IB 
Union Calendar No. 673 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6008 
[Report No. 114–860, Part I] 
To provide transit benefits to Federal employees who use the services of 
transportation network companies within the national capital region, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 13, 2016 
Mr. MEADOWS (for himself, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mrs. COMSTOCK, and Mr. 
BEYER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Over-
sight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
DECEMBER 8, 2016 
Additional sponsors: Ms. NORTON and Mr. SCHWEIKERT 
DECEMBER 8, 2016 
Reported from the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform with 
amendments 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
DECEMBER 8, 2016 
The Committee on Ways and Means discharged; committed to the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on September 13, 2016] 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:40 Dec 09, 2016
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6652
E:\BILLS\H6008.RH
H6008
lotter on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with BILLS
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Transit Benefits Modernization Act’’. 
(b) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit 
Authority (‘‘WMATA’’) provides approximately 2.3 
million Metrorail and Metrobus trips per year across 
the National Capital Region to Federal employees, 
commuters, and millions of visitors to the Nation’s 
capital. 
(2) Approximately 40 percent of WMATA peak- 
hour commuters are Federal employees. 
(3) WMATA began building its rail system in 
1969, currently serves 91 stations, and has 117 miles 
of track. 
(4) 
The 
Federal 
Transit 
Administration 
(‘‘FTA’’) and the National Transportation Safety 
Board have found significant safety concerns result-
ing from a backlog of deferred maintenance. 
(5) WMATA has designed a plan, called 
SafeTrack, in an effort to address this backlog of de-
ferred maintenance. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:40 Dec 09, 2016
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00003
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H6008.RH
H6008
lotter on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with BILLS
(6) SafeTrack would close the system earlier on 
weekends and expand weekday maintenance by reduc-
ing the number of rails in use at certain stations 
from two to one. 
(7) The plan includes 15 ‘‘Safety Surges’’ with 
around-the-clock single tracking or segment shutdowns 
that will impact rush hour commutes. 
(8) FTA’s review of SafeTrack’s first two ‘‘safety 
surge’’ areas found a number of defects in the plan’s 
execution. 
(9) SafeTrack is scheduled to conclude in March 
2017. 
(10) During SafeTrack, WMATA is encouraging 
customers to utilize other commuting options, includ-
ing ride-sharing services. 
(11) WMATA has indicated that service disrup-
tions will continue to occur following SafeTrack as 
routine maintenance is needed. 
(12) The Federal Government, which is nega-
tively affected when employees cannot easily commute 
to and from work, has an interest in assisting em-
ployees with alternate commuting options. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:40 Dec 09, 2016
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00004
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H6008.RH
H6008
lotter on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with BILLS
SEC. 2. PROVIDING A FRINGE TRANSIT BENEFIT FOR USE 
OF TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES. 
For purposes of section 132(a) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986, the use of a transportation network company 
by Federal employees as provided for in this Act shall be 
treated as a fringe benefit which qualifies as a qualified 
transportation fringe for the period established in section 
3(a) of this Act. 
SEC. 3. TRANSIT BENEFITS FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES FOR 
THE USE OF DIGITAL TRANSPORTATION COM-
PANIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—During the period beginning on the 
date of enactment of this Act and ending on December 31, 
2018, any agency that has a program, including a program 
established under section 7905 of title 5, United States 
Code, or Executive Order 13150 (April 21, 2000; 65 Fed. 
Reg. 24613), to provide transit benefits to employees of the 
agency shall provide transit benefits to employees who use 
the services of any digital transportation company within 
the Washington Metropolitan Area in the same manner as 
such agency provides transit benefits to employees who use 
public transportation services within the Washington Met-
ropolitan Area. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) ELECTION.—Unless otherwise statutorily au-
thorized, an employee may receive transit benefits 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:40 Dec 09, 2016
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00005
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H6008.RH
H6008
lotter on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with BILLS
under this section only if the employee agrees in writ-
ing to not accept any other transit or parking benefit 
offered by the head of any agency with a transit ben-
efit program while receiving the transit benefits under 
this section. 
(2) LIMITATION.—The amount of the transit ben-
efit provided to an employee under this section during 
any month for the use of services provided by any 
digital transportation company may not exceed the 
amount of the monthly average transit benefit re-
ceived by the employee during the 6-month period im-
mediately preceding the month during which an elec-
tion is made under paragraph (1). 
(3) IMPLEMENTATION.—Transit benefits under 
this section shall be provided in a manner substan-
tially similar to the manner in which transit benefits 
are provided to employees who use mass transpor-
tation services. The head of any agency with a transit 
benefit program may consult with any digital trans-
portation company and any other head of any agency 
with a transit benefit program to establish the proce-
dures necessary to provide transit benefits under this 
section. 
(4) SUBSTANTIATION.—The head of any agency 
with a transit benefit program, the Secretary of the 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:40 Dec 09, 2016
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00006
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H6008.RH
H6008
lotter on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with BILLS
Department of Transportation, and the Secretary of 
the Treasury shall, in connection with the establish-
ment of a process for implementing the transit benefit 
for any digital transportation company, work with 
any such digital transportation company in estab-
lishing a process to substantiate the use of transit 
benefits by Federal employees using the benefit for 
services provided by a digital transportation com-
pany each month. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘Washington Metropolitan Area’’ 
means the District of Columbia; Montgomery, Prince 
George’s, Frederick, and Charles Counties in Mary-
land; Arlington, Fairfax, Loudon, and Prince Wil-
liam Counties in Virginia; and all cities now or here-
after existing in Maryland or Virginia within the ge-
ographic area bounded by the outer boundaries of the 
combined area of said counties; 
(2) the term ‘‘digital transportation company’’ 
means any transportation network company or car- 
sharing service; 
(3) the term ‘‘car-sharing service’’ means a mem-
bership or non-membership based service primarily 
designed for shorter time or shorter distance trips 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:40 Dec 09, 2016
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00007
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H6008.RH
H6008
lotter on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with BILLS