[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 747 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 747

    To amend title 37, United States Code, to authorize travel and 
transportation allowances for members of the reserve components of the 
           Armed Forces on leave for suspension of training.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 31, 2009

  Mr. Nelson of Nebraska (for himself and Mr. Graham) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                             Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend title 37, United States Code, to authorize travel and 
transportation allowances for members of the reserve components of the 
           Armed Forces on leave for suspension of training.

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

SECTION 1. TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES FOR MEMBERS OF THE 
              RESERVE COMPONENTS OF THE ARMED FORCES ON LEAVE FOR 
              SUSPENSION OF TRAINING.

    (a) Allowances Authorized.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 7 of title 37, United States Code, 
        is amended by inserting after section 411j the following new 
        section:
``Sec. 411k. Travel and transportation allowances: travel performed by 
              certain members of the reserve components of the Armed 
              Forces in connection with leave for suspension of 
              training
    ``(a) Allowance Authorized.--The Secretary concerned may reimburse 
or provide transportation to a member of a reserve component of the 
Armed Forces on active duty for a period of more than 30 days who is 
performing duty at a temporary duty station for travel between the 
member's temporary duty station and the member's permanent duty station 
in connection with authorized leave pursuant to a suspension of 
training.
    ``(b) Minimum Distance Between Stations.--A member may be paid for 
or provided transportation under subsection (a) only as follows:
            ``(1) In the case of a member who travels between a 
        temporary duty station and permanent duty station by air 
        transportation, if the distance between such stations is not 
        less than 300 miles.
            ``(2) In the case of a member who travels between a 
        temporary duty station and permanent duty station by ground 
        transportation, if the distance between such stations is more 
        than the normal commuting distance from the permanent duty 
        station (as determined under the regulations prescribed under 
        subsection (e)).
    ``(c) Minimum Period of Suspension of Training.--A member may be 
paid for or provided transportation under subsection (a) only in 
connection with a suspension of training covered by that subsection 
that is five days or more in duration.
    ``(d) Limitation on Reimbursement.--The amount a member may be paid 
under subsection (a) for travel may not exceed the amount that would be 
paid by the government (as determined under the regulations prescribed 
under subsection (e)) for the least expensive means of travel between 
the duty stations concerned.
    ``(e) Funding.--Amounts for reimbursement or transportation 
provided a member under this section shall be derived from amounts 
available for operation and maintenance for the regular component of 
the Armed Forces in which the member is serving at the time of the 
suspension of training for which such reimbursement or transportation 
is so provided.
    ``(f) Regulations.--The Secretary concerned shall prescribe 
regulations to carry out this section. Regulations prescribed by the 
Secretary of a military department shall be subject to the approval of 
the Secretary of Defense.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of chapter 7 of such title is amended by inserting 
        after the item relating to section 411j the following new item:

``411k. Travel and transportation allowances: travel performed by 
                            certain members of the reserve components 
                            of the Armed Forces in connection with 
                            leave for suspension of training.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply 
with respect to travel that occurs on or after that date.
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