authorizing use of members’ representational allowance for expenses of members-elect

authorizing use of members’ representational allowance for expenses of members-electSec. 117. (a) Authorization.—Section 101(a) of the House of Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act (2 U.S.C. 5341(a)) is amended—(1) by striking “a Member” and inserting “a Member or Member-elect”; and(2) by striking “the Member” and inserting “the Member or Member-elect”.(b) Regulations.—Section 101(d) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 5341(d)) is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting the following: “, including regulations establishing under subsection (a) the official and representational duties during a Congress of a Member-elect of the House of Representatives who is not an incumbent Member re-elected to the ensuing Congress.”.(c) Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to Members-elect of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress and each succeeding Congress.