapter.
Table A - Assigned to First Official Station in the Continental United States (CONUS)
| Column 1 - Relocation allowances that agency must pay or reimburse | Column 2 - Relocation allowances that agency has discretionary authority to pay or reimburse |
|---|---|
| 1. Transportation of employee & immediate family member(s) (part 302-4 of this chapter) | 1. Shipment of privately owned vehicle (POV) (part 302-9 of this chapter). |
| 2. Per diem for employee only (part 302-4 of this chapter) | 2. Use of a relocation services company (part 302-12 of this chapter). |
| 3. Transportation & temporary storage of household goods (part 302-7 of this chapter) | |
| 4. Extended storage of household goods (part 302-8 of this chapter)1 | |
| 5. Transportation of a mobile home or boat used as a primary residence in lieu of the transportation of household goods (part 302-10 of this chapter) | |
| 6. Relocation income tax allowance (RITA) (part 302-17 of this chapter) |
Table B - Assigned to First Official Station Outside the Continental United States (OCONUS)
| Column 1 - Relocation allowances that agency must pay or reimburse | Column 2 - Relocation allowances that agency has discretionary authority to pay or reimburse |
|---|---|
| 1. Transportation of employee & immediate family member(s) (part 302-4 of this chapter) | 1. Shipment of privately owned vehicle (POV) (part 302-9 of this chapter). |
| 2. Per diem employee only (part 302-4 of this chapter) | 2. Temporary quarters subsistence expense (TQSE) is not authorized in a foreign area; however, you may be entitled to the following under the Department of State Standardized Regulations (Government Civilians-Foreign Areas) which is available from the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, DC 20402. |
| (a) Foreign Transfer Allowance (FTA) (Subsistence Expense) for quarters occupied temporarily before departure from the 50 states or the District of Columbia for an official station in a foreign area incident to a permanent change of station and travel to first official station overseas. | |
| (b) Temporary quarters subsistence allowance (TQSA) when a transfer is authorized to a foreign area. | |
| (c) The miscellaneous expense portion of the FTA is authorized incident to first official station travel to a foreign area. | |
| 3. Transportation & temporary storage of household goods (part 302-7 of this chapter) | 3. Use of a relocation services company (part 302-12 of this chapter). |
| 4. Extended storage of household goods (part 302-8 of this chapter) | |
| 5. Relocation income tax allowance (RITA) (part 302-17 of this chapter) |
[FTR Amdt. 98, 66 FR 58196, Nov. 20, 2001, as amended by FTR Amdt. 108, 67 FR 57968, Sept. 13, 2002; 86 FR 73681, Dec. 28, 2021]