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§5514 Green and Gold Congressional Aide Program

Title 2 › Chapter CHAPTER 55— - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OFFICERS AND ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL › § 5514

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Creates the Green and Gold Congressional Aide Program to give veterans and Gold Star Families a two‑year fellowship in a House Member’s office or with a House Officer. The Chief Administrative Officer runs the program under rules the Committee on House Administration makes. Fellows may serve in Washington or in the Member’s district and do not count toward the Member’s employee limit under section 5321(a). Money may be appropriated as needed starting in fiscal year 2022 and each year after.

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Title 2, §5514

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(a)There is established in the House of Representatives the Green and Gold Congressional Aide Program (hereafter in this section referred to as the “Program”) for veterans and Gold Star Families, under the direction of the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, under which an eligible individual may serve a 2-year fellowship in the office of a Member of the House of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress) or House Officer.

(b)An individual may serve a fellowship under the Program at the Member’s office in the District of Columbia or the Member’s office in the congressional district the Member represents. Fellows assigned to House Officers may serve where assigned.

(c)Any individual serving a fellowship under the Program in the office of a Member shall not be included in the determination of the number of employees employed by the Member under section 5321(a) of this title.

(d)The Program shall be carried out in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Committee on House Administration.

(e)There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2022 and each succeeding fiscal year such sums as may be necessary to carry out the Program.

(f)This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2022 and each succeeding fiscal year.

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2 U.S.C. § 5514

Title 2 — The Congress

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73