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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 78 

To provide for reimbursement for the use of modern travel services by Federal 

employees traveling on official Government business, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 10, 2017 

Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. CARPER, Mr. BOOKER, and Mr. 

JOHNSON) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

A BILL 

To provide for reimbursement for the use of modern travel 

services by Federal employees traveling on official Government business, and for other purposes. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Modernizing Govern5 ment Travel Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FEDERAL EMPLOYEE REIMBURSEMENT FOR USE 

7 OF MODERN TRAVEL SERVICES. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

9 date of enactment of this Act— 


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1 (1) the Administrator of General Services shall 

2 prescribe regulations under section 5707 of title 5, 

3 United States Code, to provide for the reimburse4 ment for the use of a transportation network com5 pany or innovative mobility technology company by 

6 a Federal employee traveling on official business 

7 under subchapter I of chapter 57 of such title; and 

8 (2) the Director of the Administrative Office of 

9 the United States Courts shall prescribe such regu10 lations with respect to the reimbursement of employ11 ees of the judicial branch of the Government. 

12 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

13 (1) INNOVATIVE MOBILITY TECHNOLOGY COM14 PANY.—The term ‘‘innovative mobility technology 

15 company’’ means an organization, including a cor16 poration, limited liability company, partnership, sole 

17 proprietorship, or any other entity, that applies tech18 nology to expand and enhance available transpor19 tation choices, better manage demand for transpor20 tation services, or provide alternatives to driving 

21 alone. 

22 (2) TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANY.— 

23 The term ‘‘transportation network company’’— 

24 (A) means a corporation, partnership, sole 

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1 ital network to connect riders to drivers affili2 ated with the entity in order for the driver to 

3 transport the rider using a vehicle owned, 

4 leased, or otherwise authorized for use by the 

5 driver to a point chosen by the rider; and 

6 (B) does not include a shared-expense car7 pool or vanpool arrangement that is not in8 tended to generate profit for the driver. 

9 SEC. 3. REPORT ON TRANSPORTATION COSTS. 

10 Section 5707(c) of title 5, United States Code, is 

11 amended to read as follows: 

12 ‘‘(c)(1) Not later than November 31 of each year, the 

13 head of each agency shall submit to the Administrator of 

14 General Services, in a format prescribed by the Adminis15 trator and approved by the Director of the Office of Man16 agement and Budget— 

17 ‘‘(A) data on total agency payments for such 

18 items as travel and transportation of people, average 

19 costs and durations of trips, and purposes of official 

20 travel; 

21 ‘‘(B) data on estimated total agency payments 

22 for employee relocation; and 

23 ‘‘(C) an analysis of— 

24 ‘‘(i) the total costs of transportation serv25 ice by type; and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) the total number of trips using each 

2 transportation type for purposes of official trav3 el. 

4 ‘‘(2) The Administrator of General Services shall 

5 make the data and analyses submitted under paragraph 

6 (1) publically available upon receipt. 

7 ‘‘(3) Not later than January 31 of each year, the Ad8 ministrator of General Services shall submit to the Direc9 tor of the Office of Management and Budget, the Com10 mittee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House 

11 of Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Se12 curity and Government Affairs of the Senate— 

13 ‘‘(A) an examination of the data and analyses sub14 mitted under paragraph (1) for the agencies listed in sec15 tion 901(b) of title 31; 

16 ‘‘(B) a survey of such data and analyses for each 

17 agency not listed in section 901(b) of title 31; and 

18 ‘‘(C) a description of any regulations promulgated, or 

19 changes to regulations promulgated, under this section 

20 during the previous year.’’. 

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