26 USC § 8004 - Appointment and compensation of staff

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identifier: "/us/usc/t26/s8004"
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title: "26 USC § 8004 - Appointment and compensation of staff"
title_number: 26
title_name: "INTERNAL REVENUE CODE"
section_number: "8004"
section_name: "Appointment and compensation of staff"
chapter_number: 91
chapter_name: "ORGANIZATION AND MEMBERSHIP OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 926; Pub. L. 94–455, title XIX, § 1907(a)(2), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1835.)"
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# § 8004. Appointment and compensation of staff

Except as otherwise provided by law, the Joint Committee shall have power to appoint and fix the compensation of the Chief of Staff of the Joint Committee and such experts and clerical, stenographic, and other assistants as it deems advisable.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 926; Pub. L. 94–455, title XIX, § 1907(a)(2), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1835.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1976— substituted “compensation of the Chief of Staff of the Joint Committee” for “compensation of a clerk” after “appoint and fix the”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1976 Amendment

Amendment by  effective on first day of first month which begins more than 90 days after , see , set out as a note under .