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1. What is the purpose of this bulletin? This bulletin informs Federal agencies of changes to the FTR relocation MEA lump sum amounts.
2. What is the background of this bulletin? The GSA published an FTR amendment in the Federal Register on January 15, 2025 (90 FR 3706) specifying that the relocation MEA lump sum amounts would be removed from the FTR and published in an FTR bulletin on an intermittent basis. This FTR bulletin establishes the relocation MEA lump sum amounts. Moving forward, GSA will publish FTR bulletins to update the relocation MEA lump sum amounts, as needed, based on changes to the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
3. What changes occurred for the relocation MEA lump sum amount under FTR § 302-16.6? GSA reviewed the “CPI-All Urban Consumers” index for years 2012 through 2024 which increased by over 33.8% to establish the new amounts. The new relocation MEA lump sum amounts are $905 or the equivalent of one week’s basic gross pay, whichever is the lesser amount, for an employee without immediate family members relocating with them, and $1,810 or the equivalent of two week’s basic gross pay, whichever is the lesser amount, for an employee with immediate family members relocating with them.
4. What is the effective date and applicable date of this bulletin? This bulletin is effective upon the date of signature and retroactively applies to travel authorized on or after January 15, 2025 that meets the conditions at FTR § 302-16.2 for relocation MEA eligibility.
5. When does this bulletin expire? This bulletin will remain in effect until explicitly canceled or superseded.
6. Whom should I contact for further information regarding this bulletin? Contact Mr. Rick Miller at 202-501-3822, Office of Government-wide Policy or by email at travelpolicy@gsa.gov. Please cite GSA FTR Bulletin 25-05.
By delegation of the Administrator of General Services,
Mehul Parekh
Acting Associate Administrator
Office of Government-wide Policy
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Rates are available between 10/1/2023 and 09/30/2026.
The End Date of your trip can not occur before the Start Date.
Traveler reimbursement is based on the location of the work activities and not the accommodations, unless lodging is not available at the work activity, then the agency may authorize the rate where lodging is obtained.
Unless otherwise specified, the per diem locality is defined as "all locations within, or entirely surrounded by, the corporate limits of the key city, including independent entities located within those boundaries."
Per diem localities with county definitions shall include"all locations within, or entirely surrounded by, the corporate limits of the key city as well as the boundaries of the listed counties, including independent entities located within the boundaries of the key city and the listed counties (unless otherwise listed separately)."
When a military installation or Government - related facility(whether or not specifically named) is located partially within more than one city or county boundary, the applicable per diem rate for the entire installation or facility is the higher of the rates which apply to the cities and / or counties, even though part(s) of such activities may be located outside the defined per diem locality.
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