§6102 — Title 2 The Congress | U.S. Code

Summary

Set fixed yearly expense allowances for top Senate leaders and whips. Starting in fiscal year 1978 and each year after, the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader each receive $40,000 per fiscal year. Starting in fiscal year 1983 and each year after, each Majority Whip and Minority Whip may receive up to $10,000 per fiscal year. From January 3, 1977 through September 30, 1977, and each fiscal year after, the Vice President and those leaders/whips can be paid either by reimbursing actual expenses (after they certify and document them) or by equal monthly payments. Amounts paid as reimbursements under that option, effective January 3, 1977, do not have to be reported as income, and those reimbursed expenses cannot be deducted under title 26.

Title 2, §6102

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Effective fiscal year 1978 and each fiscal year thereafter, the expense allowances of the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate are increased to $40,000 each fiscal year for each leader: Provided, That, effective with the fiscal year 1983 and each fiscal year thereafter, the expense allowance of the Majority and Minority Whips of the Senate shall not exceed $10,000 each fiscal year for each Whip: Provided further, That, during the period beginning on January 3, 1977, and ending September 30, 1977, and during each fiscal year thereafter, the Vice President, the Majority Leader, the Minority Leader, the Majority Whip, and the Minority Whip may receive the expense allowance (a) as reimbursement for actual expenses incurred upon certification and documentation of such expenses by the Vice President, the respective Leader or the respective Whip, or (b) in equal monthly payments: Provided further, That effective January 3, 1977, the amounts paid to the Vice President, the Majority or Minority Leader of the Senate, or the Majority or Minority Whip of the Senate as reimbursement of actual expenses incurred upon certification and documentation pursuant to the second proviso of this section shall not be reported as income, and the expenses so reimbursed shall not be allowed as a deduction, under title 26.

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Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 31a–1 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Section is based on the three provisos in paragraph under heading “Expense Allowances of the Vice President, Majority and Minority Leaders and Majority and Minority Whips” in the appropriation for the Senate in the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1977 (Pub. L. 95–26), and section 109 of the Congressional Operations Appropriation Act, 1978, which is title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1978 (Pub. L. 95–94), and subsequent acts cited in the credits to this section.

Amendments

2004—Pub. L. 108–447 substituted “$40,000” for “$20,000”. 2003—Pub. L. 108–7 substituted “$20,000” for “$10,000” and “not exceed $10,000” for “not exceed $5,000”. 1986—Pub. L. 99–514 substituted “Internal Revenue Code of 1986” for “Internal Revenue Code of 1954”, which for purposes of codification was translated as “title 26” thus requiring no change in text. 1983—Pub. L. 98–63 substituted provisions increasing allowances for each Whip to $5,000 each fiscal year, effective fiscal year 1983 and each fiscal year thereafter, for provisions authorizing not to exceed $2,500 each fiscal year for each Whip, effective Apr. 1, 1977. 1978—Pub. L. 95–355 substituted provisions increasing allowances for each leader to $10,000 each fiscal year, effective fiscal year 1978 and each fiscal year thereafter, for provisions authorizing not to exceed $5,000 each fiscal year for each leader, effective with fiscal year 1977 and each fiscal year thereafter.

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Effective Date

of 2004 Amendment Pub. L. 108–447, div. G, title I, § 13(c), Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3172, provided that: “The

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made by this section [amending this section, section 6115 of this title, and provisions set out as a note under section 6115 of this title] shall apply to fiscal year 2005 and each fiscal year thereafter.”

Effective Date

of 2003 Amendment Pub. L. 108–7, div. H, title I, § 1(f), Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 349, provided that: “The

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made by this section [amending this section, section 6159, 6160, and 6115 of this title, and section 111 of Title 3, The President] shall apply to fiscal year 2003 and each fiscal year thereafter.”

§6102 Expense allowance of Majority and Minority Leaders of Senate; expense allowance of Majority and Minority Whips; methods of payment; taxability

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