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                                                 Union Calendar No. 599
114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5625

                          [Report No. 114-766]

 To provide for reimbursement for the use of modern travel services by 
 Federal employees traveling on official Government business, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 5, 2016

     Mr. Moulton (for himself, Mr. Hurd of Texas, Mr. Swalwell of 
  California, Mr. Issa, Mr. Meadows, and Mrs. Bustos) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
                           Government Reform

                           September 20, 2016

  Additional sponsors: Mr. Peters, Mr. Carney, Miss Rice of New York, 
   Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mrs. 
     Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Connolly, Mr. 
     Cartwright, Mrs. Mimi Walters of California, Mr. McCaul, Mr. 
    Westmoreland, Mr. Kind, Mr. Collins of New York, Mr. Welch, Ms. 
           Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, and Mr. Clay

                           September 20, 2016

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 5, 
                                 2106]


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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for reimbursement for the use of modern travel services by 
 Federal employees traveling on official Government business, and for 
                            other purposes.


 


    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 ``Modernizing Government Travel Act''.

SEC. 2. FEDERAL EMPLOYEE REIMBURSEMENT FOR USE OF MODERN TRAVEL 
              SERVICES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of General Services shall prescribe 
regulations under section 5707 of title 5, United States Code, to 
provide for the reimbursement for the use of a transportation network 
company or innovative mobility technology company by any Federal 
employee traveling on official business under subchapter I of chapter 
57 of such title, except that the Director of the Administrative Office 
of the United States Courts shall prescribe such regulations with 
respect to employees of the judicial branch of the Government.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Innovative mobility technology company.--The term 
        ``innovative mobility technology company'' means an 
        organization, including a corporation, limited liability 
        company, partnership, sole proprietorship, or any other entity, 
        that applies technology to expand and enhance available 
        transportation choices, better manage demand for transportation 
        services, and provide alternatives to driving alone.
            (2) Transportation network company.--The term 
        ``transportation network company'' means a corporation, 
        partnership, sole proprietorship, or other entity, that uses a 
        digital network to connect riders to drivers affiliated with 
        the entity in order for a driver to provide transportation 
        services to a rider.

SEC. 3. REPORT ON TRANSPORTATION COSTS.

    Section 5707(c) of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read 
as follows:
    ``(c)(1) Not later than November 31 of each year, the head of each 
agency shall submit to the Administrator of the General Services, in a 
format prescribed by the Administrator and approved by the Director the 
Office of Management and Budget--
            ``(A) data on total agency payments for such items as 
        travel and transportation of people, average costs and 
        durations of trips, and purposes of official travel;
            ``(B) data on estimated total agency payments for employee 
        relocation; and
            ``(C) an analysis of the total costs of transportation 
        service by type, and the total number of trips utilizing each 
        transportation type for purposes of official travel.
    ``(2) The Administrator of the General Services shall make the data 
submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) publically available upon receipt.
    ``(3) Not later than January 31 of each year, the Administrator of 
the General Services shall submit to the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Government Affairs of the Senate--
            ``(A) an analysis of the data submitted pursuant to 
        paragraph (1) for the agencies listed in section 901(b) of 
        title 31 and a survey of such data for each other agency; and
            ``(B) a description of any new regulations promulgated or 
        changes to existing regulations authorized under this 
        section.''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 599

114th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 5625

                          [Report No. 114-766]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To provide for reimbursement for the use of modern travel services by 
 Federal employees traveling on official Government business, and for 
                            other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 20, 2016

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed