§ 130-1. — Participation by House in interparliamentary institutions; reception of members of foreign legislative bodies and foreign officials; meetings with Government officials.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
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January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 2USC130-1]
TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 4--OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Sec. 130-1. Participation by House in interparliamentary
institutions; reception of members of foreign legislative bodies
and foreign officials; meetings with Government officials
(a) It is the purpose of this section to enable the House of
Representatives more properly to discharge and coordinate its activities
and responsibilities in connection with participation in various
interparliamentary institutions, to facilitate the interchange and
reception in the United States of members of foreign legislative bodies
and permanent officials of foreign governments, and to enable the House
of Representatives to host meetings with senior United States Government
officials and other dignitaries in order to discuss matters relevant to
United States relations with other countries.
(b) For payment of expenses incurred in carrying out subsection (a)
of this section, there shall be paid out of the applicable accounts of
the House of Representatives, until otherwise provided by law, such sums
as may be necessary but not to exceed $80,000 in any calendar year. Such
payments shall be made on vouchers signed by the chairman of the
Committee on Foreign Affairs and approved by the Committee on House
Oversight.
(Pub. L. 95-391, title I, Sec. 111, Sept. 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 777; Pub.
L. 103-437, Sec. 2(b), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4581; Pub. L. 104-186,
title II, Sec. 204(72), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1741; Pub. L. 105-275,
title I, Sec. 102, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2438.)
Codification
Section is based on section 1 of House Resolution No. 1047, Ninety-
fifth Congress, Apr. 4, 1978, which was enacted into permanent law by
Pub. L. 95-391.
Amendments
1998--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105-275 substituted ``$80,000'' for
``$55,000''.
1996--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104-186 substituted ``applicable accounts
of the House of Representatives'' for ``contingent fund of the House''
and ``House Oversight'' for ``House Administration''.
1994--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103-437 substituted ``Committee on
Foreign Affairs'' for ``Committee on International Relations''.
Change of Name
Committee on Foreign Affairs of House of Representatives treated as
referring to Committee on International Relations of House of
Representatives by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104-14, set out as a note
preceding section 21 of this title.
Committee on House Oversight of House of Representatives changed to
Committee on House Administration of House of Representatives by House
Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Jan. 6, 1999.
