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2 U.S.C. § 6154 — Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the Minority
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**(a) In general** Upon the written request of the Secretary of the Conference of the Majority or the Secretary of the Conference of the Minority, the Secretary of the Senate shall transfer from the appropriations account appropriated under the subheading “offices of the secretaries of the conference of the majority and the conference of the minority” under the heading “Salaries, Officers and Employees” such amount as the Secretary of the Conference of the Majority or the Secretary of the Conference of the Minority shall specify to the appropriations account under the heading “miscellaneous items” within the contingent fund of the Senate.
**(b) Authority to incur expenses** The Secretary of the Conference of the Majority or the Secretary of the Conference of the Minority may incur such expenses as may be necessary or appropriate. Expenses incurred by the Secretary of the Conference of the Majority or the Secretary of the Conference of the Minority shall be paid from the amount transferred under subsection (a) by the Secretary of the Conference of the Majority or the Secretary of the Conference of the Minority and upon vouchers approved by the Secretary of the Conference of the Majority or the Secretary of the Conference of the Minority, as applicable.
**(c) Authority to advance sums** The Secretary of the Senate may advance such sums as may be necessary to defray expenses incurred in carrying out subsections (a) and (b).
**(d) Effective date** This section shall apply to fiscal year 2008 and each fiscal year thereafter.
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**(a) In general** Upon the written request of the Secretary of the Conference of the Majority or the Secretary of the Conference of the Minority, the Secretary of the Senate shall transfer from the appropriations account appropriated under the subheading “offices of the secretaries of the conference of the majority and the conference of the minority” under the heading “Salaries, Officers and Employees” such amount as the Secretary of the Conference of the Majority or the Secretary of the Conference of the Minority shall specify to the appropriations account under the heading “miscellaneous items” within the contingent fund of the Senate.
**(b) Authority to incur expenses** The Secretary of the Conference of the Majority or the Secretary of the Conference of the Minority may incur such expenses as may be necessary or appropriate. Expenses incurred by the Secretary of the Conference of the Majority or the Secretary of the Conference of the Minority shall be paid from the amount transferred under subsection (a) by the Secretary of the Conference of the Majority or the Secretary of the Conference of the Minority and upon vouchers approved by the Secretary of the Conference of the Majority or the Secretary of the Conference of the Minority, as applicable.
**(c) Authority to advance sums** The Secretary of the Senate may advance such sums as may be necessary to defray expenses incurred in carrying out subsections (a) and (b).
**(d) Effective date** This section shall apply to fiscal year 2008 and each fiscal year thereafter.
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**(a)** In this section—
(1) the term “applicable conference” means the majority or minority conference of the Senate, as applicable, that represents the Democratic party;
(2) the term “covered Congress” means the 118th and any subsequent Congress;
(3) the term “covered period” means the period beginning on the date on which the Secretary of the applicable conference submits the letter described in subsection (b); and
(4) the term “designated officer of the applicable conference” means the member of the leadership of the applicable conference to whom the duties and authorities of the Secretary of the applicable conference are assigned under subsection (b).
**(b)** The Secretary of the applicable conference may, by submission of a letter to the Disbursing Office of the Senate, at the direction of the Chair of the applicable conference, assign to a member of the leadership of the applicable conference the following duties and authorities for the duration of the covered Congress:
(1) The authority over any amounts made available for the Office of the Secretary of the applicable conference.
(2) The duties and authorities of the Secretary of the applicable conference under [section 6154 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section6154&num=0&edition=prelim), [section 6156 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section6156&num=0&edition=prelim), or any other provision of law.
**(c)** For purposes of any individual employed by the office of the designated officer of the applicable conference during the covered period—
(1) any reference to the Office of the Secretary of the applicable conference in the last sentence of [section 6314(e) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.x
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 61g–6b was editorially reclassified as [section 6154 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section6154&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS
§ 6154
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 61g–6a of
this title prior to editorial reclassification and renum-
bering as this section. Some section numbers of this
title referenced in amendment notes below reflect the
classification of such sections prior to their editorial
reclassification.
Section is from the Congressional Operations Appro-
priations Act, 1991, which is title I of the Legislative
Branch Appropriations Act, 1991.
PRIOR PROVISIONS
Provisions similar to those in this section were con-
tained in the following prior appropriation acts:
Pub. L. 101–163, title I, § 1, Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 1044.
Pub. L. 100–458, title I, § 1, Oct. 1, 1988, 102 Stat. 2161.
Pub. L. 100–202, § 101(i) [title I, § 7], Dec. 22, 1987, 101
Stat. 1329–290, 1329–294.
AMENDMENTS
2015—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 114–113, § 2(2), added subsec.
(c). Former subsec. (c) redesignated (d).
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 114–113, § 2(1), redesignated subsec.
(c) as (d). Former subsec. (d) redesignated (e).
Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 114–113, § 2(3)(A), inserted ‘‘or
the Office of the Chaplain of the Senate, as the case
may be,’’ after ‘‘such committee’’ in two places.
Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 114–113, § 2(3)(B), inserted ‘‘or
the Chaplain of the Senate, as the case may be,’’ after
‘‘the Chairman’’.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 114–113, § 2(1), (4), redesignated
subsec. (d) as (e) and inserted ‘‘or the Chaplain of the
Senate, as the case may be,’’ after ‘‘The Chairman of a
committee’’.
1995—Pub. L. 104–53 amended section generally. Prior
to amendment, section read as follows: ‘‘The Chairman
of the Majority or Minority Conference Committee of
the Senate may, during any fiscal year (commencing
with the fiscal year ending Se
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