****OMB Bulletin No. 98-02****
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November 5, 1997

BULLETIN NO. 98-02
TO THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES

SUBJECT: Information on Relocation Expenses for Federal Employees

1. **Purpose.** The purpose of this Bulletin is to provide instructions for preparing information necessary to accurately report the expenses of Federal employee relocation.

2. **Background and authority.** Section 635 of the Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations Act, FY 1998 (P.L. 105-61), directs OMB to require all Federal departments and agencies to report total obligations for the expenses of employee relocation associated with the past, current, and budget years (FY 1997-1999). OMB is required to compile this information in the form of a table, presenting obligations for the expenses of employee relocation for all departments and agencies, and transmit this table to Congress each year as part of the President's annual budget.

3. **Coverage.** This Bulletin applies to all executive branch departments and agencies.

4. **Definitions.** For the purposes of this Bulletin, employee relocation expenses are payments to Federal employees for costs related to permanent change in a workstation; i.e., when the Federal government pays a person to move residence because he or she is assigned to work in a different place; e.g., city, state, or country. All obligations incident to employee relocation authorized under either chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, or section 901 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081; Public Law 96-465), shall be included. These obligations are normally reported as part of the following object classes (OC):
- travel and transportation of persons (OC 2 1);
transportation of things (e.g., movement of household goods, except for storage costs, which are under OC 25.7) OC 22-)

civilian personnel benefits (e.g., various relocation allowances, expenses associated with sale of residence, breaking a lease) OC 12. 1;

military personnel benefits (same as OC 12. 1, except that it applies to military personnel only) OC 12.2; and
operation and maintenance of equipment (includes contractual services for storage and care of vehicles and storage of household goods; but only those associated with relocation) OC 25.7.

5. **Required Materials.** The information should be provided in the format of the attached table (Exhibit A).

6. **Due dates.** The information is due to OMB no later than five days after the MAX data base supporting the FY 1999 Budget is closed to agency input. Agencies should send Exhibit A to the OMB Resource Management Office (RMO) with primary budget responsibility for the agency.

7. **Information contact.** Inquiries concerning this Bulletin may be addressed to the OMB representatvie with primary budget responsibility for the agency.

**Franklin D. Raines***Director*

Attachment

**Exhibit A**
OMB RMO Contact: Extension: Agency Contact: Phone Number:
**Department/Agency: Employee Relocation Expenses**
**Past Year**
**FY 1997****Current Year**
**FY 1998****Budget Year**
**FY 1999****Total***$$$
*obligations in millions of dollars

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