PUBLIC LAW 104–186—AUG. 20, 1996

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM TECHNICAL

CORRECTIONS ACT
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Public Law 104–186

104th Congress

An Act

To provide for a representational allowance for Members of the House of Representatives, to make technical and conforming changes to sundry provisions of law

in consequence of administrative reforms in the House of Representatives, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘House of

Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act’’.

(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act

is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

TITLE I—PROVISIONS RELATING TO ALLOWANCES AND ACCOUNTS IN THE

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

Sec. 101. Representational allowance for Members of House of Representatives.

Sec. 102. Adjustment of House of Representatives allowances by Committee on

House Oversight.

Sec. 103. Limitation on allowance authority of Committee on House Oversight.

Sec. 104. Clerk hire employees of Members of House of Representatives.

Sec. 105. Payments from applicable accounts of House of Representatives.

Sec. 106. Report of disbursements for House of Representatives.

Sec. 107. Annotated United States Code for Members of House of Representatives

to be paid for from Members’ Representational Allowance.

Sec. 108. Capitol Police citation release.

TITLE II—TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS

RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Sec. 201. Provisions relating to election of Representatives.

Sec. 202. Provisions relating to organization of Congress.

Sec. 203. Provisions relating to compensation and allowances of Members.

Sec. 204. Provisions relating to officers and employees of House of Representatives.

Sec. 205. Provisions relating to Library of Congress.

Sec. 206. Provisions relating to congressional and committee procedure; investigations.

Sec. 207. Provisions relating to Office of Law Revision Counsel.

Sec. 208. Provisions relating to Legislative Classification Office.

Sec. 209. Provisions relating to classification of employees of House of Representatives.

Sec. 210. Provisions relating to payroll administration in House of Representatives.

Sec. 211. Provisions relating to contested elections.

Sec. 212. Provisions relating to Joint Committee on Congressional Operations.

Sec. 213. Provisions relating to Congressional Budget Office.

Sec. 214. Provisions relating to the States.

Sec. 215. Provisions relating to Government organization and employees.

Sec. 216. Provisions codified in appendices to title 5, United States Code.

Sec. 217. Provisions relating to commerce and trade.

Sec. 218. Provisions relating to foreign relations and intercourse.

Sec. 219. Provisions relating to money and finance.

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House of

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Administrative

Reform Technical

Corrections Act.

Aug. 20, 1996

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Sec. 220. Provisions relating to Postal Service.

Sec. 221. Provisions relating to public buildings, property, and works.

Sec. 222. Provisions relating to the public health and welfare.

Sec. 223. Provisions relating to public printing and documents.

Sec. 224. Provisions relating to territories and insular possessions.

Sec. 225. Miscellaneous uncodified provisions relating to House of Representatives.

TITLE I—PROVISIONS RELATING TO ALLOWANCES AND ACCOUNTS IN THE

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND

OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

SEC. 101. REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCE FOR MEMBERS OF HOUSE

OF REPRESENTATIVES.

(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established for the House of Representatives a single allowance, to be known as the ‘‘Members’

Representational Allowance’’, which shall be available to support

the conduct of the official and representational duties of a Member

of the House of Representatives with respect to the district from

which the Member is elected.

(b) MERGER.—The Clerk Hire Allowance, the Official Expenses

Allowance, and the Official Mail Allowance, as in effect on the

day before the effective date of this section, are merged into the

Members’ Representational Allowance.

(c) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term ‘‘Member

of the House of Representatives’’ means a Representative in, or

a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.

(d) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Oversight of the

House of Representatives shall have authority to prescribe regulations to carry out this section.

(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect on September 1, 1995 and shall apply with respect to official and representational duties carried out on or after that date.

SEC. 102. ADJUSTMENT OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ALLOWANCES BY COMMITTEE ON HOUSE OVERSIGHT.

House Resolution 457, Ninety-second Congress, agreed to July

21, 1971, as enacted into permanent law by chapter IV of the

Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1972 (2 U.S.C. 57), is amended

to read as follows:

‘‘SECTION 1. ADJUSTMENT OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ALLOWANCES BY COMMITTEE ON HOUSE OVERSIGHT.

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the provision of law specified

in subsection (b), the Committee on House Oversight of the House

of Representatives may, by order of the Committee, fix and adjust

the amounts, terms, and conditions of, and other matters relating

to, allowances of the House of Representatives within the following

categories:

‘‘(1) For Members of the House of Representatives, the

Members’ Representational Allowance, including all aspects of

the Official Mail Allowance within the jurisdiction of the

Committee under section 311 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991.

‘‘(2) For committees, the Speaker, the Majority and

Minority Leaders, the Clerk, the Sergeant at Arms, and the

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Chief Administrative Officer, allowances for official mail

(including all aspects of the Official Mail Allowance within

the jurisdiction of the Committee under section 311 of the

Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991), stationery, and

telephone and telegraph and other communications.

‘‘(b) PROVISION SPECIFIED.—The provision of law referred to

in subsection (a) is House Resolution 1372, Ninety-fourth Congress,

agreed to July 1, 1976, as enacted into permanent law by section

101 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1977 (2 U.S.C.

57a).

‘‘(c) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term ‘Member

of the House of Representatives’ means a Representative in, or

a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.’’.

SEC. 103. LIMITATION ON ALLOWANCE AUTHORITY OF COMMITTEE

ON HOUSE OVERSIGHT.

House Resolution 1372, Ninety-fourth Congress, agreed to July

1, 1976, as enacted into permanent law by section 101 of the

Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1977 (2 U.S.C. 57a), is

amended to read as follows:

‘‘SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON ALLOWANCE AUTHORITY OF COMMITTEE

ON HOUSE OVERSIGHT.

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An order under the provision of law specified

in subsection (c) may fix or adjust the allowances of the House

of Representatives only by reason of—

‘‘(1) a change in the price of materials, services, or office

space;

‘‘(2) a technological change or other improvement in office

equipment; or

‘‘(3) an increase under section 5303 of title 5, United States

Code, in rates of pay under the General Schedule.

‘‘(b) RESOLUTION REQUIREMENT.—In the case of reasons other

than the reasons specified in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection

(a), the fixing and adjustment of the allowances of the House

of Representatives in the categories described in the provision of

law specified in subsection (c) may be carried out only by resolution

of the House of Representatives.

‘‘(c) PROVISION SPECIFIED.—The provision of law referred to

in subsections (a) and (b) is House Resolution 457, Ninety-second

Congress, agreed to July 21, 1971, as enacted into permanent

law by chapter IV of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1972

(2 U.S.C. 57).’’.

