Increase in Temporary Quarters Reimbursement

An interpretation was requested as to the effective date for an increase in reimbursement for temporary quarters subsistence expenses. This date is governed by the effective date of the statute raising the maximum per diem rates rather than by the effective date of the regulations raising the per diem rates for temporary duty travel. When the Federal travel regulations were amended to increase the maximum per diem allowance for travel inside the United States, the applicable provisions governing reimbursement for temporary quarters were not similarly amended. Increases in the per diem rates for temporary duty travel are not automatic but require administrative action before the increases become effective. Accordingly, the effective date for the increase of temporary quarters reimbursement is the effective date of Public Law 96-346, September 10, 1980.