Appropriations made for expenses of the House of Representatives shall not be used for the payment of personal services except upon the express and specific authorization of the House in whose behalf such services are rendered. Nor shall such appropriations be used for any expenses not intimately and directly connected with the routine legislative business of the House of Representatives, and the Government Accountability Office shall apply the provisions of this section in the settlement of the accounts of expenditures from said appropriations incurred for services or materials.
Feb. 14, 1902, ch. 17, § 132 Stat. 26June 10, 1921, ch. 1842 Stat. 24Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(45)110 Stat. 1737Pub. L. 108–271, § 8(b)118 Stat. 814(, ; , title III, § 304, ; , , ; , , .)
Editorial Notes
Codification
section 95a of this titlesection 671 of Title 31Pub. L. 97–258, § 196 Stat. 877Section was formerly classified to prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Section was also formerly classified to prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 31, Money and Finance, by , , .
32 Stat. 26act of Feb. 14, 1902, ch. 17section 6505 of this titleSection is based on provisions of proviso on , , the Urgent Deficiency Appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1902, relating to appropriations for contingent expenses of House of Representatives. Provisions of proviso relating to appropriations for expenses of Senate are classified to .
Amendments
Pub. L. 104–1861996— substituted “expenses of the House” for “contingent expenses of the House”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Transfer of Functions
section 8 of Pub. L. 108–271section 702 of Title 31“Government Accountability Office” substituted in text for “General Accounting Office” pursuant to , set out as a note under , Money and Finance, which redesignated the General Accounting Office and any references thereto as the Government Accountability Office. Previously, “General Accounting Office” substituted in text for “accounting officers of the Treasury” pursuant to act , which transferred powers and duties of Comptroller, six auditors, and certain other employees of the Treasury to General Accounting Office. See section 701 et seq. of Title 31.