Office of
General Counsel of
House
2 U.S.C. 4
§ 130f.
(a)
Compliance with admission
requirements
The General
Counsel of the House of Representatives and any other counsel
in the Office of the General Counsel of the House of Representatives, including any counsel specially retained by the Office of General Counsel, shall be entitled, for the purpose of performing the counsel’s functions, to enter an appearance in any proceeding
before any court of the United States or of any State or political subdivision thereof without
compliance with any requirements for admission to practice before such court,
except that the authorization conferred by this subsection shall not apply with
respect to the admission of any such person to practice before the United
States Supreme Court.
(b)
Notification by Attorney
General
The Attorney General shall notify
the General Counsel of the House of Representatives as required by section 530D of title 28.
(c) General Counsel
definition
In this section, the term “General
Counsel of the House of Representatives” means—
(1) the head of the Office of
General
Counsel established and operating under
clause
8 of rule II of the Rules of the House of Representatives;
(2) the head of any successor
office to the Office of General Counsel which is established after September 29, 1999; and
(3) any other person authorized and
directed in accordance with the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide legal assistance and representation to the House in connection with the matters
described in this section.
(d)
Effective date
The provisions of this section shall become effective beginning with September 29, 1999.