Title 2 — The CongressRelease 119-73
§610 Repayment of student loan on behalf of employee
Title 2 › Chapter CHAPTER 17— - CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE › § 610
Summary
The CBO Director may start a program, effective Nov. 12, 2001, to repay an employee’s student loan(s) on the employee’s behalf to recruit or retain staff. The Director may use parts of 5 U.S.C. 5379 to run the program. Payments are up to $6,000 per employee per calendar year and $40,000 total. The Office won’t repay loans paid before an agreement. Repaid or recovered amounts return to the CBO salaries and expenses account. Applies fiscal year 2002 onward.
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Title 2, §610
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(a)The Director of the Congressional Budget Office may, in order to recruit or retain qualified personnel, establish and maintain on and after November 12, 2001, a program under which the Office may agree to repay (by direct payments on behalf of the employee) all or a portion of any student loan previously taken out by such employee.
(b)The Director may, by regulation, make applicable such provisions of section 5379 of title 5 as the Director determines necessary to provide for such program.
(c)The regulations shall provide the amount paid by the Office may not exceed—
(1)$6,000 for any employee in any calendar year; or
(2)a total of $40,000 in the case of any employee.
(d)The Office may not reimburse an employee for any repayments made by such employee prior to the Office entering into an agreement under this section with such employee.
(e)Any amount repaid by, or recovered from, an individual under this section and its implementing regulations shall be credited to the appropriation account available for salaries and expenses of the Office at the time of repayment or recovery.
(f)This section shall apply to fiscal year 2002 and each fiscal year thereafter.
Legislative History
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Editorial Notes
Codification Section was enacted as part of the Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 2002, which is title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2002, and not as part of title II of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 which comprises this chapter.
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2 U.S.C. § 610
Title 2 — The Congress
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
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