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2 U.S.C. § 271 - Establishment

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There shall be in the Senate an office to be known as the Office of the Legislative Counsel, and to be under the direction of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate.

(Feb. 24, 1919, ch. 18, title XIII, § 1303(a), (d), 40 Stat. 1141; June 2, 1924, ch. 234, title XI, § 1101, 43 Stat. 353.)

Notes

Editorial Notes

Codification As originally enacted, section provided for creation of an office of the legislative counsel to be under the direction of two legislative counsels. In view of nonapplicability of section to Speaker, employee, etc., of the House of Representatives pursuant to section 531 of Pub. L. 91510, set out as a note under section 281 of this title, section has been revised to limit applicability to Senate and creation therein of Office of Legislative Counsel. See section 281 of this title for provisions establishing Office of the Legislative Counsel for the House of Representatives and section 282 of this title for provisions vesting management, etc., in the Legislative Counsel.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Short Title of 2025 AmendmentPub. L. 118263, § 1, Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat. 2978, provided that: “This Act [amending section 282a of this title] may be cited as the House Office of Legislative Counsel Modernization Act.”

AppropriationsAct Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, § 204, 60 Stat. 837, provided: “There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for the work of the Office of the Legislative Counsel the following sums: “(1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, $150,000; “(2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1948, $200,000; “(3) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1949, $250,000; “(4) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1950, $250,000; and “(5) For each fiscal year thereafter such sums as may be necessary to carry on the work of the Office.” [Section 204 of act Aug. 2, 1946, set out above, was made effective Aug. 2, 1946, by section 245 of act Aug. 2, 1946, set out as a note under section 4301 of this title.]