A bill to amend sections 5702 and 5704 of Title 5, United States Code, to increase the maximum rates for per diem and actual subsistence expenses and mileage allowances of Government employees on official travel, and for other purposes.
PL 96-346 (H.R.7072), enacted 09/10/1980

94 STAT. 1148 
PUBLIC LAW 96-346—SEPT. 10, 1980 
Public Law 96-346 
96th Congress 
Sept. 10, 1980 
[H.R. 7072] 
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travel expense 
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Congress. 
An Act 
To amend sections 5702 and 5704 of title 5, United States Code, to increase the 
maximum rates for per diem and actual subsistence expenses and mileage 
allowances of Government employees on official travel, emd for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled. That section 5702 of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking out "$35" in subsection (a) and inserting in lieu 
thereof "$50"; 
(2) by striking out "$50" in subsection (c) and inserting in lieu 
thereof "$75"; and 
(3) by striking out "$21" in subsection (d) and inserting in lieu 
thereof "$33". 
SEC. 2, Section 5704 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking out "11 cents" in subsection (aXD and inserting 
in lieu thereof 20 cents"; 
(2) by striking out "20 cents" in subsection (a)(2) and inserting 
in lieu thereof 25 cents"; and 
(3) by striking out "24 cents" in subsection (aX3) and inserting 
in lieu thereof 45 cents". 
SEC. 3. To make available to Congress information in order that it 
may evaluate and reduce excessive per diem and mileage edlowance 
pa5mients: 
(a) The Administrator of Gteneral Services shall, based upon a 
sampling survey, collect by fiscal year the following information 
(compiled separately for pa3mients made under sections 5702 and 
5704 of title 5, United States Code, and for each agency evaluated) 
with respect to agencies spending more than $5,000,000 annually on 
transportation of people: 
(1) identification of the general causes and purposes of travel, 
both foreign and domestic, estimates of total payments, average 
cost and duration of trip, and an explanation of how these 
estimates were determined; and 
(2) identification by specific agency of travel practices which 
appear to be inefficient from a travel management or program 
management standpoint and recommendations to the Congress 
on the applicability of alternatives to travel as well as other 
techniques to improve the use of travel in carrying out program 
objectives by relating travel to mission. 
(bXl) The Administrator shall report the information required by 
subsection (a) to the Congress for fiscal year 1979 by February 1,1981; 
for fiscal year 1980 by June 1,1981; and for fiscal year 1981 by June 1, 
1982. 
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(2) The Administrator is empowered to issue such rules and Rules and 
regulations as are necessary to ensure that the information is regulations. 
submitted by the various agencies to him in a manner that permits 
comparisons among the agencies and to permit him to compile the 
information required to be included in the annual report. 
Approved September 10, 1980. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 
HOUSE REPORT No. 96-1021 (Comm. on Government Operations). 
SENATE REPORT No. 96-904 (Comm. on Governmental Affairs). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 126 (1980): 
June 9, considered and passed House. 
Aug. 27, considered and passed Senate.