2 U.S. Code § 5606
2 U.S. Code § 5606 is about Arrangements for attendance at funeral of deceased House Members; payment of funeral expenses and expenses of attending funeral rites. It is under Subchapter VIII (Sergeant at Arms) of Chapter 55 (House of Representatives Officers and Administration) of Title 2 (The Congress) of the Code.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sergeant at Arms of the House is authorized and directed on and after October 2, 1962, to make such arrangements as may be necessary for any committee of Members of the Senate and House of Representatives duly appointed to attend the funeral of a deceased Member of the House. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, there shall be paid out of the applicable accounts of the House of Representatives, under such rules and regulations as the Committee on House Oversight may prescribe, such sums as may be necessary to defray the funeral expenses of the deceased Member and to defray the expenses of such committee, the Sergeant at Arms of the House or a representative of his office, and the widow (or widower) or minor children, or both, of the deceased Member incurred in attending the funeral rites and burial of such Member.
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