41 C.F.R. PART 300–80—TRAVEL AND RELOCATION EXPENSES TEST PROGRAMS
Title 41 - Public Contracts and Property Management
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5707, 5710, 5738, and 5739.
Source: FTR Amdt. 83, 64 FR 28881, May 27, 1999, unless otherwise noted.
It is a program to permit agencies to test new and innovative methods of reimbursing travel and relocation expenses without seeking a waiver of current rules or authorizing legislation. The Administrator of General Services may authorize an agency to conduct such tests when the Administrator determines such tests to be in the interest of the Government. The head of the agency or designee must design the test program to enhance cost savings or other efficiencies to the Government and submit in writing to the Administrator of General Services (Attention: MTT), 1800 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20405: (a) An explanation of the test program; (b) If applicable, the specific provisions of the FTR from which the agency is deviating (travel and/or relocation); (c) An analysis of the expected costs and benefits; and (d) A set of criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of the program. No more than 10 travel expense test programs and 10 relocation expense test programs may be conducted at the same time. The following factors will be considered: (a) Potential savings to the Government. (b) Application of results to other agencies. (c) Feasibility of successful implementation. (d) Number of tests, if any, already authorized to the same activity. (e) Whether the request meets the requirements of §300–80.3. (f) Other agency requests under consideration at the time of submission. (g) Uniqueness of proposed test. Yes, if authorized, both test programs may be conducted by the same agency at the same time. None. When authorized by the Administrator of General Services, the agency may pay any necessary travel or relocation expenses in lieu of payments authorized or required under chapters 301 and 302 of this title. The test program may not exceed 24 months from the date the test is authorized to begin. Two reports are required: (a) The Administrator of General Services must submit a copy of an approved test program to Congress at least 30 days before the effective date of the authorized test program. (b) The agency authorized to conduct the test program must submit a report on the results of the test program to the Administrator of General Services (Attention: MTT), 1800 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20405, and to Congress within 3 months after completion of the program. The authority to conduct test programs expires on October 20, 2005.
Title 41: Public Contracts and Property Management
PART 300–80—TRAVEL AND RELOCATION EXPENSES TEST PROGRAMS
Section Contents
§ 300-80.1 What is a travel and relocation expenses test program?
§ 300-80.2 Who may authorize such test programs?
§ 300-80.3 What must be done to apply for test program authority?
§ 300-80.4 How many test programs may be authorized by GSA throughout the government?
§ 300-80.5 What factors will GSA consider in approving a request for a travel or relocation expenses test program?
§ 300-80.6 May the same agency be authorized to test travel and relocation expenses programs at the same time?
§ 300-80.7 What limits are there to test programs?
§ 300-80.8 What is the maximum duration of test programs?
§ 300-80.9 What reports are required for a test program?
§ 300-80.10 When does the authority of GSA to authorize test programs expire?
§ 300-80.1 What is a travel and relocation expenses test program?
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§ 300-80.2 Who may authorize such test programs?
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§ 300-80.3 What must be done to apply for test program authority?
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§ 300-80.4 How many test programs may be authorized by GSA throughout the government?
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§ 300-80.5 What factors will GSA consider in approving a request for a travel or relocation expenses test program?
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§ 300-80.6 May the same agency be authorized to test travel and relocation expenses programs at the same time?
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§ 300-80.7 What limits are there to test programs?
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§ 300-80.8 What is the maximum duration of test programs?
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§ 300-80.9 What reports are required for a test program?
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§ 300-80.10 When does the authority of GSA to authorize test programs expire?
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