Chapter 57, Subchapter I, Section 5707, Subsection (b) · 5 U.S.C. Chapter 57 — TRAVEL, TRANSPORTATION, AND SUBSISTENCE

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(b)The Administrator of General Services shall prescribe the mileage reimbursement rates for use on official business of privately owned airplanes, privately owned automobiles, and privately owned motorcycles while engaged on official business as provided for in section 5704 of this title as follows:

(1)

(A)The Administrator of General Services shall conduct periodic investigations of the cost of travel and the operation of privately owned airplanes and privately owned motorcycles by employees while engaged on official business, and shall report the results of such investigations to Congress at least once a year.

(B)In conducting the periodic investigations, the Administrator shall review and analyze among other factors—

(i)depreciation of original vehicle cost;

(ii)gasoline and oil (excluding taxes);

(iii)maintenance, accessories, parts, and tires;

(iv)insurance; and

(v)State and Federal taxes.

(2)

(A)The Administrator shall issue regulations under this section which—

(i)shall provide that the mileage reimbursement rate for privately owned automobiles, as provided in section 5704(a)(1), is the single standard mileage rate established by the Internal Revenue Service referred to in that section, and

(ii)shall prescribe mileage reimbursement rates which reflect the current costs as determined by the Administrator of operating privately owned airplanes and motorcycles.

(B)At least once each year after the issuance of the regulations described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, the Administrator shall determine, based upon the results of the cost investigation, specific figures, each rounded to the nearest half cent, of the average, actual cost per mile during the period for the use of a privately owned airplane, automobile, and motorcycle.

(C)The Administrator shall report the specific figures to Congress not later than five working days after the Administrator makes the cost determination. Each such report shall be printed in the Federal Register.

(D)The mileage reimbursement rates contained in the regulations prescribed under this section shall be adjusted within thirty days following the submission of the report under subparagraph (C) of this paragraph.

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agency
means— but does not include a Government controlled corporation;
appropriate committees of Congress
means—
appropriation
includes funds made available by statute under section 9104 of title 31;
approved places of public accommodation
means hotels, motels, and other places of public accommodation that are listed by the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency as meeting the requirements of the fire prevention and control guidelines described in section 29 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2225).
continental United States
means the several States and the District of Columbia, but does not include Alaska or Hawaii;
contingency operation
has the meaning given such term by section 1482a(c) of title 10.
covered employee
means—
employee
has the meaning given that term in section 2105, except that such term also includes an employee described in subsection (c) of that section.
family member
has the meaning given the term in section 451(a) of title 37.
Foreign Service of the United States
means the Foreign Service as constituted under the Foreign Service Act of 1980.
Government
means the Government of the United States and the government of the District of Columbia;
household goods and personal effects
means such personal property of an employee and his dependents as authorized under regulations prescribed under section 5738 of this title to be transported or stored, including, in emergencies, motor vehicles authorized to be shipped at Government expense.
per diem allowance
means a daily payment instead of actual expenses for subsistence and fees or tips to porters and stewards;
State
means any State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, or any other territory or possession of the United States.
subsistence
means lodging, meals, and other necessary expenses for the personal sustenance and comfort of the traveler;
travel, transportation, or relocation expenses
means all travel, transportation, and relocation expenses reimbursed or furnished in kind pursuant to this subchapter or chapter 41.
United States
means the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the territories and possessions of the United States, and the areas and installations in the Republic of Panama that are made available to the United States pursuant to the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 and related agreements (as described in section 3(a) of the Panama Canal Act of 1979);