Title 2 — The Congress
Chapter 9D — Office of Senate Legal Counsel
§ 288b. Requirements for authorizing representation activity
Statutory text
Direction of Joint Leadership Group or Senate resolution
The Counsel shall defend the Senate or a committee, subcommittee, Member, officer, or employee of the Senate under section 288c of this title only when directed to do so by two-thirds of the Members of the Joint Leadership Group or by the adoption of a resolution by the Senate.
Civil action to enforce subpena
The Counsel shall bring a civil action to enforce a subpena of the Senate or a committee or subcommittee of the Senate under section 288d of this title only when directed to do so by the adoption of a resolution by the Senate.
Intervention or appearance
The Counsel shall intervene or appear as amicus curiae under section 288e of this title only when directed to do so by a resolution adopted by the Senate when such intervention or appearance is to be made in the name of the Senate or in the name of an officer, committee, subcommittee, or chairman of a committee or subcommittee of the Senate.
Immunity proceedings
The Counsel shall serve as the duly authorized representative in obtaining an order granting immunity under section 288f of this title of—
the Senate when directed to do so by an affirmative vote of a majority of the Members present of the Senate; or
a committee or subcommittee of the Senate when directed to do so by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members of the full committee.
Resolution recommendations
The Office shall make no recommendation with respect to the consideration of a resolution under this section.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
An Act making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-six, and for other purposes
Pub. L. 95–521 title VII § 703 · 92 Stat. 1824
Enacted · 2 U.S.C. § 288b
(Pub. L. 95–521, title VII, § 703, Oct. 26, 1978, 92 Stat. 1877.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 95–521, title VII, § 703, Oct. 26, 1978, 92 Stat. 1877.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 703. requirements for authorizing representation activity (a) The Counsel shall defend the Senate or a committee, 2 USC 288b. subcommittee, Member, officer, or employee of the Senate under section 704 only when directed to do so by two-thirds of the Members of the Joint Leadership Group or by the adoption of a resolution by the Senate. (b) The Counsel shall bring a civil action to enforce a subpena of Civil action. the Senate or a committee or subcommittee of the Senate under section 705 only when directed to do so by the adoption of a resolution by the Senate. (c) The Counsel shall intervene or appear as amicus curiae under section 706 only when directed to do so by a resolution adopted by the Senate when such intervention or appearance is to be made in the name of the Senate or in the name of an officer, committee, subcommittee, or chairman of a committee or subcommittee of the Senate. (d) The Counsel shall serve as the duly authorized representative in obtaining an order granting immunity under section 707 of— (1) the Senate when directed to do so by an affirmative vote of a majority of the Members present of the Senate; or (2) a committee or subcommittee of the Senate when directed to do so by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members of the full committee. (e) The Office shall make no recommendation with respect to the consideration of a resolution under this section.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective , see section 717 of Pub. L. 95–521, set out as a note under section 288 of this title.