2 USC § 6111 - Compensation of President pro tempore of Senate

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title: "2 USC § 6111 - Compensation of President pro tempore of Senate"
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section_name: "Compensation of President pro tempore of Senate"
chapter_number: 61
chapter_name: "SENATE LEADERSHIP"
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subchapter_name: "VICE PRESIDENT AND PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE"
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# § 6111. Compensation of President pro tempore of Senate

Whenever there is no Vice President, the President of the Senate for the time being is entitled to the compensation provided by law for the Vice President.

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**Source Credit**: (R.S. § 36.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

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

R.S. § 36 derived from , .

### Cross References

Compensation of Vice President, see , The President.