46 U.S.C. § 55302 Transportation of United States Government Personnel

LibraryUnited States Statutes
Edition2023
CurrencyCurrent through P.L. 118-34 (published on www.congress.gov on 12/26/2023), except for [P. L. 118-31]
Year2023
Citation46 U.S.C. § 55302

(a) IN GENERAL.-An officer or employee of the United States Government traveling by sea on official business overseas or to or from a territory or possession of the United States shall travel and transport personal effects on a vessel documented under the laws of the United Sates if such a vessel is available, unless the necessity of the mission requires the use of a foreign vessel.

(b) REGULATIONS.-The Administrator of General Services shall prescribe regulations under which agencies may not pay for or reimburse an officer or employee for travel or transportation expenses incurred on a foreign vessel in the absence of satisfactory proof of the necessity of using the vessel.

<TABLE> <TR><TD colspan="3">HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Revised <para>Section</para> </TD> <TD>Source (U.S. Code)</TD> <TD>Source (Statutes at Large)</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>55302</TD> <TD>46 App.:1241(a).</TD> <TD>June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title IX, §901(a), 49 Stat. 2015; Aug. 26, 1954, ch. 936, 68 Stat. 832; <actcitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="1996" actaltid="104-316">Pub. L. <actid>104-316</actid></actcitation>, <actseccitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="1996" actaltid="104-316">title I, §<actsec>125</actsec>, Oct. 19, <sessionyear>1996</sessionyear></actseccitation>, 110 Stat. 3839.</TD> </TR> </TABLE>

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