I.R.C. § 8002(a) Number And Selection —
The Joint Committee shall be composed of 10 members as follows:
I.R.C. § 8002(a)(1) From Committee On Finance —
Five members who are members of the Committee on Finance of the Senate, three from
the majority and two from the minority party, to be chosen by such Committee; and
I.R.C. § 8002(a)(2) From Committee On Ways And Means —
Five members who are members of the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of
Representatives, three from the majority and two from the minority party, to be chosen
by such Committee.
I.R.C. § 8002(b) Tenure Of Office
I.R.C. § 8002(b)(1) General Limitation —
No person shall continue to serve as a member of the Joint Committee after he has
ceased to be a member of the Committee by which he was chosen, except that—
I.R.C. § 8002(b)(2) Exception —
The members chosen by the Committee on Ways and Means who have been reelected to
the House of Representatives may continue to serve as members of the Joint Committee
notwithstanding the expiration of the Congress.
I.R.C. § 8002(c) Vacancies —
A vacancy in the Joint Committee—
I.R.C. § 8002(c)(1) Effect —
Shall not affect the power of the remaining members to execute the functions of
the Joint Committee; and
I.R.C. § 8002(c)(2) Manner Of Filling —
Shall be filled in the same manner as the original selection, except that—
I.R.C. § 8002(c)(2)(A) Adjournment Or Recess Of Congress —
In case of a vacancy during an adjournment or recess of Congress for a period of
more than 2 weeks, the members of the Joint Committee who are members of the Committee
entitled to fill such vacancy may designate a member of such Committee to serve until
his successor is chosen by such Committee; and
I.R.C. § 8002(c)(2)(B) Expiration Of Congress —
In the case of a vacancy after the expiration of a Congress which would be filled
by the Committee on Ways and Means, the members of such Committee who are continuing
to serve as members of the Joint Committee may designate a person who, immediately
prior to such expiration, was a member of such Committee and who is re-elected to
the House of Representatives, to serve until his successor is chosen by such Committee.
I.R.C. § 8002(d) Allowances —
The members shall serve without compensation in addition to that received for their
services as members of Congress; but they shall be reimbursed for travel, subsistence,
and other necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of the duties vested
in the Joint Committee, other than expenses in connection with meetings of the Joint
Committee held in the District of Columbia during such times as the Congress is in
session.
(Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 925.)
