2 U.S.C. § 274 — Staff; office equipment and supplies

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With the approval of the Senate's President pro tempore, the Legislative Counsel may hire and set the pay for Assistant Counsel, clerks, and other staff. The Legislative Counsel may also buy furniture, office equipment, books, stationery, and other supplies Congress has funded.

The Legislative Counsel may hire staff — Assistant Counsel, clerks, and other employees — and set their pay, but only with the approval of the President pro tempore of the Senate. The Legislative Counsel may also purchase furniture, office equipment, books, stationery, and other supplies. This spending is limited to what is necessary for the Office to do its job properly, and to what Congress has appropriated money for.

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The Legislative Counsel shall, subject to the approval of the President pro tempore of the Senate, employ and fix the compensation of such Assistant Counsel, clerks, and other employees, and purchase such furniture, office equipment, books, stationery, and other supplies, as may be necessary for the proper performance of the duties of the Office and as may be appropriated for by Congress.

Source credit: (Feb. 24, 1919, ch. 18, title XIII, § 1303(a), (d), 40 Stat. 1141; June 2, 1924, ch. 234, title XI, § 1101, 43 Stat. 353; Sept. 20, 1941, ch. 412, title VI, § 602, 55 Stat. 726.)

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1919Enacted · Act of Feb. 24, 1919, ch. 18 · 40 Stat. 1141
1924Amended · Act of June 2, 1924, ch. 234 · 43 Stat. 353
1941Amended · Act of Sept. 20, 1941, ch. 412 · 55 Stat. 726

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 18 on 1919-02-24.

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