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2 U.S.C. § 281b — Functions
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The functions of the Office shall be as follows:
(1) Upon request of the managers on the part of the House at any conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses, to advise and assist the managers on the part of the House in the course of the conference, and to assist the committee of conference in the preparation of the conference report and any accompanying explanatory statement.
(2) Upon request of any committee of the House, or any joint committee having authority to report legislation to the House, to advise and assist the committee in the consideration of any legislation before it, and to assist the committee in the preparation of drafts of any such legislation, amendments thereto, and reports thereon.
(3) Upon request of any Member having control of time during the consideration of any legislation by the House, to have in attendance on the floor of the House not more than two members of the staff of the Office (and, in his discretion, the Legislative Counsel) to advise and assist such Member and, to the extent feasible, any other Member, in the course of such consideration.
(4) Upon request of any Member, subject to such reasonable restrictions as the Legislative Counsel may impose with the approval of the Speaker on the proportion of the resources of the Office which may be devoted to the requests of any one Member, to prepare drafts of legislation and to furnish drafting advice with respect to drafts of legislation prepared by others.
(5) At the direction of the Speaker, to perform on behalf of the House of Representatives any legal services which are within the capabilities of the Office and the performance of which would not be inconsistent with the provisions of [section 281a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-pre
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The functions of the Office shall be as follows:
(1) Upon request of the managers on the part of the House at any conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses, to advise and assist the managers on the part of the House in the course of the conference, and to assist the committee of conference in the preparation of the conference report and any accompanying explanatory statement.
(2) Upon request of any committee of the House, or any joint committee having authority to report legislation to the House, to advise and assist the committee in the consideration of any legislation before it, and to assist the committee in the preparation of drafts of any such legislation, amendments thereto, and reports thereon.
(3) Upon request of any Member having control of time during the consideration of any legislation by the House, to have in attendance on the floor of the House not more than two members of the staff of the Office (and, in his discretion, the Legislative Counsel) to advise and assist such Member and, to the extent feasible, any other Member, in the course of such consideration.
(4) Upon request of any Member, subject to such reasonable restrictions as the Legislative Counsel may impose with the approval of the Speaker on the proportion of the resources of the Office which may be devoted to the requests of any one Member, to prepare drafts of legislation and to furnish drafting advice with respect to drafts of legislation prepared by others.
(5) At the direction of the Speaker, to perform on behalf of the House of Representatives any legal services which are within the capabilities of the Office and the performance of which would not be inconsistent with the provisions of [section 281a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section281a&num=0&edition=prelim) or the preceding provisions of this section.
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The purpose of the Office shall be to advise and assist the House of Representatives, and its committees and Members, in the achievement of a clear, faithful, and coherent expression of legislative policies. The Office shall maintain impartiality as to issues of legislative policy to be determined by the House of Representatives, and shall not advocate the adoption or rejection of any legislation except when duly requested by the Speaker or a committee to comment on a proposal directly affecting the functions of the Office. The Office shall maintain the attorney-client relationship with respect to all communications between it and any Member or committee of the House.
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The Office of the Legislative Counsel shall aid in drafting public bills and resolutions or amendments thereto on the request of any committee of the Senate but the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate may determine the preference, if any, to be given to such requests of the committees. The Legislative Counsel shall, from time to time, prescribe rules and regulations for the conduct of the work of the Office for the committees, subject to the approval of such Committee on Rules and Administration.
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TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS
§ 277
(Pub. L. 98–51, title I, § 106, July 14, 1983, 97 Stat.
267.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section was enacted as part of the Congressional Op-
erations Appropriation Act, 1984, which is title I of the
Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1984, and not as
part of section 1303 of act Feb. 24, 1919 which comprises
this subchapter.
Section, as it relates to funds expended by the Senate
Legal Counsel, is classified to section 288n of this title.
§ 277. Repealed. Pub. L. 93–191, § 13, Dec. 18, 1973,
87 Stat. 746
Section, act Feb. 24, 1919, ch. 18, title XIII, § 1303(d), as
added June 2, 1924, ch. 234, title XI, § 1101, 43 Stat. 353,
provided for free transmission of official mail matter of
legislative counsel. Official mail matter of Legislative
Counsel of House of Representatives is covered by sec-
tion 282d of this title.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL
Repeal effective Dec. 18, 1973, see section 14 of Pub. L.
93–191, set out as an Effective Date of 1973 Amendment
note under section 3210 of Title 39, Postal Service.
SUBCHAPTER II—HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES
PART I—PURPOSE, POLICY, AND FUNCTION
§ 281. Establishment
There is established in the House of Rep-
resentatives an office to be known as the Office
of the Legislative Counsel, referred to herein-
after in this subchapter as the ‘‘Office’’.
(Pub. L. 91–510, title V, § 501, Oct. 26, 1970, 84
Stat. 1201.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE
Subchapter effective Oct. 26, 1970, see section 601(5) of
Pub. L. 91–510, set out as an Effective Date of 1970
Amendment note under section 4301 of this title.
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS; NONAPPLICABILITY OF
SECTIONS 271 TO 277 TO THE HOUSE
Pub. L. 91–510, title V, § 531, O
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