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amounts specifically appropriated by law for such purpose.
Except as provided in subsection (b), no Federal depart-
ment, agency, or entity may expend funds for the travel
expenses of any individual who is employed by any other
Federal department, agency, or entity.
(b) REIMBURSABLE TRAVEL.—A Federal depart-
ment, agency, or entity may expend funds for the travel
expenses of an individual who is employed by another Fed-
eral department, agency, or entity if it is reimbursed by
the individual or the travel account of the individual’s em-
ploying department, agency, or entity.
SEC. 3. TRAVEL SUPERVISORS.
(a) EXECUTIVE BRANCH AND INDEPENDENT AGEN-
CIES.—Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), the
head of each department, agency, or entity of the Govern-
ment shall designate a travel supervisor for that depart-
ment, agency, or entity.
(b) LEGISLATIVE BRANCH.—Travel supervisors in
the legislative branch shall be—
(1) Senators, Representatives, Delegates, and
Resident Commissioners for their travel and travel
by members of their personal staffs;
(2) committee chairmen for travel by members
of their committees and committee staff;
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(3) the Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives and the minority leader of the House of Rep-
resentatives, or their designees, for other employees
of the House of Representatives or travel authorized
by the full House of Representatives;
(4) the majority and minority leaders of the
United States Senate, or their designees, for other
employees of the United States Senate or travel au-
thorized by the full United States Senate; and
(5) the head of each agency of the legislative
branch, or their designee, in the case of employees
of those agencies.
(c) JUDICIAL BRANCH.—Travel supervisors in the ju-
dicial branch shall be—
(1) the Chief Justice of the United States Su-
preme Court, or his designee, in the case of the Su-
preme Court and its employees;
(2) the chief judge of each United States Cir-
cuit Court of Appeals, or their designee, in the case
of each Circuit Court of Appeals and its employees;
(3) the chief judge of each United States dis-
trict or territorial court, or their designee, in the
case of each District or Territorial Court and its em-
ployees;
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(4) the chief judges of the United States Claims
Court, the United States Court of International
Trade, the United States Court of Military Appeals,
the United States Tax Court, the United States
Court of Veterans Appeals, the District of Columbia
Court of Appeals, and the District of Columbia Su-
perior Court, or their designees, in the case of each
of these courts and their employees; and
(5) the Director of the Administrative Office of
the United States Courts, or his designee, in the
case of all other employees of the judicial branch.
SEC. 4. RESTRICTIONS APPLICABLE TO FEDERAL GOVERN-
MENT TRAVEL.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsections
(b) and (c) all Federal Government travel shall be—
(1) approved in advance by the travel super-
visor of the department, agency, or entity involved;
(2) accomplished by the most economical means
conveniently possible; and
(3) accomplished by United States commercial
carrier wherever possible, unless, as determined by
the travel supervisor, an alternative means is more
economical or necessary to achieve the goal of the
mission.
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(b) ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS
ON LEGISLATIVE
BRANCH FOREIGN TRAVEL.—All legislative branch for-
eign travel shall be—
(1) approved in advance by recorded vote of the
committee in the case of travel by a committee mem-
ber or committee staff, or approved in advance by
the appropriate travel supervisor in all other cases;
(2) accomplished by the most economical means
conveniently possible; and
(3) accomplished by United States commercial
carrier wherever possible, unless, as determined by
the travel supervisor, an alternative means is more
economical or necessary to achieve the goal of the
mission.
(c) EXEMPTION FROM ADVANCE APPROVAL RE-
QUIREMENT.—Except as otherwise provided by law or reg-
ulation, advance approval shall not be required for travel
which either—
(1) does not require an individual to spend the
night away from their principal residence or place of
employment; or
(2) 
is 
undertaken 
under 
emergency 
cir-
cumstances as defined in written guidelines estab-
lished by the appropriate travel supervisor.
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SEC. 5. GUIDELINES AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TRAVEL.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Each travel supervisor shall, with
respect to the department, agency, or entity involved—
(1) in order to prevent duplicative and unneces-
sary trips, establish written guidelines for Federal
Government travel; and
(2) not later than the end of each calendar
quarter, file a report with respect to such travel dur-
ing the preceding calendar quarter.
(b) REPORT CONTENTS.—Each report filed pursuant
to subsection (a) shall, with respect to each trip—
(1) specify the purpose and agenda of the trip,
including its duration and the places visited;
(2) provide the name and position of each em-
ployee and any other person who accompanies the
employee at Government expense;
(3) in the case of air transportation by other
than United States commercial carrier, describe any
determination under section 4(a)(3) or 4(b)(3);
(4) state the accomplishments of the trip; and
(5) state the amount of each category of ex-
penses incurred for the trip, including separate cat-
egories for travel, food, and lodging, or per diem for
food and lodging.