,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cgh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #be1 #bjac
 ,mr4 ,begich 7for himself1 ,mr4        
,tester1 and ,mr4 ,wyden7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was read twice   
and referred to the ,committee on ,armed
 ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title  
#cg1 ,united ,states ,code1 to provide  
travel and transportation allowances for
 members of the reserve components for  
long distance and certain other travel  
to inactive duty training4  #a4 ,short  
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,travel ,reimbursement for ,inactive    
,duty ,training ,personnel 7,,trip7 ,act
 of #bjac4  #b4 ,travel and             
transportation allowances for members of
 the reserve components for long        
distance and certain other travel to    
inactive duty training  7a7 ,allowances 
required  7#a7 ,in general ,chapter #h  
of title #cg1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by inserting after section      
#dgh;a the following new section3       

#dgh;b4 ,travel and transportation      
allowances3 long distance and certain   
other travel to inactive duty training  
performed by members of the reserve     
components of the armed forces  7a7     
,allowance required ,the ,secretary     
concerned shall reimburse a member of a 
reserve component of the armed forces   
for transportation expenses1 including  
mileage traveled1 incurred in connection
 with the following3  7#a7 ,round-trip  
travel in excess of #ajj miles to an    
inactive duty training location1        
regardless of the method of             
transportation4  7#b7 ,round-trip travel
 of any distance to an inactive duty    
training location1 if such travel       
requires a commercial method of         
transportation other than ground        
transportation4  7b7 ,rates of          
reimbursement  7#a7 ,mileage ,in        
determining the amount of allowances or 
reimbursement to be paid for mileage    
traveled under subsection 7a77#a71 the  
,secretary concerned shall use the      

mileage reimbursement rate for the use  
of privately owned vehicles by          
,government employees on official       
business 7when a ,government vehicle is 
available71 as prescribed by the        
,administrator of ,general ,services    
under section #egjg7;b7 of title #e4    
7#b7 ,commercial fare for travel by     
common carrier ,the amount of           
reimbursement to be paid under          
subsection 7a77#b7 for travel covered by
 that subsection shall be the reasonable
 commercial fare expense for such travel
 by common carrier4  7c7 ,regulations   
,the ,secretary concerned shall         
prescribe regulations to carry out this 
section4 ,regulations prescribed by the 
,secretary of a military department     
shall be subject to the approval of the 
,secretary of ,defense4  7d7 ,expiration
 ,no reimbursement may be provided under
 this section for travel that begins    
after the travel authorities transition 
expiration date4  4  7#b7 ,clerical     
amendment ,the table of sections at the 

beginning of chapter #h of such title is
 amended by inserting after the item    
relating to section #dgh;a the following
 new item3  #dgh;b4 ,travel and         
transportation allowances3 long distance
 and certain other travel to inactive   
duty training performed by members of   
the reserve components of the armed     
forces4  4  7b7 ,effective date ,the    
amendments made by subsection 7a7 shall 
apply with respect to travel expenses   
incurred after the expiration of the    
#ij-;day period that begins on the date 
of the enactment of this ,act4