{"data":{"id":"us/41-cfr-302-16.3","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"41 CFR 302-16.3","heading":"-16.3 Costs not reimbursable under the MEA.","body":"The MEA cannot be used to reimburse:\n(a) Costs or expenses incurred which exceed maximums provided by statute or in this subtitle;\n(b) Costs or expenses incurred but which are disallowed elsewhere in this subtitle;\n(c) Costs reimbursed under other provisions of law or regulations;\n(d) Costs or expenses incurred for reasons of personal taste or preference and not required because of the move;\n(e) Losses covered by insurance;\n(f) Fines or other penalties imposed upon the employee or members of their immediate family;\n(g) Judgments, court costs, and similar expenses growing out of civil actions; or\n(h) Any other expenses brought about by circumstances, factors, or actions in which the move to a new official station was not the proximate cause.","path":["Title 41—Public Contracts and Property Management","Subtitle F—Federal Travel Regulation System","CHAPTER 302—RELOCATION ALLOWANCES","SUBCHAPTER F—MISCELLANEOUS ALLOWANCES","PART 302-16—ALLOWANCE FOR MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES","Subpart A—General Rules"],"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":"361b2e082c7971460fe0bbfb6f2ed696df4123b9913fa2e425fe6770da1facbe","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/41-cfr-302-16.2","next":"us/41-cfr-302-17.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}