---
kind: "section"
citation: "2 U.S.C. § 4316"
title: "2"
title_heading: "The Congress"
number: "4316"
heading: "Allowances for compensation of interns in House committee offices"
release: "119-102"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/2/4316"
units:
  - "Chapter 43 — Congressional Committees"
  - "Subchapter II — House of Representatives"
---

# §4316. Allowances for compensation of interns in House committee offices

- (a) **Establishment of allowances—** There are established for the House of Representatives the following allowances:
  - (1) An allowance which shall be available for the compensation of [interns](#c) who serve in offices of a standing, special, or select committee of the House (other than the Committee on Appropriations).
  - (2) An allowance which shall be available for the compensation of [interns](#c) who serve in offices of the Committee on Appropriations.
- (b) **Benefit exclusion—** [Section 5321(b) of this title](/usc/2/5321.md?p=b) shall apply with respect to an [intern](#c) who is compensated under an allowance under this section in the same manner as such section applies with respect to an [intern](#c) who is compensated under the Members’ Representational Allowance.
- (c) **Definitions—** In this section, the term “intern”, with respect to a committee of the House, has the meaning given such term with respect to a [Member of the House](/usc/2/4912.md?p=c) of Representatives in [section 5321(c)(2) of this title](/usc/2/5321.md?p=c-2).
- (d) **Omitted—**
- (e) **Authorization of appropriations—** There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2022 and each succeeding fiscal year.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 117–103, div. I, title I, § 113, Mar. 15, 2022, 136 Stat. 510.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section is comprised of section 113 of div. I of Pub. L. 117–103. Subsec. (d) of section 113 of div. I of Pub. L. 117–103 amended section 5507 of this title.