Sec. 12. Semiannual reports to Congress on cost of certain travel
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Subchapter I of chapter 5 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: Not later than June 30, 2014, and not later than 60 days after each 180-day period thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate a semiannual report on covered travel made during the 180-day period covered by the report. Each report under subsection
(a)shall include the following: With respect to each instance of covered travel made during the period covered by the report— the purpose of such travel; the destination; the name and title of each employee included on such travel; the duration of such travel; the total cost to the Department of such travel; and with respect to covered travel described in subsection (d)(2), the identity of the person or entity that paid or reimbursed for such travel. The final costs to the Department with respect to all covered travel made during the period covered by the report, including costs relating to— transportation, including fares for travel by air, rail, bus, ferry, cruise ship, taxi, mass transit, or other mode of transportation; expenses or reimbursements relating to operating and maintaining a car, including the costs of fuel and mileage; passport and visa fees; lodging; per diem payments; baggage charges; computer rental fees; rental of halls, auditoriums, or other spaces; entertainment; contractors; registration fees; and promotional items. Each report under subsection
(a)shall include the information described in subsection
(b)regardless of whether such information is also included in a report under section 517 of this title. In this section, the term covered travel means travel made by an employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including an employee who is stationed in a foreign country, on official business to any of the following locations: If the Department or other element of the Federal Government pays for such travel, a location outside of— the several States; the District of Columbia; a territory, commonwealth, or possession of the United States; Indian lands (as defined in section 4(4) of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act ( 25 U.S.C. 2703(4) )); or the territorial waters of the United States. If any person or entity other than the Federal Government pays (or reimburses) for such travel, any location, regardless of whether the location is inside or outside of the United States. . The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding after the item relating to section 517 the following new item: 518. Semiannual reports to Congress on cost of certain travel. .
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