[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2621 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2621

 To amend title 10, United States Code, to use a time requirement for 
    determining eligibility for the reimbursement of certain travel 
                               expenses.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 21, 2009

Mr. McCarthy of California (for himself and Mr. McKeon) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 10, United States Code, to use a time requirement for 
    determining eligibility for the reimbursement of certain travel 
                               expenses.

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

SECTION 1. REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN TRAVEL EXPENSES.

    (a) In General.--Section 1074i of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``more than 100 miles'' 
        and inserting ``at a location that is more than 90 minutes 
        driving time, as determined under subsection (c),'';
            (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
            (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
        subsection (c):
    ``(c) Driving Time.--For purposes of this subsection, the Secretary 
shall prescribe regulations that--
            ``(1) define driving time;
            ``(2) specify the method that will be used to calculate 
        driving time through the use of an Internet-based global 
        tracking system that determines time and distance; and
            ``(3) ensure that time spent in traffic congestion will not 
        be considered in the calculation of driving time.''.
    (b) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe the 
regulations required by subsection (c) of section 1074i of title 10, 
United States Code, as added by this Act.
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