§ 271. — Establishment.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 2USC271]
TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 9--OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
SUBCHAPTER I--SENATE
Sec. 271. Establishment
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, Sec. 1303(a), (d), 40 Stat. 1141; June 2, 1924,
ch. 234, title XI, Sec. 1101, 43 Stat. 353.)
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As originally enacted, section provided for creation of an office of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.
91-510, 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.
Appropriations
Section 204 of act Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, 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 was made effective Aug. 2, 1946, by section 245 of act
Aug. 2, 1946, set out as a note under section 72a of this title.]
