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Title 36 — Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-73

§2303 Compensation; travel expenses; full-time officers or employees of United States or Members of Congress

Title 36 › Subtitle Subtitle I— - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies › Part Part B— - United States Government Organizations Involved With Observances and Ceremonies › Chapter CHAPTER 23— - UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM › § 2303

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Council members can be paid a daily amount equal to the annual pay for Executive Schedule Level IV (see section 5315 of title 5) for each day they actually do Council work, including travel time. They can also get travel expenses and per diem the same way intermittent government workers do (see section 5703 of title 5). If a member is a full-time U.S. officer or employee or a Member of Congress, they cannot receive extra pay for serving on the Council.

Full Legal Text

Title 36, §2303

Patriotic and National Observances — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, members of the Council are each authorized to be paid the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay in effect for positions at level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, for each day (including travel time) during which they are engaged in the actual performance of duties of the Council. While away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of services for the Council, members of the Council shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as persons employed intermittently in Government service are allowed expenses under section 5703 of title 5.
(b)Members of the Council who are full-time officers or employees of the United States or Members of Congress shall receive no additional pay by reason of their service on the Council.

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Prior Provisions

A prior section 2303, Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1278, related to the Executive Director of the Holocaust Memorial Council, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 106–292.

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Citation

36 U.S.C. § 2303

Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73