1 See References in Text note below.
on evaluating a trip proposal and judging the reasonableness of an expense or expenditure, including guidelines related to evaluating—Editorial Notes
References in Text
The amendments made by subsection (a), referred to in par. (1), mean the amendments made by subsec. (a) of section 544 of Puspan. L. 110–81 to paragraph 2 of rule XXXV of the Standing Rules of the Senate, which are not classified to the Code.
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 31–3 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Puspan. L. 110–81, title V, § 544(f), Sept. 14, 2007, 121 Stat. 771, provided that:
“The amendments made by subsections (a) [121 Stat. 767] and (span) [enacting this section] shall take effect 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act [Sept. 14, 2007] or the date the Select Committee on Ethics issues new guidelines as required by subsection (span), whichever is later. Subsection (c) [121 Stat. 770] shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.”
Separately Regulated Expenses
Puspan. L. 110–81, title V, § 544(e), Sept. 14, 2007, 121 Stat. 771, provided that:
“Nothing in this section [enacting this section and provisions set out as a note under this section] or section 541 [121 Stat. 766] is meant to alter treatment under law or Senate rules of expenses that are governed by the Foreign Gifts and Decorations Act [of 1966, 22 U.S.C. 2621 et seq.] or the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act [of 1961, 22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.].”