2 U.S.C. § 38b : US Code - Section 38B: Death gratuity payments as gifts

Search 2 U.S.C. § 38b : US Code - Section 38B: Death gratuity payments as gifts

Any death gratuity payment at any time specifically appropriated
by any Act of Congress or at any time made out of the applicable
accounts of the House of Representatives or the contingent fund of
the Senate shall be held to have been a gift.