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title: "5 U.S.C. § 2106"
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title_number: 5
title_name: "GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES"
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# 5 U.S.C. § 2106 - Member of Congress
## Text
For the purpose of this title, “Member of Congress” means the Vice President, a member of the Senate or the House of Representatives, a Delegate to the House of Representatives, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico.
(Pub. L. 89554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 409; Pub. L. 91405, title II, § 204(b), Sept. 22, 1970, 84 Stat. 852; Pub. L. 9654, § 2(a)(7), Aug. 14, 1979, 93 Stat. 381.)
## Notes
Historical and Revision NotesThe section is supplied to avoid the necessity of defining “Member of Congress” each time the term is used in this title.
Editorial Notes
Amendments1979—Pub. L. 9654 substituted “to the House of Representatives” for “from the District of Columbia”. 1970—Pub. L. 91405 included Delegate from District of Columbia.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1979 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 9654 effective July 12, 1979, see section 2(b) of Pub. L. 9654, set out as a note under section 305 of this title.
Effective Date of 1970 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 91405 effective Sept. 22, 1970, see section 206(b) of Pub. L. 91405, set out as an Effective Date note under section 25a of Title 2, The Congress.