5 U.S.C. § 7905 — Programs to encourage commuting by means other than single-occupancy motor vehicles

(a) Definitions for this section: (1) "employee" means an employee as defined in section 2105, a member of a uniformed service, and a student giving voluntary service under section 3111; (2) "agency" means (A) an Executive agency, (B) an entity of the legislative branch, and (C) the judicial branch; (3) "entity of the legislative branch" means the House, the Senate, the Office of the Architect of the Capitol (including the Botanic Garden), the Capitol Police, the Congressional Budget Office, the Copyright Royalty Tribunal, the Government Publishing Office, the Library of Congress, and the Office of Technology Assessment; and (4) "transit pass" has the meaning given in section 132(f)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (b) (1) The head of each agency may set up a program encouraging that agency's employees to commute by something other than driving alone. (2) Such a program can include options like (A) transit passes — including cash reimbursement for them, but only if a voucher the agency could hand out directly isn't readily available; (B) providing space, facilities, or services for bicyclists; and (C) any other non-cash incentive the agency head is otherwise allowed to offer under any other law. (c) Whoever normally acts as "agency head" for this section is, in practice: (1) for the judicial branch, the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts; (2) for the House of Representatives, the Committee on House Administration; and (3) for the Senate, the Committee on Rules and Administration. (d) The President must name one or more agencies to: (1) write guidelines for these programs; (2) give information or technical advice about them on request; and (3) send the President and Congress a written report on how this section is working, before January 1, 1995, and at least every two years after that. That report must cover: (A) how many agencies offer these programs; (B) a short description of each program; (C) how many employees take part and what it costs the government; (D) an assessment of any environmental or other benefits; and (E) anything else that seems relevant.