TRANSPORTATION FRINGE BENEFITS.

SEC. 3049. [5 U.S.C. 7905 note] TRANSPORTATION FRINGE BENEFITS. (a) Transit Pass Transportation Fringe Benefits.— (1) In general.—Effective as of the first day of the next fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, each covered agency shall implement a program under which all qualified Federal employees serving in or under such agency shall be offered transit pass transportation fringe benefits, as described in paragraph (2). (2) Benefits described.—The benefits described in this paragraph are the transit pass transportation fringe benefits which, under section 2 of Executive Order No. 13150, are required to be offered by Federal agencies in the National Capital Region on the date of the enactment of this Act. (3) Definitions.—In this subsection— (A) the term “covered agency” means any agency, to the extent of its facilities in the National Capital Region; (B) the term “agency” means any agency (as defined by 7905(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code), the Postal Rate Commission, and the Smithsonian Institution; (C) the term “National Capital Region” includes the District of Columbia and every county or other geographic area covered by section 2 of Executive Order No. 13150; (D) the term “Executive Order No. 13150” refers to Executive Order No. 13150 (5 U.S.C. 7905 note); (E) the term “Federal agency” is used in the same way as under section 2 of Executive Order No. 13150; and (F) any determination as to whether or not one is a “qualified Federal employee” shall be made applying the same criteria as would apply under section 2 of Executive Order No. 13150. (4) Rule of construction.—Nothing in this subsection shall be considered to require that a covered agency— (A) terminate any program or benefits in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act, or postpone any plans to implement (before the effective date referred to in paragraph (1)) any program or benefits permitted or required under any other provision of law; or (B) discontinue (on or after the effective date referred to in paragraph (1)) any program or benefits referred to in subparagraph (A), so long as such program or benefits satisfy the requirements of paragraphs (1) through (3). * * * * * * * (b) Authority to Transport Federal Employees Between Their Place of Employment and Mass Transit Facilities.— * * * * * * * (3) [31 U.S.C. 1344 note] Coordination.—The authority to provide transportation services under section 1344(g) of title 31, United States Code (as amended by paragraph (1)) shall be in addition to any authority otherwise available to the agency involved.