,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #adfc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #bh1       
#bjai,mr4 ,o',halleran introduced the   
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform
  ,a ,,bill  ,to limit the use of       
,federal funds for the use of the travel
 expenses of senior ,federal officials  
in contravention of certain regulations1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,taxpayers ,don't ,incur ,meaningless   
,expenses ,act of #bjai or the          
,taxpayers ,,dime ,act of #bjai4  #b4   
,prohibition on use of funds for certain
 ,federal employee travel in            
contravention of certain regulations    
7a7 ,in general ,beginning on the date  
of enactment of this ,act1 no ,federal  
funds appropriated or otherwise made    
available in any fiscal year may be used
 for the travel expenses of any senior  
,federal official in contravention of   
sections #cja-aj4bfj through #cja-aj4bff

 of title #da1 ,code of ,federal        
,regulations1 or any successor          
regulation4  7b7 ,quarterly report on   
travel  7#a7 ,in general ,not later than
 #ij days after the date of enactment of
 this ,act and every #ij days           
thereafter1 the head of each ,federal   
agency shall submit a report to the     
,committee on ,oversight and ,reform of 
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate   
detailing travel on ,government aircraft
 by any senior ,federal official        
employed at the applicable agency4  7#b7
 ,application ,any report required under
 paragraph 7#a7 shall not include any   
classified travel1 and nothing in this  
,act shall be construed to supersede1   
alter1 or otherwise affect the          
application of section #aja-cg4djh of   
title #da1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations1 or any successor          
regulation4  7c7 ,travel regulation     
report ,not later than one year after   

enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of
 the ,office of ,government ,ethics     
shall submit a report to ,congress      
detailing suggestions on strengthening  
,federal travel regulations4 ,on the    
date such report is so submitted1 the   
,director shall publish such report on  
the ,office's public website4  7d7      
,definition of senior ,federal official 
,in this ,act1 the term senior ,federal 
official has the meaning given that term
 in section #aja-cg4ajj of title #da1   
,code of ,federal ,regulations1 as in   
effect on the date of enactment of this 
,act1 and includes any senior executive 
branch official 7as that term is defined
 in such section74