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|March 1, 1999 
 
BULLETIN NO. 99-02 
 
TO THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES 
 
SUBJECT: Congressional Report on International Travel For FY 1998 
 
1. **Purpose**. The purpose of this Bulletin is to collect information on international travel expenditures and 
numbers of individuals who traveled internationally in FY 1998. 
 
2. **Background and authority**. Section 2505(g) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 
Years 1998 and 1999 (part of the Omnibus P.L. 105-277), states "Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the President shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report describing-- 
 
(1) the total Federal expenditure of all official international travel in each Executive branch agency 
during the previous fiscal year; and 
 
(2) the total number of individuals in each agency who engaged in such travel."The report for FY 1998 is due on April 19, 1999. 
 
3. **Coverage**. This Bulletin applies to all Executive branch departments and agencies. 
 
4. **Definitions**. 
 
"International Travel" is all travel between the United States and other nations, and travel between other 
nations. United States refers to the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, and all territories. 
 
"Expenditures" refers to the total obligations incurred and reported in Object Class 21, travel and 
transportation of persons, for international travel in FY 1998. This includes all instances when the 
Federal government pays directly or reimburses the traveler. This does not include payments by 
contractors or grantees. In addition, this does not include expenses related to the relocation of Federal 
employees (e.g. permanent change of station). 
 
"Individuals" refers to the total number of people (not full time equivalents) who engaged in international 
travel in FY 1998. This specifically refers to number of individuals, as opposed to the number of trips 
individuals take (e.g. a person who takes two international trips is one individual). 
 
5. **Required materials**. The information should be provided in the format of the attached table (Exhibit 
A). 
 
6. **Due dates**. The information is due to OMB no later than March 12, 1999. Agencies should send 
Exhibit A to the OMB Resource Management Office (RMO) with primary budget responsibility for the 
agency. 
 
7. **Information contact**. Inquiries concerning this Bulletin may be addressed to the OMB 
representative with primary budget responsibility for the agency. 
 
Jacob J. LewDirectorAttachment 
Exhibit A
 
Congressional Report on International Travel 
 
Agency Name: 
 
Agency Contact/Phone: 
 
Date: 
Total obligations ($ in millions): 
 
Total number of individuals: 



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