An amendment numbered 12 printed in Part B in House Report 116-16 to prohibit political appointees from using Federal funds to pay for travel on non- commercial, private, or chartered flights for official business. Exceptions are made if no commercial flight is available during the time at which travel is necessary. Any senior political appointee who travels on a non-commercial, private, or chartered flight under the above exception must submit a written statement to Congress certifying that no commercial flight was available.