A bill to restrict the use of government vehicles for transportation of officers and employees of the Federal Government between their residences and places of employment, and for other purposes.
PL 99-550 (H.R.3614), enacted 10/27/1986

PUBLIC LAW 99-550—OCT. 27, 1986 
100 STAT. 3067 
Public Law 99-550 ' ^ ' 
" 
\ 
99th Congress 
' 
An Act 
To restrict the use of government vehicles for transportation of officers and 
Q^.^ 27 1986 
employees of the Federal Government between their residences and places of 
emplojrment, and for other purposes. 
L • • 
J 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) section 
1344 of title 31, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
"§ 1344. Passenger carrier use 
"(aXD Funds available to a Federal agency, by appropriation or 
otherwise, may be expended by the Federal agency for the mainte-
nance, operation, or repair of any passenger carrier only to the 
extent that such carrier is used to provide transportation for official 
purposes. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, transporting 
any individual other than the individuals listed in subsections (b) 
and (c) of this section between such individual's residence and such 
individual's place of employment is not transportation for an official 
purpose. 
"(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), transportation between the 
residence of an officer or employee and various locations that is— 
-
r 
"(A) required for the performance of field work, in accordance 
with regulations prescribed pursuant to subsection (e) of this 
section, or 
"(B) essential for the safe and efficient performance of intel-
ligence, counterintelligence, protective services, or criminal law 
enforcement duties, 
is transportation for an official purpose, when approved in writing 
by the head of the Federal agency. 
"(b) A passenger carrier may be used to transport between resi-
dence and place of emplo3rment the following officers and employees 
of Federal agencies: 
"(IXA) the President and the Vice President; 
"(B) no more than 6 officers or employees in the Executive 
1 
Office of the President, as designated by the President; and 
t 
"(C) no more than 10 additional officers or employees of 
5 
Federal agencies, as designated by the President; 
"(2XA) officers compensated at Level I of the Executive Sched-
ule pursuant to section 5312 of title 5; and 
"(B) a single principal deputy to an officer described in 
subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, when a determination is 
made by such officer that such transportation is appropriate; 
"(3) principal diplomatic and consular officials abroad, and 
the United States Ambassador to the United Nations; 
"(4) the Deputy Secretary of Defense and Under Secretaries of 
Defense, the Secretary of the Air Force, the Secretary of the 
Army, the Secretary of the Navy, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and 
the Commandant of the Coast Guard; 
, 
''dxtC 
100 STAT. 3068 
PUBLIC LAW 99-550—OCT. 27, 1986 
"(5) the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and the 
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; 
"(6) the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal 
Reserve System; 
"(1) the Comptroller General of the United States and the 
• 
Postmaster General of the United States; and 
"(8) an officer or employee with regard to whom the head of a 
Federal agency makes a determination, in accordance with 
subsection (d) of this section and with regulations prescribed 
pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection (e), that highly unusual 
circumstances present a clear and present danger, that an 
emergency exists, or that other compelling operational consider-
ations make such transportation essential to the conduct of 
official business. 
Except as provided in paragraph (2) of subsection (d), any authoriza-
tion made pursuant to paragraph (8) of this subsection to permit the 
use of a passenger carrier to transport an officer or employee 
between residence and place of employment shall be effective for not 
more than 15 calendar days. 
"(c) A passenger carrier may be used to transport between resi-
dence and place of employment any person for whom protection is 
specifically authorized pursuant to section 3056(a) of title 18 or for 
whom transportation is authorized pursuant to section 28 of the 
22 use 2700. 
State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 or section 8(aXl) of 
50 use 403j. 
the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949. 
"(d)(1) Any determination made under paragraph (8) of subsection 
(b) shall be in writing and shall include the name and title of the 
officer or employee affected, the reason for such determination, and 
the duration of the authorization for such officer or employee to use 
a passenger carrier for transportation between residence and place 
of employment. 
"(2) If a clear and present danger, an emergency, or a compelling 
operational consideration described in parsigraph (8) of subsection 
(b) extends or may extend for a period in excess of 15 calendar days, 
the head of the Federal agency shall determine whether an 
authorization under such paragraph shall be extended in excess of 
15 calendar days for a period of not more than 90 additional 
calendar days. Determinations made under this paragraph may be 
reviewed by the head of such agency at the end of each such period, 
and, where appropriate, a subsequent determination may be made 
whether such danger, emergency, or consideration continues to exist 
and whether an additional extension, not to exceed 90 calendar 
days, may be authorized. Determinations made under this para-
graph shall be in accordance with regulations prescribed pursuant 
to paragraph (1) of subsection (e). 
