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the head of an agency may provide travel and transpor-
tation described in subsection (d) to an attendant to accom-
pany a family member described in subsection (b) if the
head of an agency determines—
‘‘(A) the family member to be accompanied is
unable to travel unattended because of age, physical
condition, or other reason determined by the head of
the agency; and
‘‘(B) no other family member who is eligible for
travel and transportation under subsection (a) is able
to serve as an attendant for the family member.
‘‘(3) If no family member of an employee described in
subsection (b) is able to travel to the repatriation site of
the employee, travel and transportation described in sub-
section (d) may be provided to not more than 2 persons
related to and selected by the employee.
‘‘(b) COVERED EMPLOYEES.—An employee described
in this subsection is an employee (as defined in section 2105
of this title) who—
‘‘(1) was held captive, as determined by the head
of an agency concerned; and
‘‘(2) is repatriated to a site inside or outside the
United States.
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‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE FAMILY MEMBERS.—In this section, the
term ‘family member’ has the meaning given the term in
section 411h(b) of title 37.
‘‘(d) TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORIZED.—
(1) The transportation authorized by subsection (a) is
round-trip transportation between the home of the family
member (or home of the attendant or person provided trans-
portation under paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (a), as
the case may be) and the location of the repatriation site
at which the employee is located.
‘‘(2) In addition to the transportation authorized by
subsection (a), the head of an agency may provide a per
diem allowance or reimbursement for the actual and nec-
essary expenses of the travel, or a combination thereof, but
not to exceed the rates established for such allowances and
expenses under section 404(d) of title 37.
‘‘(3) The transportation authorized by subsection (a)
may be provided by any of the means described in section
411h(d)(1) of title 37.
‘‘(4) An allowance under this subsection may be paid
in advance.
‘‘(5) Reimbursement payable under this subsection
may not exceed the cost of government-procured round-trip
air travel.’’.
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(2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter
57 of such title is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new item:
‘‘5760. Travel and transportation allowances: transportation of family members
incident to the repatriation of employees held captive.’’.
(a) AUTHORITY TO CONTINUE ALLOWANCE.—Effective
as of September 30, 2005, section 1026 of division A of the
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense,
the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005 (Pub-
lic Law 109–13), is amended by striking subsections (d)
and (e).
(b) CODIFICATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—
Section 411h of title 37, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(e) If the amount of travel and transportation allow-
ances provided in a fiscal year under clause (ii) of sub-
section (a)(2)(B) exceeds $20,000,000, the Secretary of De-
fense shall submit to Congress a report specifying the total
amount of travel and transportation allowances provided
under such clause in such fiscal year.’’.
(c) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Subsection
(a)(2)(B)(ii) of such section, as added by section 1026 of
division A of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations
Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami
Relief, 2005 (Public Law 109–13), is amended by striking
‘‘under section 1967(c)(1)(A) of title 38’’.