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Title 2 — The Congress

Part A · Chapter 45 — Congressional Pay and Benefits

§ 4502. Appropriation of funds for compensation of Members of Congress and for administrative expenses at levels authorized by law and recommended by the President for Federal employees

Statutory text

Effective beginning with fiscal year 1983, and continuing each year thereafter, such sums as hereafter may be necessary for “Compensation of Members” (and administrative expenses related thereto), as authorized by law and at such level recommended by the President for Federal employees for that fiscal year are hereby appropriated from money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Such sums when paid shall be in lieu of any sums accrued in prior years but not paid. For purposes of this subsection, the term “Member” means each Member of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, the Delegates from the District of Columbia, Guam, Virgin Islands, and American Samoa, and the Vice President.

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.

  1. Pub. L. 97–51 § 130(c) · 95 Stat. 958

    Enacted · 2 U.S.C. § 4502

    (Pub. L. 97–51, § 130(c), Oct. 1, 1981, 95 Stat. 966.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 97–51, § 130(c), Oct. 1, 1981, 95 Stat. 966.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (c) Effective beginning with fiscal year 1983, and continuing each year thereafter, such sums as hereafter may be necessary for “Compensation of Members” (and administrative expenses related thereto), as authorized by law and at such level recommended by the President for Federal employees for that fiscal year are hereby appropriated from money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Such sums when paid shall be in lieu of any sums accrued in prior years but not paid. For purposes of this subsection, the term “Member.” “Member” means each Member of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, the Delegates from the District of Columbia, Guam, Virgin Islands, and American Samoa, and the Vice President.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified as a note under section 31 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Credits

(Pub. L. 97–51, § 130(c), , 95 Stat. 966.)

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