§ 102. Compensation of the President

§ 102. Compensation of the President

The President shall receive in full for his services during the term for which he shall have been elected compensation in the aggregate amount of $400,000 a year, to be paid monthly, and in addition an expense allowance of $50,000 to assist in defraying expenses relating to or resulting from the discharge of his official duties. Any unused amount of such expense allowance shall revert to the Treasury pursuant to section 1552 of title 31, United States Code. No amount of such expense allowance shall be included in the gross income of the President. He shall be entitled also to the use of the furniture and other effects belonging to the United States and kept in the Executive Residence at the White House.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 644, 62 Stat. 678; Jan. 19, 1949, ch. 2, § 1(a), 63 Stat. 4; Oct. 20, 1951, ch. 521, title VI, § 619(a), 65 Stat. 569; Pub. L. 91–1, § 1, Jan. 17, 1969, 83 Stat. 3; Pub. L. 95–570, § 5(a), Nov. 2, 1978, 92 Stat. 2450; Pub. L. 106–58, title VI, § 644(a), Sept. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 478; Pub. L. 108–199, div. F, title III, § 301, Jan. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 326.)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2004—Pub. L. 108–199 substituted “. Any unused amount of such expense allowance shall revert to the Treasury pursuant to section 1552 of title 31, United States Code. No amount of such expense allowance shall be included in the gross income of the President.” for “, for which expense allowance no accounting, other than for income tax purposes, shall be made by him.”

1999—Pub. L. 106–58 substituted “$400,000” for “$200,000”.

1978—Pub. L. 95–570 substituted “Executive Residence at the White House” for “Executive Mansion”.

1969—Pub. L. 91–1 substituted “$200,000” for “$100,000”.

1951—Act Oct. 20, 1951, made President’s expense allowance taxable.

1949—Act Jan. 19, 1949, increased salary from $75,000 to $100,000 per year, and gave President a yearly expense account of $50,000 for which he was to make no accounting and which was tax free.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1999 Amendment

Pub. L. 106–58, title VI, § 644(b), Sept. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 478, provided that: “The amendment made by this section [amending this section] shall take effect at noon on January 20, 2001.”

Effective Date of 1978 Amendment

Pub. L. 95–570, § 6(a), Nov. 2, 1978, 92 Stat. 2451, provided that: “The amendments made by this Act [enacting sections 107, 108, 112, 113, and 114 of this title, amending sections 102, 103, 105, 106, 109, 110, and 202 of this title, repealing section 107 of this title, and enacting provisions set out as a note under section 107 of this title] shall apply to any fiscal year which begins on or after October 1, 1978.”

Effective Date of 1969 Amendment

Pub. L. 91–1, § 2, Jan. 17, 1969, 83 Stat. 3, provided that: “The amendment made by this Act [amending this section] shall take effect at noon on January 20, 1969.”

Effective Date of 1951 Amendment

Act Oct. 20, 1951, ch. 521, title VI, § 619(e), 65 Stat. 570, provided that: “The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) of this section [amending this section and section 111 of this title] shall become effective at noon on January 20, 1953, and the amendments made by subsections (c) and (d) [amending sections 31a and 5121 of Title 2, The Congress] shall become effective at noon on January 3, 1953.”

Effective Date of 1949 Amendment

Amendment by act Jan. 19, 1949, effective noon, Jan. 19, 1949, see section 3 of that act.

Authorization of Transition Activities by the Incumbent Administration

Pub. L. 111–283, § 3, Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 3048, which authorized certain types of actions to be taken by the President to facilitate an efficient transfer of power to a successor President and required reports on such actions taken, was repealed by Pub. L. 114–136, § 2(c)(1), Mar. 18, 2016, 130 Stat. 305.

Disclosure of In-Kind Contributions to 1988–1989 Transition

Pub. L. 100–398, § 5, Aug. 17, 1988, 102 Stat. 987, provided that: “(a) Disclosure as Condition of Receipt of Funds.—The President-elect and Vice-President-elect (as a condition for receiving services under section 3 and for funds provided under section 6(a)(1) of the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 [Pub. L. 88–277] (3 U.S.C. 102 note) shall provide an estimate to the Administrator of General Services of the aggregate value of in-kind contributions made during the period beginning on November 9, 1988, through January 20, 1989, received for transition activities for—“(1) transportation; “(2) hotel and other accommodations; “(3) suitable office space; and “(4) furniture, furnishings, office machines and equipment, and office supplies. “(b) Form and Availability of Estimates.—The estimates made under subsection (a) shall be—“(1) in the form of a report to the Administrator of General Services within 90 days after January 20, 1989; and “(2) made available to the public by the Administrator upon receipt by the Administrator.”

Presidential Transition Act of 1963