41 CFR § 302-6.2 - Eligibility for TQSE allowance.

Employees are eligible for a TQSE allowance if their agency has authorized one and the following conditions are met:

(a) The agency authorizes TQSE before occupancy of the temporary quarters begins;

(b) The new official station is located within the United States;

(c) The relocation authorization specifies the number of days allowed to receive TQSE;

(d) The employee has signed a service agreement;

(e) The old and new official stations are at least 50 miles apart (as measured by map distance) via a usually traveled surface route; and

(f) The employee meets the distance test (Note: If a waiver to the distance test is granted, the employee is not eligible for TQSE.).