121 STAT. 4 PUBLIC LAW 110–2—FEB. 2, 2007

Public Law 110–2

110th Congress

An Act

To revise the composition of the House of Representatives Page Board to equalize

the number of members representing the majority and minority parties and

to include a member representing the parents of pages and a member representing

former pages, 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 ‘‘House Page Board Revision

Act of 2007’’.

SEC. 2. REVISION OF COMPOSITION OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

PAGE BOARD.

(a) EXPANSION OF MEMBERSHIP.—Section 2(a) of House Resolution 611, Ninety-seventh Congress, agreed to November 30, 1982,

as enacted into permanent law by section 127 of Public Law 97–

377 (2 U.S.C. 88b–3(a)), is amended—

(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘one Member’’ and

inserting ‘‘two Members’’;

(2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (1);

(3) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (4); and

(4) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraphs:

‘‘(2) one individual who, at any time during the 5-year

period which ends on the date of the individual’s appointment,

is or was a parent of a page participating in the program;

‘‘(3) one individual who is a former page of the House

who is not a Member of the House or an individual described

in paragraph (2); and’’.

(b) SPECIAL RULES FOR MEMBERS REPRESENTING PARENTS AND

FORMER PAGES.—Section 2 of such House Resolution (2 U.S.C.

88b–3) is amended—

(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and

(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection:

‘‘(b) In the case of the members of the Page Board who are

described in paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a), the following

shall apply:

‘‘(1) Each such member shall be appointed jointly by the

Speaker and minority leader of the House of Representatives.

‘‘(2) Each such member shall serve for a term of one year

and may be reappointed for additional terms if the member

continues to meet the requirements for appointment.

2 USC 88b–2

note.

House Page

Board Revision

Act of 2007.

Feb. 2, 2007

[H.R. 475]

PUBLIC LAW 110–2—FEB. 2, 2007 121 STAT. 5

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 475:

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 153 (2007):

Jan. 19, considered and passed House.

Jan. 23, considered and passed Senate.

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‘‘(3) A vacancy in the position held by any such member

shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.

An individual appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve for the

remainder of the original term and may be reappointed in

accordance with paragraph (2).

‘‘(4) Each such member may be paid travel or transportation expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, for

attending meetings of the Page Board while away from the

member’s home or place of business. There are authorized

to be appropriated from the applicable accounts of the House

of Representatives such sums as may be necessary for payments

under this paragraph.’’.

SEC. 3. REQUIRING REGULAR MEETINGS.

Section 1 of House Resolution 611, Ninety-seventh Congress,

agreed to November 30, 1982, as enacted into permanent law by

section 127 of Public Law 97–377 (2 U.S.C. 88b–2), is amended—

(1) by striking ‘‘Until otherwise’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) Until

otherwise’’; and

(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:

‘‘(b) The Page Board shall meet regularly, in accordance with

a schedule established jointly by the Speaker and minority leader

of the House of Representatives.’’.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect

to the portion of the One Hundred Tenth Congress which begins

after the date of the enactment of this Act and each succeeding

Congress.

Approved February 2, 2007.

2 USC 88b–2

note.

Appropriation

authorization.