"(3) The authority to make designations under subsection (b)(1) of 
this section and to make determinations pursuant to subsections 
(a)(2), (b)(2XB), and (b)(8) of this section and pursuant to paragraph 
(2) of this subsection may not be delegated, except that, with respect 
to the Executive Office of the President, the President may delegate 
the authority of the President under subsection (b)(8) of this section 
to an officer in the Executive Office of the President. No designation 
or determination under this section may be made solely or prin-
cipally for the comfort or convenience of the officer or employee. 
"(4) Notification of each designation or determination made under 
paragraphs (1), (2XB), and (8) of subsection (b) and under paragraph 
(2) of this subsection, including the name and title of the officer or 
PUBLIC LAW 99-550-OCT. 27,1986 
100 STAT. 3069 
employee affected, the reason for any determination under para-
graph (8) of subsection (b), and the expected duration of any 
authorization under such paragraph, shall be transmitted promptly 
to the Committee on Government Operations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate. 
"(e)(1) Not later than March 15, 1987, the Administrator of Gen-
eral Services, after consultation with the Comptroller General, the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director 
of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, shall 
promulgate regulations governing the heads of all Federal agencies 
in making the determinations authorized by subsections (a)(2)(A), 
(b)(8), and (d)(2) of this section. Such regulations shall specify that 
the comfort and convenience of an officer or employee is not suffi-
cient justification for authorizations of transportation under this 
section. 
"(2) In promulgating regulations under paragraph (1) of this 
subsection, the Administrator of General Services shall provide 
criteria defining the term 'field work' for purposes of subsection 
(a)(2)(A) of this section. Such criteria shall ensure that transpor-
tation between an employee's residence and the location of the field 
work will be authorized only to the extent that such transportation 
will substantially increase the efficiency and economy of the 
Government. 
"(f) Each Federal agency shall maintain logs or other records 
necessary to establish the official purpose for Government transpor-
tation provided between an individual's residence and such individ-
ual's place of employment pursuant to this section. 
"(g) As used in this section— 
"(1) the term 'passenger carrier' means a passenger motor 
vehicle, aircraft, boat, ship, or other similar means of transpor-
tation that is owned or leased by the United States Government; 
and 
"(2) the term 'Federal agency' means— 
"(A) a department (as such term is defined in section 18 of 
the Act of August 2,1946 (41 U.S.C. 5a)); 
"(B) an Executive department (as such term is defined in 
section 101 of title 5); 
"(C) a military department (as such term is defined in 
section 102 of title 5); 
"(D) a Government corporation (as such term is defined 
in section 103(1) of title 5); 
"(E) a Government controlled corporation (as such term is 
defined in section 103(2) of title 5); 
"(F) a mixed-ownership Government corporation (as such 
term is defined in section 9101(2) of this title); 
"(G) any establishment in the executive branch of the 
Government 
(including the Executive Office 
of the 
President); 
"(H) any independent regulatory agency (including an 
independent regulatory agency specified in section 3502(10) 
of title 44); 
"(I) the Smithsonian Institution; and 
"(J) any nonappropriated fund instrumentality of the 
United States, 
except that such term does not include the government of the 
District of Columbia. 
Regulations. 
Records. 
District of 
Columbia. 
100 STAT. 3070 
PUBLIC LAW 99-550—OCT. 27, 1986 
"(h) Notwithstanding section 410(a) of title 39, this section applies 
to the United States Postal Service.". 
(b) The table of sections for chapter 13 of such title is amended by 
striking out the item relating to section 1344 and inserting in lieu 
thereof the following: 
?
»
u ;iiM'j%,».B 
"1344. Passenger carrier use.". 
, 
:-• 
SEC. 2. (a) Title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking out section 2637 thereof; and 
(2) in the table of contents of chapter 157 thereof, by striking 
out the item pertaining to section 2637. 
(b) Section 636(a)(5) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2396(a)(5)) is amended by striking out "(without regard to the 
limitations contained in section 5 of Public Law 63-127, as amended 
(31 U.S.C. 638a(c)(2)), and section 201 of Public Law 85-468 (31 U.S.C. 
638c))". 
(c) Section 48 of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22 
U.S.C. 2588) is amended by striking out "without regard to the 
limitations contained in section 78(c) of title 5 of the United States 
Code". 
(d) Section 11 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
1956 (22 U.S.C. 2678) is repealed. 
(e) Section 660 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out subsection (e). 
28 use 456 note. 
