II 110th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 754 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 2, 2007 Mr. Coleman (for himself and Mr. Coburn) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To streamline and simplify the travel procedures used by Department of Defense personnel.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Defense Travel Simplification Act of 2007.

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Defense Travel Accounting and Voucher Processing System

(a)

Redesignation of Defense Travel System

Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall redesignate the Defense Travel System as the Defense Travel Accounting and Voucher Processing System. Any reference in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the United States to the Defense Travel System shall be considered to be a reference to the Defense Travel Accounting and Voucher Processing System. (b)

Implementation of Defense Travel Accounting and Voucher Processing System

The Department of Defense shall implement the procedures described under subsection (c)— (1)not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, in the case of air travel; and (2)not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, in the case of railroad and bus travel. (c)

Procedures related to the Defense Travel Accounting and Voucher Processing System

The Defense Travel Accounting and Voucher Processing System, as redesignated and implemented under subsection (a) (in this subsection referred to as the System), shall include the following procedures: (1)Use of the System to record and process all Department of Defense commercial travel. (2)A prohibition on the use of the System for identifying and reserving travel, hotels or other accommodations, and rental vehicles.

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Successor travel system

(a)

Recommendations

(1)

Intra-agency task force

The Secretary of Defense shall establish an intra-agency task force to recommend measures to streamline and simplify the commercial travel system used by the Department of Defense through the establishment of a successor system to replace the Defense Travel Accounting and Voucher Processing System, as redesignated and implemented under section 2(a). (2)

Report

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the intra-agency task force shall submit to the Secretary of Defense a report on the recommendations developed under (1). The report shall be made available upon request to Congress. (b)

Requirements related to Internet-based travel system

Any proposed successor or modification to the Defense Travel Accounting and Voucher Processing System that includes an Internet-based travel system designed to identify modes of travel, hotels or other accommodations, or rental vehicles shall include— (1)a searchable database of all air, rail, and bus travel options, including by cost; and (2)a searchable database of companies offering accommodations and rental vehicles at government rates. (c)

Operational testing and certification

(1)

Testing

The Secretary of Defense shall operationally test any successor or modification described under subsection (b) to ensure that it meets the requirements under such subsection. A successor or modification may not be deployed until 90 days after the successful completion of such testing. (2)

Certification

Not later than 90 days after the successful completion of operational testing under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Armed Forces, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a letter certifying that— (A)the successor or modification passed such testing; and (B)the results of the test are reliable.