{"data":{"id":"us/41-cfr-302-3.400","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"41 CFR 302-3.400","heading":"-3.400 Temporary Change of Station (TCS) authorization and eligibility.","body":"An agency may authorize a TCS when it would be more advantageous than to authorize a long-term TDY assignment. Agencies should compare the cost of the long-term TDY allowances and other factors against the cost of the TCS. Employees are generally eligible for a TCS when:\n(a) They are directed to perform a TCS at a long-term duty location for no less than 6 months, nor more than 30 months; and\n(b) The employee would be eligible for payment of temporary duty travel allowances authorized under chapter 301 of this subtitle. For exceptions, see § 302-3.401.","path":["Title 41—Public Contracts and Property Management","Subtitle F—Federal Travel Regulation System","CHAPTER 302—RELOCATION ALLOWANCES","SUBCHAPTER B—RELOCATION ALLOWANCES","PART 302-3—RELOCATION ALLOWANCE BY SPECIFIC TYPE","Subpart E—Employee's Temporary Change of Station"],"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":"a5e5c49847356118e6062a4b47a25da95da062bb69bbe6bd952c71b7e29e6a72","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/41-cfr-302-3.306","next":"us/41-cfr-302-3.401"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}