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107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5700
To amend titles 5 and 37, United States Code, and the Foreign Service 
Act of 1980 to authorize the payment of certain travel expenses for 
Federal employees, members of the uniformed services, and members 
of the Foreign Service involved in disasters or other catastrophic events, 
as well as the travel of their family representatives and agency represent-
atives. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 24, 2002
Mrs. MORELLA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on 
Armed Services and International Relations, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend titles 5 and 37, United States Code, and the 
Foreign Service Act of 1980 to authorize the payment 
of certain travel expenses for Federal employees, mem-
bers of the uniformed services, and members of the For-
eign Service involved in disasters or other catastrophic 
events, as well as the travel of their family representa-
tives and agency representatives.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
‘‘(2) the site of a memorial service related to 
such disaster or other catastrophic event; and 
‘‘(3) any other location as determined by the 
head of the agency concerned or his designee.’’. 
SEC. 3. TRANSPORTATION INCIDENT TO DISASTER OR 
OTHER CATASTROPHIC EVENTS INVOLVING 
MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Chapter 7 of title 37, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 411i 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 411j. Travel and transportation allowances: trans-
portation incident to disaster or other 
catastrophic event 
‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE AUTHORIZED.—In connection with 
a disaster or other catastrophic event, the Secretary con-
cerned may provide travel and transportation allowances 
to the following persons: 
‘‘(1) A member of the uniformed services who 
is involved in the disaster or other catastrophic 
event. 
‘‘(2) Family members (as defined in section 
411h(b) of this title) of the member. 
‘‘(3) Representatives of the Secretary con-
cerned.
‘‘(b) COVERED TRAVEL.—Travel and transportation 
allowances may be provided under subsection (a) for travel 
to, from, and at—
‘‘(1) the site of the disaster or other cata-
strophic event; 
‘‘(2) the site of a memorial service related to 
the disaster or other catastrophic event; or 
‘‘(3) any other location as determined by the 
Secretary concerned. 
‘‘(c) REGULATIONS.—The Secretaries concerned shall 
prescribe uniform regulations to carry out this section.’’. 
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such 
chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 411i the following new item:
‘‘411j. Travel and transportation allowances: transportation incident to disaster 
or other catastrophic event.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 411h(a)(1) 
of such title is amended by striking ‘‘transportation de-
scribed in subsection (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘travel and trans-
portation allowances’’.
SEC. 4. TRAVEL INCIDENT TO DISASTER OR OTHER CATA-
STROPHIC EVENTS INVOLVING MEMBERS OF 
THE FOREIGN SERVICE. 
Section 901 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
U.S.C. 4081) is amended—
(1) at the end of paragraph (14) by striking 
‘‘and’’; 
(2) at the end of paragraph (15) by striking the 
period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following para-
graph: 
‘‘(16) travel by a member of the Service who is 
involved in a disaster or other catastrophic event 
while assigned abroad or in travel status, by family 
members of the member of the Service, representa-
tives of the family of the member of the Service, and 
by agency representatives to, from, and at—
‘‘(A) the site of such disaster or other cat-
astrophic event; 
‘‘(B) the site of a memorial service related 
to such disaster or other catastrophic event; 
and 
‘‘(C) any other location as determined by 
the Secretary.’’. 
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect 
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
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