SEC. 104. CLERK HIRE EMPLOYEES OF MEMBERS OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Under the Members’ Representational Allowance, each Member of the House of Representatives may employ

not more than 18 permanent clerk hire employees and a total

of not more than 4 additional clerk hire employees in the following

categories:

(1) Interns.

(2) Part-time employees.

(3) Shared employees.

(4) Temporary employees.

(5) Employees on leave without pay.

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(b) BENEFIT EXCLUSION.—For purposes of this section, interns

and temporary employees shall be excluded from the operation

of the following provisions of title 5, United States Code:

(1) Chapter 84 (relating to the Federal Employees’ Retirement System).

(2) Chapter 87 (relating to life insurance).

(3) Chapter 89 (relating to health insurance).

(c) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section—

(1) the term ‘‘Member of the House of Representatives’’

means a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress;

(2) the term ‘‘intern’’ means, with respect to a Member

of the House of Representatives, an individual who serves in

the office of the Member in the District of Columbia for not

more than 120 days in a 12-month period and whose service

is primarily for the educational experience of the individual;

(3) the term ‘‘part-time employee’’ means, with respect to

a Member of the House of Representatives, an individual who

is employed by the Member and whose normally assigned work

schedule is not more than the equivalent of 15 full working

days per month;

(4) the term ‘‘temporary employee’’ means, with respect

to a Member of the House of Representatives, an individual

who is employed for a specific purpose or task and who is

employed for not more than 90 days in a 12-month period,

except that the term of such employment may be extended

with the written approval of the Committee on House Oversight; and

(5) the term ‘‘shared employee’’ means an employee who

is paid by more than one employing authority of the House

of Representatives.

(d) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Oversight shall

have authority to prescribe regulations to carry out this section.

(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The following provisions of law

are repealed:

(1) The first section of the Joint Resolution entitled ‘‘Joint

resolution providing for pay to clerks to Members of Congress

and Delegates’’, approved January 25, 1923 (2 U.S.C. 92).

(2) House Resolution 359, Ninety-sixth Congress, agreed

to July 20, 1979, as enacted into permanent law by the bill

H.R. 7593, entitled the ‘‘Legislative Branch Appropriation Act,

1981’’, as passed by the House of Representatives on July

21, 1980, and enacted into permanent law by section 101(c)

of Public Law 96–536 (2 U.S.C. 92 note).

(3) The first section of House Resolution 357, Ninety-first

Congress, agreed to June 25, 1969, as enacted into permanent

law by section 103 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation

Act, 1970 (2 U.S.C. 92 note).

SEC. 105. PAYMENTS FROM APPLICABLE ACCOUNTS OF HOUSE OF

REPRESENTATIVES.

(a) IN GENERAL.—No payment may be made from the applicable

accounts of the House of Representatives (as determined by the

Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives),

unless sanctioned by that Committee. Payments on vouchers

approved in the manner directed by that Committee shall be

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deemed, held, and taken, and are declared to be conclusive upon

all the departments and officers of the Government.

(b) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section—

(1) the term ‘‘applicable accounts of the House of Representatives’’ means accounts for salaries and expenses of committees

(other than the Committee on Appropriations), the computer

support organization of the House of Representatives, and

allowances and expenses of Members of the House of Representatives, officers of the House of Representatives, and administrative and support offices of the House of Representatives; and

(2) the term ‘‘Member of the House of Representatives’’

means a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.

(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The paragraph beginning

‘‘Hereafter’’ under the heading ‘‘UNDER LEGISLATIVE.’’ and the

subheading ‘‘HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.’’ in the first section of

the Act entitled ‘‘An Act making appropriations for sundry civil

expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June

thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-nine, and for other purposes’’, approved October 2, 1888 (2 U.S.C. 95), is amended—

(1) in the first sentence, by striking out ‘‘, or from the

contingent fund’’ and all that follows through the end of the

sentence and inserting in lieu thereof a period; and

(2) in the second sentence—

(A) by striking out ‘‘made upon vouchers approved

by the Committee on House Administration of the House

of Representatives, and payments’’; and

(B) in the proviso, by striking out ‘‘funds’’ and all

that follows through the end of the sentence and inserting

in lieu thereof ‘‘fund as additional salary or compensation

to any officer or employee of the Senate.’’.

SEC. 106. REPORT OF DISBURSEMENTS FOR HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the last day

of each semiannual period, the Chief Administrative Officer of

the House of Representatives shall submit to the House of Representatives, with respect to that period, a detailed, itemized report

of the disbursements for the operations of the House of Representatives.

(b) CONTENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) shall

include—

(1) the name of each person who receives a payment from

the House of Representatives;

(2) the quantity and price of any item furnished to the

House of Representatives;

(3) a description of any service rendered to the House

of Representatives, together with a statement of the time

required for the service, and the name, title, and amount paid

to each person who renders the service;

(4) a statement of all amounts appropriated to, or received,

or expended by the House of Representatives, and any unexpended balances of such amounts;

(5) the information submitted to the Comptroller General

under section 3523(a) of title 31, United States Code; and

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(6) such additional information as may be required by

regulation of the Committee on House Oversight of the House

of Representatives.

(c) EXCLUSION.—Notwithstanding subsection (b), if a voucher

is for payment to an individual for attendance as a witness before

a committee of the Congress in executive session, the report for

the semiannual period in which the appearance occurs shall show

only the date of payment, voucher number, and amount paid. Any

information excluded from a report under the preceding sentence

shall be included in the report for the next period.

(d) HOUSE DOCUMENT.—Each report under this section shall

be printed as a House document.

(e) CONFORMING PROVISION.—The provisions of—

(1) sections 60, 61, 62, and 63 of the Revised Statutes

of the United States (2 U.S.C. 102, 103, and 104); and

(2) section 105(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriation

Act, 1965 (2 U.S.C. 104a);

that require submission and printing of statements and reports

are not applicable to the House of Representatives.

(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply to the semiannual periods of January 1 through June 30 and July 1 through

December 31 of each year, beginning with the semiannual period

in which this section is enacted.

SEC. 107. ANNOTATED UNITED STATES CODE FOR MEMBERS OF HOUSE

OF REPRESENTATIVES TO BE PAID FOR FROM MEMBERS’

REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCE.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Clerk of the House of Representatives

shall, at the request of a Member of the House of Representatives,

furnish to the Member, for official use only, one set of a privately

published annotated version of the United States Code, including

supplements and pocket parts. The furnishing of a set of the United

States Code under this section shall be in lieu of any distribution

under section 212 of title 1, United States Code, and shall be

paid for from the Members’ Representational Allowance.

(b) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term ‘‘Member

of the House of Representatives’’ means a Representative in, or

a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.

