§276c–1 Reports of expenditures by members of American groups or delegations and employees; consolidated reports by congressional committees; public inspection

Summary

Leaders or senior members of U.S. House or Senate delegations to the Interparliamentary Union, the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, the Canada‑U.S. Interparliamentary Group, the Mexico‑U.S. Interparliamentary Group, or similar groups must file an itemized report with the proper committee chairman whenever U.S.-owned local currency or congressional funds pay for the group's expenses. The report must list all spending made by or for each member or employee and say why the money was spent, including per diem (lodging and meals), transportation, and other costs. Within sixty days after the start of each regular session of Congress, the chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and the chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs must prepare a consolidated report for each group. Each consolidated report must show total amounts, the purposes and amounts for each purpose, the names of members or employees involved, and the amounts spent for each. The Senate report goes to the Secretary of the Senate; the House report goes to the Clerk of the House. These consolidated reports must be open for public inspection.