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Union Calendar No. 599 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5625 

[Report No. 114–766] 

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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 5, 2016 

Mr. MOULTON (for himself, Mr. HURD of Texas, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. ISSA, Mr. MEADOWS, and Mrs. BUSTOS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016 

Additional sponsors: Mr. PETERS, Mr. CARNEY, Miss RICE of New York, Mrs. 

WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. COOPER, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mrs. 

CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. 

CARTWRIGHT, Mrs. MIMI WALTERS of California, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. 

WESTMORELAND, Mr. KIND, Mr. COLLINS of New York, Mr. WELCH, 

Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico, and Mr. CLAY

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 5, 2106] 


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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. 


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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 OF 

7 MODERN TRAVEL SERVICES. 

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

9 date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of General 

10 Services shall prescribe regulations under section 5707 of 

11 title 5, United States Code, to provide for the reimburse12 ment for the use of a transportation network company or 

13 innovative mobility technology company by any Federal 

14 employee traveling on official business under subchapter I 

15 of chapter 57 of such title, except that the Director of the 

16 Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall pre17 scribe such regulations with respect to employees of the judi18 cial branch of the Government. 

19 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

20 (1) INNOVATIVE MOBILITY TECHNOLOGY COM21 PANY.—The term ‘‘innovative mobility technology 

22 company’’ means an organization, including a cor23 poration, limited liability company, partnership, sole 

24 proprietorship, or any other entity, that applies tech25 nology to expand and enhance available transporVerDate Sep 11 2014 00:01 Sep 21, 2016 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H5625.RH H5625

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1 tation choices, better manage demand for transpor2 tation services, and provide alternatives to driving 

3 alone. 

4 (2) TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANY.—The 

5 term ‘‘transportation network company’’ means a cor6 poration, partnership, sole proprietorship, or other 

7 entity, that uses a digital network to connect riders 

8 to drivers affiliated with the entity in order for a 

9 driver to provide transportation services to a rider. 

10 SEC. 3. REPORT ON TRANSPORTATION COSTS. 

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

12 amended to read as follows: 

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

14 head of each agency shall submit to the Administrator of 

15 the General Services, in a format prescribed by the Admin16 istrator and approved by the Director the Office of Manage17 ment and Budget— 

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

19 items as travel and transportation of people, average 

20 costs and durations of trips, and purposes of official 

21 travel; 

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

23 for employee relocation; and 

24 ‘‘(C) an analysis of the total costs of transpor25 tation service by type, and the total number of trips 


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1 utilizing each transportation type for purposes of offi2 cial travel. 

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

4 make the data submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) pub5 lically available upon receipt. 

6 ‘‘(3) Not later than January 31 of each year, the Ad7 ministrator of the General Services shall submit to the Di8 rector of the Office of Management and Budget, the Com9 mittee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House 

10 of Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Secu11 rity and Government Affairs of the Senate— 

12 ‘‘(A) an analysis of the data submitted pursuant 

13 to paragraph (1) for the agencies listed in section 

14 901(b) of title 31 and a survey of such data for each 

15 other agency; and 

16 ‘‘(B) a description of any new regulations pro17 mulgated or changes to existing regulations author18 ized under this section.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 599 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5625 

[Report No. 114–766] 

A BILL 

To provide for reimbursement for the use of modpurposes. on official Government business, and for other ern travel services by Federal employees traveling 

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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