§ 111. — Expense allowance of Vice President.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 3USC111]
TITLE 3--THE PRESIDENT
CHAPTER 2--OFFICE AND COMPENSATION OF PRESIDENT
Sec. 111. Expense allowance of Vice President
There shall be paid to the Vice President in equal monthly
installments an expense allowance of $10,000 per annum to assist in
defraying expenses relating to or resulting from the discharge of his
official duties, for which no accounting, other than for income tax
purposes, shall be made by him.
(Added Jan. 19, 1949, ch. 2, Sec. 1(c), 63 Stat. 4; amended Oct. 20,
1951, ch. 521, title VI, Sec. 619(b), 65 Stat. 570.)
Amendments
1951--Act Oct. 20, 1951, made Vice President's expense allowance
taxable.
Effective Date of 1951 Amendment
Amendment by act Oct. 20, 1951, effective at noon on Jan. 20, 1953,
see section 619(e) of that act, set out as a note under section 102 of
this title.
Effective Date
Section effective noon, Jan. 20, 1949, see section 3 of act Jan. 19,
1949.
Official Temporary Residence of the Vice President
Pub. L. 93-346, July 12, 1974, 88 Stat. 340, as amended by Pub. L.
93-552, title VI, Sec. 609(a), Dec. 27, 1974, 88 Stat. 1764; Pub. L.
107-67, title VI, Secs. 635, 636, Nov. 12, 2001, 115 Stat. 553,
provided: ``That effective July 1, 1974, the Government-owned house
together with furnishings, associated grounds (consisting of twelve
acres, more or less), and related facilities which have heretofore been
used as the residence of the Chief of Naval Operations, Department of
the Navy, shall, on and after such date be available for, and are hereby
designated as, the temporary official residence of the Vice President of
the United States.
``Sec. 2. The temporary official residence of the Vice President
shall be adequately staffed and provided with such appropriate
equipment, furnishings, dining facilities, services, and other
provisions as may be required, under the supervision and direction of
the Vice President, to enable him to perform and discharge appropriately
the duties, functions, and obligations associated with his high office.
``Sec. 3. The Secretary of the Navy shall, subject to the
supervision and control of the Vice President, provide for the military
staffing, utilities (including electrical) for, and the care and
maintenance of the grounds of the temporary official residence of the
Vice President and, subject to reimbursement therefor out of funds
appropriated for such purposes, provide for the civilian staffing, care,
maintenance, repair, improvement, alteration, and furnishing of such
residence.
``Sec. 4. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as
may be necessary from time to time to carry out the foregoing provisions
of this joint resolution. During any interim period until and before any
such funds are so appropriated, the Secretary of the Navy shall make
provision for staffing and other appropriate services in connection with
the temporary official residence of the Vice President from funds
available to the Department of the Navy, subject to reimbursement
therefor from funds subsequently appropriated to carry out the purposes
of this joint resolution.
``Sec. 5. After the date on which the Vice President moves into the
temporary official residence provided for in this joint resolution no
funds may be expended for the maintenance, care, repair, furnishing, or
security of any residence for the Vice President other than the
temporary official residence provided for in this joint resolution
unless the expenditure of such funds is specifically authorized by law
enacted after such date.
``Sec. 6. The Secretary of the Navy is authorized and directed, with
the approval of the Vice President, to accept donations of money or
property for the furnishing of or making improvements in or about, or
for use at official functions in or about, the temporary official
residence of the Vice President, all such donations to become the
property of the United States and to be accounted for as such.
``Sec. 7. [Amended section 202 of this title].
``Sec. 8. [Amended section 3056(a) of title 18].
``Sec. 9. It is the sense of Congress that living accommodations,
generally equivalent to those available to the highest ranking officer
on active duty in each of the other military services, should be
provided for the Chief of Naval Operations.''
Official Residence for the Vice President; Design and Construction;
Authorization of Appropriation
Pub. L. 89-386, Apr. 9, 1966, 80 Stat. 106, provided: ``That the
Administrator of General Services is hereby authorized to plan, design,
and construct an official residence for the Vice President of the United
States in the District of Columbia.
``Sec. 2. The Administrator is further authorized to use as a site
for such residence Federal land and property comprising approximately
ten acres at the United States Naval Observatory, the specific area and
boundaries thereof to be determined jointly by the General Services
Administration and the Department of the Navy: Provided, That any roads
and improvements thereon for which there is a continued need may be
relocated and reconstructed.
``Sec. 3. The Administrator is further authorized to provide for the
care, maintenance, repair, improvement, alteration, and furnishing of
the official residence and grounds, including heating, lighting, and air
conditioning, which services shall be provided at the expense of the
United States.
``Sec. 4. The Administrator of General Services is further
authorized to accept cash gifts, furniture, and furnishings and other
types of gifts on behalf of the United States for use in constructing
and furnishing the official residence but without further conditions on
use, all such articles thus given to become the property of the United
States.
``Sec. 5. There is authorized to be appropriated to the General
Services Administration, the sum of $750,000 for planning, design,
construction, and costs incidental thereto, including the cost of
initial furnishings.
``Sec. 6. There is further authorized to be appropriated to the
General Services Administration, annually, such amounts as may be
necessary to carry out the purposes of section 3.''
