To amend title 31, United States Code, to clarify that, during a lapse in appropriations beginning on or after October 1, 2020, positions relating to providing services for paying or reimbursing Federal employees for official travel are excepted services under the Anti-Deficiency Act, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-2544
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]
Introduced: 2019-05-07
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Appropriations

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Travel and tourism
Latest action: action_date: 2019-05-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E564)

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-05-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill provides statutory authority for federal agencies to provide services for paying or reimbursing employees for official travel expenses during a lapse in appropriations for the federal government. Specifically, the bill designates the services as excepted services under the Anti-Deficiency Act. </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2544 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 7, 2019 Mr. Case introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To amend title 31, United States Code, to clarify that, during a lapse in appropriations beginning on or after October 1, 2020, positions relating to providing services for paying or reimbursing Federal employees for official travel are excepted services under the Anti-Deficiency Act, and for other purposes.

1. Designating travel reimbursement services as excepted services under the Anti-Deficiency Act (a) In general Section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking An officer and inserting (1) An officer ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (2) Any services by an officer or employee relating to paying or reimbursing Federal employees for official travel expenses shall be deemed, for purposes of paragraph (1), services for emergencies involving the safety of human life or the protection of property. . (b) Application The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to any lapse in appropriations beginning on or after October 1, 2020.