Employees must file a travel claim and provide the following information:

1. (a) Receipts for any lodging expenses and other expenses costing over $75, and an itemized list of expenses and other information (specified in the listing of required standard data elements, and any additional information the agency may specifically require), except:

   1. (1) The employee may aggregate official travel-related expenses incurred at the TDY location for authorized telephone calls, transit system fares, and parking meter fees, except any individual expenses costing over $75 must be listed separately.
   2. (2) When the employee is authorized a reduced per diem rate for lodging, the employee must state the reduced daily rate the agency authorized.
   3. (3) When the employee is authorized a reduced per diem rate for M&IE, the employee must state the reduced daily rate the agency authorized.
   4. (4) The agency may choose whether or not to require itemization of M&IE when a reduced M&IE rate is authorized.
   5. (5) Receipts must be retained for 6 years as prescribed by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) under General Records Schedule 1.1, item 010 (https://www.archives.gov/files/records-mgmt/grs/grs01-1.pdf).
   6. (6) The employee must submit a travel claim within 5 working days after trip completion or period of travel; or at most every 30 days for if the employee is on a continuous travel status unless the agency administratively requires submission within a shorter timeframe.
   7. (7) The agency may exempt an expenditure from the receipt requirement because the expenditure is confidential.
2. (b) Type of leave and the number of hours of leave for each day.
3. (c) The date of arrival and departure from the TDY station.
4. (d) Evidence of the employee's necessary travel expenses including any necessary special authorizations.