Title: Modernizing Government Travel Act
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Modernizing Government Travel Act
This bill requires the General Services Administration (GSA) to prescribe regulations to provide for the reimbursement of federal employees traveling on official business for the use of a transportation network company (e.g., Uber or Lyft) or innovative mobility technology. The Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall prescribe such regulations with respect to judicial branch employees.
The bill revises GSA's reporting requirements regarding official travel.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 274 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 274

 To provide for reimbursement for the use of modern travel services by 
 Federal employees traveling on official Government business, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 4, 2017

 Mr. Moulton (for himself, Mr. Hurd, Mr. Meadows, Mrs. Bustos, and Mr. 
   Swalwell of California) introduced the following bill; which was 
      referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for reimbursement for the use of modern travel services by 
 Federal employees traveling on official Government business, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Modernizing Government Travel Act''.

SEC. 2. FEDERAL EMPLOYEE REIMBURSEMENT FOR USE OF MODERN TRAVEL 
              SERVICES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of General Services shall prescribe 
regulations under section 5707 of title 5, United States Code, to 
provide for the reimbursement for the use of a transportation network 
company or innovative mobility technology company by any Federal 
employee traveling on official business under subchapter I of chapter 
57 of such title, except that the Director of the Administrative Office 
of the United States Courts shall prescribe such regulations with 
respect to employees of the judicial branch of the Government.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Innovative mobility technology company.--The term 
        ``innovative mobility technology company'' means an 
        organization, including a corporation, limited liability 
        company, partnership, sole proprietorship, or any other entity, 
        that applies technology to expand and enhance available 
        transportation choices, better manage demand for transportation 
        services, and provide alternatives to driving alone.
            (2) Transportation network company.--The term 
        ``transportation network company''--
                    (A) means a corporation, partnership, sole 
                proprietorship, or other entity, that uses a digital 
                network to connect riders to drivers affiliated with 
                the entity in order for the driver to transport the 
                rider using a vehicle owned, leased, or otherwise 
                authorized for use by the driver to a point chosen by 
                the rider; and
                    (B) does not include a shared-expense carpool or 
                vanpool arrangement that is not intended to generate 
                profit for the driver.

SEC. 3. REPORT ON TRANSPORTATION COSTS.

    Section 5707(c) of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read 
as follows:
    ``(c)(1) Not later than November 31 of each year, the head of each 
agency shall submit to the Administrator of the General Services, in a 
format prescribed by the Administrator and approved by the Director the 
Office of Management and Budget--
            ``(A) data on total agency payments for such items as 
        travel and transportation of people, average costs and 
        durations of trips, and purposes of official travel;
            ``(B) data on estimated total agency payments for employee 
        relocation; and
            ``(C) an analysis of the total costs of transportation 
        service by type, and the total number of trips utilizing each 
        transportation type for purposes of official travel.
    ``(2) The Administrator of the General Services shall make the data 
submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) publically available upon receipt.
    ``(3) Not later than January 31 of each year, the Administrator of 
the General Services shall submit to the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Government Affairs of the Senate--
            ``(A) an analysis of the data submitted pursuant to 
        paragraph (1) for the agencies listed in section 901(b) of 
        title 31 and a survey of such data for each other agency; and
            ``(B) a description of any new regulations promulgated or 
        changes to existing regulations authorized under this 
        section.''.
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