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48 U.S.C. 893: Salary of Commissioner; allowances; franking privilegeText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 48-TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONSCHAPTER 4-PUERTO RICO
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§893. Salary of Commissioner; allowances; franking privilege

The Resident Commissioner shall receive a salary payable monthly by the United States. He shall be allowed the same sum for stationery and for the pay of necessary clerk hire as is allowed Members of the House of Representatives of the United States. He shall be allowed the franking privilege granted Members of Congress.

( Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, § 36 , 39 Stat. 963 ; Mar. 4, 1925, ch. 549, § 4 , 43 Stat. 1301 .)

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Section is comprised of parts of third and fourth sentences of section 36 of act Mar. 2, 1917. For classification of the remainder of section 36, see Codification note set out under section 891 of this title.