{"data":{"id":"us/10-u.s.c.-1591","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"10 U.S.C. § 1591","heading":"Reimbursement for travel and transportation expenses when accompanying Members of Congress","body":"(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.","path":["Title 10—ARMED FORCES","CHAPTER 81—CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc10@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:10Z","sha256":"c64c6403d67cbe49581e1538984ef9e77c7377aca9e55c8671f3cd302e1d0463","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/10-u.s.c.-1590","next":"us/10-u.s.c.-1592"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}