Contents
- (a) Definitions1 change
- (b) Service as juror or witness in connection with a judicial proceeding; prohibition against reduction of pay1 change
- (c) Official duty
- (d) Prohibition on receipt of jury or witness fees
- (e) Travel expenses
- (f) Rules and regulations1 change
- (g) Congressional consent not conferred for production of official records or to testimony concerning activities related to employment
(b)The pay of an employee shall not be reduced during a period of absence with respect to which the employee is summoned (and permitted to respond to such summons by the appropriate authority of the House of the Congress disbursing his pay), in connection with a judicial proceeding by a court or authority responsible for the conduct of that proceeding, to serve—
(1)as a juror; or
(2)other than as provided in subsection (c) of this section, as a witness on behalf of any party in connection with any judicial proceeding to which the United States, the District of Columbia, or a State or local government is a party;
in the District of Columbia, a State, territory, or possession of the United States including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Canal Zone, or the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. For purposes of this subsection, “judicial proceeding” means any action, suit, or other judicial proceeding, including any condemnation, preliminary, informational, or other proceeding of a judicial nature, but does not include an administrative proceeding.
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