2 U.S.C. § 31a-2a : US Code - Section 31A-2A: Transfer of funds from representation allowance of Majority and Minority Leaders of Senate to expense allowance; availability; definitions

Search 2 U.S.C. § 31a-2a : US Code - Section 31A-2A: Transfer of funds from representation allowance of Majority and Minority Leaders of Senate to expense allowance; availability; definitions

(a) The Secretary of the Senate shall, upon the written request
of the Majority or Minority Leader of the Senate, transfer from any
available funds in such Leader's allotment in the Leader's
Representation Allowance (as defined in subsection (b)(1) of this
section) for any fiscal year (commencing with the fiscal year
ending September 30, 1985) to such Leader's Expense Allowance (as
defined in subsection (b)(2) of this section) to such year such
amount as is specified in the request. Any funds so transferred for
any fiscal year at the request of either such Leader shall be
available to such Leader for such year for the same purposes as,
and in like manner and subject to the same conditions as, are other
funds which are available to him for such year as his expense
allowance as Majority or Minority Leader.
(b)(1) The term "Leader's Representation Allowance" means the
Representation Allowance Account for the Majority and Minority
Leaders established by section 31a-2 of this title.
(2) The term "Leader's Expense Allowance", when used in reference
to the Majority or Minority Leader of the Senate, refers to the
moneys available, for any fiscal year, to such Leader as an expense
allowance and the appropriation account from which such moneys are
funded.
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