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106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 5605

To require that the same transit pass transportation fringe benefits that

are currently being offered to certain executive branch employees in

the National Capital Region be extended to other similarly situated

Federal employees.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

OCTOBER 30, 2000

Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. DAVIS of Virginia,

Mr. HOYER, Mrs. MORELLA, Ms. NORTON, Mr. WOLF, and Mr. WYNN)

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on

Government Reform

A BILL

To require that the same transit pass transportation fringe

benefits that are currently being offered to certain executive branch employees in the National Capital Region

be extended to other similarly situated Federal employees.

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

3 SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF BENEFITS.

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Effective as of the first day of the

5 next fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of

6 this Act, each covered agency shall implement a program
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1 under which all qualified Federal employees serving in or

2 under such agency shall be offered transit pass transpor3 tation fringe benefits, as described in subsection (b).

4 (b) BENEFITS DESCRIBED.—The benefits described

5 in this subsection are, as of any given date, the transit

6 pass transportation fringe benefits which, under section

7 2 of Executive Order 13150, are then currently required

8 to be offered by Federal agencies in the National Capital

9 Region.

10 (c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this Act—

11 (1) the term ‘‘covered agency’’ means any agen12 cy, to the extent of its facilities in the National Cap13 ital Region;

14 (2) the term ‘‘agency’’ means any agency (as

15 defined by 7905(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code)

16 not otherwise covered by section 2 of Executive

17 Order 13150, the United States Postal Service, and

18 the Postal Rate Commission;

19 (3) the term ‘‘National Capital Region’’ in20 cludes the District of Columbia and every county or

21 other geographic area covered by section 2 of Execu22 tive Order 13150;

23 (4) the term ‘‘Executive Order 13150’’ refers to

24 Executive Order 13150 (65 Fed. Reg. 24613, relat25 ing to Federal workforce transportation);
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1 (5) the term ‘‘Federal agency’’ is used in the

2 same way that such term is used in section 2 of Ex3 ecutive Order 13150; and

4 (6) any determination as to whether or not one

5 is a ‘‘qualified Federal employee’’ shall be made ap6 plying the same criteria as would apply under sec7 tion 2 of Executive Order 13150.

8 (d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec9 tion shall be considered to require that a covered agency—

10 (1) terminate any program or benefits in exist11 ence on the date of enactment of this Act, or post12 pone any plans to implement (before the effective

13 date referred to in subsection (a)) any program or

14 benefits permitted or required under any other pro15 vision of law; or

16 (2) discontinue (on or after the effective date

17 referred to in subsection (a)) any program or bene18 fits referred to in paragraph (1), so long as such

19 program or benefits satisfy the requirements of sub20 sections (a)–(c).

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