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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 407 

To direct the Secretary of Defense to determine and disclose the costs incurred in taking a Member, officer, or employee of Congress on a trip 

outside the United States so that such costs may be included in any 

report the Member, officer, or employee is required to file with respect 

to the trip under applicable law or rules of the House of Representatives 

or Senate. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 24, 2011 

Mr. JONES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 

each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Defense to determine and disclose 

the costs incurred in taking a Member, officer, or employee of Congress on a trip outside the United States 

so that such costs may be included in any report the 

Member, officer, or employee is required to file with 

respect to the trip under applicable law or rules of the 

House of Representatives or Senate. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. DETERMINATION AND DISCLOSURE OF TRANS2 PORTATION COSTS INCURRED BY SEC3 RETARY OF DEFENSE FOR CONGRESSIONAL 

4 TRIPS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. 

5 (a) DETERMINATION AND DISCLOSURE OF COSTS BY

6 SECRETARY.—In the case of a trip taken by a Member, 

7 officer, or employee of the House of Representatives or 

8 Senate in carrying out official duties outside the United 

9 States for which the Department of Defense provides 

10 transportation, the Secretary of Defense shall— 

11 (1) determine the cost of the transportation 

12 provided with respect to the Member, officer, or em13 ployee; and 

14 (2) provide the Member, officer, or employee 

15 with a written statement of the cost not later than 

16 10 days after completion of the trip involved. 

17 (b) INCLUSION OF INFORMATION IN TRAVEL RE18 PORTS.—Any Member, officer, or employee of the House 

19 of Representatives or Senate who takes a trip to which 

20 subsection (a) applies shall include the information con21 tained in the written statement provided to the Member, 

22 officer, or employee under subsection (a)(2) with respect 

23 to the trip in any report that the Member, officer, or em24 ployee is required to file with respect to the trip under 

25 any provision of law and under any provision of the Rules 


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1 of the House of Representatives or the Standing Rules of 

2 the Senate (as the case may be). 

3 (c) EXCEPTIONS.—This section does not apply with 

4 respect to any trip the sole purpose of which is to visit 

5 one or more United States military installations or to visit 

6 United States military personnel in a war zone (or both). 

7 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 

8 (1) MEMBER.—The term ‘‘Member’’, with re9 spect to the House of Representatives, includes a 

10 Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress. 

11 (2) UNITED STATES.—The term ‘‘United 

12 States’’ means the several States, the District of Co13 lumbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Com14 monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the 

15 Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and any 

16 other territory or possession of the United States. 

17 SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

18 This Act shall apply with respect to trips taken on 

19 or after the date of the enactment of this Act, except that 

20 this Act does not apply with respect to any trip which 

21 began prior to such date. 

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