2 U.S.C. § 43b-2 : US Code - Section 43B-2: Staff expenses for House Members attending organizational caucus or conference

Search 2 U.S.C. § 43b-2 : US Code - Section 43B-2: Staff expenses for House Members attending organizational caucus or conference

(a) In general
Each Member-elect (other than an incumbent Member reelected to
the ensuing Congress) who attends a caucus or conference called
under section 29a(a) of this title, and each incumbent Member
reelected to the ensuing Congress who attends any such caucus or
conference convening after the adjournment sine die of the Congress
in the year involved, shall be entitled to designate one staff
person to be paid for one round trip between that person's place of
residence, provided such place of residence is in the district
which the Member-elect or incumbent Member represents, and
Washington, District of Columbia, for the purpose of accompanying
that Member-elect or incumbent Member to such caucus or conference.
(b) Per diem expenses of staff person
Each Member-elect (other than an incumbent Member reelected to
the ensuing Congress) who attends a caucus or conference called
under such section 29a(a) of this title shall be entitled to
designate one staff person who shall in addition be reimbursed on a
per diem or other basis for expenses incurred in accompanying the
Member-elect at the time of such caucus or conference.
(c) Orientation programs for new Members
With the approval of the majority leader (in the case of a Member
or Member-elect of the majority party) or the minority leader (in
the case of a Member or Member-elect of the minority party),
subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall apply with respect to
the attendance of a Member or Member-elect at a program conducted
by the Committee on House Administration for the orientation of new
members (!1) in the same manner as such provisions apply to the
attendance of the Member or Member-elect at the organizational
caucus or conference.