§ 130f. — Office of General Counsel of House; administrative provisions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 2USC130f]
TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 4--OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Sec. 130f. Office of General Counsel of House; administrative
provisions
(a) Compliance with admission requirements
The General Counsel of the House of Representatives and any other
counsel in the Office of the General Counsel of the House of
Representatives, including any counsel specially retained by the Office
of General Counsel, shall be entitled, for the purpose of performing the
counsel's functions, to enter an appearance in any proceeding before any
court of the United States or of any State or political subdivision
thereof without compliance with any requirements for admission to
practice before such court, except that the authorization conferred by
this subsection shall not apply with respect to the admission of any
such person to practice before the United States Supreme Court.
(b) Repealed. Pub. L. 107-273, div. A, title II, Sec. 202(b)(5), Nov. 2,
2002, 116 Stat. 1775
(c) General Counsel definition
In this section, the term ``General Counsel of the House of
Representatives'' means--
(1) the head of the Office of General Counsel established and
operating under clause 8 of rule II of the Rules of the House of
Representatives;
(2) the head of any successor office to the Office of General
Counsel which is established after September 29, 1999; and
(3) any other person authorized and directed in accordance with
the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide legal
assistance and representation to the House in connection with the
matters described in this section.
(d) Effective date
The provisions of this section shall become effective beginning with
September 29, 1999.
(Pub. L. 106-57, title I, Sec. 101, Sept. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 414; Pub.
L. 107-273, div. A, title II, Sec. 202(b)(5), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat.
1775.)
Codification
Section is from the Congressional Operations Appropriations Act,
2000, which is title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
2000.
Amendments
2002--Pub. L. 107-273 struck out heading and text of subsec. (b).
Text read as follows: ``The Attorney General shall notify the General
Counsel of the House of Representatives with respect to any proceeding
in which the United States is a party of any determination by the
Attorney General or Solicitor General not to appeal any court decision
affecting the constitutionality of an Act or joint resolution of
Congress within such time as will enable the House to direct the General
Counsel to intervene as a party in such proceeding pursuant to
applicable rules of the House of Representatives.''
