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Title 5, Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-110

§13141 Definitions

Title 5 › PART IV — ETHICS REQUIREMENTS › CHAPTER 131 — ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT › SUBCHAPTER III — LIMITATIONS ON OUTSIDE EARNED INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT › § 13141

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines key words used in the subchapter. A "charitable organization" is any group listed in Internal Revenue Code section 170(c) (26 U.S.C. 170(c)). An "honorarium" is money or something valuable paid for an appearance, speech, or article (including a series) tied to official duties or status, excluding necessary travel costs for the person (and one relative) to the extent those costs are paid or reimbursed, and reduced by any unpaid such costs. A "Member" is a Senator, Representative, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner to Congress. An "officer or employee" is any government worker except a special Government employee (see 18 U.S.C. 202). "Travel expenses" are transportation, lodging, and meals while away from home or main work location.

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Title 5, §13141

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In this subchapter:
(1)Charitable organization.—
The term “charitable organization” means an organization described in section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 170(c)).
(2)Honorarium.—
The term “honorarium” means a payment of money or any thing of value for an appearance, speech or article (including a series of appearances, speeches, or articles if the subject matter is directly related to the individual’s official duties or the payment is made because of the individual’s status with the Government) by a Member, officer or employee, excluding any actual and necessary travel expenses incurred by such individual (and one relative) to the extent that such expenses are paid or reimbursed by any other person, and the amount otherwise determined shall be reduced by the amount of any such expenses to the extent that such expenses are not paid or reimbursed.
(3)Member.—
The term “Member” means a Senator in, a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.
(4)Officer or employee.—
The term “officer or employee” means any officer or employee of the Government except any special Government employee (as defined in section 202 of title 18).
(5)Travel expenses.—
The term “travel expenses” means, with respect to a Member, officer or employee, or a relative of any such individual, the cost of transportation, and the cost of lodging and meals while away from his or her residence or principal place of employment.

Legislative History

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 131415 U.S.C. App. (EGA § 505)Pub. L. 95–521, title V, § 505, as added Pub. L. 101–194, title VI, § 601(a), Nov. 30, 1989, 103 Stat. 1761; amended Pub. L. 102–90, title I, § 6(b)(2), (3), title III, § 314(b), Aug. 14, 1991, 105 Stat. 450, 469.

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5 U.S.C. § 13141

Title 5, Government Organization and Employees

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110