Title 2 — The Congress
Chapter 55 — House of Representatives Officers and Administration
§ 5571. Office of General Counsel of House; administrative provisions
Statutory text
Compliance with admission requirements
The General Counsel of the House of Representatives and any other counsel in the Office of the General Counsel of the House of Representatives, including any counsel specially retained by the Office of General Counsel, shall be entitled, for the purpose of performing the counsel’s functions, to enter an appearance in any proceeding before any court of the United States or of any State or political subdivision thereof without compliance with any requirements for admission to practice before such court, except that the authorization conferred by this subsection shall not apply with respect to the admission of any such person to practice before the United States Supreme Court.
Notification by Attorney General
The Attorney General shall notify the General Counsel of the House of Representatives as required by section 530D of title 28.
General Counsel definition
In this section, the term “General Counsel of the House of Representatives” means—
the head of the Office of General Counsel established and operating under clause 8 of rule II of the Rules of the House of Representatives;
the head of any successor office to the Office of General Counsel which is established after ; and
any other person authorized and directed in accordance with the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide legal assistance and representation to the House in connection with the matters described in this section.
Effective date
The provisions of this section shall become effective beginning with .
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.
Pub. L. 106–57 title I § 101 · 113 Stat. 408
Enacted · 2 U.S.C. § 5571
Pub. L. 106–57, title I, § 101, Sept. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 414
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 106–57, title I, § 101, Sept. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 41421st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act
Pub. L. 107–273 div. A title II § 202(b)(5) · 116 Stat. 1758
Amended · 2 U.S.C. § 5571
Pub. L. 107–273, as amended by Pub. L. 108–7
Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 5571
Pub. L. 107–273, as substituted “as required by section 530D of title 28” for “with respect to any proceeding in which the United States is a party of any determination by the Attorney General or Solicitor General not to appeal any court decision affecting the constitutionality of an Act or joint resolution of Congress within such time as will enable the House to direct the General Counsel to intervene as a party in such proceeding pursuant to applicable rules of the House of Representatives”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 107–273, as amended by Pub. L. 108–7, substituted “as required by section 530D of title 28” for “with respect to any proceeding in which the United States is a party of any determination by the Attorney General or Solicitor General not to appeal any court decision affecting the constitutionality of an Act or joint resolution of Congress within such time as will enable the House to direct the General Counsel to intervene as a party in such proceeding pursuant to applicable rules of the House of Representatives”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(5) Section 101 of Public Law 106-57 (113 Stat. 414) is amended by striking subsection (b).Effective date note
Pub. L. 108–7, div. H, title I, § 110(c), Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 355, provided that: “The amendments made by this section [amending this section and section 288k of this title] shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act [Pub. L. 107–273].”Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2003
Pub. L. 108–7 div. H title I § 110(a) · 117 Stat. 11
Amended · 2 U.S.C. § 5571(b)
Pub. L. 108–7 amended Pub. L. 107–273. See 2002 Amendment note below
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 108–7 amended Pub. L. 107–273. See 2002 Amendment note below.Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 110. Public Law 107–273 is amended— (1) in section 12222(b), 42 USC 5781 note. strike “on October 1, 2002” and insert in lieu thereof the following: “on the effective date provided in section 12102(b)”; (2) in section 12223(a), 42 USC 5601 note. strike “on the date of the enactment of this Act” and insert in lieu thereof the following: “on the effective date provided in section 12102(b)”; (3) in section 12223(b), by replacing “Act” with “subtitle”, and all the matter after “beginning” with “on or after the effective date provided in subsection (a).”.Effective date note
Pub. L. 108–7, div. H, title I, § 110(c), Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 355, provided that: “The amendments made by this section [amending this section and section 288k of this title] shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act [Pub. L. 107–273].”
3 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 130f of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Section is from the Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 2000, which is title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2000.
Amendments2002–2003 · 2 rounds
2003
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 108–7 amended Pub. L. 107–273. See 2002 Amendment note below.
2002
Pub. L. 107–273, as amended by Pub. L. 108–7, substituted “as required by section 530D of title 28” for “with respect to any proceeding in which the United States is a party of any determination by the Attorney General or Solicitor General not to appeal any court decision affecting the constitutionality of an Act or joint resolution of Congress within such time as will enable the House to direct the General Counsel to intervene as a party in such proceeding pursuant to applicable rules of the House of Representatives”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2003 Amendment
Pub. L. 108–7, div. H, title I, § 110(c), , 117 Stat. 355, provided that: “The amendments made by this section [amending this section and section 288k of this title] shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act [Pub. L. 107–273].”