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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5625 

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 

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. 

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 

7 OF MODERN TRAVEL SERVICES. 

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

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1 eral Services shall prescribe regulations under section 

2 5707 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for the 

3 reimbursement for the use of a transportation network 

4 company or innovative mobility technology by any Federal 

5 employee traveling on official business under subchapter 

6 I of chapter 57 of such title, except that the Director of 

7 the Administrative Office of the United States Courts 

8 shall prescribe such regulations with respect to employees 

9 of the judicial branch of the Government. 

10 (b) REPORT.—The Administrator of General Services 

11 shall submit an annual report to Congress on the imple12 mentation of the regulations required under subsection 

13 (a), including— 

14 (1) with respect to the first such report sub15 mitted, a description of the regulations promulgated 

16 under such subsection, and with respect to any sub17 sequent report, a description of any changes made to 

18 such regulations; and 

19 (2) the Government savings (if any) resulting 

20 from using a transportation network company or in21 novative mobility technology company. 

22 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

23 (1) the term ‘‘innovative mobility technology 

24 company’’ means a corporation, partnership, sole 

25 proprietorship, or other entity not described under 


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1 paragraph (2) that utilizes innovative mobility tech2 nologies to provide alternatives to driving alone, in3 cluding car-share, bike-share, carpool or vanpool, 

4 multimodal fare payment system, app-based mobility 

5 providers, and other innovative projects; and 

6 (2) the term ‘‘transportation network com7 pany’’— 

8 (A) means a corporation, partnership, sole 

9 proprietorship, or other entity that uses a dig10 ital network to connect riders to drivers affili11 ated with such company in order for the driver 

12 to transport the rider using the driver’s per13 sonal vehicle to a point chosen by the rider; and 

14 (B) does not include a shared expense car15 pool, a vanpool arrangement, or any other ar16 rangement or service in which the driver re17 ceives a fee that does not exceed the driver’s 

18 cost associated with providing the ride. 

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