The proposed rules would make various technical changes to the existing reimbursement methods. Image: Mark Gomez/Shutterstock.com
By: FEDweek StaffThe GSA has proposed rules to set up a new form of reimbursing federal employees for living costs associated with temporary housing, saying it expects it would become the preferred method to the two methods currently used.
A May 23 Federal Register notice addresses “temporary quarters subsistence expenses” payable for short-term assignments such as for disaster response, or during permanent relocations in the government’s interest. Currently, eligible employees are reimbursed either for their actual expenses up to a limit or under a lump-sum reimbursement method.
The GSA said the proposed “temporary quarters subsistence expenses-lodgings-plus” system would produce “a more efficient process for the traveler, travel examiner, and certifying official and would significantly reduce the administrative burden of maintaining, submitting, and reviewing all subsistence expenses receipts and claims, other than the required lodging receipt.”
“The reduced administrative burden should increase employee satisfaction with the relocation process, which is important for current employee recruitment and retention purposes,” it said.
The proposed rules with a 60-day comment period also would make various technical changes to the existing reimbursement methods, which would remain available as an option.
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