(c) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Oversight of the

House of Representatives shall have authority to prescribe regulations to carry out this section.

(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—House Resolution 506,

Ninetieth Congress, agreed to August 21, 1967, as enacted into

permanent law by chapter VIII of the Second Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 54), is repealed.

SEC. 108. CAPITOL POLICE CITATION RELEASE.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Chief of the Capitol Police, with the

approval of the Capitol Police Board, may designate a member

of the Capitol Police to have responsibility for citation release.

(b) AUTHORITY.—(1) In the same manner as provided for with

respect to an official of the Metropolitan Police Department of

the District of Columbia under section 23–1110(a) of the District

of Columbia Code, the Superior Court of the District of Columbia

shall have the authority to appoint the member of the Capitol

Police designated under subsection (a) of this section to take bail

or collateral from persons charged with offenses triable in the

Courts.

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Superior Court of the District of Columbia. Pursuant to that

authority—

(A) the citation power described in subsection (b) of section

23–1110 of the District of Columbia Code shall be exercised

by such member of the Capitol Police in the same manner

as by an official of the Metropolitan Police Department; and

(B) paragraph (4) of subsection (b) of section 23–1110 of

the District of Columbia Code, relating to failure to appear,

shall apply with respect to citations under subparagraph (A)

of this paragraph.

(2) The United States District Court for the District of Columbia

shall have the power to authorize the member of the Capitol Police

referred to in subsection (a) of this section to take bond from

persons arrested upon writs and process from that court in criminal

cases in the same manner as provided for with respect to an

official of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of

Columbia under the third sentence of section 23–1110(a) of the

District of Columbia Code.

TITLE II—TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS

RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SEC. 201. PROVISIONS RELATING TO ELECTION OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The provisions of law relating to election of Representatives,

as codified in chapter 1 of title 2, United States Code, are amended

as follows:

The third sentence of section 22(b) of the Act entitled

‘‘An Act to provide for the fifteenth and subsequent decennial

censuses and to provide for apportionment of Representatives

in Congress’’, approved June 28, 1929 (2 U.S.C. 2a(b)), is

amended by striking out the semicolon after ‘‘Representatives’’

the first place it appears and all that follows through the

end of the sentence and inserting in lieu thereof a period.

SEC. 202. PROVISIONS RELATING TO ORGANIZATION OF CONGRESS.

The provisions of law relating to organization of Congress,

as codified in chapter 2 of title 2, United States Code, are amended

as follows:

(1) Section 204(a) of the District of Columbia Delegate

Act (2 U.S.C. 25b) is repealed.

(2) Section 33 of the Revised Statutes of the United States

(2 U.S.C. 26, third sentence) is repealed.

(3) Section 2(c) of Public Law 94–551 (2 U.S.C. 28c(c))

is amended—

(A) in paragraph (2), by striking out ‘‘Representives’’

and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Representatives’’; and

(B) in paragraph (5), by striking out ‘‘, to the Sergeant’’

and all that follows through the end of the paragraph and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘and to the Sergeant

at Arms of the House of Representatives, each two sets;’’.
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(4) Section 202 of House Resolution 988, Ninety-third Congress, agreed to October 8, 1974, as enacted into permanent

law by chapter III of title I of the Supplemental Appropriations

Act, 1975 (2 U.S.C. 29a), is amended—

(A) in subsection (b)(2), by striking out ‘‘House

Administration’’ each place it appears and inserting in

lieu thereof ‘‘House Oversight’’; and

(B) in subsection (c), by striking out ‘‘contingent fund

of the House is’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘applicable

accounts of the House of Representatives are’’.

SEC. 203. PROVISIONS RELATING TO COMPENSATION AND ALLOWANCES OF MEMBERS.

The provisions of law relating to compensation and allowances

of Members, as codified in chapter 3 of title 2, United States

Code, are amended as follows:

(1) Subsection (e) of the first section of the Act entitled

‘‘An Act to increase rates of compensation of the President,

Vice President, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives’’, approved January 19, 1949 (2 U.S.C. 31b), is amended

by striking out ‘‘(which shall be in lieu of the allowance

provided by section 601(b) of the Legislative Reorganization

Act of 1946, as amended)’’.

(2) Section 2 of House Resolution 1238, Ninety-first Congress, agreed to December 23, 1970, as enacted into permanent

law by chapter VIII of the Supplemental Appropriations Act,

1971 (2 U.S.C. 31b–2), is amended—

(A) by striking out ‘‘contingent fund of the House’’

and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘applicable accounts of the

House of Representatives’’; and

(B) by striking out ‘‘base allowance’’ and all that follows

through ‘‘Member of the House’’ and inserting in lieu

thereof ‘‘Members’ Representational Allowance’’.

(3) The first sentence of section 5 of House Resolution

1238, Ninety-first Congress, agreed to December 22, 1970 (as

enacted into permanent law by chapter VIII of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1971, and supplemented by the

Act entitled ‘‘An Act relating to former Speakers of the House

of Representatives’’ (88 Stat. 1723)) (2 U.S.C. 31b–5), is

amended by striking out ‘‘to enable the Clerk of the House

to pay’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘for payment of’’.

(4) Sections 49 and 50 of the Revised Statutes of the

United States (2 U.S.C. 38) are repealed.

(5) Section 105 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation

Act, 1955 (2 U.S.C. 38a) is amended—

(A) in the first undesignated paragraph, by striking

out ‘‘(including amounts held in the trust fund account

in the office of the Sergeant at Arms)’’; and

(B) in the second undesignated paragraph, by striking

out ‘‘Sergeant at Arms, and received by the Sergeant at

Arms’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative

Officer of the House of Representatives and received by

the Chief Administrative Officer’’.

(6) The proviso in the first paragraph under the heading

‘‘LEGISLATIVE BRANCH’’ and the subheading ‘‘HOUSE OF

REPRESENTATIVES’’ in chapter I of the Third Supplemental

Appropriation Act, 1952 (2 U.S.C. 38b; 2 U.S.C. 125a) is

amended by striking out ‘‘contingent fund of the House of
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Representatives or’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘applicable

accounts of the House of Representatives or the contingent

fund’’.

(7) Section 40 of the Revised Statutes of the United States

(2 U.S.C. 39) is amended by striking out ‘‘Sergeant-at-Arms

of the House’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives (upon certification by the Clerk of the House of Representatives)’’.

(8) The proviso in the last undesignated paragraph under

the center heading ‘‘LEGISLATIVE ESTABLISHMENT’’ and

the center subheading ‘‘HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES’’ in the

Deficiency Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1934 (2 U.S.C. 40a)

is amended—

(A) by striking out ‘‘Sergeant at Arms of the House’’

the first place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof

‘‘Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives’’; and

(B) by striking out ‘‘Sergeant at Arms of the House

shall be paid to the Clerk of the House and’’ inserting

in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer of the House

of Representatives shall be’’.

