---
kind: "section"
citation: "2 U.S.C. § 6565"
title: "2"
title_heading: "The Congress"
number: "6565"
heading: "Advancement by Secretary of Senate of travel funds to employees under his jurisdiction for Federal Election Campaign Act travel expenses"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/2/6565"
units:
  - "Chapter 65 — Senate Officers and Administration"
  - "Subchapter II — Secretary of the Senate"
  - "Part B — General Powers and Duties"
---

# §6565. Advancement by Secretary of Senate of travel funds to employees under his jurisdiction for Federal Election Campaign Act travel expenses


The Secretary of the Senate is hereafter authorized to advance, in his discretion, to any designated [employee](/usc/2/4558.md?p=2) under his jurisdiction, such sums as may be necessary, not exceeding $1,500, to defray official travel expenses in assisting the Secretary in carrying out his duties under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 [[52 U.S.C. 30101](/usc/52/30101.md) et seq.]. Any such [employee](/usc/2/4558.md?p=2) shall, as soon as practicable, furnish to the Secretary a detailed voucher for such expenses incurred and make settlement with respect to any amount so advanced.


## Source credit

(Pub. L. 92–607, ch. V, § 504, Oct. 31, 1972, 86 Stat. 1505.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 92–225, Feb. 7, 1972, 86 Stat. 3, which is classified principally to chapter 301 (§ 30101 et seq.) of Title 52, Voting and Elections. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 61a–9 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.