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Title 2 — The Congress

Chapter 51 — House of Representatives Leadership

§ 5162. Republican Policy Committee

Statutory text

(a)

In general

There is established in the House of Representatives an office to be known as the Republican Policy Committee, which shall have such responsibilities as may be assigned by the Speaker of the House of Representatives (or, if the Speaker is not a member of the Republican Party, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives).

(b)

Salaries and expenses

There shall be a lump sum allowance for the salaries and expenses of the Republican Policy Committee, which shall be treated as a category of House leadership offices for purposes of section 5507(c) of this title, and which shall be obligated and expended as directed by the Speaker (or, if the Speaker is not a member of the Republican party, the Minority Leader).

(c)

Applicability

This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2005 and each succeeding fiscal year.

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. Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2005

    Pub. L. 108–447 div. G title I § 109 · 118 Stat. 2809

    Enacted · 2 U.S.C. § 5162

    Pub. L. 108–447, div. G, title I, § 109, Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3177

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 108–447, div. G, title I, § 109, Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3177

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 109. The Attorney General is authorized to extend through September 30, 2006, the Personnel Management Demonstration Project transferred to the Attorney General pursuant to section 1115 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, Public Law 107–296 (6 U.S.C. 533) without limitation on the number of employees or the positions covered.

  2. Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012

    Pub. L. 112–74 § 102(a) · 125 Stat. 1121

    Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 5162(a)

    Pub. L. 112–74, § 102(a), substituted “the Speaker of the House of Representatives (or, if the Speaker is not a member of the Republican Party, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives)” for “the chair of the Republican Conference”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 112–74, § 102(a), substituted “the Speaker of the House of Representatives (or, if the Speaker is not a member of the Republican Party, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives)” for “the chair of the Republican Conference”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 102. None of the funds made available in this title may be used to award or modify any contract that commits funds beyond the amounts appropriated for that program, project, or activity that remain unobligated, except that such amounts may include any funds that have been made available through reprogramming pursuant to section 101.

    Effective date note
    Pub. L. 112–74, div. G, title I, § 102(c), Dec. 23, 2011, 125 Stat. 1121, provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2012 and each succeeding fiscal year.”

  3. Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012

    Pub. L. 112–74 § 102(b) · 125 Stat. 1121

    Inserted · 2 U.S.C. § 5162(b)

    Pub. L. 112–74, § 102(b), inserted “, and which shall be obligated and expended as directed by the Speaker (or, if the Speaker is not a member of the Republican party, the Minority Leader)” before period at end

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 112–74, § 102(b), inserted “, and which shall be obligated and expended as directed by the Speaker (or, if the Speaker is not a member of the Republican party, the Minority Leader)” before period at end.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 102. None of the funds made available in this title may be used to award or modify any contract that commits funds beyond the amounts appropriated for that program, project, or activity that remain unobligated, except that such amounts may include any funds that have been made available through reprogramming pursuant to section 101.

    Effective date note
    Pub. L. 112–74, div. G, title I, § 102(c), Dec. 23, 2011, 125 Stat. 1121, provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2012 and each succeeding fiscal year.”

3 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 74a–13 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Section is from the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005, which is div. G of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005.

Amendments

2011—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 112–74, § 102(a), substituted “the Speaker of the House of Representatives (or, if the Speaker is not a member of the Republican Party, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives)” for “the chair of the Republican Conference”.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 112–74, § 102(b), inserted “, and which shall be obligated and expended as directed by the Speaker (or, if the Speaker is not a member of the Republican party, the Minority Leader)” before period at end.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2011 Amendment

Pub. L. 112–74, div. G, title I, § 102(c), , 125 Stat. 1121, provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2012 and each succeeding fiscal year.”

Credits

2004–2011 · 2 acts
  1. 2004Pub. L. 108–447, div. G, title I, § 109, , 118 Stat. 3177
  2. 2011Pub. L. 112–74, div. G, title I, § 102(a), (b), , 125 Stat. 1121.
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(Pub. L. 108–447, div. G, title I, § 109, , 118 Stat. 3177; Pub. L. 112–74, div. G, title I, § 102(a), (b), , 125 Stat. 1121.)

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