An Act to amend the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946, as amended, to provide for reimbursement of certain moving expenses of employees, and to authorize payment of expenses for storage of household goods and personal effects of employees assigned to isolated duty stations within the continental United States
PL 89-516 (H.R.10607), enacted 07/21/1966

80 
STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 89-516-JULY 21, 1966 
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Public Law 89-516 
AN ACT 
To amend the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946, as amended, to provide for 
reimbursement of certain moving expenses of employees, and to authorize 
payment of expenses for storage of household goods and personal effects of 
employees assigned to isolated duty stations within the continental United 
States. 
July 21, 1966 
[H. R. 10607] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That (a) subsection 
(a) of section 1 of the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 
806, as amended; 5 U.S.C. 73b-l(a)), is amended by— 
(1) striking the words "the Act of February 14, 1931" appear-
ing in the first parentheses contained therein, and inserting in lieu 
thereof "section 4 of the Travel Expense Act of 1949 (63 Stat. 166, 
as amended; 5 U.S.C. 837)"; 
(2) striking the word "seven" appearing in the second paren-
theses contained therein, and inserting in lieu thereof the word 
"eleven"; 
(3) striking out the first proviso contained therein the words 
"the Subsistence Expense Act of 1926 (5 U.S.C. 828)" and insert-
ing in lieu thereof the words "section 5 of the Travel Expense Act 
of 1949 (63 Stat. 166, as amended; 5 U.S.C. 838)". 
(b) Subsection (b) of section 1 of the Administrative Expenses 
Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 807, as amended; 5 U.S.C. 73b-l (b)), is amended 
by adding the following words immediately before the period at the 
end of the first sentence in the subsection ", except that.payment of 
actual expenses may be made whenever, under regulations prescribed 
by the President, the head of the agency determines that such method 
of payment is more economical to the Government." 
SEC. 2. The Administrative Expenses Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 806), 
as amended, is further amended by adding the following new sections: 
"SEC. 23. Under such regulations as the President may prescribe and 
to the extent deemed necessary and appropriate, as provided therein, 
appropriations or other funds available to the departments for ad-
ministrative expenses shall be available for the reimbursement of all 
or part of the following expenses of officers or employees for whom 
the Government pays expenses of travel and transportation under 
subsection (a) of section 1 of this Act: 
"(1) The expenses of per diem allowance in lieu of the subsistence 
expenses of the immediate family of the officer or employee whiile en 
route between his old and new official stations, not in excess of the 
maximum per diem rates prescribed in or pursuant to section 3 of the 
Travel Expense Act of 1949 (63 Stat. 166, as amended; 5 U.S.C. 836). 
"(2) The expenses of per diem allowance in lieu of subsistence of 
the officer or employee and his spouse, not in excess of the maximum 
per diem rates prescribed in the Travel Expense Act of 1949 (63 
Stat. 166, as amended; 5 U.S.C. 836), and the expenses of transporta-
tion to seek permanent residence quarters at a new official station when 
both the old and new stations are located within the continental United 
States, excluding Alaska, provided that such expenses may be allowed 
only for one round trip in connection with each change of station of 
the officer or employee. 
"(3) The subsistence expenses of the officer or employee and his 
immediate family for a period of thirty days while occupying tem-
porary quarters when the new official station is located within the 
L^nited States (including the District of Columbia, its territories and 
possessions, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the Canal Zone: 
Provided^ That the period of residence in temporary quarters may 
Administrative 
Expenses Act of 
1946, amend-
ments. 
46 Stat. 1103; 
63 Stat. 167. 
44 Stat. 688; 
63 Stat. 167. 
Administrative 
expenses funds, 
availability for 
certain other 
costs. 
Per diem. 
Locating resi-
dence. 
Temporary 
quarters. 
Sale of resi-
dence. 
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PUBLIC LAW 89-516-JULY 21. 1966 
[80 STAT. 
be extended for an additional thirty days when the officer or employee 
moves to or from Hawaii, Alaska, the territories and possessions, the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Eico, and the Canal Zone: Provided 
fur-
ther^ That reimbursement for subsistence expenses actually incurred 
may not exceed an amount determined from such average daily rates 
per person as may be prescribed in such regulations, but not in excess 
of the maximum per diem rates prescribed in or pursuant to section 
3 of the Travel Expense Act of 1949 (63 Stat. 166, as amended; 5 
U.S.C. 836), for the localities in which the temporary quarters are 
located, for the first ten days of such period, two-thirds of such rates 
for the second ten days, and one-half for the balance of such period, 
including the additional thirty days. 
"(4) The expenses of the sale of the residence (or the settlement 
of an unexpired lease) of the officer or employee at the old official 
station and purchase of a home at the new official station required to 
be paid by him when the old and new official stations are located within 
the United States (including the District of Columbia), its territories 
and possessions, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the Can£\,l 
Zone, but reimbursement for brokerage fees on the sale of the residence 
and other expenses under this subsection shall not exceed those cus-
tomarily charged in the locality where the residence is located and no 
reimbursement shall be made for losses on the sale of the residence. 
