,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #gh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the 
,,united ,,states  ,january #aj1        
#bjag,mr4 ,lee 7for himself1 ,mr4       
,cassidy1 ,mr4 ,carper1 ,mr4 ,booker1   
and ,mr4 ,johnson7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to provide for reimbursement
 for the use of modern travel services  
by ,federal employees traveling on      
official ,government business1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,modernizing   
,government ,travel ,act4  #b4 ,federal 
employee reimbursement for use of modern
 travel services  7a7 ,in general ,not  
later than #ij days after the date of   
enactment of this ,act--  7#a7 the      
,administrator of ,general ,services    
shall prescribe regulations under       
section #egjg of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code1 to provide for the       
reimbursement for the use of a          

transportation network company or       
innovative mobility technology company  
by a ,federal employee traveling on     
official business under subchapter ,i of
 chapter #eg of such title2 and  7#b7   
the ,director of the ,administrative    
,office of the ,united ,states ,courts  
shall prescribe such regulations with   
respect to the reimbursement of         
employees of the judicial branch of the 
,government4  7b7 ,definitions ,in this 
section3 7#a7 ,innovative mobility      
technology company ,the term innovative 
mobility technology company means an    
organization1 including a corporation1  
limited liability company1 partnership1 
sole proprietorship1 or any other       
entity1 that applies technology to      
expand and enhance available            
transportation choices1 better manage   
demand for transportation services1 or  
provide alternatives to driving alone4  
7#b7 ,transportation network company    
,the term transportation network        
company-- 7,a7 means a corporation1     

partnership1 sole proprietorship1 or    
other entity that uses a digital network
 to connect riders to drivers affiliated
 with the entity in order for the driver
 to transport the rider using a vehicle 
owned1 leased1 or otherwise authorized  
for use by the driver to a point chosen 
by the rider2 and  7,b7 does not include
 a shared-expense carpool or vanpool    
arrangement that is not intended to     
generate profit for the driver4  #c4    
,report on transportation costs ,section
 #egjg7;c7 of title #e1 ,united ,states 
,code1 is amended to read as follows3   
7c7 7#a7 ,not later than ,november #ca  
of each year1 the head of each agency   
shall submit to the ,administrator of   
,general ,services1 in a format         
prescribed by the ,administrator and    
approved by the ,director of the ,office
 of ,management and ,budget--  7,a7 data
 on total agency payments for such items
 as travel and transportation of people1
 average costs and durations of trips1  
and purposes of official travel2  7,b7  

data on estimated total agency payments 
for employee relocation2 and  7,c7 an   
analysis of--  7i7 the total costs of   
transportation service by type2 and     
7ii7 the total number of trips using    
each transportation type for purposes of
 official travel4  7#b7 ,the            
,administrator of ,general ,services    
shall make the data and analyses        
submitted under paragraph 7#a7          
publically available upon receipt4  7#c7
 ,not later than ,january #ca of each   
year1 the ,administrator of ,general    
,services shall submit to the ,director 
of the ,office of ,management and       
,budget1 the ,committee on ,oversight   
and ,government ,reform of the ,house of
 ,representatives1 and the ,committee on
 ,homeland ,security and ,government    
,affairs of the ,senate--  7,a7 an      
examination of the data and analyses    
submitted under paragraph 7#a7 for the  
agencies listed in section #ija7;b7 of  
title #ca2  7,b7 a survey of such data  
and analyses for each agency not listed 

in section #ija7;b7 of title #ca2 and   
7,c7 a description of any regulations   
promulgated1 or changes to regulations  
promulgated1 under this section during  
the previous year4  4