SEC. 3. Within one year after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States 
Courts shall prepare, in consultation with the Marshal of the Su-
preme Court of the United States, the Clerk of the United States 
Court of Military Appeals and the Court Administrator of the 
United States Tax Court, and transmit to the Congress, appropriate 
recommendations concerning the transportation needs of the ju-
dicial branch and of courts established pursuant to Article I of the 
Constitution. 
Approved October 27, 1986. 
1 
ft: 
L >,''' . 
. 
; , ' •
* ••'; ^- 
r - 
'•' t^. 
'•'' 
^ 
'" 
r>t5iv'i'-'*,' 
I 
" 
"
, ,-.1, c.-»" .' '""J - 
• 
' ' 
' 
<. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3614: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 99-451 (Comm. on Government Operations). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 132 (1986): 
Mar. 4, considered and passed House. 
n:''l> ' 
' 
Oct. 10, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
Oct. 15, House concurred in Senate amendment. 
PUBLIC LAW 99-551—OCT. 27, 1986 
100 STAT. 3071 
Public Law 99-551 
99th Congress 
An Act 
Oct. 27, 1986 
[H.R. 4116] 
Domestic 
Volunteer 
Service Act 
Amendments of 
1986. 
42 u s e 4950 
note. 
42 u s e 4951 
note. 
42 u s e 4950. 
Disadvantaged 
persons. 
Aged persons. 
State and local 
governments. 
To extend and improve the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973. 
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 "Domestic Volunteer Service Act 
Amendments of 1986". 
SEC. 2. VOLUNTEERISM POLICY. 
(a) VoLu>fTEERiSM PoucY.—The Domestic Volunteer Service Act 
of 1973 (hereinafter in this Act referred to as "the Act") is amended 
by inserting immediately after the table of contents the following 
new section: 
"VOLUNTEERISM POUCY 
"SEC. 2. (a) Because of the long-standing importance of volunteer-
ism throughout American history, it is the policy of the Congress to 
foster the tradition of volunteerism through greater involvement on 
the part of both young and older citizens. 
"(b) The purpose of ACTION, the Federal domestic volunteer 
agency, is to foster and expand voluntary citizen service in commu-
nities throughout the Nation in activities designed to help the poor, 
the disadvantaged, the vulnerable, and the elderly. In carrying out 
this purpose, ACTION shall utilize to the fullest extent the pro-
grams authorized under this Act, coordinate with other Federal, 
State, and local agencies and utilize the energy, innovative spirit, 
experience, and skUls of all Americans.". 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of contents of the Act 
is amended by inserting before the item relating to title I the 
following: 
"Sec. 2. Volunteerism policy.". 
SEC. 3. ASSIGNMENT OF VOLUNTEERS. 
(a) RECRUITMENT AND ASSIGNMENT.—Section 103(b) of the Act is 
42 use 4953. 
amended to read as follows: 
"(b) The Director shall establish, at a cost not to. exceed $250,000, 
procedures to recruit and place individuals from all walks of life, age 
groups, economic levels, and geographic areas to serve as VISTA 
volunteers. The procedures shall include an information system to 
ensure that potential applicants are made aware of the broad range 
of VISTA volunteer opportunities and a system to identify and place 
qualified volunteers where their skills are most needed. The 
Director shall also establish procedures for national and local 
recruitment, media and public awareness efforts, and specialized 
campaigns designed to recruit recent college graduates, special 
skilled volunteers, and individuals 55 years of age and older. The 
Director, wherever feasible and appropriate, shall assign low-income 
community volunteers to serve in their home communities in teams 
100 STAT. 3072 
PUBLIC LAW 99-551—OCT. 27, 1986 
with nationally recruited specialist volunteers. The Director shall 
make efforts to assign volunteers to serve in their home or nearby 
communities and shall make national efforts to attract other volun-
teers to serve in the VISTA program. The Director shall also, in the 
: 
assignment of volunteers, recognize that the community identified 
needs which cannot be met in the local area, and the individual 
desires of VISTA volunteers in regard to placement in various 
geographic areas of the Nation, should be taken into consideration.". 
42 use 5047. 
(b) REPORTS.—Section 407 of the Act is amended— 
(1) by inserting "(a)" after "407."; and 
(2) by adding the following subsection: 
"(b) Not later than 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, the 
Director shall prepare and submit to the appropriate committees of 
42 use 4953. 
the Congress a report describing activities under section 1030)).". 
SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF VISTA LITERACY CORPS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF LITERACY CORPS.—The Act is amended by 
42 use 4958. 
inserting after section 108 the following new section: 
State and local 
governments. 
Education. 
Disadvantaged 
persons. 
42 use 4959. 
Libraries. 
Employment 
and 
unemployment. 
29 u s e 1501 
note. 
