[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 132, 115th Congress, 2nd Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


Public Law 115-158
115th Congress

An Act


 
To amend title 31, United States Code, to prohibit the use of Federal
funds for the costs of painting portraits of officers and employees of
the Federal Government, and for other purposes. <>

Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of <> Representatives of the United States of America in Congress
assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Eliminating Government-funded Oil-
painting Act'' or the ``EGO Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR PORTRAITS.

(a) In General.--Subchapter III of chapter 13 of title 31, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1355. <>  Prohibition on use of funds
for portraits

``(a) No funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the
Federal Government may be used to pay for the painting of a portrait of
an officer or employee of the Federal Government, including the
President, the Vice President, a Member of Congress, the head of an
executive agency, or the head of an office of the legislative branch.
``(b) <>  In this section--
``(1) the term `executive agency' has the meaning given the
term in section 133 of title 41; and
``(2) the term `Member of Congress' includes a Delegate or
Resident Commissioner to Congress.''.

(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subchapter III of
chapter 13 of title 31, United States Code, <>  is amended by


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adding after the item relating to section 1354 the following new item:

``1355. Prohibition on use of funds for portraits.''.

Approved March 27, 2018.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 188 (H.R. 1701):
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 115-511, Pt. 1 (Comm. on Oversight and Government
Reform) accompanying H.R. 1701.
SENATE REPORTS: No. 115-28 (Comm. on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
Vol. 163 (2017):
Sept. 18, considered and passed
Senate.
Vol. 164 (2018):
Mar. 6, considered and passed House,
amended.
Mar. 14, Senate concurred in House
amendments.