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26 USC CHAPTER 91 - ORGANIZATION AND MEMBERSHIP OF THE
JOINT COMMITTEE 01/03/2007

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TITLE 26 - INTERNAL REVENUE CODE
Subtitle G - The Joint Committee on Taxation
CHAPTER 91 - ORGANIZATION AND MEMBERSHIP OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE

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CHAPTER 91 - ORGANIZATION AND MEMBERSHIP OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE

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Sec.
8001. Authorization.
8002. Membership.
8003. Election of chairman and vice chairman.
8004. Appointment and compensation of staff.
8005. Payment of expenses.

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26 USC Sec. 8001 01/03/2007

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TITLE 26 - INTERNAL REVENUE CODE
Subtitle G - The Joint Committee on Taxation
CHAPTER 91 - ORGANIZATION AND MEMBERSHIP OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE

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Sec. 8001. Authorization

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There shall be a joint congressional committee known as the Joint
Committee on Taxation (hereinafter in this subtitle referred to as
the "Joint Committee").

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(Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 925; Pub. L. 94-455, title XIX,
Sec. 1907(a)(1), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1835.)


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AMENDMENTS
1976 - Pub. L. 94-455 struck out "Internal Revenue" after
"Committee on".

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1976 AMENDMENT
Section 1907(c) of Pub. L. 94-455 provided that: "The amendments
made by this section [amending this section and sections 8004,
8021, and 8023 of this title and enacting provisions set out below]
shall take effect on the first day of the first month which begins
more than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct.
4, 1976]."

REFERENCES TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON INTERNAL REVENUE TAXATION
Pub. L. 94-455, title XIX, Sec. 1907(a)(5), Oct. 4, 1976, 90
Stat. 1836, provided that: "All references in any other statute, or
in any rule, regulation, or order, to the Joint Committee on
Internal Revenue Taxation shall be considered to be made to the
Joint Committee on Taxation."

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26 USC Sec. 8002 01/03/2007

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TITLE 26 - INTERNAL REVENUE CODE
Subtitle G - The Joint Committee on Taxation
CHAPTER 91 - ORGANIZATION AND MEMBERSHIP OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE

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Sec. 8002. Membership

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(a) Number and selection
The Joint Committee shall be composed of 10 members as follows:
(1) From Committee on Finance
Five members who are members of the Committee on Finance of the
Senate, three from the majority and two from the minority party,
to be chosen by such Committee; and
(2) From Committee on Ways and Means
Five members who are members of the Committee on Ways and Means
of the House of Representatives, three from the majority and two
from the minority party, to be chosen by such Committee.
(b) Tenure of office
(1) General limitation
No person shall continue to serve as a member of the Joint
Committee after he has ceased to be a member of the Committee by
which he was chosen, except that -
(2) Exception
The members chosen by the Committee on Ways and Means who have
been reelected to the House of Representatives may continue to
serve as members of the Joint Committee notwithstanding the
expiration of the Congress.
(c) Vacancies
A vacancy in the Joint Committee -
(1) Effect
Shall not affect the power of the remaining members to execute
the functions of the Joint Committee; and
(2) Manner of filling
Shall be filled in the same manner as the original selection,
except that -
(A) Adjournment or recess of Congress
In case of a vacancy during an adjournment or recess of
Congress for a period of more than 2 weeks, the members of the
Joint Committee who are members of the Committee entitled to
fill such vacancy may designate a member of such Committee to
serve until his successor is chosen by such Committee; and
(B) Expiration of Congress
In the case of a vacancy after the expiration of a Congress
which would be filled by the Committee on Ways and Means, the
members of such Committee who are continuing to serve as
members of the Joint Committee may designate a person who,
immediately prior to such expiration, was a member of such
Committee and who is re-elected to the House of
Representatives, to serve until his successor is chosen by such
Committee.
(d) Allowances
The members shall serve without compensation in addition to that
received for their services as members of Congress; but they shall
be reimbursed for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses
incurred by them in the performance of the duties vested in the
Joint Committee, other than expenses in connection with meetings of
the Joint Committee held in the District of Columbia during such
times as the Congress is in session.

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(Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 925.)

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26 USC Sec. 8003 01/03/2007

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TITLE 26 - INTERNAL REVENUE CODE
Subtitle G - The Joint Committee on Taxation
CHAPTER 91 - ORGANIZATION AND MEMBERSHIP OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE

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Sec. 8003. Election of chairman and vice chairman

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The Joint Committee shall elect a chairman and vice chairman from
among its members.

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(Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 926.)

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26 USC Sec. 8004 01/03/2007

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TITLE 26 - INTERNAL REVENUE CODE
Subtitle G - The Joint Committee on Taxation
CHAPTER 91 - ORGANIZATION AND MEMBERSHIP OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE

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Sec. 8004. Appointment and compensation of staff

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Except as otherwise provided by law, the Joint Committee shall
have power to appoint and fix the compensation of the Chief of
Staff of the Joint Committee and such experts and clerical,
stenographic, and other assistants as it deems advisable.

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(Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 926; Pub. L. 94-455, title XIX,
Sec. 1907(a)(2), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1835.)


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AMENDMENTS
1976 - Pub. L. 94-455 substituted "compensation of the Chief of
Staff of the Joint Committee" for "compensation of a clerk" after
"appoint and fix the".

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1976 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 94-455 effective on first day of first month
which begins more than 90 days after Oct. 4, 1976, see section
1907(c) of Pub. L. 94-455, set out as a note under section 8001 of
this title.

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26 USC Sec. 8005 01/03/2007

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TITLE 26 - INTERNAL REVENUE CODE
Subtitle G - The Joint Committee on Taxation
CHAPTER 91 - ORGANIZATION AND MEMBERSHIP OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE

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Sec. 8005. Payment of expenses

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The expenses of the Joint Committee shall be paid one-half from
the contingent fund of the Senate and one-half from the contingent
fund of the House of Representatives, upon vouchers signed by the
chairman or the vice chairman.

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(Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 926.)

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