[United States Senate Manual, 107th Congress] [S. Doc. 107-1] [Standing Rules of the Senate] [Pages 71-72] [From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov] 38 RULE XXXVIII PROHIBITION OF UNOFFICIAL OFFICE ACCOUNTS 38.1a 1. (a) \41\ No Member may maintain or have maintained for his use an unofficial office account. The term ``unofficial office account'' means an account or repository into which funds are received for the purpose, at least in part, of defraying otherwise unreimbursed expenses allowable in connection with the operation of a Member's office. An unofficial office account does not include, and expenses incurred by a Member in connection with his official duties shall be defrayed only from-- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \41\ Pursuant to S. Res. 192, 102-1, Oct. 31, 1991, paragraph 1 was renumbered 1(a) and subparagraph (b) was added. Effective date revised to May 1, 1992, by a provision of Pub. L. 102-229, Dec. 12, 1991. Provisions of 2 U.S.C. 431 are contained in the Senate Manual at Sec. 515. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) personal funds of the Member; [[Page 72]] (2) official funds specifically appropriated for that purpose; (3) funds derived from a political committee (as defined in section 301(d) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431)); and (4) funds received as reasonable reimbursements for expenses incurred by a Member in connection with personal services provided by the Member to the organization making the reimbursement. 38.1b (b) Notwithstanding subparagraph (a), official expenses may be defrayed only as provided by subsections (d) and (i) of section 311 of the Legislative Appropriations Act, 1991 (Public Law 101-520). 38.2 2. No contribution (as defined in section 301(e) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431)) shall be converted to the personal use of any Member or any former Member. For the purposes of this rule ``personal use'' does not include reimbursement of expenses incurred by a Member in connection with his official duties.