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The General Services Administration is amending the Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) parts 300-3, 302-2, 302-3, 302-12, 302-15, and 302-17 to extend eligibility for the Withholding Tax Allowance (WTA) and Relocation Income Tax Allowance (RITA) in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 5724b, as amended by both section 1114 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 (Pub. L. 116-92) and section 1121 of the NDAA for FY 2021. Accordingly, this proposed rule updates the FTR to reflect the statutory expansion of eligibility for WTA and RITA to include, among others, individuals not previously eligible for WTA and RITA e.g., new appointees including political appointees, employees returning from an overseas assignment for the purpose of separation from Government service, Senior Executive Service employees eligible for last move home” entitlements, and those assigned under the Government Employees Training Act. The proposed rule will also correct certain mandatory and discretionary relocation entitlements depending on an individual’s type of movement.