# 5 C.F.R. § 792.206 (2026): Payment of subsidies

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T5_P792_S792_206

## Section

- **Citation:** 5 C.F.R. § 792.206 (2026)
- **Heading:** Payment of subsidies
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 5 CFR: Administrative Personnel / Chapter I: OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT / Part 792: FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' HEALTH, COUNSELING, AND WORK/LIFE PROGRAMS / Subpart B: Agency Use of Appropriated Funds for Child Care Costs for Lower Income Employees / § 792.206: § 792.206   Payment of subsidies.

## Text

(a) Payment of child care subsidies must be made directly to child care providers, unless one of the following exceptions applies:
(1) In overseas locations, the agency may pay the employee if the provider deals only in foreign currency.
(2) In unique circumstances, an agency may obtain written permission from OPM to pay the employee directly.
(b) An agency may make advance payments to a child care provider in certain circumstances, such as when the provider requires payment up to one month in advance of rendering services. An agency may not make advance payments for more than one month before the employee receives child care services except where an agency has contracted with another entity to administer the child care subsidy program, in which case the agency may advance payments to the entity administering the program as long as the requirements in § 792.205(b) are met.

## Nearby sections

- [5 C.F.R. § 792.201 (2026) § 792.201   Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T5_P792_S792_201.md)
- [5 C.F.R. § 792.202 (2026) § 792.202   Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T5_P792_S792_202.md)
- [5 C.F.R. § 792.203 (2026) § 792.203   Child care subsidy programs; eligibility.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T5_P792_S792_203.md)
- [5 C.F.R. § 792.204 (2026) § 792.204   Agency responsibilities; reporting requirement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T5_P792_S792_204.md)
- [5 C.F.R. § 792.205 (2026) § 792.205   Administration of child care subsidy programs.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T5_P792_S792_205.md)
- [5 C.F.R. § 792.206 (2026) § 792.206   Payment of subsidies.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T5_P792_S792_206.md)

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