(9)(A) Section 43 of the Revised Statutes of the United

States (2 U.S.C. 41) is repealed.

(B) Section 302(c) of House Resolution 287, Ninety-fifth

Congress, agreed to March 2, 1977, as enacted into permanent

law by section 115 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation

Act, 1978 (2 U.S.C. 41 note), is repealed.

(10) The first section of House Resolution 420, Ninetysecond Congress, agreed to May 18, 1971, as enacted into

permanent law by chapter IV of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1972 (2 U.S.C. 42), is repealed.

(11) Section 44 of the Revised Statutes of the United States

(2 U.S.C. 42 note) is repealed.

(12)(A) The provisions of law specified in subparagraph

(B), codified as sections 42c, 42c note, and 42d of title 2,

United States Code, are repealed.

(B) The provisions of law referred to in subparagraph

(A) are—

(i) the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide airmail and

special delivery postage stamps for Members of the House

of Representatives on the basis of regular sessions of Congress, and for other purposes’’, approved August 27, 1958;

(ii) House Resolution 532, Eighty-eighth Congress,

agreed to October 2, 1963, as enacted into permanent law

by section 103 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation

Act, 1965; and

(iii) House Resolution 1003, Ninetieth Congress, agreed

to December 14, 1967, as enacted into permanent law by

chapter VIII of title I of the Second Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1968.

(13) The last paragraph under the heading ‘‘SENATE’’ and

the subheading ‘‘ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS’’ in the first

section of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1959 (2

U.S.C. 43b) is repealed.

(14) Section 2 of Public Law 89–147 (2 U.S.C. 43b–1) is

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(15) Section 2 of House Resolution 10, Ninety-fourth

Congress, agreed to January 14, 1975, as enacted into permanent law by section 201 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation

Act, 1976 (2 U.S.C. 43b–3), is amended by striking out ‘‘House

Administration’’ each place it appears and inserting in lieu

thereof ‘‘House Oversight’’.

(16)(A) The provisions of law specified in subparagraph

(B), codified as section 46b of title 2, United States Code,

are amended, repealed, or affected as provided in that subparagraph.

(B) The amendments, repeals, and effects referred to in

subparagraph (A) are as follows:

(i) The paragraph beginning ‘‘Stationery’’ under the

heading ‘‘HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES’’ and the

subheading ‘‘CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE HOUSE’’ in the

Legislative Appropriation Act, 1955, is amended by striking

out ‘‘(which hereafter shall be $1,200 per regular session)’’.

(ii) That portion of the paragraph under the heading

‘‘HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES’’ and the subheading

‘‘STATIONERY (REVOLVING FUND)’’ in the first section of the

Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1961, that has been

interpreted as increasing the stationery allowance from

$1,200 to $1,800 shall have no further force or effect.

(iii) House Resolution 533, Eighty-eighth Congress,

agreed to October 2, 1963, as enacted into permanent law

by section 103 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation

Act, 1965, is repealed.

(iv) House Resolution 1029, Eighty-ninth Congress,

agreed to October 5, 1966, as continued by House Resolution 112, Ninetieth Congress, agreed to March 8, 1967,

as enacted into permanent law by chapter VIII of the

Second Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1967, is repealed.

(17) The Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for a prorated

stationery allowance in the case of a Member of the House

of Representatives elected for a portion of a term’’, approved

February 27, 1956 (2 U.S.C. 46b–2), is repealed.

(18)(A) The first section of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act relating

to telephone and telegraph service and clerk hire for Members

of the House of Representatives’’, approved June 23, 1949 (2

U.S.C. 46f) is repealed.

(B)(i) The provisions of law specified in clause (ii), codified

as section 46g of title 2, United States Code, are repealed.

(ii) The provisions of law referred to in clause (i) are—

(I) section 2 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act relating to

telephone and telegraph service and clerk hire for Members

of the House of Representatives’’, approved June 23, 1949;

(II) House Resolution 735, Eighty-seventh Congress,

agreed to July 25, 1962, as enacted into permanent law

by section 103 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation

Act, 1964;

(III) House Resolution 531, Eighty-eighth Congress

agreed to October 2, 1963, as enacted into permanent law

by section 103 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation

Act, 1965; and

(IV) House Resolution 901, Eighty-ninth Congress,

agreed to June 29, 1966, as enacted into permanent law

by chapter VI of the Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1967.
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(C) Section 6 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act relating to telephone and telegraph service and clerk hire for Members of

the House of Representatives’’, approved June 23, 1949 (2

U.S.C. 46i) is repealed.

(19) The first section of House Resolution 418, Ninetysecond Congress, agreed to May 18, 1971, as enacted into

permanent law by chapter IV of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1972 (2 U.S.C. 46g–1), is repealed.

(20)(A) Section 2 of House Resolution 418, Ninety-second

Congress, agreed to May 18, 1971, as enacted into permanent

law by chapter IV of the Supplemental Appropriations Act,

1972 (2 U.S.C. 56), is repealed.

(B) The section designation and subsections (a), (b), and

(d) of section 302 of House Resolution 287, Ninety-fifth Congress, agreed to March 2, 1977, as enacted into permanent

law by section 115 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation

Act, 1978 (2 U.S.C. 56 note, 2 U.S.C. 122a note), are repealed.

(21)(A) The second undesignated paragraph of the first

section of House Resolution 1297, Ninety-fifth Congress, agreed

to August 16, 1978, as enacted into permanent law by section

111(1) of the Congressional Operations Appropriation Act, 1984

(2 U.S.C. 59d(a)), is amended by striking out ‘‘Clerk of the

House of Representatives’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief

Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives’’.

(B) The first undesignated paragraph of the first section

of House Resolution 1297, Ninety-fifth Congress, agreed to

August 16, 1978, as enacted into permanent law by section

111(1) of the Congressional Operations Appropriation Act, 1984

(2 U.S.C. 59d(a)), is amended by striking out ‘‘contingent fund’’

and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘applicable accounts’’.

(C) The second undesignated paragraph of the first section

of House Resolution 1297, Ninety-fifth Congress, agreed to

August 16, 1978, as enacted into permanent law by section

111(1) of the Congressional Operations Appropriation Act, 1984

(2 U.S.C. 59d(a)), as amended by subparagraph (A), is further

amended by striking out ‘‘House Administration’’ and inserting

in lieu thereof ‘‘House Oversight’’.

