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# 5 U.S.C. § 5706 - Allowable travel expenses

## Text

Except as otherwise permitted by this subchapter or by statutes relating to members of the uniformed services, only actual and necessary travel expenses may be allowed to an individual holding employment or appointment under the United States.

(Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 500.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes DerivationU.S. CodeRevised Statutes andStatutes at Large  5 U.S.C. 839.June 9, 1949, ch. 185, § 6, 63 Stat. 167. The words “members of the uniformed services” are substituted for “military personnel”. Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.