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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3934 

To amend title 5, United States Code, to require at least biennial review 

of the per diem allowances and the maximum reimbursement amounts 

established for official travel by Federal employees to localities that 

include, or that are adjacent to localities that include, certain military 

installations. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 27, 2009 

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

on Oversight and Government Reform 

A BILL 

To amend title 5, United States Code, to require at least 

biennial review of the per diem allowances and the maximum reimbursement amounts established for official 

travel by Federal employees to localities that include, 

or that are adjacent to localities that include, certain 

military installations. 

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. PERIODIC REVIEW OF CERTAIN PER DIEM AL2 LOWANCES AND MAXIMUM REIMBURSEMENT 

3 AMOUNTS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5707 of title 5, United 

5 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘(d)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 

8 section, the Administrator of General Services shall, at 

9 least every 2 years, conduct periodic investigations to re10 view per diem allowances and maximum reimbursement 

11 amounts under section 5702 for covered localities. 

12 ‘‘(2) Based on the results of each investigation under 

13 paragraph (1), the Administrator shall determine the ap14 propriate per diem allowances and maximum reimburse15 ment amounts for covered localities. 

16 ‘‘(3) The Administrator shall report the respective al17 lowances and amounts determined under this subsection 

18 to Congress not later than 5 days after the Administrator 

19 makes a determination under paragraph (2). Each such 

20 report shall be printed in the Federal Register. 

21 ‘‘(4) The per diem allowances and maximum reim22 bursement amounts that apply with respect to covered lo23 calities under regulations prescribed under this subsection 

24 shall be adjusted no earlier than 30 days following the 

25 submission of each report under paragraph (3). 

26 ‘‘(5) For purposes of this subsection— 


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1 ‘‘(A) the term ‘covered locality’ means a locality 

2 (as referred to in section 5702(a)(2)) that includes, 

3 or is adjacent to a locality that includes, a military 

4 installation described in subparagraph (B); 

5 ‘‘(B) a military installation described in this 

6 subparagraph is any military installation, as defined 

7 in section 2801(c) of title 10, within the continental 

8 United States; and 

9 ‘‘(C) 2 localities shall be considered adjacent to 

10 one another if any part of one locality is within 50 

11 miles of any part of the other locality.’’. 

12 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The Administrator of Gen13 eral Services shall issue regulations setting forth adjusted 

14 per diem allowances and maximum reimbursement rates, 

15 in accordance with the amendment made by subsection 

16 (a), beginning not later than the close of the fiscal year 

17 next beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

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