2 U.S.C. § 6134 — Compensation and appointment of em-

Page 631 TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS § 6137 ning on or after Jan. 1, 2020, or the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after Dec. 20, 2019, see section 212(c) of Pub. L. 116–94, set out as a note under section 282b of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE Pub. L. 101–163, title I, § 9, Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 1046, provided that this section is effective on Jan. 28, 1987, the date on which Senate Resolution No. 89, One Hun- dredth Congress, was agreed to. § 6134. Compensation and appointment of em- ployees by Senate Majority and Minority Whips Effective April 1, 1977, the Majority Whip and the Minority Whip are each authorized to ap- point and fix the compensation of such employ- ees as they deem appropriate: Provided, That the gross compensation paid to such employees shall not exceed $111,100 each fiscal year for each Whip. (Pub. L. 95–26, title I, May 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 80.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 61j–2 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Section is from the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1977. 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. § 6135. Representation Allowance Account for Majority and Minority Leaders of Senate (a) Establishment; purpose There is hereby established an account, within the Senate, to be known as the ‘‘Representation Allowance Account for the Majority and Minor- ity Leaders’’. Such Allowance Account shall be used by the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate to assist them properly to discharge their appropriate responsibilities in the United States to members of foreign legislative bodies and prominent officials of foreign governments and intergovernmental organizations. (b) Payments; allotment; reimbursement for ac- tual expenses; taxability Payments authorized to be made under this section shall be paid by the Secretary of the Senate. Of the funds available for expenditure from such Allowance Account for any fiscal year, one-half shall be allotted to the Majority Leader and one-half shall be allotted to the Mi- nority Leader. Amounts paid from such Allow- ance Account to the Majority or Minority Lead- er shall be paid to him from his allotment and shall be paid to him only as reimbursement for actual expenses incurred by him and upon cer- tification and documentation of such expenses. Amounts paid to the Majority or Minority Lead- er pursuant to this section shall not be reported as income and shall not be allowed as a deduc- tion under title 26. (c) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year (commencing with the fiscal year ending September 30, 1985) not more than $20,000 to the Allowance Account established by this section. (Pub. L. 99–88, title I, § 197, Aug. 15, 1985, 99 Stat. 350.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 31a–2 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renum- bering as this section. Section is from the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1985. § 6136. Transfer of funds from representation al- lowance of Majority and Minority Leaders of Senate to expense allowance; availability; definitions (a) The Secretary of the Senate shall, upon the written request of the Majority or Minority Leader of the Senate, transfer from any avail- able funds in such Leader’s allotment in the Leader’s Representation Allowance (as defined in subsection (b)(1)) for any fiscal year (com- mencing with the fiscal year ending September 30, 1985) to such Leader’s Expense Allowance (as defined in subsection (b)(2)) to such year such amount as is specified in the request. Any funds so transferred for any fiscal year at the request of either such Leader shall be available to such Leader for such year for the same purposes as, and in like manner and subject to the same con- ditions as, are other funds which are available to him for such year as his expense allowance as Majority or Minority Leader. (b)(1) The term ‘‘Leader’s Representation Al- lowance’’ means the Representation Allowance Account for the Majority and Minority Leaders established by section 6135 of this title. (2) The term ‘‘Leader’s Expense Allowance’’, when used in reference to the Majority or Mi- nority Leader of the Senate, refers to the mon- eys available, for any fiscal year, to such Leader as an expense allowance and the appropriation account from which such moneys are funded. (Pub. L. 100–71, title I, § 1, July 11, 1987, 101 Stat. 422.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 31a–2a of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renum- bering as this section. Section is from the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1987. § 6137. Transfer of funds from appropriations ac- count of Majority and Minority Leaders of Senate to appropriations account, Miscella- neous Items, within Senate contingent fund (a) Requests for transfers Upon the written request of the Majority or Minority Leader of the Senate, the Secretary of the Senate shall transfer during any fiscal year, from the appropriations account appropriated