[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1575 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1575

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.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             October 20 (legislative day, October 13), 1993

 Ms. Mikulski introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
           referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
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:
``Sec. 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.

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