10 USC § 1591 - Reimbursement for travel and transportation expenses when accompanying Members of Congress

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title: "10 USC § 1591 - Reimbursement for travel and transportation expenses when accompanying Members of Congress"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "1591"
section_name: "Reimbursement for travel and transportation expenses when accompanying Members of Congress"
chapter_number: 81
chapter_name: "CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "PERSONNEL"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title VI, § 617(b)(1), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1097.)"
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# § 1591. Reimbursement for travel and transportation expenses when accompanying Members of Congress

**(a)** Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary concerned may authorize reimbursement to a civilian employee who is accompanying a Member of Congress or a congressional employee on official travel for actual travel and transportation expenses incurred for such travel.

**(b)** The allowance provided in subsection (a) may be paid—

**(1)** at a rate that does not exceed the rate approved for official congressional travel; and

**(2)** only when the travel of the member is directed or approved by the Secretary concerned.

**(c)** In this section:

**(1)** The term “Member of Congress” means a member of the Senate or the House of Representatives, a Delegate to the House of Representatives, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico.

**(2)** The term “congressional employee” means an employee of a Member of Congress or an employee of Congress.

**(3)** The term “Secretary concerned” includes the Secretary of Defense with respect to civilian employees of the Department of Defense other than a military department.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title VI, § 617(b)(1), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1097.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

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