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§103 Traveling Expenses
Title 3 › Chapter 2— OFFICE AND COMPENSATION OF PRESIDENT › § 103
Summary
Congress may provide up to $100,000 each year for the President's travel; he alone spends it and certifies the expenses.
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Title 3, §103
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There may be expended for or on account of the traveling expenses of the President of the United States such sum as Congress may from time to time appropriate, not exceeding $100,000 per annum, such sum when appropriated to be expended in the discretion of the President and accounted for on his certificate solely.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1978—Pub. L. 95–570 substituted “$100,000” for “$40,000”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1978 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 95–570 applicable to any fiscal year beginning on or after Oct. 1, 1978, see section 6(a) of Pub. L. 95–570, set out as a note under section 102 of this title.
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Citation
3 U.S.C. § 103
Title 3 — The President
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
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