This provision applies regardless of whether the title to the residence 
or the unexpired lease is m the name of the officer or employee alone, 
in the joint names of the officer or employee and a member of his im-
mediate family, or in the name of a member of his immediate family 
alone. 
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"SEC. 24. Under such regulations as the President may prescribe 
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and to the extent deemed necessary and appropriate, as provided 
therein, and notwithstanding other reimbursement authorized under 
this Act, an officer or employee who is reimbursed under section 1(a) 
or section 23 of this Act shall, if he has an immediate family, receive 
an amount not to exceed two weeks' basic compensation, or, if he does 
not have an immediate family, an amount not to exceed one week's 
basic compensation: Provided, That such amounts shall not exceed 
amounts determined from the maximum rate of grade GS-13 in the 
Ante, p. 288 
General Schedule of the Classification Act of 1949, as amended. 
"SEC. 25. Under such regulations as the President may prescribe— 
storage. 
''''{^) Wlieucver any civilian officer or employee (including any new 
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appointee in accordance with section 7(b) of this Act, as amended) 
is assigned to a permanent duty station at an isolated location in the 
continental United States, excluding Alaska, to which he cannot 
take or at which he is unable to use his household goods and personal 
effects because of the absence of residence quarters at such location, 
nontemporary storage expenses or storage at Government expense in 
Government-owned facilities (including related transportation and 
ether expenses), whichever is more economical, may be allowed such 
officer or employee under regulations issued by the head of the Execu-
tive Department or agency concerned. In no instance shall the weight 
of the property stored under this subsection, together with the weight 
transported under section 1 or section 7(b) of this Act, exceed the total 
maximum weight the officer or employee would be entitled to have 
moved, and the period of nontemporary storage shall not exceed three 
years. 
"(b) This section does not authorize reimbursement to officers and 
employees traveling under orders issued more than sixty days prior 
to the effective date of this section. 
"SEC. 26. Under such regulations as the President may prescribe and 
60 Stat. 80 6. 
5 u s e 73b-1. 
Transfers be-
tween depart-
ments, 
notwithstanding the provisions of the fourth proviso of section 1(a) 
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PUBLIC LAW 89.517-JULY 23, 1966 
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of this Act, in transfers between departments for reasons of reduction 
in force or transfer of function, expenses authorized under section 1, 
subsections (a) and (b) and subsections (e) and (f) other than ex-
penses authorized in connection with transfers to foreign countries, 
and under sections 23 and 24 of this Act may be paid in whole or in 
part by the department from which the officer or employee is trans-
ferred or by the department to which he is transferred, as may be 
agreed upon by the heads of the departments concerned. 
"SEC. 27. Under such regulations as the President may prescribe, 
a former officer or employee separated by reason of reduction in force 
or transfer of function who is reemployed within one year of the date 
of such separation by a nontemporary appointment at a different geo-
graphical location from that where such separation occurred may be 
allowed and paid the expenses authorized by section 1 of this Act, 
and may receive the benefits authorized by sections 23 and 24 of this 
Act, in the same manner as though he had been transferred to the 
location of reemployment from the location where separated in the 
interest of the Government without a break in service. 
"SEC. 28. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) and 
(b) of section 1, and of sections 23, 24, 25, and 27 of this Act, the 
travel and transportation expenses, including storage of household 
goods and personal effects, and other relocation allowances shall not 
be allowed thereunder when a civilian officer or employee is trans-
ferred within the continental United States, excluding Alaska, unless 
and until such officer or employee shall agree in writing to remain in 
the Government service for twelve months following his transfer, 
unless separated for reasons beyond his control and acceptable to the 
department or agency concerned. In case of violation or such agree-
mentj any moneys expended by the United States under said sections 
of this Act on account of such officer or employee shall be recoverable 
from him as a debt due the United States." 
SEC. 3. Regulations under this Act shall be prescribed within ninety 
days following the date of enactment but shall be retroactive to such 
date. 
Approved July 21, 1966. 
6 0 Stat. 608; 
74 Stat. 796, 
797. 
5 u s e 73b-l, 
Separations. 
Conditions. 
Effective date. 
Public Law 89-517 
AN ACT 
July 23,1966 
'To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to accept a donation by the State 
[H. R. 9599] 
of Indiana of the George Rogers Clark Memorial for establishment as the 
George Rogers Clark National Historical Park, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Secretary 
of the Interior is authorized to accept the donation by the State of 
Indiana of approximately seventeen acres of land comprising the 
George Rogers Clark Memorial in Vincennes, Indiana, for establish-
ment and administration as the George Rogers Clark National His-
torical Park. 
SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Interior may enter into cooperative 
agreements with the owners of property in Vincennes, Indiana, histor-
ically associated with George Rogers Clark and the Northwest Terri-
tory for the inclusion of such property in the George Rogers Clark 
National Historical Park. 
Under such agreements the Secretary may 
assist in the preservation, renewal, and interpretation of the property. 
SEC. 3. The Secretary of the Interior shall administer, protect, 
develop, and maintain the George Rogers Clark National Historical 
Park in accordance with the provisions of the Act of August 25,1916 
(39 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), as amended and supplemented. 
Approved July 23, 1966. 
George Rogers 
Clark National 
Historical Paric, 
Ind. 
Administration,