§ 5707. Regulations and reports

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1966

   Pub. L. 89–554 · 80 Stat. 378

   Enacted · 5 U.S.C. § 5707

   Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 500

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 500

2. 1975

   Travel Expense Amendments Act of 1975

   Pub. L. 94–22 § 6(a) · 89 Stat. 84

   1. Inserted · 5 U.S.C. § 5707

      Pub. L. 94–22 inserted “and reports” in section catchline

   2. Amended · 5 U.S.C. § 5707

      Pub. L. 94–22 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a)

   3. Substituted · 5 U.S.C. § 5707

      Pub. L. 94–22 substituted “Administrator of General Services” for “Director of the Bureau of the Budget”

   4. Struck · 5 U.S.C. § 5707

      Pub. L. 94–22 struck out provision for fixing, payment, advancement and recovery of travel allowances and expenses in accordance with the regulations and provision for the non-applicability of this section to per diem allowances under section 5703(c)

   5. Inserted · 5 U.S.C. § 5707

      Pub. L. 94–22 inserted provision for regulations for travel by employees of the judicial branch of the Government by the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts

   6. Added · 5 U.S.C. § 5707

      Pub. L. 94–22 added subsec. (b)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 94–22 inserted “and reports” in section catchline, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), substituted “Administrator of General Services” for “Director of the Bureau of the Budget”, struck out provision for fixing, payment, advancement and recovery of travel allowances and expenses in accordance with the regulations and provision for the non-applicability of this section to per diem allowances under section 5703(c), and inserted provision for regulations for travel by employees of the judicial branch of the Government by the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, and added subsec. (b).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Section 5707 of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “§ 5707. Regulations and reports “(a) The Administrator of General Services shall prescribe regulations necessary for the administration of this subchapter, except that the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall prescribe such regulations with respect to official travel by employees of the judicial branch of the Government. “(b) (1) The Administrator of General Services, in consultation Investigations; report to Congress. with the Comptroller General of the United States, the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of Defense, and representatives of organizations of employees of the Government, shall conduct periodic investigations of the cost of travel and the operation of privately owned vehicles to employees while engaged on official business, and shall report, the results of such investigations to Congress at least once a year. In conducting the investigations, the Administrator shall review and analyze among other factors— “(A) depreciation of original vehicle cost; “(B) gasoline and oil (ex cl tiding taxes); “(C) maintenance, accessories, parts, and tires; “(D) insurance: and “(E) State and Federal taxes. “(2) The Administrator shall issue regulations under this section which shall prescribe mileage allowances which shall not exceed the Ante, p. 85. amounts set forth in section 5704(a) of this title and which reflect the current costs, as determined by the Administrator, of operating privately owned motorcycles, automobiles, and airplanes. At least once each year after the issuance of the regulations described in the preceding sentence, the Administrator shall determine, based upon the results of his investigation, specific figures, each rounded to the nearest one-half cent, of the average, actual cost a mile during the period for the Report to Congress. Publication in Federal Register. use of a privately owned motorcycle, automobile, and airplane. The Administrator shall report such figures to Congress not later than five working days after he makes his determination. Each such report shall be printed in the Federal Register. The mileage allowances contained in regulations prescribed under this section shall be adjusted within thirty days following the submission of that report to the figures so determined and reported by the Administrator.”.

3. 1986

   Federal Civilian Employee and Contractor Travel Expenses Act of 1985

   Pub. L. 99–234 title I § 104 · 99 Stat. 1756

   1. Amended · 5 U.S.C. § 5707(a)

      Pub. L. 99–234 designated existing provisions as par. (1)

   2. Added · 5 U.S.C. § 5707(a)

      Pub. L. 99–234 added par. (2)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99–234 designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 104. Section 5707 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting “(1)” immediately after “(a)”; (2) by inserting the following at the end of subsection (a): “(2) Regulations promulgated to implement section 5702 or 5706a of this title shall be transmitted to the appropriate committees of the Congress and shall not take effect until 30 days after such transmittal.”; and (3) by inserting at the end thereof the following new subsection: “(c) (1) The Administrator of General Services shall periodically, but at least every 2 years, submit to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget an analysis of estimated total agency payments for such items as travel and transportation of people, average costs and duration of trips, and purposes of official travel; and of estimated total agency payments for employee relocation. This analysis shall be based on a sampling survey of agencies each of which spent more than $5,000,000 during the previous fiscal year on travel and transportation payments, including payments for employee relocation. Agencies shall provide to the Administrator the necessary information in a format prescribed by the Administrator and approved by the Director. “(2) The requirements of paragraph (1) of this subsection shall expire upon the Administrator’s submission of the analysis that includes the fiscal year that ends September 30, 1991.”.

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 99–234 effective (1) on effective date of regulations to be promulgated not later than 150 days after Jan. 2, 1986, or (2) 180 days after Jan. 2, 1986, whichever occurs first, see section 301(a) of Pub. L. 99–234, set out as a note under section 5701 of this title.