VISTA LITERACY CORPS 
"SEC. 109. (a) As part of the Volunteers in Service to America 
program established under this part, the Director shall establish a 
VISTA Literacy Corps for the purpose of developing, strengthening, 
supplementing, and expanding efforts of both public and nonprofit 
organizations at the local. State, and Federal level to mobilize local, 
State, Federal, and private sector financial and volunteer resources 
to address the problem of illiteracy throughout the United States. 
"(b) The Director shall assign volunteers to projects and programs 
that meet the antipoverty criteria of part A that provide assistance 
to functionally illiterate and illiterate individuals who are unserved 
or underserved by literacy education programs, with special empha-
sis upon disadvantaged individuals having the highest risk of illit-
eracy, and individuals with the lowest reading and educational level 
of competence. 
"(c)(1) The Director shall assign volunteers under this subsection 
to projects and programs that utilize volunteers to address the needs 
of illiterate individuals. 
"(2) Programs and projects under this subsection may be adminis-
tered by public or private nonprofit agencies and organizations 
including local. State, and national literacy councils and organiza-
tions; community-based nonprofit organizations; local and State 
education agencies; local and State agencies administering adult 
basic education programs; educational institutions; libraries; anti-
poverty organizations; local, municipal, and State governmental 
entities, and administrative entities designated to administer job 
training plans under the Job Training Partnership Act. 
"(3) In the assignment of volunteers under this subsection the 
Director shall give priority consideration to— 
"(A) programs and projects that assist illiterate individuals in 
greatest need of assistance residing in unserved or underserved 
areas with the highest concentrations of illiteracy and of low 
income individuals and families; 
"(B) projects and programs serving individuals reading at the 
zero to fourth grade levels; 
"(C) projects and programs focusing on providing literacy 
services to high risk populations; 
PUBLIC LAW 99-551-OCT. 27, 1986 
100 STAT. 3073 
"(D) projects and programs operating in areeis with the high-
est concentration of individuals and families living at or below 
the poverty level; 
"(E) projects and programs providing literacy services to par-
ents of disadvantaged children between the ages of two and 
eight, who may be ^ucationally at risk; and 
"(F) Statewide programs and projects that encourage the 
creation of new literacy efforts, encourage the coordination of 
intrastate literacy efforts and provide technical assistance to 
local literacy efforts. 
"(dXD The Director shall assign volunteers under this subsection 
to projects and programs that primarily utilize volunteers to tutor 
illiterate individuals. 
"(2) Programs and projects under this subsection may be adminis-
tered by local public or private nonprofit agencies and organizations 
including local literacy councils and organizations, community-
based nonprofit organizations, local educational agencies, local agen-
cies administering adult basic education programs, local educational 
institutions, libraries, antipoverty organizations, local and munici-
pal governmental entities, and administrative entities designated to 
administer job training plans under the Job Training Partnership 
Act. 
"(3) In the assignment of volunteers under this subsection the 
Director shall give priority consideration to local programs and 
projects that assist illiterate individuals in greatest need of assist-
ance residing in unserved or underserved areas with the highest 
concentrations of illiteracy and of low income individuals and 
families. 
"(e) The Director shall ensure an equitable distribution of volun-
teers under this section in accordance with the equitable distribu-
tion requirement of section 414 of this Act. 
"(f) The VISTA Literacy Corps shall consist of all volunteers 
serving under part A working on literacy projects and programs. 
"(gXD Funds made available under section 501(a) for the purposes 
of this section shall be used to supplement and not supplant the 
level of services provided under part A in fiscal year 1986 to address 
the problem of illiteracy. 
"(2) In any fiscal year in which the services provided under part A 
are reduced, the services provided under this section shall be propor-
tionately reduced.". 
(b) (INFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of contents of the Act is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 108 the 
following: 
"Sec. 109. VISTA Literacy Corps.". 
SEC. 5. SERVICE LEARNING PROGRAMS. 
Section 111 of the Act is amended— 
(1) by inserting "(a)" after the section designation; 
f 
(2) by striking out the second and third sentences of such 
*
-
, 
section; and 
(3) by adding the following new subsection: 
"(b) This part provides for the University Year for ACTION (UYA) 
program of full-time volunteer service by students enrolled in 
institutions of higher education. The purpose of the UYA program is 
to strengthen and supplement efforts to eliminate poverty and 
poverty-related human, social, and environmental problems by ena-
bling students at cooperating institutions to perform meaningful 
Children and 
youth. 
Libraries. 
Employment 
and 
unemployment. 
29 use 1501 
note. 
42 use 5054. 
42 use 5081. 
42 use 4958. 
42 use 4971. 
Education. 
Schools and 
colleges.