2014 US Code
Title 37 - Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services (Sections 101 - 1015)
Chapter 8 - Travel and Transportation Allowances (Sections 451 - 495)
Subchapter III - Travel and Transportation Authorities-Old Law (Sections 471 - 495)
Sec. 478 - Travel and transportation allowances: travel within limits of duty station
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 37 - PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 37 - PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES CHAPTER 8 - TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES SUBCHAPTER III - TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITIES-OLD LAW Sec. 478 - Travel and transportation allowances: travel within limits of duty station |
Contains | section 478 |
Date | 2014 |
Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 5, 2015 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 87-649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 475, §408; Pub. L. 99-145, title VI, §619(a), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 642; Pub. L. 100-26, §8(d)(6), Apr. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 285; Pub. L. 102-190, div. A, title VI, §623, Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1379; renumbered §478 and amended Pub. L. 112-81, div. A, title VI, §631(d)(2), (e)(11), (f)(4)(A), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1460, 1462, 1465; Pub. L. 112-239, div. A, title X, §1076(a)(9), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1948. |
Statutes at Large References | 68 Stat. 1126 76 Stat. 475 99 Stat. 642 101 Stat. 285 105 Stat. 1379 125 Stat. 1460 126 Stat. 1948, 1947 |
Public and Private Laws | Public Law 87-649, Public Law 99-145, Public Law 100-26, Public Law 102-190, Public Law 112-81, Public Law 112-239 |
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(a) A member of a uniformed service may be directed, by regulations of the head of the department or agency in which he is serving, to procure transportation necessary for conducting official business of the United States within the limits of his station. Expenses so incurred by the member for train, bus, streetcar, taxicab, ferry, bridge, and similar fares and tolls, or for the use of privately owned vehicles at a fixed rate a mile plus parking fees, shall be defrayed by the department or agency under which he is serving, or the member is entitled to be reimbursed for the expense.
(b)(1) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, a member of a uniformed service who performs emergency duty described in paragraph (2) is entitled to travel and transportation allowances under section 474 of this title for that duty.
(2) The emergency duty referred to in paragraph (1) is duty that—
(A) is performed by a member under emergency circumstances that threaten injury to property of the Federal Government or human life;
(B) is performed at a location within the limits of the member's station (other than at the residence or normal duty location of the member);
(C) is performed pursuant to the direction of competent authority; and
(D) requires the member's use of overnight accommodations.
(c) No travel or transportation allowance, payment, or reimbursement may be provided under this section for travel that begins after the travel authorities transition expiration date.
(Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 475, §408; Pub. L. 99–145, title VI, §619(a), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 642; Pub. L. 100–26, §8(d)(6), Apr. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 285; Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title VI, §623, Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1379; renumbered §478 and amended Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title VI, §631(d)(2), (e)(11), (f)(4)(A), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1460, 1462, 1465; Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, §1076(a)(9), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1948.)
Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
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408 | 40:491(m). | June 30, 1949, ch. 288, §211(m); added Sept. 1, 1954, ch. 1211, §2 (13th par.), 68 Stat. 1126. |
The words "(as defined in the Career Compensation Act of 1949, as amended)" and "so directed" are omitted as surplusage. The words "official business of the United States" are substituted for the words "official Government business".
AMENDMENTS2013—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 112–239, §1076(a)(9), made technical amendment to directory language of Pub. L. 112–81, §631(f)(4)(A). See 2011 Amendment note below.
2011—Pub. L. 112–81, §631(d)(2), renumbered section 408 of this title as this section.
Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 112–81, §631(f)(4)(A), as amended by Pub. L. 112–239, §1076(a)(9), substituted "474" for "404".
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 112–81, §631(e)(11), added subsec. (c).
1991—Pub. L. 102–190 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).
1987—Pub. L. 100–26 substituted "privately owned" for "privately-owned".
1985—Pub. L. 99–145 inserted "plus parking fees" after "fixed rate a mile".
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2013 AMENDMENTPub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, §1076(a), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1947, provided that the amendment made by section 1076(a)(9) is effective Dec. 31, 2011, and as if included in Pub. L. 112–81 as enacted.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1985 AMENDMENTPub. L. 99–145, title VI, §619(b), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 642, provided that: "The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply with respect to parking fees incurred after September 30, 1985."
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