(a) The Secretary of the Senate shall, upon the written request of the Majority or Minority Leader of the Senate, transfer from any available funds in such Leader’s allotment in the Leader’s Representation Allowance (as defined in subsection (b)(1)) for any fiscal year (commencing with the fiscal year ending September 30, 1985) to such Leader’s Expense Allowance (as defined in subsection (b)(2)) to such year such amount as is specified in the request. Any funds so transferred for any fiscal year at the request of either such Leader shall be available to such Leader for such year for the same purposes as, and in like manner and subject to the same conditions as, are other funds which are available to him for such year as his expense allowance as Majority or Minority Leader.
(b)(1) The term “Leader’s Representation Allowance” means the Representation Allowance Account for the Majority and Minority Leaders established by section 6135 of this title.
(2) The term “Leader’s Expense Allowance”, when used in reference to the Majority or Minority Leader of the Senate, refers to the moneys available, for any fiscal year, to such Leader as an expense allowance and the appropriation account from which such moneys are funded.
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SUBCHAPTER III— MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS AND WHIPS
§ 6131. Appointment of employees by Senate Majority and Minority Leaders; compensation
§ 6133. Chiefs of Staff for Senate Majority and Minority Leaders; appointment; compensation
§ 6134. Compensation and appointment of employees by Senate Majority and Minority Whips
§ 6135. Representation Allowance Account for Majority and Minority Leaders of Senate