(D) Section 2(1) of House Resolution 1297, Ninety-fifth

Congress, agreed to August 16, 1978, as enacted into permanent

law by section 111(1) of the Congressional Operations Appropriation Act, 1984 (2 U.S.C. 59d(b)(1)), is amended to read

as follows:

‘‘(1) the term ‘Member of the House of Representatives’

means a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress; and’’.

(22)(A) Section 311(a)(3) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C. 59e(a)(3)) is amended by striking

out ‘‘Clerk of the House of Representatives’’ and inserting in

lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives’’.

(B) Section 311 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations

Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C. 59e) is amended—

(i) in the matter before paragraph (1) in subsection

(a), by striking out ‘‘House Administration’’ and inserting

in lieu thereof ‘‘House Oversight’’;

(ii) in subsection (a)(3), by striking out ‘‘House Administration’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘House Oversight’’;
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(iii) in subsection (b), by striking out ‘‘House Administration’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘House Oversight’’;

(iv) in subsection (e)(1)(A), by striking out ‘‘House

Administration’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘House Oversight’’;

(v) in subsection (e)(2)(A), by striking out ‘‘only’’;

(vi) in subsection (e)(3)(A), by striking out ‘‘Official

Expenses Allowance and the Clerk Hire Allowance’’ and

inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Members’ Representational Allowance’’; and

(vii) in subsection (e)(4), by striking out ‘‘Official

Expenses Allowance’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Members’ Representational Allowance’’.

SEC. 204. PROVISIONS RELATING TO OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The provisions of law relating to officers and employees of

the House of Representatives, as codified in chapter 4 of title

2, United States Code, are amended as follows:

(1) Section 5 of the Federal Pay Comparability Act of

1970 (2 U.S.C. 60a–2) is amended—

(A) in the matter before paragraph (1) in subsection

(a), by striking out ‘‘Clerk of the House of Representatives’’

and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer

of the House of Representatives’’;

(B) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by striking out ‘‘Clerk of

the House’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer’’;

(C) in subsection (a)(1)(B), by striking out ‘‘, including’’

and all that follows through the end of clause (ii) and

inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon;

(D) in the matter following subparagraph (B) in subsection (a)(1), by striking out ‘‘Clerk’’ and inserting in lieu

thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer’’;

(E) in subsection (a)(2), by striking out ‘‘Clerk’’ each

place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief

Administrative Officer’’;

(F) in subsection (b), by striking out ‘‘Clerk of the

House’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative

Officer’’; and

(G) in subsection (d), by striking out ‘‘Clerk of the

House of Representatives’’ and inserting in lieu thereof

‘‘Chief Administrative Officer’’.

(2) Paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of section 311 of the

Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1988 (2 U.S.C. 60a–

2a(1)) is amended, in the matter before subparagraph (A), by

striking out ‘‘Clerk of the House of Representatives’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer of the House

of Representatives’’.

(3) The first section and section 2 of the Joint Resolution

entitled ‘‘Joint resolution authorizing the payment of salaries

of the officers and employees of Congress for December on

the 20th day of that month each year’’, approved May 21,

1937 (2 U.S.C. 60d and 60e), are each amended by striking

out ‘‘Clerk’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative

Officer’’.
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(4) The first section of House Resolution 732, Ninety-fourth

Congress, agreed to November 4, 1975, as enacted into permanent law by section 101 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation

Act, 1977 (2 U.S.C. 60e–1a), is amended—

(A) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by striking

out ‘‘Clerk’’ the first place it appears and all that follows

through ‘‘provisions of’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief

Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives

shall, in accordance with’’;

(B) in the second sentence of subsection (a), by striking

out ‘‘provide that—’’ and all that follows through ‘‘shall

withhold’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘provide that the

Chief Administrative Officer shall withhold’’;

(C) in subsection (b), by striking out ‘‘Clerk or the

Sergeant at Arms’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief

Administrative Officer’’;

(D) in subsection (c)(1), by striking out ‘‘Clerk and

the Sergeant at Arms’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief

Administrative Officer’’;

(E) in subsection (c)(2), by striking out ‘‘Clerk or the

Sergeant at Arms, as the case may be,’’ each place it

appears and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative

Officer’’; and

(F) in subsections (d) and (e), by striking out ‘‘Clerk

or the Sergeant at Arms’’ each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer’’.

(5)(A) The first section of House Resolution 12, Ninetyfifth Congress, agreed to August 5, 1977, as enacted into permanent law by section 111 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation

Act, 1979 (2 U.S.C. 60e–1c), is amended—

(i) in subsection (a), by striking out ‘‘Clerk’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer’’; and

(ii) in subsection (b) and subsection (d), by striking

out ‘‘Clerk’’ each place it appears and inserting in lieu

thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives’’.

(B) Section 2 of House Resolution 12, Ninety-fifth Congress,

agreed to August 5, 1977, as enacted into permanent law by

section 111 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1979

(2 U.S.C. 60e–1d), is amended—

(i) in paragraph (1), by adding ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon

at the end;

(ii) by striking out paragraph (2);

(iii) in paragraph (3), by striking out ‘‘Clerk’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer of the

House of Representatives’’; and

(iv) by redesignating paragraph (3), as amended by

clause (iii), as paragraph (2).

(6) Subsection (b) of the first section of House Resolution

420, Ninety-third Congress, agreed to September 18, 1973, as

enacted into permanent law by chapter VI of the Supplemental

Appropriations Act, 1974 (2 U.S.C. 60g–2(b)), is amended by

striking out ‘‘Clerk’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief

Administrative Officer’’.

(7) The first section of House Resolution 420, Ninety-third

Congress, agreed to September 18, 1973, as enacted into permanent
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law by chapter VI of the Supplemental Appropriations

Act, 1974 (2 U.S.C. 60g–2), is amended—

(A) in the third sentence of subsection (a), by striking

out ‘‘contingent fund of the House’’ and inserting in lieu

thereof ‘‘applicable accounts of the House of Representatives’’; and

(B) in subsection (c), by striking out ‘‘House Administration’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘House Oversight’’.

(8) Section 310(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriation

Act, 1979 (2 U.S.C. 60j–2) is amended—

(A) by striking out ‘‘Clerk’’ each place it appears and

inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer’’;

and

(B) by striking out ‘‘SEC. 310. (a)’’ and inserting in

lieu thereof ‘‘SEC. 310.’’.

(9) Section 105 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation

Act, 1968 is amended by striking out subsection (j) (2 U.S.C.

61–1(g)).

