[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 731 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 731

     To amend title 37, United States Code, to provide travel and 
  transportation allowances for members of the reserve components for 
   long distance and certain other travel to inactive duty training.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 5, 2011

 Mr. Begich (for himself, Mr. Tester, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. 
Leahy) 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 provide travel and 
  transportation allowances for members of the reserve components for 
   long distance and certain other travel to inactive duty training.

    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 ``Travel Reimbursement for Inactive 
Duty Training Personnel (TRIP) Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES FOR MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE 
              COMPONENTS FOR LONG DISTANCE AND CERTAIN OTHER TRAVEL TO 
              INACTIVE DUTY TRAINING.

    (a) Allowances Required.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 7 of title 37, United States Code, 
        is amended by inserting after section 408a the following new 
        section:
``Sec. 408b. Travel and transportation allowances: long distance and 
              certain other travel to inactive duty training performed 
              by members of the reserve components of the armed forces
    ``(a) Allowance Required.--The Secretary concerned shall reimburse 
a member of a reserve component of the armed forces for transportation 
expenses, including mileage traveled, incurred in connection with the 
following:
            ``(1) Round-trip travel in excess of 100 miles to an 
        inactive duty training location, regardless of the method of 
        transportation.
            ``(2) Round-trip travel of any distance to an inactive duty 
        training location, if such travel requires a commercial method 
        of transportation other than ground transportation.
    ``(b) Rates of Reimbursement.--
            ``(1) Mileage.--In determining the amount of allowances or 
        reimbursement to be paid for mileage traveled under subsection 
        (a)(1), the Secretary concerned shall use the mileage 
        reimbursement rate for the use of privately owned vehicles by 
        Government employees on official business (when a Government 
        vehicle is available), as prescribed by the Administrator of 
        General Services under section 5707(b) of title 5.
            ``(2) Commercial fare for travel by common carrier.--The 
        amount of reimbursement to be paid under subsection (a)(2) for 
        travel covered by that subsection shall be the reasonable 
        commercial fare expense for such travel by common carrier.
    ``(c) 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 408a the following new item:

``408b. Travel and transportation allowances: long distance and certain 
                            other travel to inactive duty training 
                            performed by members of the reserve 
                            components of the armed forces.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to travel expenses incurred after the expiration of 
the 90-day period that begins on the date of the enactment of this Act.
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