PUBLIC LAW 94-22—MAY 19, 1975 SEC. 4. Section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "§ 5703. Per diem, travel, and transportation expenses; experts and consultants; individuals serving without pay "An employee serving intermittently in the Government service as an expert or consultant and paid on a daily when-actually-employed basis, or serving without pay or at $1 a year, may be allowed travel or transportation expenses, under this subchapter, while away from his home or regular place of business and at the place of employment or service.". SEC. 5. Section 5704 of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
- § 5704. Mileage and related allowances
"(a) Under regulations prescribed under section 5707 of this title, an employee who is engaged on official business for the Government is entitled to not in excess of— " (1) 11 cents a mile for the use of a privately owned motorcycle; "(2) 20 cents a mile for the use of a privately owned automobile; or "(3) 24 cents a mile for the use of a privately owned airplane; instead of actual expenses of transportation when that mode of transportation is authorized or approved as more advantageous to the Government. A determination of such advantage is not required when payment on a mileage basis is limited to the cost of travel by common carrier including per diem. Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this subsection, in any case in which an employee who is engaged on official business for the Government chooses to use a privately owned vehicle in lieu of a Government vehicle, payment on a mileage basis is limited to the cost of travel by a Government vehicle. "(b) In addition to the mileage allowance authorized under subsection (a) of this section, the employee may be reimbursed for— " (1) parking fees; "(2) ferry fees; " (3) bridge, road, and tunnel costs; and " (4) airplane landing and tie-down fees.". SEC. 6. (a) Section 5707 of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "§ 5707. Regulations and reports " (a) The Administrator of General Services shall prescribe regulations necessary for the administration of this subchapter, except that the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall prescribe such regulations with respect to official travel by employees of the judicial branch of the Government. "(b)(1) The Administrator of General Services, in consultation with the Comptroller General of the United States, the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of Defense, and representatives of organizations of employees of the Government, shall conduct periodic investigations of the cost of travel and the operation of privately owned vehicles to employees while engaged on official business, and shall report the results of such investigations to Congress at least once a year. In conducting the investigations, the Administrator shall review and analyze among other factors— " (A) depreciation of original vehicle cost; " (B) gasoline and oil (excluding taxes); "(C) maintenance, accessories, parts, and tires; "(D) insurance; and " (E) State and Federal taxes.
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