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Code · U.S. Code · Title 5 - GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES · CHAPTER 57— TRAVEL, TRANSPORTATION, AND SUBSISTENCE · SUBCHAPTER II— TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES; NEW APPOINTEES, STUDENT TRAINEES, AND TRANSFERRED EMPLOYEES · § 5731

§ 5731. Expenses limited to lowest first-class rate

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(a)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 section 5738 of this title, 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. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 506; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XVII, § 1723(b)(4), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2759; Pub. L. 105–264, § 6(10), Oct. 19, 1998, 112 Stat. 2356.)
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.
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  • Pub. L. 89–554
  • 80 Stat. 506
  • Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XVII, § 1723(b)(4)
  • 110 Stat. 2759
  • Pub. L. 105–264, § 6(10)
  • 112 Stat. 2356
  • Pub. L. 105–264
  • Pub. L. 104–201
  • section 1725(a) of Pub. L. 104–201
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§ 5731
Expenses limited to lowest first-class rate
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 89–554
Stat.80 Stat. 506
Pub. L.Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XVII, § 1723(b)(4)
Stat.110 Stat. 2759
Pub. L.Pub. L. 105–264, § 6(10)
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