4. 1986

   Federal Civilian Employee and Contractor Travel Expenses Act of 1985

   Pub. L. 99–234 title I § 104 · 99 Stat. 1756

   Added · 5 U.S.C. § 5707(c)

   Pub. L. 99–234 added subsec. (c)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 99–234 added subsec. (c).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 104. Section 5707 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting “(1)” immediately after “(a)”; (2) by inserting the following at the end of subsection (a): “(2) Regulations promulgated to implement section 5702 or 5706a of this title shall be transmitted to the appropriate committees of the Congress and shall not take effect until 30 days after such transmittal.”; and (3) by inserting at the end thereof the following new subsection: “(c) (1) The Administrator of General Services shall periodically, but at least every 2 years, submit to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget an analysis of estimated total agency payments for such items as travel and transportation of people, average costs and duration of trips, and purposes of official travel; and of estimated total agency payments for employee relocation. This analysis shall be based on a sampling survey of agencies each of which spent more than $5,000,000 during the previous fiscal year on travel and transportation payments, including payments for employee relocation. Agencies shall provide to the Administrator the necessary information in a format prescribed by the Administrator and approved by the Director. “(2) The requirements of paragraph (1) of this subsection shall expire upon the Administrator’s submission of the analysis that includes the fiscal year that ends September 30, 1991.”.

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 99–234 effective (1) on effective date of regulations to be promulgated not later than 150 days after Jan. 2, 1986, or (2) 180 days after Jan. 2, 1986, whichever occurs first, see section 301(a) of Pub. L. 99–234, set out as a note under section 5701 of this title.

5. 1990

   Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Act of 1990

   Pub. L. 101–391 § 5(a)(1) · 104 Stat. 747

   Added · 5 U.S.C. § 5707(d)

   Pub. L. 101–391 added subsec. (d)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 101–391 added subsec. (d).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) In general.— Section 5707 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(d) (1) Each agency shall ensure that its approved accommodations percentage for a fiscal year shall be not less than— “(A) 65 percent, for the first fiscal year that begins 4 years after the date of enactment of this subsection; “(B) 75 percent, for the fiscal year that begins 5 years after the date of enactment of this subsection; and “(C) 90 percent, for the fiscal year that begins 6 years after the date of enactment of this subsection and for each subsequent fiscal year. “(2) In this subsection, an agency’s ‘approved accommodations percentage’ for a fiscal year is the percentage determined by multiplying 100 by the quotient of— “(A) the total number of nights spent by civilian employees of the agency (as described in section 5702(a)) for which payment was made under this chapter for lodging expenses incurred in any State at any approved hotel, motel, or other place of public accommodation not owned by the Federal Government; divided by “(B) the total number of nights spent by such employees for which payment was made under this chapter for lodging expenses incurred in any State at any hotel, motel, or other place of public accommodation not owned by the Federal Government. “(3) For purposes of this subsection, a hotel, motel, or other place of public accommodation is approved if it meets the requirements of the fire prevention and control guidelines described in section 29 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974. “(4) For purposes of this subsection— “(A) the term ‘agency’ does not include the government of the District of Columbia; and “(B) the term ‘State’ means any State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Virgin Islands, the Canal Zone, Guam, American Samoa, or any other territory or possession.”. (2) Conforming amendment.— Section 5701 of such title is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking “For the purpose” and inserting “Except as otherwise provided in section 5707(d), for the purpose”.

6. 1994

   Pub. L. 103–329 § 634(b) · 108 Stat. 2382

   Amended · 5 U.S.C. § 5707(b)

   Pub. L. 103–329, § 634(b), amended subsec. (b) generally, revising and restructuring text

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–329, § 634(b), amended subsec. (b) generally, revising and restructuring text.

7. 1994

   Pub. L. 103–329 § 634(c) · 108 Stat. 2382

   1. Redesignated · 5 U.S.C. § 5707(c)

      Pub. L. 103–329, § 634(c), redesignated par. (1) as entire subsec.

   2. Struck · 5 U.S.C. § 5707(c)

      Pub. L. 103–329, § 634(c), struck out par. (2) which read as follows: “The requirements of paragraph (1) of this subsection shall expire upon the Administrator’s submission of the analysis that includes the fiscal year that ends September 30, 1991.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103–329, § 634(c), redesignated par. (1) as entire subsec. and struck out par. (2) which read as follows: “The requirements of paragraph (1) of this subsection shall expire upon the Administrator’s submission of the analysis that includes the fiscal year that ends September 30, 1991.”

