Reimbursement for allowable HSTA subsistence expenses terminates on the earliest of the following dates: (1) The date the employee or any family member occupies permanent residence quarters (however see exception at DSSR 252.3b(1) when HHE/HHG haven’t arrived; (2) The date the employee departs from the U.S. post on transfer, or the effective date of transfer when the employee is absent from the U.S. post at the time the transfer order is issued and does not return to the U.S. post before proceeding to his/her new foreign post; or (3) The date of the employee’s separation from government service (DSSR 252.3b).