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U.S. Code, Title 2, the Congress
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General SummaryThe U.S. Code is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. While every effort has been made to ensure that this reproduction of the Code is accurate, those using it for legal purposes should verify their results against the printed version of the Code available through the Government Printing Office.
§ 61g–6a. Salaries and Expenses for Senate Majority and Minority Policy Committees and Senate Majority and Minority Conference Committees
(a) Transfer of funds for Policy Committees
(1) The Chairman of the Majority or Minority Policy Committee of the Senate may, during any fiscal year, at his or her election transfer funds from the appropriation account for salaries for the Majority and Minority Policy Committees of the Senate, to the account, within the contingent fund of the Senate, from which expenses are payable for such committees.
(2) The Chairman of the Majority or Minority Policy Committee of the Senate may, during any fiscal year, at his or her election transfer funds from the appropriation account for expenses, within the contingent fund of the Senate, for the Majority and Minority Policy Committees of the Senate, to the account from which salaries are payable for such committees.
(b) Transfer of funds for Conference Committees
(1) The Chairman of the Majority or Minority Conference Committee of the Senate may, during any fiscal year, at his or her election transfer funds from the appropriation account for salaries for the Majority and Minority Conference Committees of the Senate, to the account, within the contingent fund of the Senate, from which expenses are payable for such committees.
(2) The Chairman of the Majority or Minority Conference Committee of the Senate may, during any fiscal year, at his or her election transfer funds from the appropriation account for expenses, within the contingent fund of the Senate, for the Majority and Minority Conference Committees of the Senate, to the account from which salaries are payable for such committees.
(c) Availability of transferred funds
Any funds transferred under this section shall be—
(1) available for expenditure by such committee in like manner and for the same purposes as are other moneys which are available for expenditure by such committee from the account to which the funds were transferred; and
(2) made at such time or times as the Chairman shall specify in writing to the Senate Disbursing Office.
(d) Notification to Committee on Appropriations
The Chairman of a committee transferring funds under this section shall notify the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate of the transfer.
(Pub. L. 101–520, title I, § 1, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 2257; Pub. L. 102–90, title I, § 1(a), Aug. 14, 1991, 105 Stat. 450; Pub. L. 104–53, title I, § 7[(a)], Nov. 19, 1995, 109 Stat. 518.)
Codification
Section is from the Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 1991, which is title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991.
1995—Pub. L. 104–53 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: "The Chairman of the Majority or Minority Conference Committee of the Senate may, during any fiscal year (commencing with the fiscal year ending September 30, 1991), at his election transfer not more than $275,000 from the appropriation account for salaries for the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the Minority of the Senate, to the account, within the contingent fund of the Senate, from which expenses are payable under section 61g–6 of this title. Any transfer of funds under authority of the preceding sentence shall be made at such time or times as such chairman shall specify in writing to the Senate Disbursing Office. Any funds so transferred by the Chairman of the Majority or Minority Conference Committee shall be available for expenditure by such committee in like manner and for the same purposes as are other moneys which are available for expenditure by such committee from the account, within the contingent fund of the Senate, from which expenses are payable under section 61g–6 of this title."
1991—Pub. L. 102–90 substituted "$275,000" for "$75,000".
Effective Date of 1995 Amendment
Section 7(b) of Pub. L. 104–53 provided that: "The amendment made by this section [amending this section] shall take effect on October 1, 1995, and shall be effective with respect to fiscal years beginning on or after that date."
Effective Date of 1991 Amendment
Section 1(b) of Pub. L. 102–90 provided that: "Subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect on October 1, 1991."
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in the following prior appropriation acts:
Pub. L. 101–163, title I, § 1, Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 1044.
Pub. L. 100–458, title I, § 1, Oct. 1, 1988, 102 Stat. 2161.
Pub. L. 100–202, § 101(i) [title I, § 7], Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329–290, 1329–294.
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"U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", "§ 61g– 6a. Salaries and Expenses for Senate Majority and Minority Policy Committees and Senate Majority and Minority Conference Committees," U.S. Code, Title 2, the Congress in U.S. Code, Title 2, the Congress (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 2002), Original Sources, accessed July 3, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=DKZNSYSVJZWCENY.
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"U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel". "§ 61g– 6a. Salaries and Expenses for Senate Majority and Minority Policy Committees and Senate Majority and Minority Conference Committees." U.S. Code, Title 2, the Congress, in U.S. Code, Title 2, the Congress, Washington, D.C., Government Printing Office, 2002, Original Sources. 3 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=DKZNSYSVJZWCENY.
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"U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", '§ 61g– 6a. Salaries and Expenses for Senate Majority and Minority Policy Committees and Senate Majority and Minority Conference Committees' in U.S. Code, Title 2, the Congress. cited in 2002, U.S. Code, Title 2, the Congress, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.. Original Sources, retrieved 3 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=DKZNSYSVJZWCENY.
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