2019 US Code
Title 2 - The Congress
Chapter 61 - Senate Leadership
Subchapter IV - Majority and Minority Secretaries, Conferences, and Policy Committees
Sec. 6159 - Expense allowance for Chairmen of Majority and Minority Conference Committees of Senate; method of payment; taxability

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Citation 2 U.S.C. § 6159 (2019)
Section Name §6159. Expense allowance for Chairmen of Majority and Minority Conference Committees of Senate; method of payment; taxability
Section Text

For each fiscal year (commencing with the fiscal year ending September 30, 1985), there is hereby authorized an expense allowance for the Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Conference Committees which shall not exceed $5,000 each fiscal year for each such Chairman; and amounts from such allowance shall be paid to either of such Chairmen only as reimbursement for actual expenses incurred by him and upon certification and documentation of such expenses, and amounts so paid shall not be reported as income and shall not be allowed as a deduction under title 26.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 99–88, title I, Aug. 15, 1985, 99 Stat. 348; Pub. L. 108–7, div. H, title I, §1(d), Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 349.)

Editorial Notes CODIFICATION

Section was formerly classified to section 31a–3 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Section is from the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1985.

AMENDMENTS

2003—Pub. L. 108–7 substituted "not exceed $5,000" for "not exceed $3,000".

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2003 AMENDMENT

Amendment by Pub. L. 108–7 applicable to fiscal year 2003 and each fiscal year thereafter, see section 1(f) of Pub. L. 108–7, set out as a note under section 6102 of this title.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 1, 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 61 - SENATE LEADERSHIP
SUBCHAPTER IV - MAJORITY AND MINORITY SECRETARIES, CONFERENCES, AND POLICY COMMITTEES
Sec. 6159 - Expense allowance for Chairmen of Majority and Minority Conference Committees of Senate; method of payment; taxability
Contains section 6159
Date 2019
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 24, 2020
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 99 Stat. 348
117 Stat. 349
Public Law References Public Law 99-88, Public Law 108-7
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