{"data":{"id":"us/31-u.s.c.-1345","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"31 U.S.C. § 1345","heading":"Expenses of meetings","body":"Except as specifically provided by law, an appropriation may not be used for travel, transportation, and subsistence expenses for a meeting. This section does not prohibit—(1) an agency from paying the expenses of an officer or employee of the United States Government carrying out an official duty; and (2) the Secretary of Agriculture from paying necessary expenses for a meeting called by the Secretary for 4–H Boys and Girls Clubs as part of the cooperative extension work of the Department of Agriculture.","path":["Title 31—MONEY AND FINANCE","CHAPTER 13—APPROPRIATIONS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc31@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:59:03Z","sha256":"b7a2f96584f6db08529342cfd3ced504107686768b02f7532d82b2f52767dc4e","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/31-u.s.c.-1344","next":"us/31-u.s.c.-1346"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}