Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial ProcedureRelease 119-102
§530 Payment of Travel and Transportation Expenses of Newly Appointed Special Agents
Title 28 › PART II — DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE › CHAPTER 31 — THE ATTORNEY GENERAL › § 530
Summary
The Attorney General or someone they pick can pay travel costs for newly hired special agents. They can also pay to move the agent’s family and household goods from the agent’s home when chosen to the first duty station, but only when those payments are allowed under the federal rules for new hires.
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Title 28, §530
Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The Attorney General or the Attorney General’s designee is authorized to pay the travel expenses of newly appointed special agents and the transportation expenses of their families and household goods and personal effects from place of residence at time of selection to the first duty station, to the extent such payments are authorized by section 5723 of title 5 for new appointees who may receive payments under that section.
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28 U.S.C. § 530
Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102