{"data":{"id":"us/41-cfr-301-31.5","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"41 CFR 301-31.5","heading":"-31.5 Allowable subsistence expenses.","body":"Agencies may only pay lodging costs. However, the agency may pay for meals and laundry/cleaning expenses if:\n(a) The temporary living accommodations do not have kitchen or laundry facilities; or\n(b) The agency determines that other extenuating circumstances exist which necessitate payment of these expenses.","path":["Title 41—Public Contracts and Property Management","Subtitle F—Federal Travel Regulation System","CHAPTER 301—TEMPORARY DUTY (TDY) TRAVEL ALLOWANCES","SUBCHAPTER B—ALLOWABLE TRAVEL EXPENSES","PART 301-31—THREATENED LAW ENFORCEMENT/INVESTIGATIVE EMPLOYEES"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-41.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:05Z","sha256":"93720c394bf7d553d3e5b6bfd7abaf75d8faca75e1dd33b7056099cdd2bf6945","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/41-cfr-301-31.4","next":"us/41-cfr-301-31.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}