Us Code § 26 - Transportation by contract
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§ 26. Transportation by contract
The Secretary may contract with field employees for the rental and use within the continental limits of the United States of means of transportation, other than motorcycle, automobile, or airplane, and for the rental and use outside of the continental United States of any means of transportation, which means may be owned by the field employee. Such rental contracts shall be made without regard to section 4 of the Travel Expense Act of 1949, as amended (5 U.S.C. 837). The rentals shall be at rates equivalent to the prevailing rental rates of the locality. The rental contracts within the continental United States may be entered into only when the use by the field employee of such other means of transportation is safer, more economical, or more advantageous to the Government than use of his motorcycle, automobile, or airplane in conducting the census.
(Added Pub. L. 85–207, §6, Aug. 28, 1957, 71 Stat. 482.)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
Section 4 of the Travel Expense Act of 1949, as amended (5 U.S.C. 837), referred to in text, was repealed by Pub. L. 89–554, §8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 632, and reenacted by the first section thereof as section 5704 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
CHAPTER 3—COLLECTION AND PUBLICATION OF STATISTICS
SUBCHAPTER I—COTTON
SUBCHAPTER II—OILSEEDS, NUTS, AND KERNELS; FATS, OILS, AND GREASES
SUBCHAPTER III—APPAREL AND TEXTILES
SUBCHAPTER IV—QUARTERLY FINANCIAL STATISTICS
SUBCHAPTER V—MISCELLANEOUS
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1986—Pub. L. 99–467, §1(b), Oct. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 1192, redesignated items for subchapters III and IV as subchapters IV and V, respectively, and added items for subchapter III and section 81.
1983—Pub. L. 97–454, §1(b), Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2494, redesignated item for subchapter III as subchapter IV and added items for subchapter III and section 91.
SUBCHAPTER I—COTTON
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