[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
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[H.R. 3318 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.3318
                       One Hundred Third Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
  the fifth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-three


                                 An Act

  
 
  To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the establishment 
of programs to encourage Federal employees to commute by means other 
than single-occupancy motor vehicles.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; PURPOSE.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Employees 
Clean Air Incentives Act''.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to improve air quality and 
to reduce traffic congestion by providing for the establishment of 
programs to encourage Federal employees to commute by means other than 
single-occupancy motor vehicles.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH PROGRAMS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 79 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``§7905. Programs to encourage commuting by means other than 
     single-occupancy motor vehicles
    ``(a) For the purpose of this section--
        ``(1) the term `employee' means an employee as defined by 
    section 2105 and a member of a uniformed service;
        ``(2) the term `agency' means--
            ``(A) an Executive agency;
            ``(B) an entity of the legislative branch; and
            ``(C) the judicial branch;
        ``(3) the term `entity of the legislative branch' means the 
    House of Representatives, the Senate, the Office of the Architect of 
    the Capitol (including the Botanic Garden), the Capitol Police, the 
    Congressional Budget Office, the Copyright Royalty Tribunal, the 
    Government Printing Office, the Library of Congress, and the Office 
    of Technology Assessment; and
        ``(4) the term `transit pass' means a transit pass as defined by 
    section 132(f)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
    ``(b)(1) The head of each agency may establish a program to 
encourage employees of such agency to use means other than single-
occupancy motor vehicles to commute to or from work.
    ``(2) A program established under this section may involve such 
options as--
        ``(A) transit passes (including cash reimbursements therefor, 
    but only if a voucher or similar item which may be exchanged only 
    for a transit pass is not readily available for direct distribution 
    by the agency);
        ``(B) furnishing space, facilities, or services to bicyclists; 
    and
        ``(C) any non-monetary incentive which the agency head may 
    otherwise offer under any other provision of law or other authority.
    ``(c) The functions of an agency head under this section shall--
        ``(1) with respect to the judicial branch, be carried out by the 
    Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts;
        ``(2) with respect to the House of Representatives, be carried 
    out by the Committee on House Administration of the House of 
    Representatives; and
        ``(3) with respect to the Senate, be carried out by the 
    Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate.
    ``(d) The President shall designate 1 or more agencies which shall--
        ``(1) prescribe guidelines for programs under this section;
        ``(2) on request, furnish information or technical advice on the 
    design or operation of any program under this section; and
        ``(3) submit to the President and the Congress, before January 
    1, 1995, and at least every 2 years thereafter, a written report on 
    the operation of this section, including, with respect to the period 
    covered by the report--
            ``(A) the number of agencies offering programs under this 
        section;
            ``(B) a brief description of each of the various programs;
            ``(C) the extent of employee participation in, and the costs 
        to the Government associated with, each of the various programs;
            ``(D) an assessment of any environmental or other benefits 
        realized as a result of programs established under this section; 
        and
            ``(E) any other matter which may be appropriate.''.
    (b) Chapter Analysis.--The analysis for chapter 79 of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``7905. Programs to encourage commuting by means other than single-
occupancy motor vehicles.''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on 
January 1, 1994.







                                Speaker of the House of Representatives.







                             Vice President of the United States and    
                                                President of the Senate.