2002 US Code
Title 2 - THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 3 - COMPENSATION AND ALLOWANCES OF MEMBERS
Sec. 39 - Deductions for absence
View MetadataPublication Title | United States Code, 2000 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 2 - THE CONGRESS |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 2 - THE CONGRESS CHAPTER 3 - COMPENSATION AND ALLOWANCES OF MEMBERS Sec. 39 - Deductions for absence |
Contains | section 39 |
Date | 2002 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 6, 2003 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | R.S. §40; Pub. L. 97-51, §112(d), Oct. 1, 1981, 95 Stat. 963; Pub. L. 104-186, title II, §203(7), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1726. |
Statutes at Large References | 11 Stat. 49 95 Stat. 963 110 Stat. 1726 |
Public Law References | Public Law 97-51, Public Law 104-186 |
§39. Deductions for absence
The Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives (upon certification by the Clerk of the House of Representatives), respectively, shall deduct from the monthly payments (or other periodic payments authorized by law) of each Member or Delegate the amount of his salary for each day that he has been absent from the Senate or House, respectively, unless such Member or Delegate assigns as the reason for such absence the sickness of himself or of some member of his family.
(R.S. §40; Pub. L. 97–51, §112(d), Oct. 1, 1981, 95 Stat. 963; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, §203(7), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1726.)
CodificationR.S. §40 derived from act Aug. 16, 1856, ch. 123, §6, 11 Stat. 49.
Amendments1996—Pub. L. 104–186 substituted “the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives (upon certification by the Clerk of the House of Representatives)” for “Sergeant-at-Arms of the House”.
1981—Pub. L. 97–51 substituted “from the monthly payments (or other periodic payments authorized by law)” for “from the monthly payments”.
Effective Date of 1981 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 97–51 effective in the case of compensation payable for months after December 1981, see section 112(e) of Pub. L. 97–51, set out as a note under section 33 of this title.
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