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5 U.S.C. § 5731

Title 5 Chapter 57 Current through PL 118-3 Last updated: March 29, 2026 View on OLRC →
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§ 5731. Expenses limited to lowest first-class rate

  • (a) The allowance for actual expenses for transportation may not exceed the lowest first-class rate by the transportation facility used unless it is certified, in accordance with regulations prescribed under section 5738 of this title , that—
    • (1) lowest first-class accommodations are not available; or
    • (2) use of a compartment or other accommodation authorized or approved by the head of the agency concerned or his designee is required for security purposes.
  • (b) Instead of the maximum fixed by subsection (a) of this section, the allowance to an employee of the Government for actual expenses for transportation on an inter-island steamship in Hawaii may not exceed the rate for accommodations on the steamship that is equivalent as nearly as possible to the rate for the lowest first-class accommodations on trans-pacific steamships.

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