131 STAT. 846 PUBLIC LAW 115–34—MAY 16, 2017 

Public Law 115–34 

115th Congress 

An Act 

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

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

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Modernizing Government Travel 

Act’’. 

SEC. 2. FEDERAL EMPLOYEE REIMBURSEMENT FOR USE OF MODERN 

TRAVEL SERVICES. 

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

enactment of this Act, the Administrator of General Services shall 

prescribe regulations under section 5707 of title 5, United States 

Code, to provide for the reimbursement for the use of a transportation network company or innovative mobility technology company 

by any Federal employee traveling on official business under subchapter I of chapter 57 of such title, except that the Director 

of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall 

prescribe such regulations with respect to employees of the judicial 

branch of the Government. 

(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) INNOVATIVE MOBILITY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY.—The 

term ‘‘innovative mobility technology company’’ means an 

organization, including a corporation, limited liability company, 

partnership, sole proprietorship, or any other entity, that 

applies technology to expand and enhance available transportation choices, better manages demand for transportation services, or provides alternatives to driving alone. 

(2) TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANY.—The term 

‘‘transportation network company’’— 

(A) means a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, or other entity, that uses a digital network to connect 

riders to drivers affiliated with the entity in order for 

the driver to transport the rider using a vehicle owned, 

leased, or otherwise authorized for use by the driver to 

a point chosen by the rider; and 

(B) does not include a shared-expense carpool or vanpool arrangement that is not intended to generate profit 

for the driver. 

SEC. 3. REPORT ON TRANSPORTATION COSTS. 

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

to read as follows: 

Deadline. 

Regulations. 

5 USC 5707 note. 

Modernizing 

Government 

Travel Act. 

5 USC 101 note. 

May 16, 2017 

[H.R. 274] 

PUBLIC LAW 115–34—MAY 16, 2017 131 STAT. 847 

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 274: 

SENATE REPORTS: No. 115–31 (Comm. on Homeland Security and Governmental 

Affairs). 

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 163 (2017): 

Jan. 10, considered and passed House. 

May 2, considered and passed Senate. 

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‘‘(c)(1) Not later than November 30 of each year, the head 

of each agency shall submit to the Administrator of General Services, in a format prescribed by the Administrator and approved 

by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget— 

‘‘(A) data on total agency payments for such items as travel 

and transportation of people, average costs and durations of 

trips, and purposes of official travel; 

‘‘(B) data on estimated total agency payments for employee 

relocation; and 

‘‘(C) an analysis of the total costs of transportation service 

by type, and the total number of trips utilizing each transportation type for purposes of official travel. 

‘‘(2) The Administrator of General Services shall make the 

data submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) publicly available upon 

receipt. 

‘‘(3) Not later than January 31 of each year, the Administrator 

of General Services shall submit to the Director of the Office of 

Management and Budget, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives, and the Committee 

on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate— 

‘‘(A) an analysis of the data submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) for the agencies listed in section 901(b) of title 31 

and a survey of such data for each other agency; and 

‘‘(B) a description of any new regulations promulgated or 

changes to existing regulations authorized under this section.’’. 

Approved May 16, 2017. 

Analysis. 

Survey. 

Public 

information. 

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Data.