Agencies must authorize payment of expenses when the employee, at the time of death, was:

1. (a) On official travel status away from the official station;
2. (b) Performing official duties OCONUS or in transit;
3. (c) Reassigned away from their actual place of residence under a mandatory mobility agreement;
4. (d) In direct support of or directly related to a military operation, including a contingency operation, or an operation in response to an emergency declared by the President as provided in § 303-70.600; or
5. (e) Performing official duties as determined by the head of agency and was a covered employee as provided in § 303-70.700.