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Chapter 304—Payment of Travel Expenses From a Non-Federal Source

Subchapter A—Employee’s Acceptance of Payment From a Non-Federal Source for Travel Expenses

Part 304-1—Authority

§304-1.1—To whom do the pronouns “I”, “you”, and their variants refer throughout this part?
§304-1.2—Under what authority may I accept payment of travel expenses from a non-Federal source?

Part 304-2—Definitions

§304-2.1—What definitions apply to this chapter?

Part 304-3—Employee Responsibility

Subpart A—General

§304-3.1—To whom do the pronouns “I”, “you”, and their variants refer throughout this part?
§304-3.2—What is the purpose of this part?
§304-3.3—May my agency or I accept payment for travel expenses to a meeting from a non-Federal source?
§304-3.4—What payments may my agency or I accept from a non-Federal source?
§304-3.5—May I solicit payment of my travel expenses from a non-Federal source to attend a meeting?
§304-3.6—May I inform a non-Federal source of my agency’s authority to accept payment for travel expenses to attend a meeting?
§304-3.7—What must I do if I am contacted directly by a non-Federal source offering to pay my travel expenses to attend a meeting?
§304-3.8—Must I adhere to the provisions of the Fly America Act when I receive air transportation to a meeting furnished or paid by a non-Federal source?
§304-3.9—May I use business-class accommodations when a non-Federal source pays in full for my transportation expenses to attend a meeting?
§304-3.10—May I use first-class common carrier accommodations when a non-Federal source pays in full for my transportation expenses to attend a meeting?
§304-3.11—Am I limited to the maximum subsistence allowances (per diem, actual expense, or conference lodging) prescribed in applicable travel regulations for travel expenses paid by a non-Federal source?
§304-3.12—Must I receive advance approval from my agency before I perform travel paid by a non-Federal source to attend a meeting?
§304-3.13—After I begin travel to a meeting, what should I do if a non-Federal source offers to pay for one or more of my travel expenses without my or my agency’s prior knowledge?
§304-3.14—May a non-Federal source pay for my spouse to accompany me to a meeting?
§304-3.15—Must I provide my agency with information about any payment I receive on its behalf?

Subpart B—Reimbursement Claims

§304-3.16—What must I submit to my agency for reimbursement when a non-Federal source pays all or part of my travel expenses to attend a meeting?

Subpart C—Reports

§304-3.17—If I am required to file a confidential or public financial disclosure report, must I report travel payments I receive from a non-Federal source on that report?

Subpart D—Penalties

§304-3.18—What happens if I accept a payment from a non-Federal source that is in violation of this part?

Subpart E—Relation to Other Authorities

§304-3.19—Are there other situations when I may accept payment from a non-Federal source for my travel expenses?

Subchapter B—Agency Requirements

Part 304-4—Authority

§304-4.1—To whom do the pronouns “we”, “you”, and their variants refer throughout this part?
§304-4.2—What is the purpose of this part?
§304-4.3—Under what other authority may we accept payment for travel expenses from a non-Federal source?

Part 304-5—Agency Responsibilities

§304-5.1—When may we accept payment from a non-Federal source for travel to a meeting or authorize an employee to accept payment on our behalf?
§304-5.2—Who must approve acceptance of payment from a non-Federal source for travel expenses to a meeting?
§304-5.3—What does our approving official need to consider before authorizing acceptance of payment from a non-Federal source for travel expenses for a meeting?
§304-5.4—May we authorize an employee to exceed the maximum subsistence allowances (per diem, actual expense, or conference lodging) prescribed in applicable travel regulations where we have authorized acceptance of payment from a non-Federal source for such allowances?
§304-5.5—May we authorize an employee to travel by business-class common carrier accommodations if we accept payment in full from a non-Federal source for such transportation expenses?
§304-5.6—May we authorize an employee to travel by first-class common carrier accommodations if we accept payment in full from a non-Federal source for such transportation expenses?
§304-5.7—May we authorize acceptance of payment from more than one non-Federal source for a single trip?

Part 304-6—Payment Guidelines

Subpart A—General

§304-6.1—May we accept a monetary payment in the form of cash from a non-Federal source?
§304-6.2—What should we do if a non-Federal source does not pay the full cost for expenses that an employee will incur during travel?
§304-6.3—What happens if an employee accepts payment from a non-Federal source that is in violation of this part?

Subpart B—Reports

§304-6.4—What form must we use to report payments received by the agency from non-Federal sources?
§304-6.5—What guidelines must we follow when using the Standard Form (SF) 326?

Subpart C—Valuation

§304-6.6—How do we determine the value of payments in kind that are to be reported on Standard Form (SF) 326?
§304-6.7—Must we report on the Standard Form (SF) 326 any information that is protected from disclosure by statute?
§304-6.8—Will the reports be made available for public inspection?
§304-6.9—Does acceptance by OGE of the Standard Form (SF) 326 constitute a determination by OGE that the data submitted is adequate or a concurrence by OGE in the agency’s conflict of interest analysis?

Subchapter C—Acceptance of Payments for Training

Part 304-7—Authority/Applicability

§304-7.1—What is the purpose of this subchapter?
§304-7.2—To whom does this subchapter apply?
§304-7.3—Who is exempt from this subchapter?

Part 304-8—Definitions

§304-8.1—For the purpose of this subchapter, who is a donor?

Part 304-9—Contributions and Awards

§304-9.1—To whom do the pronouns “I”, “you”, and their variants refer throughout this part?
§304-9.2—May we allow an employee to accept contributions and awards pertaining to training and payments incident to attendance at meetings under this subchapter?
§304-9.3—May we pay an employee for expenses that are fully reimbursed by a donor for training in a non-Government facility, or travel expenses incident to attendance at a meeting?
§304-9.4—May we reimburse an employee for training expenses that are not fully paid by a donor?
§304-9.5—What if the employee is compensated by a donor and by us for the same expenses?
§304-9.6—Must we reduce an employee’s reimbursement when a donor pays for items for which we are not authorized to reimburse the employee?
§304-9.7—Must we obtain data from employees or donors for all expenses received?
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