§5322a — Title 2 The Congress | U.S. Code

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Sets aside money to pay interns who work in House members' offices. Each member’s office cannot use more than $20,000 from this allowance in any calendar year. The same rules that already govern intern pay from a member’s regular office funds apply here. It also does not change how members may use their regular office funds to pay interns. Intern — the same kind of intern defined in the House intern rules. Member of the House of Representatives — a Representative, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to Congress. Congress authorized $8,800,000 for fiscal year 2019, and any money needed for fiscal year 2020 and later.

Title 2, §5322a

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(a)There is established for the House of Representatives an allowance which shall be available for the compensation of interns who serve in the offices of Members of the House of Representatives.

(b)An office of a Member of the House of Representatives may not use more than $20,000 of the allowance under this section during any calendar year.

(c)section 5321(b) of this title shall apply with respect to an intern who is compensated under the allowance under this section in the same manner as such section applies with respect to an intern who is compensated under the Members’ Representational Allowance.

(d)Nothing in this section may be construed to affect the use of the Members’ Representational Allowance for the compensation of interns, as provided under section 5321 of this title.

(e)In this section—

(1)the term “intern” has the meaning given such term in section 5321(c)(2) of this title; and

(2)the term “Member of the House of Representatives” means a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.

(f)There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $8,800,000 for fiscal year 2019, and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2020 and each succeeding fiscal year.

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2019—Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 116–94 substituted “, and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2020 and each succeeding fiscal year.” for period at end.

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of 2019 Amendment Pub. L. 116–94, div. E, title I, § 112(c), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2759, provided that: “The

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made by this section [amending this section and section 5507 of this title] shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 120 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2019 (2 U.S.C. 5322a).”

§5322a Allowance for compensation of interns in member offices

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Title 2, §5322a

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