IIB 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5625 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 26, 2016 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To provide for reimbursement for the use of modern travel 
services by Federal employees traveling on official Gov-
ernment business, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Modernizing Govern-
ment Travel Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FEDERAL EMPLOYEE REIMBURSEMENT FOR USE 
OF MODERN TRAVEL SERVICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of Gen-
eral Services shall prescribe regulations under section 
5707 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for the 
reimbursement for the use of a transportation network 
company or innovative mobility technology company by 
any Federal employee traveling on official business under 
subchapter I of chapter 57 of such title, except that the 
Director of the Administrative Office of the United States 
Courts shall prescribe such regulations with respect to em-
ployees of the judicial branch of the Government. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) INNOVATIVE MOBILITY TECHNOLOGY COM-
PANY.—The term ‘‘innovative mobility technology 
company’’ means an organization, including a cor-
poration, limited liability company, partnership, sole 
proprietorship, or any other entity, that applies tech-
nology to expand and enhance available transpor-
tation choices, better manage demand for transpor-
tation services, and provide alternatives to driving 
alone. 
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(2) TRANSPORTATION
NETWORK
COMPANY.— 
The term ‘‘transportation network company’’ means 
a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, or 
other entity, that uses a digital network to connect 
riders to drivers affiliated with the entity in order 
for a driver to provide transportation services to a 
rider. 
SEC. 3. REPORT ON TRANSPORTATION COSTS. 
Section 5707(c) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c)(1) Not later than November 31 of each year, the 
head of each agency shall submit to the Administrator of 
the General Services, in a format prescribed by the Admin-
istrator and approved by the Director the Office of Man-
agement and Budget— 
‘‘(A) data on total agency payments for such 
items as travel and transportation of people, average 
costs and durations of trips, and purposes of official 
travel; 
‘‘(B) data on estimated total agency payments 
for employee relocation; and 
‘‘(C) an analysis of the total costs of transpor-
tation service by type, and the total number of trips 
utilizing each transportation type for purposes of of-
ficial travel. 
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‘‘(2) The Administrator of the General Services shall 
make the data submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) pub-
lically available upon receipt. 
‘‘(3) Not later than January 31 of each year, the Ad-
ministrator of the General Services shall submit to the Di-
rector of the Office of Management and Budget, the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House 
of Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity and Government Affairs of the Senate— 
‘‘(A) an analysis of the data submitted pursu-
ant to paragraph (1) for the agencies listed in sec-
tion 901(b) of title 31 and a survey of such data for 
each other agency; and 
‘‘(B) a description of any new regulations pro-
mulgated or changes to existing regulations author-
ized under this section.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 22, 
2016. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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