Standing Rules of the Senate
RULE XXXIX
FOREIGN TRAVEL
1. (a) Unless authorized by the Senate (or by the President of
the United States after an adjournment sine die), no funds from the United States
Government (including foreign currencies made available under section 502(b)
of the Mutual Security Act of 1954 (22 U.S.C. 1754(b)) shall be received for
the purpose of travel outside the United States by any Member of the Senate
whose term will expire at the end of a Congress after
(1) the date of the general election in which his successor is
elected; or
(2) in the case of a Member who is not a candidate in such general
election, the earlier of the date of such general election or the adjournment
sine die of the second regular session of that Congress.
(b) The travel restrictions provided by subparagraph (a) with
respect to a Member of the Senate whose term will expire at the end of a Congress
shall apply to travel by
(1) any employee of the Member;
(2) any elected officer of the Senate whose employment will terminate
at the end of a Congress; and
(3) any employee of a committee whose employment will terminate
at the end of a Congress.
2. No Member, officer, or employee engaged in foreign travel may
claim payment or accept funds from the United States Government (including foreign
currencies made available under section 502(b) of the Mutual Security Act of
1954 (22 U.S.C. 1754(b)) for any expense for which the individual has received
reimbursement from any other source; nor may such Member, officer, or employee
receive reimbursement for the same expense more than once from the United States
Government. No Member, officer, or employee shall use any funds furnished to
him to defray ordinary and necessary expenses of foreign travel for any purpose
other than the purpose or purposes for which such funds were furnished.
3. A per diem allowance provided a Member, officer, or employee
in connection with foreign travel shall be used solely for lodging, food, and
related expenses and it is the responsibility of the Member, officer, or employee
receiving such an allowance to return to the United States Government that portion
of the allowance received which is not actually used for necessary lodging,
food, and related expenses.
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