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# 2 U.S.C. § 6111 - Compensation of President pro tempore of Senate

## Text

Whenever there is no Vice President, the President of the Senate for the time being is entitled to the compensation provided by law for the Vice President.

(R.S. § 36.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 32 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. R.S. § 36 derived from act Aug. 16, 1856, ch. 123, § 2, 11 Stat. 48.

Cross References Compensation of Vice President, see section 104 of Title 3, The President.