8. 1996

   National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997

   Pub. L. 104–201 div. A title XVI § 1614(a)(1) · 110 Stat. 2422

   Struck · 5 U.S.C. § 5707(d)

   Pub. L. 104–201 struck out subsec. (d) which provided that agencies ensure that their approved accommodation percentages be not less than specified percentages for fiscal years beginning 4 and 5 years after Sept. 25, 1990, and that their percentages be not less than 90 percent for fiscal years beginning 6 years after Sept. 25, 1990, and thereafter

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 104–201 struck out subsec. (d) which provided that agencies ensure that their approved accommodation percentages be not less than specified percentages for fiscal years beginning 4 and 5 years after Sept. 25, 1990, and that their percentages be not less than 90 percent for fiscal years beginning 6 years after Sept. 25, 1990, and thereafter.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) Section 5707 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking out subsection (d).

9. 1996

   General Accounting Office Act of 1996

   Pub. L. 104–316 title I § 103(e) · 110 Stat. 3826

   Struck · 5 U.S.C. § 5707(b)(1)(A)

   Pub. L. 104–316 struck out “the Comptroller General of the United States,” after “in consultation with”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b)(1)(A). Pub. L. 104–316 struck out “the Comptroller General of the United States,” after “in consultation with”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (e) Regulations and Reports.— Section 5707(b)(1)(A) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking “the Comptroller General of the United States,”.

10. 2014

    Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘Buck’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015

    Pub. L. 113–291 § 915(b)(1) · 128 Stat. 3292

    Amended · 5 U.S.C. § 5707(b)(1)(A)

    Pub. L. 113–291, § 915(b)(1), amended subpar. (A) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The Administrator of General Services, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of Defense, and representatives of organizations of employees of the Government, shall conduct periodic investigations of the cost of travel and the operation of privately owned vehicles to employees while engaged on official business, and shall report the results of such investigations to Congress at least once a year.”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b)(1)(A). Pub. L. 113–291, § 915(b)(1), amended subpar. (A) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The Administrator of General Services, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of Defense, and representatives of organizations of employees of the Government, shall conduct periodic investigations of the cost of travel and the operation of privately owned vehicles to employees while engaged on official business, and shall report the results of such investigations to Congress at least once a year.”

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) Provisions relating to privately owned airplanes and motorcycles.— Paragraph (1)(A) of section 5707(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “(1) (A) The Administrator of General Services shall conduct periodic investigations of the cost of travel and the operation of privately owned airplanes and privately owned motorcycles by employees while engaged on official business, and shall report the results of such investigations to Congress at least once a year.” .

11. 2014

    Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘Buck’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015

    Pub. L. 113–291 § 915(b)(2) · 128 Stat. 3292

    Amended · 5 U.S.C. § 5707(b)(2)(A)(i)

    Pub. L. 113–291, § 915(b)(2), amended cl. (i) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “shall prescribe a mileage reimbursement rate which reflects the current costs as determined by the Administrator of operating privately owned automobiles, and which shall not exceed, as provided in section 5704(a)(1) of this title, the single standard mileage rate established by the Internal Revenue Service, and”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b)(2)(A)(i). Pub. L. 113–291, § 915(b)(2), amended cl. (i) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “shall prescribe a mileage reimbursement rate which reflects the current costs as determined by the Administrator of operating privately owned automobiles, and which shall not exceed, as provided in section 5704(a)(1) of this title, the single standard mileage rate established by the Internal Revenue Service, and”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) Provisions relating to privately owned automobiles.— Clause (i) of section 5707(b)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “(i) shall provide that the mileage reimbursement rate for privately owned automobiles, as provided in section 5704(a)(1), is the single standard mileage rate established by the Internal Revenue Service referred to in that section, and” .

12. 2017

    Modernizing Government Travel Act

    Pub. L. 115–34 § 3 · 131 Stat. 846

    Amended · 5 U.S.C. § 5707(c)

    Pub. L. 115–34 amended subsec. (c) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (c) read as follows: “The Administrator of General Services shall periodically, but at least every 2 years, submit to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget an analysis of estimated total agency payments for such items as travel and transportation of people, average costs and duration of trips, and purposes of official travel; and of estimated total agency payments for employee relocation. This analysis shall be based on a sampling survey of agencies each of which spent more than $5,000,000 during the previous fiscal year on travel and transportation payments, including payments for employee relocation. Agencies shall provide to the Administrator the necessary information in a format prescribed by the Administrator and approved by the Director.”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 115–34 amended subsec. (c) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (c) read as follows: “The Administrator of General Services shall periodically, but at least every 2 years, submit to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget an analysis of estimated total agency payments for such items as travel and transportation of people, average costs and duration of trips, and purposes of official travel; and of estimated total agency payments for employee relocation. This analysis shall be based on a sampling survey of agencies each of which spent more than $5,000,000 during the previous fiscal year on travel and transportation payments, including payments for employee relocation. Agencies shall provide to the Administrator the necessary information in a format prescribed by the Administrator and approved by the Director.”

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    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 30 of each year, the head of each agency shall submit to the Administrator of General Services, in a format prescribed by the Administrator and approved by the Director of 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 General Services shall make the data submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) publicly available upon receipt. “(3) Not later than January 31 of each year, the Administrator of 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 Governmental 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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