(10)(A) Subsections (f), (i)(1), and (i)(3) of section 202 of

the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 72a(f),

(i)(1), and (i)(3)) are each amended by striking out ‘‘House

Administration’’ each place it appears and inserting in lieu

thereof ‘‘House Oversight’’.

(B) Subsection (i)(1) of section 202 of the Legislative

Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 72a(i)(1)), as amended

by subparagraph (A), is further amended—

(i) by striking out ‘‘contingent funds of the respective

Houses pursuant to resolutions, which’’ and inserting in

lieu thereof ‘‘contingent fund of the Senate or the applicable

accounts of the House of Representatives pursuant to resolutions which, in the case of the Senate,’’; and

(ii) by striking out ‘‘such respective Houses’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘the appropriate House’’.

(11) Subsection (j)(1) of section 202 of the Legislative

Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 72a(j)(1)) is amended—

(A) in the first sentence, by striking out ‘‘Committee

on House Administration’’ and all that follows through

‘‘respective Houses’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘committee involved in the case of standing committees of the

House of Representatives, and within the limits of funds

made available from the contingent fund of the Senate

or the applicable accounts of the House of Representatives

pursuant to resolutions, which, in the case of the Senate,

shall specify the maximum amounts which may be used

for such purpose, approved by the appropriate House’’;

and

(B) in the second sentence, by striking out ‘‘Clerk of

the House’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives’’.

(12) The paragraph beginning ‘‘The appropriation for

committee employees’’ under the heading ‘‘HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES’’ and the subheading ‘‘CONTINGENT EXPENSES

OF THE HOUSE’’ in the first section of the Legislative Branch

Appropriation Act, 1948 (2 U.S.C. 72b) is amended by striking

out ‘‘House Administration’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘House

Oversight’’.
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(13) The last undesignated paragraph under the center

heading ‘‘HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES’’ and the center

subheading ‘‘CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE HOUSE’’ in the

first section of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1948

(2 U.S.C. 72c) is repealed.

(14) The first section of House Resolution 487, Eightyseventh Congress, agreed to January 10, 1962, as enacted into

permanent law by section 103 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1963 (2 U.S.C. 74–1), is amended by striking

out ‘‘contingent fund of the House’’ and inserting in lieu thereof

‘‘applicable accounts of the House of Representatives’’.

(15)(A) Subsection (b) of the first section of House Resolution 393, Ninety-fifth Congress, as enacted into permanent

law by section 115 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation

Act, 1978 (2 U.S.C. 74a–3), is amended by striking out ‘‘contingent fund of the House’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘applicable

accounts of the House of Representatives’’.

(B) Section 2 of House Resolution 393, Ninety-fifth

Congress, as enacted into permanent law by section 115 of

the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1978 (2 U.S.C. 74a–

4), is amended by striking out ‘‘contingent fund of the House’’

and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘applicable accounts of the House

of Representatives’’.

(16) Section 112 of the Congressional Operations Appropriation Act, 1984 (2 U.S.C. 74a–5 and 2 U.S.C. 333a) is amended

by striking out ‘‘sections 74(a)–4 and 333 of title 2, United

States Code,’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘section 2 of House

Resolution 393, Ninety-fifth Congress, agreed to March 31,

1977, as enacted into permanent law by section 115 of the

Congressional Operations Appropriation Act, 1978, and section

473 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970,’’.

(17) Section 101 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations

Act, 1995 (2 U.S.C. 74a–6) is repealed.

(18) Section 244 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of

1946 (2 U.S.C. 74b) is amended—

(A) by striking out ‘‘and the Clerk of the House are’’

and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘is’’; and

(B) by striking out ‘‘their respective jurisdictions’’ and

inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘the jurisdiction of the Secretary’’.

(19) Section 7 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act,

1943 (2 U.S.C. 75a) is amended—

(A) in the first sentence—

(i) by striking out ‘‘Clerk of the House of Representatives, the accounts of such Clerk’’ and inserting in

lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer of the House

of Representatives, the accounts of the Chief Administrative Officer’’; and

(ii) by striking out ‘‘new Clerk of the House of

Representatives shall have been elected and qualified’’

and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘new Chief Administrative

Officer shall have been appointed’’;

(B) in the second sentence—

(i) by striking out ‘‘, audited,’’;

(ii) by striking out ‘‘former Clerk of the House

of Representatives’’ and inserting in lieu thereof

‘‘former Chief Administrative Officer’’; and
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(iii) by striking out ‘‘such former Clerk’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘the former Chief Administrative

Officer’’;

(C) in the third sentence—

(i) by striking out ‘‘The former Clerk’’ and inserting

in lieu thereof ‘‘The former Chief Administrative

Officer’’; and

(ii) by striking out ‘‘such former Clerk’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘the former Chief Administrative

Officer’’; and

(D) by adding at the end the following new sentence:

‘‘The accounts and payments referred to in the second

sentence shall be audited by the Inspector General of the

House of Representatives.’’.

(20) Section 208(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act

of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 75a–1(a)) is amended by striking out ‘‘Doorkeeper, Postmaster,’’ each place it appears and inserting in

lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer’’.

(21) Section 73 of the Revised Statutes of the United States

(2 U.S.C. 76) is repealed.

(22)(A) The first section of House Resolution 8, Ninetyfifth Congress, agreed to January 4, 1977, as enacted into

permanent law by section 115 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1978 (2 U.S.C. 76–1), is amended—

(i) in paragraph (1), by striking out the comma after

‘‘1976’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘; and’’;

(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking out ‘‘, and’’ after

‘‘91–510’’ and inserting in lieu thereof a period; and

(iii) by striking out paragraph (3).

(B)(i) The provisions of law specified in clause (ii), codified

in section 76–1 note of title 2, United States Code, are repealed

or amended as provided in that clause.

(ii) The repeals and amendments clause (i) are as follows:

(I) House Resolution 909, Eighty-ninth Congress,

agreed to September 8, 1966, as enacted into permanent

law by chapter VI of the Supplemental Appropriation Act,

1967, is repealed.

(II) Subsection (a) of the first section of House Resolution 890, Ninety-second Congress, agreed to October 4,

1972, as enacted into permanent law by the paragraph

under the heading ‘‘LEGISLATIVE BRANCH’’ and the subheadings ‘‘HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES’’ and

‘‘ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION’’, in chapter V of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1973, is amended by striking

out ‘‘the Doorkeeper,’’.

(23) House Resolution 560, Eighty-seventh Congress,

agreed to March 27, 1962, as enacted into permanent law

by section 103 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act,

1963 (2 U.S.C. 76a), is repealed.

(24) Section 2 of House Resolution 603, Eighty-seventh

Congress, agreed to April 16, 1962, as enacted into permanent

law by section 103 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation

Act, 1964 (2 U.S.C. 76b), is repealed.

