2 U.S.C. § 6135 — Representation Allowance Account for Majority and Minority Leaders of Senate

(a) Establishment; purpose This establishes an account, within the Senate, to be known as the “Representation Allowance Account for the Majority and Minority Leaders”. That Allowance Account must be used by the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate to assist them properly to discharge their proper responsibilities in the United States to members of foreign legislative bodies and prominent officials of foreign governments and intergovernmental organizations. (b) Payments; allotment; reimbursement for actual expenses; taxability Payments authorized to be made under this section must be paid by the Secretary of the Senate. Of the funds available for expenditure from that Allowance Account for any fiscal year, one-half must be allotted to the Majority Leader and one-half must be allotted to the Minority Leader. Amounts paid from that Allowance Account to the Majority or Minority Leader must be paid to him from his allotment and must be paid to him only as reimbursement for actual expenses incurred by him and upon certification and documentation of that expenses. Amounts paid to the Majority or Minority Leader under this section must not be reported as income and must not be allowed as a deduction under title 26. (c) Authorization of appropriations There may be appropriated each fiscal year (starting with the fiscal year ending September 30, 1985) not more than $20,000 to the Allowance Account established by this section.