H. R. 3318
One Hundred Third Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the fifth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-three
An Act
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the establishment of programs
to encourage Federal employees to commute by means other than single-occupancy
motor vehicles.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; PURPOSE.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal
Employees Clean Air Incentives Act’’.
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to improve air quality
and to reduce traffic congestion by providing for the establishment
of programs to encourage Federal employees to commute by means
other than single-occupancy motor vehicles.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH PROGRAMS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 79 of title 5, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘§ 7905. Programs to encourage commuting by means other
than single-occupancy motor vehicles
‘‘(a) For the purpose of this section—
‘‘(1) the term ‘employee’ means an employee as defined
by section 2105 and a member of a uniformed service;
‘‘(2) the term ‘agency’ means—
‘‘(A) an Executive agency;
‘‘(B) an entity of the legislative branch; and
‘‘(C) the judicial branch;
‘‘(3) the term ‘entity of the legislative branch’ means the
House of Representatives, the Senate, the Office of the Architect
of the Capitol (including the Botanic Garden), the Capitol
Police, the Congressional Budget Office, the Copyright Royalty
Tribunal, the Government Printing Office, the Library of Con-
gress, and the Office of Technology Assessment; and
‘‘(4) the term ‘transit pass’ means a transit pass as defined
by section 132(f)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
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‘‘(b)(1) The head of each agency may establish a program to
encourage employees of such agency to use means other than single-
occupancy motor vehicles to commute to or from work.
‘‘(2) A program established under this section may involve
such options as—
‘‘(A) transit passes (including cash reimbursements there-
for, but only if a voucher or similar item which may be
exchanged only for a transit pass is not readily available for
direct distribution by the agency);
‘‘(B) furnishing space, facilities, or services to bicyclists;
and
‘‘(C) any non-monetary incentive which the agency head
may otherwise offer under any other provision of law or other
authority.
‘‘(c) The functions of an agency head under this section shall—
‘‘(1) with respect to the judicial branch, be carried out
by the Director of the Administrative Office of the United
States Courts;
‘‘(2) with respect to the House of Representatives, be carried
out by the Committee on House Administration of the House
of Representatives; and
‘‘(3) with respect to the Senate, be carried out by the
Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate.
‘‘(d) The President shall designate 1 or more agencies which
shall—
‘‘(1) prescribe guidelines for programs under this section;
‘‘(2) on request, furnish information or technical advice
on the design or operation of any program under this section;
and
‘‘(3) submit to the President and the Congress, before Janu-
ary 1, 1995, and at least every 2 years thereafter, a written
report on the operation of this section, including, with respect
to the period covered by the report—
‘‘(A) the number of agencies offering programs under
this section;
‘‘(B) a brief description of each of the various programs;
‘‘(C) the extent of employee participation in, and the
costs to the Government associated with, each of the var-
ious programs;
‘‘(D) an assessment of any environmental or other bene-
fits realized as a result of programs established under
this section; and
‘‘(E) any other matter which may be appropriate.’’.
(b) CHAPTER ANALYSIS.—The analysis for chapter 79 of title
5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘7905. Programs to encourage commuting by means other than single-occupancy
motor vehicles.’’.
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SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take
effect on January 1, 1994.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.