[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4565 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4565

To provide for the establishment of business accounts for air travel by 
  Federal employees to maximize cost savings, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 10, 1994

    Ms. English of Arizona introduced the following bill; which was 
 referred jointly to the Committees on Government Operations and House 
                             Administration

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for the establishment of business accounts for air travel by 
  Federal employees to maximize cost savings, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Government Travel Cost Reduction 
Act''.

SEC. 2. BUSINESS ACCOUNTS FOR AIR TRAVEL BY FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 5709 the following new section:
``Sec. 5710. Business accounts for air travel
    ``(a) The General Services Administration or any agency entering 
into a contract with an air carrier for travel on official business--
            ``(1) subject to the provisions of paragraph (2), shall 
        include as a term of such contract that such air carrier 
        shall--
                    ``(A) establish a separate air travel business 
                account for any employee, designated by the head of the 
                agency employing such employee, for travel on official 
                business by such employee on such air carrier;
                    ``(B) deposit any award or bonus by such air 
                carrier awarded to such employee for travel on official 
                business into the employee's air travel business 
                account; and
                    ``(C) apply any such award or bonus from such 
                employee's air travel business account to any travel on 
                official business by such employee on such air carrier 
                except that such awards or bonuses shall not be used 
                for seating upgrades; and
            ``(2) may include as a term of such contract, as an 
        alternative to the term required under paragraph (1), that such 
        air carrier shall--
                    ``(A) establish an air travel business account for 
                any office or administrative unit of an agency, as 
                designated by the head of such agency, for travel on 
                official business by employees of such office or 
                administrative unit on such air carrier;
                    ``(B) deposit any award or bonus by such air 
                carrier awarded to any employee of such office or 
                administrative unit for travel on official business 
                into the air travel business account of such office or 
                administrative unit; and
                    ``(C) apply any such award or bonus from the air 
                travel business account of such office or 
                administrative unit to any travel on official business 
                by any employee of such office or administrative unit 
                except that such awards or bonuses shall not be used 
                for seating upgrades.
    ``(b) All air travel business accounts established under this 
section shall be separate from any personal account of an employee. Any 
award or bonus from an air travel business account may be used only for 
travel on official business except that such awards shall not be used 
for seating upgrades.
    ``(c) To the greatest extent practicable, the General Services 
Administration shall include the term described under subsection (a)(2) 
in a contract to maximize travel costs savings.
    ``(d) The General Services Administration shall promulgate 
regulations to carry out the provisions of this section. Such 
regulations shall include a requirement that, to the greatest extent 
practicable to maximize travel costs savings, employees shall--
            ``(1) travel on official business with air carriers 
        awarding awards and bonuses for official business travel, 
        regardless of whether such travel is on an air carrier under a 
        contract described under this section; and
            ``(2)(A) participate in any program of such air carrier 
        awarding awards and bonuses; and
            ``(B) use such awards and bonuses for only official 
        business travel except that such awards shall not be used for 
        seating upgrades.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 5709 the following new item:

``5710. Business accounts for air travel.''.

SEC. 3. APPLICATION TO THE CONGRESS.

    (a) In General.--No later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Committee on Rules and Administration of the 
Senate and the Committee on Administration of the House of 
Representatives shall promulgate regulations relating to Members of 
Congress and any employee whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary of 
the Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representatives, respectively, 
that--
            (1) require any Member of the Senate, officer of the 
        Senate, Member of the House of Representatives, or officer of 
        the House of Representatives who enters into a contract with an 
        air carrier for travel on official business by a Member or 
        employee--
                    (A) subject to the provisions of subparagraph (B), 
                shall include as a term of such contract that such air 
                carrier shall--
                            (i) establish a separate air travel 
                        business account for any Member or employee, 
                        designated by the applicable Member or 
                        employing committee or office of such employee, 
                        for travel on official business by such Member 
                        or employee on such air carrier;
                            (ii) deposit any award or bonus by such air 
                        carrier awarded to such Member or employee for 
                        travel on official business into the Member's 
                        or employee's air travel business account; and
                            (iii) apply any such award or bonus from 
                        such Member's or employee's air travel business 
                        account to any travel on official business by 
                        such Member or employee on such air carrier 
                        except that such awards or bonuses shall not be 
                        used for seating upgrades; and
                    (B) may include as a term of such contract, as an 
                alternative to the term required under subparagraph 
                (A), that such air carrier shall--
                            (i) establish an air travel business 
                        account for any committee or office as 
                        designated by the applicable Member, committee, 
                        or office, for travel on official business by 
                        Members or employees of such committee or 
                        office on such air carrier;
                            (ii) deposit any award or bonus by such air 
                        carrier awarded to any Member or employee of 
                        such committee or office for travel on official 
                        business into the air travel business account 
                        of such committee or office; and
                            (iii) apply any such award or bonus from 
                        the air travel business account of such 
                        committee or office to any travel on official 
                        business by any Member or employee of such 
                        committee or office except that such awards or 
                        bonuses shall not be used for seating upgrades; 
                        and
            (2) to the greatest extent practicable to maximize travel 
        costs savings, require committees and offices (including 
        Members' offices)--
                    (A) to enter into contracts with air carriers 
                awarding awards and bonuses for official business 
                travel; and
                    (B) to require Members and employees to--
                            (i) travel on official business with air 
                        carriers awarding awards and bonuses for 
                        official business travel, regardless of whether 
                        such travel is on an air carrier under a 
                        contract described under this section; and
                            (ii)(I) participate in any program of such 
                        air carrier awarding awards and bonuses; and
                            (II) use such awards and bonuses for only 
                        official business travel except that such 
                        awards or bonuses shall not be used for seating 
                        upgrades.
    (b) Separate Business Accounts.--All air travel business accounts 
established under this section shall be separate from any personal 
account of a Member or employee. Any award or bonus from an air travel 
business account may be used only for travel on official business 
except that such awards or bonuses shall not be used for seating 
upgrades.
    (c) Committee and Office Accounts.--To the greatest extent 
practicable, any Member of Congress or officer of the Congress entering 
into a contract as provided under this section shall include the term 
described under subsection (a)(1)(B) to maximize costs savings.

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