37 U.S.C. § 454 — Travel and transportation: pilot programs
submitted 15 years ago by Pub. L. 112-81 to r/title-37-PAY-AND-ALLOWANCES-OF-THE-UNIFORMED-SERVICES · 324 words · no verdicts yet
The Secretary of Defense can run pilot programs to test new travel and transportation methods. Only three pilot programs can run at once, and each lasts up to four years. The Secretary must report to Congress before and after each program.
(a) Pilot Programs: Unless another law forbids it, the Secretary of Defense may run pilot programs to test alternative travel and transportation programs, policies, and processes for authorized Department of Defense travelers. Each pilot program must be designed to boost savings or other efficiency for the government, and must test one or more of the following: (1) alternative ways to handle and reimburse travel; (2) ways to reduce the need for travel; or (3) ways to reduce travel's environmental impact.
(b) Limitations: (1) No more than three pilot programs may run at the same time. (2) A pilot program cannot last more than four years. (3) Running a pilot program depends on appropriated funds being available.
(c) Reports: (1) At least 30 days before a pilot program starts, the Secretary must send the congressional defense committees a report on it, describing: (A) its purpose; (B) how long it will run; and (C) the savings or other efficiencies expected for the government. (2) Within 60 days after a pilot program ends, the Secretary must send the congressional defense committees another report, setting out: (A) a description of the results; and (B) any recommendations for new legislation or administrative action the Secretary thinks are appropriate in light of the results.
(d) Congressional Defense Committees Defined: In this section, "congressional defense committees" has the meaning given in section 101(a)(16) of title 10.
Except as otherwise prohibited by law, the Secretary of Defense may conduct pilot programs to evaluate alternative travel and transportation programs, policies, and processes for Department of Defense authorized travelers. Any such pilot program shall be designed to enhance cost savings or other efficiencies that accrue to the Government and be conducted so as to evaluate one or more of the following:
Alternative methods for performing and reimbursing travel.
Means for limiting the need for travel.
Means for reducing the environmental impact of travel.
Not more than three pilot programs may be carried out under subsection (a) at any one time.
The duration of a pilot program may not exceed four years.
The authority to carry out a pilot program is subject to the availability of appropriated funds.
Not later than 30 days before the commencement of a pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the pilot program. The report on a pilot program under this paragraph shall set forth a description of the pilot program, including the following:
The purpose of the pilot program.
The duration of the pilot program.
The cost savings or other efficiencies anticipated to accrue to the Government under the pilot program.
Not later than 60 days after the completion of a pilot program, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the pilot program. The report on a pilot program under this paragraph shall set forth the following:
A description of results of the pilot program.
Such recommendations for legislative or administrative action as the Secretary considers appropriate in light of the pilot program.
In this section, the term “congressional defense committees” has the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title VI, § 631(b), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1458.)
- 2011Enacted · Pub. L. 112-81 · 125 Stat. 1458
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