Appropriations made for contingent expenses of the Senate shall not be used for the payment of personal services except upon the express and specific authorization of the Senate 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 Senate, 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 68–2 of this titlePub. L. 97–258, § 196 Stat. 877Section was formerly classified to prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section, and to section 671 of former Title 31, prior to the enactment of Title 31, Money and Finance, by , , .
32 Stat. 26act of Feb. 14, 1902, ch. 17section 5506 of this titleSection is based on provisions of proviso on , , the Urgent Deficiency Appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1902, as those provisions relate to appropriations for contingent expenses of Senate. Provisions of that proviso relating to appropriations for expenses of House of Representatives are classified to .
Amendments
Pub. L. 104–1861996— amended provisions relating to appropriations for expenses of House. See Codification note above.
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.