{"data":{"id":"us/41-cfr-302-5.2","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"41 CFR 302-5.2","heading":"-5.2 Requirements to receive a househunting trip expenses allowance and timeframe to begin the trip.","body":"Employees will receive a househunting trip expenses allowance and may begin the househunting trip when:\n(a) The agency authorized a househunting trip in advance of the travel (the agency authorization must specify the mode of transportation and the period of time allowed for the trip);\n(b) The employee has signed a service agreement;\n(c) The agency has established and informed the employee of the date they are to report to their new official station;\n(d) The employee is in a duty status when they perform a househunting trip; and\n(e) Any additional conditions established by the agency have been met.","path":["Title 41—Public Contracts and Property Management","Subtitle F—Federal Travel Regulation System","CHAPTER 302—RELOCATION ALLOWANCES","SUBCHAPTER C—ALLOWANCES FOR SUBSISTENCE AND TRANSPORTATION","PART 302-5—ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSEHUNTING TRIP EXPENSES","Subpart A—Employee's Allowance for Househunting Trip Expenses"],"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":"d9ea953ae8f9729051af8ccdb182d0ffdf44e55e9aaf0bb49a89337c279f9e01","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/41-cfr-302-5.1","next":"us/41-cfr-302-5.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}