There shall be paid to the Vice President in equal monthly installments an expense allowance of $20,000 per annum to assist in defraying expenses relating to or resulting from the discharge of his official duties, for which no accounting, other than for income tax purposes, shall be made by him.
(Added Jan. 19, 1949, ch. 2, § 1(c), 63 Stat. 4; amended Oct. 20, 1951, ch. 521, title VI, § 619(b), 65 Stat. 570; Pub. L. 108–7, div. H, title I, § 1(a), Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 348.)
Editorial Notes
Amendments2003—Pub. L. 108–7 substituted “$20,000” for “$10,000”.
1951—Act Oct. 20, 1951, made Vice President’s expense allowance taxable.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2003 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 108–7 applicable to fiscal year 2003 and each fiscal year thereafter, see section 1(f) of Pub. L. 108–7, set out as a note under section 6102 of Title 2, The Congress.
Effective Date of 1951 AmendmentAmendment by act Oct. 20, 1951, effective at noon on Jan. 20, 1953, see section 619(e) of that act, set out as a note under section 102 of this title.
Effective DateSection effective noon, Jan. 20, 1949, see section 3 of act Jan. 19, 1949.
Official Temporary Residence of the Vice PresidentPub. L. 93–346, July 12, 1974, 88 Stat. 340, as amended by Pub. L. 93–552, title VI, § 609(a), Dec. 27, 1974, 88 Stat. 1764; Pub. L. 107–67, title VI, §§ 635, 636, Nov. 12, 2001, 115 Stat. 553, provided:
Official Residence for the Vice President; Design and Construction; Authorization of AppropriationPub. L. 89–386, Apr. 9, 1966, 80 Stat. 106, provided: