                          TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
 
CHAPTER 4--OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 
Sec. 72d-1. Transfer of funds by Chairman of Senate Committee on 
        Appropriations
        

(a) In general

    (1) The Chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate may, 
during any fiscal year, at his or her election transfer funds from the 
appropriation account for salaries for the Appropriations Committee of 
the Senate, to the account, within the contingent fund of the Senate, 
from which expenses are payable for such committee.
    (2) The Chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate may, 
during any fiscal year, at his or her election transfer funds from the 
appropriation account for expenses, within the contingent fund of the 
Senate, for the Appropriations Committee of the Senate, to the account 
from which salaries are payable for such committee.

(b) Availability of funds; times of transfer

    Any funds transferred under this section shall be--
        (1) available for expenditure by such committee in like manner 
    and for the same purposes as are other moneys which are available 
    for expenditure by such committee from the account to which the 
    funds were transferred; and
        (2) made at such time or times as the Chairman shall specify in 
    writing to the Senate Disbursing Office.

(c) Effective date

    This section shall take effect on October 1, 1998, and shall be 
effective with respect to fiscal years beginning on or after that date.

(Pub. L. 105-275, title I, Sec. 11, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2435.)

                          Codification

    Section is from the Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 
1999, which is title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
1999.
