Title 5 — Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-73
§5946 Membership fees; expenses of attendance at meetings; limitations
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Summary
Appropriated money must not pay society or association membership fees or dues, or pay costs to attend their meetings or conventions, for employees (see section 2105) or D.C. government workers, unless a specific appropriation, an explicit term in a general appropriation, or sections 4109 or 4110 allow it.
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Title 5, §5946
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Except as authorized by a specific appropriation, by express terms in a general appropriation, or by section 4109 and 4110 of this title, appropriated funds may not be used for payment of— (1)
(2)expenses of attendance of an individual at meetings or conventions of members of a society or association.
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Historical and Revision Notes
DerivationU.S. CodeRevised Statutes andStatutes at Large 5 U.S.C. 83.June 26, 1912, ch. 182, § 8, 37 Stat. 184.Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 145 (3d full par. on p. 854), 37 Stat. 854. The words “or by section 4109 and 4110 of this title” are added on authority of former section 2309 and 2318(b), which are carried into section 4109 and 4110, respectively. In the last sentence, the words “This section does not” are substituted for “That nothing contained in the Act making appropriations to provide for the expenses of the Government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and thirteen, and for other purposes, approved June twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred and twelve, shall be so construed as to” appearing in the Act of Mar. 4, 1913, 37 Stat. 854. Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.
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5 U.S.C. § 5946
Title 5 — Government Organization and Employees
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73