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2 U.S.C. § 6159 — Expense allowance for Chairmen of Majority and Minority Conference Committees of Senate; method of payment; taxability

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2 U.S.C. § 6159 — Expense allowance for Chairmen of Majority and Minority Conference Committees of Senate; method of payment; taxability

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.

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2 U.S.C. § 6102 — Expense allowance of Majority and Minority Leaders of Senate; expense allowance of Majority and Minority Whips; methods of payment; taxability

Effective fiscal year 1978 and each fiscal year thereafter, the expense allowances of the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate are increased to $40,000 each fiscal year for each leader: Provided, That, effective with the fiscal year 1983 and each fiscal year thereafter, the expense allowance of the Majority and Minority Whips of the Senate shall not exceed $10,000 each fiscal year for each Whip: Provided further, That, during the period beginning on January 3, 1977, and ending September 30, 1977, and during each fiscal year thereafter, the Vice President, the Majority Leader, the Minority Leader, the Majority Whip, and the Minority Whip may receive the expense allowance (a) as reimbursement for actual expenses incurred upon certification and documentation of such expenses by the Vice President, the respective Leader or the respective Whip, or (b) in equal monthly payments: Provided further, That effective January 3, 1977, the amounts paid to the Vice President, the Majority or Minority Leader of the Senate, or the Majority or Minority Whip of the Senate as reimbursement of actual expenses incurred upon certification and documentation pursuant to the second proviso of this section shall not be reported as income, and the expenses so reimbursed shall not be allowed as a deduction, under title 26.

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2 U.S.C. § 31a–3 — Transferred

### Statutory Notes #### Codification Section 31a–3 was editorially reclassified as [section 6159 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section6159&num=0&edition=prelim).

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2 U.S.C. § 6159 — Expense allowance for Chairmen of Ma-

Page 636 TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS § 6157 Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 61g–4 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renum- bering as this section. Section is from the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1979. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries INCREASES IN COMPENSATION Increases in compensation for Senate officers and em- ployees under authority of Federal Pay Comparability Act of 1970 (Pub. L. 91–656), see Salary Directives of President pro tempore of the Senate, set out as notes under section 4571 of this title. § 6157. Services of consultants to Majority and Minority Conference Committee of Senate (a) Authorization of expenditure with approval of Committee on Rules and Administration Funds authorized to be expended under section 6155 of this title may be used by the Majority or Minority Conference Committee of the Senate, with the approval of the Committee on Rules and Administration, to procure the temporary services (not in excess of one year) or intermit- tent services of individual consultants, or orga- nizations thereof, to make studies or advise the committee with respect to any matter within its jurisdiction or with respect to the administra- tion of the affairs of the committee. (b) Procurement by contract or employment Such services in the case of individuals or or- ganizations may be procured by contract as independent contractors, or in the case of indi- viduals, by employment at daily rates of com- pensation not in excess of the per diem equiva- lent of the highest gross rate of compensation which may be paid to a regular employee of such committee. Such contracts shall not be subject to the provisions of section 6101 of title 41 or any other provision of law requiring ad

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