Title 54, National Park Service and Related ProgramsRelease 119-102

§101305 Travel Expenses of System Employees and Dependents of Deceased Employees

Title 54 › Subtitle I — National Park System › CHAPTER 1013 — EMPLOYEES › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 101305

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary, following rules he sets, can pay travel and moving costs, including packing and shipping personal belongings, for employees who must move for a permanent work assignment and for certain family members if an employee dies. If the employee lived in Federal Government housing and must be moved out quickly, the Secretary can pay to move the family to the nearest available housing of similar or better quality and pay up to 60 days of rent. If the employee’s last permanent station was outside the conterminous 48 States, the Secretary can pay to move the family to the nearest port of entry in the conterminous 48 States.

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Title 54, §101305

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In the administration of the System, the Secretary may, under regulations the Secretary may prescribe, pay the travel expenses (including the costs of packing, crating, and transporting (including draying) personal property) of— (1)

(2)dependents of deceased employees—

(A)to the nearest housing reasonably available that is of a standard not less than that which is vacated, including compensation for not to exceed 60 days rental cost, in the case of an employee who occupied Federal Government housing and whose death requires the housing to be promptly vacated; and

(B)to the nearest port of entry in the conterminous 48 States in the case of an employee whose last permanent station was outside the conterminous 48 States.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 10130516 U.S.C. 17j.May 26, 1930, ch. 324, § 11, 46 Stat. 383; Pub. L. 91–383, § 5, as added Pub. L. 94–458, § 2, Oct. 7, 1976, 90 Stat. 1939.

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54 U.S.C. § 101305

Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102