                          TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
 
                CHAPTER 9--OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
 
                 SUBCHAPTER II--HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 
                  Part I--Purpose, Policy, and Function
 
Sec. 281b. Functions

    The functions of the Office shall be as follows:
        (1) Upon request of the managers on the part of the House at any 
    conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses, to advise and 
    assist the managers on the part of the House in the course of the 
    conference, and to assist the committee of conference in the 
    preparation of the conference report and any accompanying 
    explanatory statement.
        (2) Upon request of any committee of the House, or any joint 
    committee having authority to report legislation to the House, to 
    advise and assist the committee in the consideration of any 
    legislation before it, and to assist the committee in the 
    preparation of drafts of any such legislation, amendments thereto, 
    and reports thereon.
        (3) Upon request of any Member having control of time during the 
    consideration of any legislation by the House, to have in attendance 
    on the floor of the House not more than two members of the staff of 
    the Office (and, in his discretion, the Legislative Counsel) to 
    advise and assist such Member and, to the extent feasible, any other 
    Member, in the course of such consideration.
        (4) Upon request of any Member, subject to such reasonable 
    restrictions as the Legislative Counsel may impose with the approval 
    of the Speaker on the proportion of the resources of the Office 
    which may be devoted to the requests of any one Member, to prepare 
    drafts of legislation and to furnish drafting advice with respect to 
    drafts of legislation prepared by others.
        (5) At the direction of the Speaker, to perform on behalf of the 
    House of Representatives any legal services which are within the 
    capabilities of the Office and the performance of which would not be 
    inconsistent with the provisions of section 281a of this title or 
    the preceding provisions of this section.

(Pub. L. 91-510, title V, Sec. 503, Oct. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 1202.)
