Title 5, Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-102
§5733 Expeditious Travel
Title 5 › PART III — EMPLOYEES › Subpart D — Pay and Allowances › CHAPTER 57 — TRAVEL, TRANSPORTATION, AND SUBSISTENCE › SUBCHAPTER II — TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES; NEW APPOINTEES, STUDENT TRAINEES, AND TRANSFERRED EMPLOYEES › § 5733
Summary
When an employee has to travel for work, they must use the fastest practical form of transportation that fits the nature and purpose of the job.
Full Legal Text
Title 5, §5733
Government Organization and Employees, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The travel of an employee shall be by the most expeditious means of transportation practicable and shall be commensurate with the nature and purpose of the duties of the employee requiring such travel.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective thirty days after Dec. 16, 1967, see section 220(a)(4) of Pub. L. 90–206, set out as an
Effective Date
of 1967 Amendment note under section 5542 of this title.
Reference
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Citation
5 U.S.C. § 5733
Title 5, Government Organization and Employees
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102