§6101 — Title 2 The Congress | U.S. Code

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If the Vice President sends a written request, the Secretary of the Senate must move whatever dollar amount the Vice President names from the Vice President’s appropriation into the Senate contingent fund under "miscellaneous items." The Vice President may spend that money for necessary expenses and must pay bills from it with vouchers the Vice President approves. The Secretary of the Senate may advance money to cover those costs. The same rules apply if the Secretary for the Majority or the Secretary for the Minority makes a written request: their named amounts move from their offices’ appropriations into the contingent fund, they may pay expenses from those transfers with approved vouchers, and the Secretary of the Senate may advance sums as needed. These rules start in fiscal year 2005 and continue every fiscal year after.

Title 2, §6101

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(a)(1)Upon the written request of the Vice President, the Secretary of the Senate shall transfer from the appropriations account appropriated under the subheading “office of the vice president” under the heading “Salaries, Officers and Employees” such amount as the Vice President shall specify to the appropriations account under the heading “miscellaneous items” within the contingent fund of the Senate.

(2)The Vice President may incur such expenses as may be necessary or appropriate. Expenses incurred by the Vice President shall be paid from the amount transferred under paragraph (1) by the Vice President and upon vouchers approved by the Vice President.

(3)The Secretary of the Senate may advance such sums as may be necessary to defray expenses incurred in carrying out paragraphs (1) and (2).

(b)(1)Upon the written request of the Secretary for the Majority or the Secretary for the Minority, the Secretary of the Senate shall transfer from the appropriations account appropriated under the subheading “offices of the secretaries for the majority and minority” under the heading “Salaries, Officers and Employees” such amount as the Secretary for the Majority or the Secretary for the Minority shall specify to the appropriations account under the heading “miscellaneous items” within the contingent fund of the Senate.

(2)The Secretary for the Majority or the Secretary for the Minority may incur such expenses as may be necessary or appropriate. Expenses incurred by the Secretary for the Majority or the Secretary for the Minority shall be paid from the amount transferred under paragraph (1) by the Secretary for the Majority or the Secretary for the Minority and upon vouchers approved by the Secretary for the Majority or the Secretary for the Minority, as applicable.

(3)The Secretary of the Senate may advance such sums as may be necessary to defray expenses incurred in carrying out paragraphs (1) and (2).

(c)This section shall apply to fiscal year 2005 and each fiscal year thereafter.

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 31a–2d of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Section is from the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005, which is div. G of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005.

§6101 Transfer of funds from appropriations account of the Office of the Vice President and the Offices of the Secretaries for the Majority and Minority to the Senate contingent fund

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Title 2, §6101

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