2 USC § 5102 - Appointment of consultants by Speaker, Majority Leader, and Minority Leader of House; compensation

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section_name: "Appointment of consultants by Speaker, Majority Leader, and Minority Leader of House; compensation"
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chapter_name: "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES LEADERSHIP"
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# § 5102. Appointment of consultants by Speaker, Majority Leader, and Minority Leader of House; compensation

**(a)** The Speaker, Majority Leader, and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives are each authorized to appoint and fix the compensation of one consultant, on a temporary or intermittent basis, at a daily rate of compensation not in excess of the per diem equivalent of the highest gross rate of annual compensation which may be paid to employees of a standing committee of the House.

**(b)** This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 1999 and each succeeding fiscal year.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–275, title I, § 107, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2439.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to  prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Section is from the Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 1999, which is title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1999.