Title 2, The CongressRelease 119-102
§5102 Appointment of Consultants by Speaker, Majority Leader, and Minority Leader of House; Compensation
Title 2 › CHAPTER 51 — HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES LEADERSHIP › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERAL › § 5102
Summary
Speaker, Majority Leader, and Minority Leader may each appoint one temporary or intermittent consultant paid up to per‑day equivalent of the highest annual pay for standing committee staff. Applies fiscal year 1999 onward.
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Title 2, §5102
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(a)The Speaker, Majority Leader, and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives are each authorized to appoint and fix the compensation of one consultant, on a temporary or intermittent basis, at a daily rate of compensation not in excess of the per diem equivalent of the highest gross rate of annual compensation which may be paid to employees of a standing committee of the House.
(b)This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 1999 and each succeeding fiscal year.
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Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 74a–9 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Section is from the Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 1999, which is title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1999.
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2 U.S.C. § 5102
Title 2, The Congress
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102