(25) The Act entitled ‘‘An Act defining certain duties of

the Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Representatives, and

for other purposes’’, approved October 1, 1890, is amended—

2 USC 75–1,

76–1, 77a.
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(A) in the first section (2 U.S.C. 78), by striking

out ‘‘, keep the’’ and all that follows through ‘‘by law’’;

and

(B) in section 3 (2 U.S.C. 80), by striking out ‘‘Sergeantat-Arms’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer’’.

(26) The next to the last undesignated paragraph under

the center heading ‘‘LEGISLATIVE’’ and the center subheading

‘‘HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES’’, in the first section of the Second

Deficiency Act, fiscal year, 1928 (2 U.S.C. 80a), is amended

by striking out ‘‘Sergeant-at-Arms of the House’’ and inserting

in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer of the House of

Representatives’’.

(27) The Joint Resolution entitled ‘‘Joint resolution to provide for on-the-spot audits by the General Accounting Office

of the fiscal records of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms

of the House of Representatives’’, approved July 26, 1949 (2

U.S.C. 81a), is repealed.

(28) House Resolution 465, Eighty-fourth Congress, agreed

to April 11, 1956, as enacted into permanent law by section

103 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1957 (2 U.S.C.

81b), is repealed.

(29) House Resolution 144, Eighty-fifth Congress, agreed

to February 7, 1957, as enacted into permanent law by section

103 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1958 (2 U.S.C.

81c), is repealed.

(30) Section 7 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act defining certain

duties of the Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Representatives,

and for other purposes’’, approved October 1, 1890 (2 U.S.C.

84), is repealed.

(31) House Resolution 6, Ninety-eighth Congress, agreed

to January 3, 1983, as enacted into permanent law by section

110 of the Congressional Operations Appropriation Act, 1984

(2 U.S.C. 84–1), is repealed.

(32) House Resolution 1495, Ninety-fourth Congress, agreed

to September 30, 1976, as enacted into permanent law by

section 115 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1978

(2 U.S.C. 84a–1), is repealed.

(33) The eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, thirteenth, and

fourteenth undesignated paragraphs relating to contingent

expenses, under the center heading ‘‘LEGISLATIVE.’’ and the

center subheading ‘‘HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.’’, in the first

section of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act making appropriations for

the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred

and two, and for other purposes’’, approved March 3, 1901

(2 U.S.C. 85, 86, 87, 88, 90, and 91), are repealed.

(34)(A) Section 243 of the Legislative Reorganization Act

of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 88a) is repealed.

(B) The table of contents of the Legislative Reorganization

Act of 1946 is amended, in the matter relating to part 3 of

title II (60 Stat. 813), by striking out the item relating to

section 243.

(C) Section 492(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act

of 1970 (40 U.S.C. 184a(i)) is amended by striking out ‘‘section

243’’ and all that follows through ‘‘or’’.
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(35)(A) The provisions of law specified in subparagraph

(B), codified as section 88b of title 2, United States Code,

are amended or repealed as provided in that subparagraph.

(B) The amendments and repeals referred to in subparagraph (A) are as follows:

(i) The proviso in the paragraph beginning under the

center heading ‘‘LEGISLATIVE’’ and the center subheading

‘‘EDUCATION OF SENATE AND HOUSE PAGES’’ in title I of

the Act entitled ‘‘An Act making appropriations to supply

urgent deficiencies in certain appropriations for the fiscal

year ending June 30, 1947, and for other purposes’’,

approved March 22, 1947, is amended—

(I) by striking out ‘‘congressional’’ and inserting

in lieu thereof ‘‘Senate’’; and

(II) by striking out ‘‘and the Clerk of the House

of Representatives’’.

(ii) House Resolution 279, Ninety-eighth Congress,

agreed to July 21, 1983, as enacted into permanent law

by section 103 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations

Act, 1985, is repealed.

(36) Section 491 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of

1970 (2 U.S.C. 88b–1) is amended—

(A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking out ‘‘a period of

not less than two months’’ and inserting in lieu thereof

‘‘the period specified in writing at the time of the appointment’’; and

(B) in subsection (b), by striking out ‘‘; or’’ at the

end of paragraph (2) and all that follows through

the end of the subsection and inserting in lieu thereof

a period.

(37) Section 2(a)(2) of House Resolution 611, Ninetyseventh 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)(2)), is amended by striking out ‘‘, Doorkeeper,

and’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘and the’’.

(38) House Resolution 64, Ninety-eighth Congress, agreed

to February 8, 1983, as enacted into permanent law by section

110 of the Congressional Operations Appropriation Act, 1984

(2 U.S.C. 88b–5), is amended—

(A) in the first sentence of section 2, by striking out

‘‘Clerk’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative

Officer of the House of Representatives’’;

(B) in the second sentence of section 2, by striking

out ‘‘Clerk’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, as determined

by the Clerk of the House of Representatives,’’;

(C) by striking out section 3; and

(D) by redesignating section 4 as section 3.

(39) Section 902 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act,

1983 (2 U.S.C. 88b–6) is repealed.

(40) House Resolution 234, Ninety-eighth Congress, agreed

to June 29, 1983, as enacted into permanent law by section

103 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1985 (2

U.S.C. 88c–1 et seq.) is amended—

(A) by striking out the first section; 2 USC 88c–1.
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(B) in section 2, by striking out ‘‘terms of the academic

year plus a’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘semesters of

the academic year, plus a non-academic’’;

(C) in section 3(a)(1)(B), by striking out ‘‘term or two

full terms’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘semester or

two full semesters’’;

(D) in section 3 (b)(1), by striking out ‘‘but no appointment to fill that vacancy shall be for a period of less

than two months’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘except

that no appointment may be made under this paragraph

for service to begin on or after October 1 with respect

to the first semester or on or after March 1 with respect

to the second semester’’;

(E) in section 3(b)(2), by striking out ‘‘terms’’ and

inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘semesters or terms, as the case

may be,’’; and

(F) in section 4(1), by striking out ‘‘terms’’ and inserting

in lieu thereof ‘‘semesters’’.

(41) The twelfth undesignated paragraph relating to contingent expenses, under the center heading ‘‘LEGISLATIVE.’’ and

the center subheading ‘‘HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.’’, in the

first section of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act making appropriations

for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the

Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen

hundred and two, and for other purposes’’, approved March

3, 1901 (2 U.S.C. 89), is amended by striking out ‘‘Doorkeeper,

and Postmaster’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘and Chief

Administrative Officer’’.

(42)(A) The first sentence of the first section of the Act

entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize the Clerk of the House of Representatives to withhold certain amounts due employees of

the House of Representatives’’, approved July 2, 1958 (2 U.S.C.

