Title 31 › SUBTITLE II — THE BUDGET PROCESS › CHAPTER 13 — APPROPRIATIONS › SUBCHAPTER III — LIMITATIONS, EXCEPTIONS, AND PENALTIES › § 1346
Public money normally cannot pay the salaries, expenses, or work-related costs of a commission, council, board, or similar group, or its members. A payment official may not pay bills for such groups unless Congress provides a special appropriation. An executive agency may use its funds for an interagency group’s shared work if the agency has a representative on the group. That representative gets no extra pay, and other agency employees may not get extra pay for serving. Subject to section 1347, the rule does not apply to groups created by law, military courts-martial or inquiries, or the President’s foreign-relations contingent fund.
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31 U.S.C. § 1346
Title 31, Money and Finance
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Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102