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H.R. 5625, Modernizing Government Travel Act 1 (September 30, 2016)

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                   CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
                             COST ESTIMATE

                                                             September 30, 2016


                                 H.R. 5625
                   Modernizing Government Travel Act

         As passed the U.S. House of Representatives on September 22, 2016


H.R. 5625 would amend federal laws to allow federal employees who use transportation
network companies when travelling on official business to be reimbursed for official travel
expenses obtained through such companies. Examples of those companies would include
Uber, Lyft, and bike-share providers. Under the bill the General Services Administration
(GSA) and agencies would provide annual reports on the cost of government
transportation.

GSA recently issued a bulletin that provides guidance for agencies on using transportation
network companies. In addition, GSA has an online tool for travel reporting that agencies
can use to track their travel expenses. Because most of the bill's requirements are being
implemented under current law, CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 5625 would cost
less than $500,000.

Enacting H.R. 5625 also could affect direct spending by agencies not funded through
annual appropriations; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures apply. CBO estimates,
however, that any net increase in spending by those agencies would be negligible. Enacting
H.R. 5625 would not affect revenues.

CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 5625 would not increase direct spending or on-budget
deficits in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2027.

H.R. 5625 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act.

The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Matthew Pickford. The estimate was approved
by H. Samuel Papenfuss, Assistant Director for Budget Analysis.

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