2019 US Code
Title 5 - Government Organization and Employees
Part III - Employees
Subpart D - Pay and Allowances
Chapter 57 - Travel, Transportation, and Subsistence
Subchapter I - Travel and Subsistence Expenses; Mileage Allowances
Sec. 5706 - Allowable travel expenses

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Citation 5 U.S.C. § 5706 (2019)
Section Name §5706. Allowable travel expenses
Section Text

Except as otherwise permitted by this subchapter or by statutes relating to members of the uniformed services, only actual and necessary travel expenses may be allowed to an individual holding employment or appointment under the United States.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 500.)

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Historical and Revision Notes
DerivationU.S. CodeRevised Statutes and Statutes at Large
5 U.S.C. 839. June 9, 1949, ch. 185, §6, 63 Stat. 167.

The words "members of the uniformed services" are substituted for "military personnel".

Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 5 - GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 5 - GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES
PART III - EMPLOYEES
Subpart D - Pay and Allowances
CHAPTER 57 - TRAVEL, TRANSPORTATION, AND SUBSISTENCE
SUBCHAPTER I - TRAVEL AND SUBSISTENCE EXPENSES; MILEAGE ALLOWANCES
Sec. 5706 - Allowable travel expenses
Contains section 5706
Date 2019
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 24, 2020
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 63 Stat. 167
80 Stat. 500
Public Law References Public Law 89-554
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