§5703. Per diem, travel, and transportation expenses; experts and consultants; individuals serving without pay

An employee serving intermittently in the Government service as an expert or consultant and paid on a daily when-actually-employed basis, or serving without pay or at $1 a year, may be allowed travel or transportation expenses, under this subchapter, while away from his home or regular place of business and at the place of employment or service.

( Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 499 ; Pub. L. 91–114, §2, Nov. 10, 1969, 83 Stat. 190 ; Pub. L. 94–22, §4, May 19, 1975, 89 Stat. 85 .)

Subsection (a) is added on authority of section 18 of the Act of Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 744, 60 Stat. 811 .

In subsection (b), the words "in lieu of subsistence" are omitted as unnecessary in view of the definition of "per diem allowance" in section 5701(4). The words "this subchapter" are substituted for "the Standardized Government Travel Regulations, Subsistence Expense Act of 1926, as amended (5 U.S.C. 821–833) and the Act of February 14, 1931, as amended by this Act" as the Subsistence Expense Act of 1926 and the Act of February 14, 1931, were repealed by section 9(a) of the Travel Expense Act of 1949, 63 Stat. 167, part of which appeared in former section 842 and is carried into section 5708, and as the authority for the Standardized Government Travel Regulations in former section 840 is carried into section 5707.

In subsection (c), the words "this subchapter" are substituted for "said regulations and said Act of February 14, 1931, as so amended" as the Act of February 14, 1931, was repealed by section 9(a) of the Travel Expense Act of 1949, 63 Stat. 167, part of which appeared in former section 842 and is carried into section 5708, and as the authority for the Standardized Government Travel Regulations in former section 840 is carried into section 5707. The words "in lieu of subsistence" are omitted as unnecessary in view of the definition of "per diem allowance" in section 5701(4).

In subsection (d), the words "Under regulations prescribed under section 5707 of this title" are substituted for "in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Director, Bureau of the Budget, pursuant to section 840 of this title".

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

Amendments

1975-Pub. L. 94–22 struck out separate provisions for per diem allowances of employees serving as experts, consultants, or serving without pay or at $1 a year.

1969-Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 91–114 increased the per diem allowance for travel inside continental United States from not to exceed the rate of $16 to not to exceed the rate of $25.

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 91–114 in cl. (1) increased amount authorized to be named in travel authorization for each day in a travel status inside continental United States from not to exceed $30 to not to exceed $40, and in cl. (2) increased amount authorized to be named in travel authorization for each day in a travel status outside continental United States from not to exceed maximum per diem allowance plus $10 to not to exceed the maximum per diem allowance plus $18.

Cross References

Advisory panels of experts for research and demonstration projects in education of handicapped children, travel and per diem expenses, see section 1443 of Title 20, Education.

Coast Guard, travel expenses of Advisory Committee to Academy, see section 193 of Title 14, Coast Guard.

Temporary employment of experts and consultants, see section 3109 of this title.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in sections 593, 5304, 5702, 7119, 8474 of this title; title 2 sections 175, 352, 475, 1108; title 7 sections 87j, 499t, 1388, 1505, 1736bb, 2007b, 2233, 3128, 3194, 3335, 4108, 5331, 5843, 5853, 5927, 6204, 6518; title 10 sections 1464, 1589, 2006, 2837; title 12 sections 1701j–2, 1701y, 1749bbb–1, 1834a, 3013; title 15 sections 637, 652, 1275, 1341, 4102, 4105, 4603; title 16 sections 1a–2, 410cc–31, 410nn–3, 410pp–4, 410tt–4, 410ww–21, 410yy–8, 410bbb–5, 410ccc–22, 450jj–6, 460ss–2, 460ss–3, 460zz–2, 469j, 583j–1, 839b, 972a, 1105, 1157, 1401, 1403, 1447b, 1536, 1537a, 1604, 2443, 3181, 4004, 5404; title 18 section 4351; title 19 section 2171; title 20 sections 80q–3, 80q–10, 929, 955, 957, 959, 963, 1098, 1134i, 1145a, 1233c, 1505, 2012, 2103, 2106, 2839, 3602, 3701, 4412, 4414, 4513, 4710, 5508, 5608, 5708, 5822, 5842, 6031; title 21 sections 360c, 360d, 360e, 360j, 379e, 1115, 1303; title 22 sections 287o, 287q, 290f, 290h–5, 1465c, 1471, 1474, 1622c, 2102, 2103, 2124b, 2351, 2456, 2581, 2672b, 2872, 2873, 2903, 2905, 3106, 3507, 3617, 4110, 4605, 4902, 6203; title 24 section 415; title 25 sections 305, 3006, 3505; title 28 sections 594, 2077; title 29 sections 656, 765, 774, 782, 792, 794b, 797a, 1142, 1302, 2215, 2634; title 30 sections 663, 812, 1315; title 31 section 751; title 33 sections 426, 857–16, 1320, 2073, 2251, 2732; title 36 sections 121, 1403; title 40 sections 333, 486, 822, 872, 1106; title 41 sections 46, 422; title 42 sections 210, 242l, 242q–1, 254j, 300j–5, 300v, 300aa–19, 903, 907, 1108, 1314, 1320a–1, 1870, 1873, 1975b, 2210, 2473, 2495, 3015, 3211, 3535, 3609, 3788, 4025, 4768, 4914, 5102, 5404, 5651, 5661, 6007, 6614, 6632, 7234, 7417, 9511, 10163, 10265, 12314, 12374, 12619, 12851, 13458, 14195; title 44 sections 2104, 2503, 3318; title 46 sections 4508, 9307, 13110; title 46 App. section 1295b; title 47 section 394; title 49 sections 325, 31134, 44508, 60115; title 50 section 98h–1; title 50 App. sections 1989b–5, 2160.