§4333 — Title 2 The Congress | U.S. Code

Summary

When a committee has expenses to be paid from the Senate contingent fund that are not for paying people, and the committee chair approves the vouchers, the Secretary of the Senate can advance money to the chair. Government accounting officers will accept the chair’s receipt as a complete voucher. The chair must then promptly give the Secretary detailed receipts showing how the money was spent.

Title 2, §4333

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When any duty is imposed upon a committee involving expenses that are ordered to be paid out of the contingent fund of the Senate, upon vouchers to be approved by the chairman of the committee charged with such duty, the receipt of such chairman for any sum advanced to him or his order out of said contingent fund by the Secretary of the Senate for committee expenses not involving personal services shall be taken and passed by the accounting officers of the Government as a full and sufficient voucher; but it shall be the duty of such chairman, as soon as practicable, to furnish to the Secretary of the Senate vouchers in detail for the expenses so incurred.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 69 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Amendments

1949—Act June 22, 1949, inserted “for committee expenses not involving personal services” after “Secretary of the Senate”, and omitted the requirement that the Secretary of the Senate file the vouchers with the General Accounting Office.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Transfer of Functions

Act June 10, 1921, transferred powers and duties of Comptroller, six auditors, and certain other officers of the Treasury to General Accounting Office.

§4333 Expenses of Committees Payable From Senate Contingent Fund