5 U.S.C. § 5731 | Expenses limited to lowest first-class rate

(a)

section 5738 of this title The allowance for actual expenses for transportation may not exceed the lowest first-class rate by the transportation facility used unless it is certified, in accordance with regulations prescribed under , that—

(1)

lowest first-class accommodations are not available; or

(2)

use of a compartment or other accommodation authorized or approved by the head of the agency concerned or his designee is required for security purposes.

(b)

Instead of the maximum fixed by subsection (a) of this section, the allowance to an employee of the Government for actual expenses for transportation on an inter-island steamship in Hawaii may not exceed the rate for accommodations on the steamship that is equivalent as nearly as possible to the rate for the lowest first-class accommodations on trans-pacific steamships.

Pub. L. 89–554Sept. 6, 196680 Stat. 506 Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XVII, § 1723(b)(4)Sept. 23, 1996110 Stat. 2759 Pub. L. 105–264, § 6(10)Oct. 19, 1998112 Stat. 2356(, , ; , , ; , , .)

Historical and Revision Notes
Derivation	U.S. Code	Revised Statutes and Statutes at Large
(a)	5 U.S.C. 73b.	Mar. 3, 1933, ch. 212, § 10, 47 Stat. 1516.
		Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 744, § 6, 60 Stat. 808.
(b)	5 U.S.C. 73e.	May 28, 1938, ch. 289, § 811, 52 Stat. 577.

In subsection (a), the words “by or under authority of law” are omitted as surplusage.

In subsection (b), the words “by or under authority of law” are omitted as surplusage. The words “after the date of the enactment of this Act” are omitted as obsolete.

Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 105–2641998—Subsec. (b). substituted “Government” for “United States”.

Pub. L. 104–201 section 5738 of this title1996—Subsec. (a). substituted “in accordance with regulations prescribed under ” for “in accordance with regulations prescribed by the President”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1996 Amendment

Pub. L. 104–201Sept. 23, 1996section 1725(a) of Pub. L. 104–201 section 5722 of this titleAmendment by effective 180 days after , see , set out as a note under .