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[H.R. 274 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.274

                     One Hundred Fifteenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
          the third day of January, two thousand and seventeen


                                 An Act


 
 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 
    manages demand for transportation services, or provides 
    alternatives to driving alone.
        (2) Transportation network company.--The term ``transportation 
    network company''--
            (A) 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 the driver 
        to transport the rider using a vehicle owned, leased, or 
        otherwise authorized for use by the driver to a point chosen by 
        the rider; and
            (B) does not include a shared-expense carpool or vanpool 
        arrangement that is not intended to generate profit for the 
        driver.
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 30 of each year, the head of each 
agency shall submit to the Administrator of General Services, in a 
format prescribed by the Administrator and approved by the Director of 
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 General Services shall make the data 
submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) publicly available upon receipt.
    ``(3) Not later than January 31 of each year, the Administrator of 
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 Governmental 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.''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.