Congressional Travel

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Congressional Travel
NGB-LL, February 2006
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NGB-LL Legislative website

• http//www.ngb.army.mil/LL/
• Public website, no passwords needed
• Near the bottom of the web site, there is a link
  to Congressional travel

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Office contact info

• NGB-LL
• 1411 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Suite 9200, Arlington,
  VA 22202-3231
• email addresses (on the global directory)
• Joan.Peters_at_ngb.ang.af.mil
• Irene.Torkildson_at_ngb.ang.af.mil
• Ashley.Mitias_at_ngb.ang.af.mil

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Program contacts

• Chief Master Sergeant Joan Peters, 703-607-2781
• Sergeant Major Irene Torkildson,
• 703-607-2782
• Master Sergeant Ashley Mitias,
  703-607-2783
• FAX [phone]

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Purpose

• The purpose of Congressional travel is to add to
  the insight and understanding of DOD activities,
  and not merely for the purpose of engendering
  goodwill or obtaining future benefits.

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Official Congressional travel guidance

• DoD Directives 4500.9, 4515.12 and 4515.13R
• Which can be found at http//www.dtic.mil/whs/d
  irectives/index.html
• NGB PAM 360-5/ANGP 35-1 Chapter 4
• Which can be found at
• http//www.ngbpdc.ngb.army.mil/
• AF Instructions 11-401, 35-101, and 90-401
• Which can be found at
• http//www.e-publishing.af.mil/

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Please keep in mind

• Generally speaking we need 30 days notice to
  process your requests
• NGB is not the approving authority
• NGB packages the requests
• The Army side not as time sensitive as the Air
  side...
• Notificationusually verbal or email, rarely
  written, although services issue ITOs

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Terms

• Nonsponsored travel
• travel by Members and employees of the Congress
  authorized as a result of an official request by
  the Congress to the DoD (they ask us)
• Sponsored travel
• travel by members employees of the Congress
  pursuant to an official invitation issued by
  proper authority of the DoD (we ask them)

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More Terms

• Orientation flight
• Up and down from the same local area with no
  stops in-between (i.e. F-16 ride)
• Non-local flight
• Point A to Point B (and maybe back to Point A)
  of Members or (i.e. KC-135 ride from DC to NOLA)

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Short notice...

• View disasters - authorization must include a
  Committee letter (Member of Congress has
  committee write letter to Secretary of Defense
  authorizing travel).
• Letter must be received in travel office before
  approval for travel can be given or
• If short notice, letter must be received ASAP
  upon completion of trip.

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Keep in mind...

• First termers must get OSD approval for travel.
• Services cannot automatically approve first
  termer travel.
• Members of Congress are considered first termers
  when initially elected to Congress.
• Retiring Members or staffers must have approval
  from OSD

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Not authorized to travel...

• "Lame-Ducks" -- Members of Congress who are not
  seeking re-election or who lost the election
• Depending what comes first, end of session or
  general primary
• They are not authorized to travel after that date

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What we dont do...

• State Legislators or their staffs
• Governors or their staffs
• DC or territorial legislators or their staffs
• Other civic leaders
• If its not US Congress, its not usits
  NGB-PA!

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Nuts and bolts of request

• Name of individual
• Dates of travel or a statement requesting
  flexibility around that date
• Purpose of trip
• Proposed escort
• Proposed itinerary

• Additional information
• -depart (location) at 0000 hours, return from
  (location) at 0000 hours
• -unit supporting the mission
• -POC in state to include phone number and fax
  number

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• Military flights desired / type of aircraft
• As of 5 Jan 01, need letter from the Member to
  the Sec Def for national disaster trips
• Occasional White House moratoriums on travel to
  natural disaster areas

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OCONUS travel...

• NGB-LL coordinates with Service Legislative
  Liaison offices
• Service LL offices approval authority

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NGB-LL Legislative website

• http//www.ngb.army.mil/LL/
• Public website, no passwords needed
• Near the bottom of the web site, there is a link
  to Congressional travel

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Questions?