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 99 STAT. 1756

PUBLIC LAW 99-234—JAN. 2, 1986

Public Law 99-234 99th Congress An Act Jan. 2, 1986 [S. 1840]

Federal Civilian Employee and Contractor Travel Expenses Act of 1985. 5 USC 5701 note.

Regulations. 5 USC 5707.

5 USC 5703.

Regulations.

Regulations.

Transportation.

To amend title 5, United States Code, to revise the authority relating to the payment of subsistence and travel allowances to Government employees for official travel; to prescribe standards for the allowability of the cost of subsistence and travel of contractor personnel under Government contracts; 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. This Act may be cited as the "Federal Civilian Employee and Contractor Travel Expenses Act of 1985". TITLE I—TRAVEL EXPENSES OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES SEC. 101. Section 5701(4) of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "(4) 'per diem allowance* means a daily payment instead of actual expenses for subsistence and fees or tips to porters and stewards;". SEC. 102. (a) Section 5702 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking out subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(a)(1) Under regulations prescribed pursuant to section 5707 of this title, an employee, when traveling on official business away from the employee's designated post of duty, or away from the employee's home or regular place of business (if the employee is described in section 5703 of this title), is entitled to any one of the following: "(A) a per diem allowance at a rate not to exceed that established by the Administrator of General Services for travel within the continental United States, and by the President or his designee for travel outside the continental United States; "(B) reimbursement for the actual and necessary expenses of official travel not to exceed an amount established by the Administrator for travel within the continental United States or an amount established by the President or his designee for travel outside the continental United States; or "(C) a combination of payments described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of this paragraph. "(2) Any per diem allowance or maximum amount of reimbursement shall be established, to the extent feasible, by locality. "(3) For travel consuming less than a full day, the payment prescribed by regulation shall be allocated in such manner as the Administrator may prescribe. "(b)(1) Under regulations prescribed pursuant to section 5707 of this title, an employee who is described in subsection (a) of this section and who abandons the travel assignment prior to its completion— "(A) because of an incapacitating illness or injury which is not due to the employee's own misconduct is entitled to reimbursement for expenses of transportation to the employee's des-

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