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PUBLIC LAW 89-554-SEPT. 6, 1966

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payment on a mileage basis is limited to the cost of travel by common carrier including per diem. (b) I n addition to the mileage allowance under subsection (a) of this section, the employee or other individual performing service for the Government may be reimbursed for— (1) parking fees; (2) ferry fares; and (3) bridge, road, and tunnel tolls. § 5705. Advancements and deductions An agency may advance, through the proper disbursing official, to an employee or individual entitled to per diem or mileage allowances under this subchapter, a sum considered advisable with regard to the character and probable duration of the travel to be performed. A sum advanced and not used for allowable travel expenses is recoverable from the employee or individual or his estate by— (1) setoff against accrued pay, retirement credit, or other amount due the employee or individual; (2) deduction from an amount due from the United States; and (3) such other method as is provided by law. § 5706. Allowable travel expenses Except as otherwise permitted by this subchapter or by statutes relating to members of the uniformed services, only actual and necessary travel expenses may be allowed to an individual holding employment or appointment under the United States. §5707. Regulations The Director of the Bureau of the Budget shall prescribe regulations necessary for the administration of this subchapter. The fixing, payment, advancement, and recovery of travel allowances, and the reimbursement of travel expenses, under this subchapter shall be in accordance with the regulations. This section does not apply to the fixing or payment of a per diem allowance under section 5703(c) of this title. § 5708. Effect on other statutes This subchapter does not modify or repeal— (1) any statute providing for the traveling expenses of the President; (2) any statute providing for mileage allowances for Members of Congress; (3) any statute fixing or permitting rates higher than the maximum rates established under this subchapter; or (4) any appropriation statute item for examination of estimates in the field. SUBCHAPTER II—TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES; NEW APPOINTEES, STUDENT TRAINEES, AND TRANSFERRED EMPLOYEES §5721. Definitions For the purpose of this subchapter— (1) "agency" means— (A) an Executive agency; (B) a military department; ^C) a court of the United States; (D) the Administrative Office of the United States Courts; (E) the Library of Congress;

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