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H.R. 1701 — what changed

Eliminating Government-funded Oil-painting Act

From Introduced in House to Reported in House. 1 section amended between Introduced in House and Reported in House.

Sec. 2 Prohibition on use of funds for portraits

(a)
changed Prohibition—In general— No funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Federal Government may be used to pay for the painting of a portrait of an officer or employee of the Federal Government, including the President, the Vice President, a Member Subchapter III of Congress, the head chapter 13 of an executive agency, or title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the head of an office of end the legislative branch.following:

added “1355. Prohibition on use of funds for portraits

added “(a) No funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Federal Government may be used to pay for the painting of a portrait of an officer or employee of the Federal Government, including the President, the Vice President, a Member of Congress, the head of an executive agency, or the head of an office of the legislative branch.

added “(b) In this section—

added “(1) the term “executive agency” has the meaning given the term in section 133 of title 41; and

added “(2) the term “Member of Congress” includes a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to Congress.”

(b)
changed Definitions—Clerical amendment— In this section—The table of sections for subchapter III of chapter 13 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding after the item relating to section 1354 the following new item:
(1)
removed the term “executive agency” has the meaning given the term in section 133 of title 41, United States Code; and
(2)
removed the term “Member of Congress” includes a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to Congress.