There shall be paid to the Speaker of the House of Representatives in equal monthly installments an expense allowance of $10,000 per annum to assist in defraying expenses relating to or resulting from the discharge of his official duties, for which no accounting, other than for income tax purposes, shall be made by him.
Jan. 19, 1949, ch. 2, § 1(e)63 Stat. 4Oct. 20, 1951, ch. 52165 Stat. 570Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 203(1)110 Stat. 1725(, ; , title VI, § 619(c), ; , , .)
Editorial Notes
Codification
section 31b of this titleSection was formerly classified to prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Amendments
Pub. L. 104–1861996— struck out “(which shall be in lieu of the allowance provided by section 601(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended)” after “per annum”.
1951—Act , made Speaker’s expense allowance taxable.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1951 Amendment
section 102 of Title 3Amendment by act , effective at noon, , see section 619(e) of act , set out as a note under , The President.
Effective Date
Section effective at noon, , see section 3 of act .