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103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4565
To provide for the establishment of business accounts for air travel by
Federal employees to maximize cost savings, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 10, 1994
Ms. ENGLISH of Arizona introduced the following bill; which was referred
jointly to the Committees on Government Operations and House Adminis-
tration
A BILL
To provide for the establishment of business accounts for
air travel by Federal employees to maximize cost savings,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Government Travel
Cost Reduction Act’’.
SEC. 2. BUSINESS ACCOUNTS FOR AIR TRAVEL BY FED-
ERAL EMPLOYEES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 57 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 5709
the following new section:
‘‘§ 5710. Business accounts for air travel
‘‘(a) The General Services Administration or any
agency entering into a contract with an air carrier for
travel on official business—
‘‘(1) subject to the provisions of paragraph (2),
shall include as a term of such contract that such
air carrier shall—
‘‘(A) establish a separate air travel busi-
ness account for any employee, designated by
the head of the agency employing such em-
ployee, for travel on official business by such
employee on such air carrier;
‘‘(B) deposit any award or bonus by such
air carrier awarded to such employee for travel
on official business into the employee’s air trav-
el business account; and
‘‘(C) apply any such award or bonus from
such employee’s air travel business account to
any travel on official business by such employee
on such air carrier except that such awards or
bonuses shall not be used for seating upgrades;
and
‘‘(2) may include as a term of such contract, as
an alternative to the term required under paragraph
(1), that such air carrier shall—
‘‘(A) establish an air travel business ac-
count for any office or administrative unit of an
agency, as designated by the head of such agen-
cy, for travel on official business by employees
of such office or administrative unit on such air
carrier;
‘‘(B) deposit any award or bonus by such
air carrier awarded to any employee of such of-
fice or administrative unit for travel on official
business into the air travel business account of
such office or administrative unit; and
‘‘(C) apply any such award or bonus from
the air travel business account of such office or
administrative unit to any travel on official
business by any employee of such office or ad-
ministrative unit except that such awards or bo-
nuses shall not be used for seating upgrades.
‘‘(b) All air travel business accounts established
under this section shall be separate from any personal ac-
count of an employee. Any award or bonus from an air
travel business account may be used only for travel on offi-
cial business except that such awards shall not be used
for seating upgrades.
‘‘(c) To the greatest extent practicable, the General
Services Administration shall include the term described
under subsection (a)(2) in a contract to maximize travel
costs savings.
‘‘(d) The General Services Administration shall pro-
mulgate regulations to carry out the provisions of this sec-
tion. Such regulations shall include a requirement that,
to the greatest extent practicable to maximize travel costs
savings, employees shall—
‘‘(1) travel on official business with air carriers
awarding awards and bonuses for official business
travel, regardless of whether such travel is on an air
carrier under a contract described under this sec-
tion; and
‘‘(2)(A) participate in any program of such air
carrier awarding awards and bonuses; and
‘‘(B) use such awards and bonuses for only offi-
cial business travel except that such awards shall not
be used for seating upgrades.’’.
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—
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such Member or employee on such air car-
rier;
(ii) deposit any award or bonus by
such air carrier awarded to such Member
or employee for travel on official business
into the Member’s or employee’s air travel
business account; and
(iii) apply any such award or bonus
from such Member’s or employee’s air
travel business account to any travel on of-
ficial business by such Member or em-
ployee on such air carrier except that such
awards or bonuses shall not be used for
seating upgrades; and
(B) may include as a term of such con-
tract, as an alternative to the term required
under subparagraph (A), that such air carrier
shall—
(i) establish an air travel business ac-
count for any committee or office as des-
ignated by the applicable Member, commit-
tee, or office, for travel on official business
by Members or employees of such commit-
tee or office on such air carrier;
(ii) deposit any award or bonus by
such air carrier awarded to any Member or
employee of such committee or office for
travel on official business into the air trav-
el business account of such committee or
office; and
(iii) apply any such award or bonus
from the air travel business account of
such committee or office to any travel on
official business by any Member or em-
ployee of such committee or office except
that such awards or bonuses shall not be
used for seating upgrades; and
(2) to the greatest extent practicable to maxi-
mize travel costs savings, require committees and of-
fices (including Members’ offices)—
(A) to enter into contracts with air carriers
awarding awards and bonuses for official busi-
ness travel; and
(B) to require Members and employees
to—
(i) travel on official business with air
carriers awarding awards and bonuses for
official 
business 
travel, 
regardless 
of
whether such travel is on an air carrier
under a contract described under this sec-
tion; and
(ii)(I) participate in any program of
such air carrier awarding awards and bo-
nuses; and
(II) use such awards and bonuses for
only official business travel except that
such awards or bonuses shall not be used
for seating upgrades.
(b) SEPARATE BUSINESS ACCOUNTS.—All air travel
business accounts established under this section shall be
separate from any personal account of a Member or em-
ployee. Any award or bonus from an air travel business
account may be used only for travel on official business
except that such awards or bonuses shall not be used for
seating upgrades.
(c) COMMITTEE AND OFFICE ACCOUNTS.—To the
greatest extent practicable, any Member of Congress or
officer of the Congress entering into a contract as provided
under this section shall include the term described under
subsection (a)(1)(B) to maximize costs savings.
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