S.Amdt. 2662

SA 2662. Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. Kaine, and Ms. Collins)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R.
5515, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. REIMBURSEMENT OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES FOR FEDERAL,
STATE AND LOCAL INCOME TAXES INCURRED DURING
TRAVEL, TRANSPORTATION, AND RELOCATION.

(a) In General.--5724b of title 5, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in the section heading by striking ``of employees
transferred'';
(2) in subsection (a)--
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ``employee, or by an
employee and such employee's spouse (if filing jointly), for
any moving or storage'' and inserting ``individual, or by an
individual and such individual's spouse (if filing jointly),
for any travel, transportation, and relocation''; and
(B) in the second sentence, by striking ``employee'' and
inserting ``individual, or the individual''; and
(3) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
``(b) For purposes of this section, the term `travel,
transportation, and relocation expenses' means all travel,
transportation, and relocation expenses reimbursed or
furnished in kind pursuant to subchapter II of this chapter
or chapter 41.''.
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of
sections for chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by striking the item relating to section 5724b and
inserting the following:

``5724b. Taxes on reimbursements for travel, transportation, and
relocation expenses.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section
shall--
(1) take effect on the date of enactment of this Act; and
(2) apply to travel, transportation, or relocation expenses
incurred on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
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