P.L. 96-346, PER DIEM TRAVEL ALLOWANCES

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• Publication Date: October 15, 1980
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OLC 80-1289/3
16 OCT 1980
MEMORANDUM FOR: See Distribution
FROM: Frederick P. Hitz
Legislative Counsel
SUBJECT: P.L. 96-346, Per Diem Travel Allowances
REFERENCE: OLC 80-1289 (12 June 1980)
1. Attached for your information is P.L. 96-346, which
amends 5 U.S.C. 5702 and 5704 to increase the maximum rates
for per diem, actual subsistence expenses, and mileage
allowances.
General Counsel
2. This legislation derives from H.R. 7072, the
subject of Reference, which discussed the Agency's authorities
in Section 6 of the CIA Act of 1949 and subsection 102(d)(3)
of the National Security Act of 1947 in connection with the
legislation's provisions on information requests by GSA.
3. A statement concerning the impact of this legislation
on Agency authorities and practices will be forthcoming from
the Office of General Counsel.
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PUBLIC LAW 96-346-SEPT. 10, 1980
DIEM TRAVEL ALLOWANCES
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94 STAT. 1148 PUBLIC LAW 96-346-SEPT. 10, 1980 .
Public Law 96-346
96th Congress
An Act
_Sept. 10, 1990 To amend sections 5702 and 5704 of title 5, United States Code, to increase the
(H.R.7072i maximum rates for per diem and actual subsistence e~cpenses and mileage
allowances of Government employees on official travel, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
Government United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 5702 of
travel expense title 5, United States Code, is amended-
allowances, ' ,~ -
increase. `L (1) bystr striking out $35? in subsection (a) and inserting in lieu
5 USC 5702 note.
(2) by striking out "$50" in subsection (c) and inserting in lieu
thereof "$75' ; and
(3) by striking out "$21" in subsection (d) and inserting in lieu
thereof "$33".
SEC. 2. Section 5704 of title 5, United States Code, is amended-
.(1) by striking out "11 cents" in subsection (a)(1) and inserting
in lieu thereof' 20 cents";
(2) by striking out "20 cents" in subsection (a)(2) and inserting
in lieu thereof "25 cents"; and
(3) by striking out "24 cents" in subsection (a)(3) and inserting
in lieu thereof "45 cents".
SEC. 3. To make available to Congress information in order that it
may evaluate and reduce excessive per diem and mileage allowance
payments:
GSA-conducted '(a) The Administrator of General Services shall, based upon a
travel survey. sampling survey, collect by fiscal year the following information
(compiled separately for payments made under sections 5702 and
5704 of title 5, United States Code, and for each agency evaluated)
with respect to agencies spending more than $5,000,000 annually on
transportation of people:
(1) identification of the general causes and purposes of travel,
both foreign and domestic, estimates of total payments, average
cost and duration of trip, and an explanation of how, these
estimates were determined; and
(2) identification by specific agency of travel practices which
appear to be inefficient from a travel management or program
management standpoint and recommendations to the Congress
as other
on the applicability of alternatives to travel as well
techniques to improve the use of travel in carrying out program
objectives by relating travel to mission.
Report to (b 1) The Administrator shall report the information required by
congress. subsection (a) to the Congress for fiscal year 1979 by February 1,1981;
for fiscal year 1980 by June 1,1981; an d for fiscal year 1981 by June 1,
1982.
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. PUBLIC LAW 96-346-SEPT. 10, 1980 94 STAT. 1149
(2) The Administrator is empowered to issue such rules and
regulations as are necessary to ensure that the information is
submitted by the various agencies to him in a manner that permits
comparisons among the agencies and to permit him to compile the
inform tion required to be included in the annual report.
Approved September 10, 1980.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
HOUSE REPORT No. 96-1021 (Comm. on Government Operations).
SENATE REPORT No. 96-904 (Comm. on Governmental Affairs):
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 126 (1980):
June 9, considered and passed House.
Aug. 27, considered and passed Senate.
Rules and
regulations.
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