89a), is amended by striking out ‘‘, or to the trust fund’’ and

all that follows through the end of the sentence and inserting

in lieu thereof the following:

‘‘and fails to pay the indebtedness, the chairman of the committee

or the elected officer of the House of Representatives that has

jurisdiction over the activity under which the indebtedness arises

may certify to the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of

Representatives the amount of the indebtedness.’’.

(B) The second and fourth sentences of such first section

are each amended by striking out ‘‘Clerk’’ and inserting in

lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer’’.

(43) Section 2 of House Resolution 294, Eighty-eighth

Congress, agreed to August 14, 1964, as continued by House

Resolution 7, Eighty-ninth Congress, agreed to January 4, 1965,

as enacted into permanent law by section 103 of the Legislative

Branch Appropriation Act, 1966 (2 U.S.C. 92–1), is repealed.

(44) Section 2 and section 3 of House Resolution 804,

Ninety-sixth Congress, agreed to October 2, 1980, as enacted

into permanent law by the bill H.R. 4120, entitled the ‘‘Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1982’’, as reported in the House

of Representatives on July 9, 1981, and enacted into permanent

law by section 101(c) of Public Law 97–51 (2 U.S.C. 92b–

2; 2 U.S.C. 92b–3), are each amended by striking out ‘‘House

Administration’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘House Oversight

of the House of Representatives’’.

2 USC 88c–4.

2 USC 88c–3.

2 USC 88c–2.
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(45) The proviso in the fifth paragraph under the heading

‘‘UNDER LEGISLATIVE.’’ and the subheading ‘‘SENATE.’’ in

the first section of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act making appropriations to supply urgent deficiencies in the appropriations for

the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and

two, and for prior years, and for other purposes’’, approved

February 14, 1902 (2 U.S.C. 95a), is amended by striking out

‘‘contingent expenses of the House of Representatives or’’ and

inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘expenses of the House of Representatives or contingent expenses of’’.

(46) The fifth undesignated paragraph relating to contingent expenses, under the center heading ‘‘LEGISLATIVE.’’ and

the center subheading ‘‘HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.’’, in the

first section of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act making appropriations

for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the

Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen

hundred and fifteen, and for other purposes’’, approved July

16, 1914 (2 U.S.C. 96), is repealed.

(47) Section 311 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations

Act, 1994 (2 U.S.C. 96a) is repealed.

(48) The first paragraph after the paragraph with the side

heading ‘‘OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER:’’ under the heading ‘‘LEGISLATIVE.’’ and the subheading ‘‘HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.’’

in the first section of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of

the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth,

eighteen hundred and ninety-six, and for other purposes’’,

approved March 2, 1895 (2 U.S.C. 97) is repealed.

(49) The first undesignated paragraph under the center

heading ‘‘HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES’’ in the first section

of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act making appropriations for sundry

civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending

June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-six, and for other

purposes’’, approved March 3, 1885 (2 U.S.C. 98), is repealed.

(50) The first undesignated paragraph after the paragraph

with the side heading ‘‘OFFICE OF POSTMASTER:’’, under the

center heading ‘‘LEGISLATIVE.’’ and the center subheading

‘‘HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.’’, in the first section of the Act

entitled ‘‘An Act making appropriations for the legislative,

executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the

fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninetytwo, and for other purposes’’, approved March 3, 1891 (2 U.S.C.

99), is amended by striking out ‘‘; and hereafter’’ and all that

follows through the end of the paragraph and inserting in

lieu thereof a period.

(51) The second sentence of the fourth undesignated paragraph relating to contingent expenses, under the center heading

‘‘LEGISLATIVE.’’ and the center subheading ‘‘HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.’’, in the first section of the Act entitled ‘‘An

Act making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and

judicial expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending

June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and two, and for other purposes’’, approved March 3, 1901 (2 U.S.C. 100), is repealed.

(52) Sections 60 and 61 of the Revised Statutes of the

United States (2 U.S.C. 102) are repealed.

(53) The first sentence of the undesignated paragraph

under the center heading ‘‘GENERAL PROVISION’’ in chapter XI

2 USC 68–2, 95a.
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of the Third Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1957 (2 U.S.C.

102a) is amended by striking out ‘‘Clerk’’ and inserting in

lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer’’.

(54) Section 105(a)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1965 (2 U.S.C. 104a(1)) is amended by striking out

‘‘Clerk’’ each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof

‘‘Chief Administrative Officer’’.

(55) Section 65 of the Revised Statutes of the United States

(2 U.S.C. 106) is amended—

(A) by striking out ‘‘and Clerk of the House of Representatives’’; and

(B) by striking out ‘‘and House of Representatives,

respectively,’’.

(56) Section 68 of the Revised Statutes of the United States

(2 U.S.C. 108) is amended by striking out ‘‘either the Secretary

or the Clerk’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘the Secretary’’.

(57) Section 69 of the Revised Statutes of the United States

(2 U.S.C. 109) is amended by striking out ‘‘Clerk’’ and inserting

in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer’’.

(58) The proviso in the last sentence of the fifth paragraph

after the paragraph with the side heading ‘‘FOR CONTINGENT

EXPENSES, NAMELY:’’ under the heading ‘‘LEGISLATIVE.’’ and

the subheading ‘‘SENATE.’’ in the Act entitled ‘‘An Act making

appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial

expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June

thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-eight, and for other purposes’’, approved March 3, 1887 (2 U.S.C. 112) is amended

by striking out ‘‘or the Committee on Accounts of the House

of Representatives respectively’’.

(59)(A) The first section of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to

provide certain equipment for use in the offices of Members,

officers, and committees of the House of Representatives, and

for other purposes’’, approved December 5, 1969 (2 U.S.C. 112e),

is amended—

(i) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by striking

out ‘‘Clerk of the House shall furnish electrical and

mechanical’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives shall furnish’’; and

(ii) in subsection (b), by striking out ‘‘Clerk’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer’’.

(B) The first section of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide

certain equipment for use in the offices of Members, officers,

and committees of the House of Representatives, and for other

purposes’’, approved December 5, 1969 (2 U.S.C. 112e), as

amended by subparagraph (A) is further amended—

(i) by striking out ‘‘House Administration’’ each place

it appears and inserting in lieu there of ‘‘House Oversight’’;

(ii) in subsection (c), by striking out ‘‘contingent fund’’

and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘applicable accounts’’; and

(iii) in subsection (d), by striking out the second

sentence.

(60) Section 70 of the Revised Statutes of the United States

(2 U.S.C. 113) is amended by striking out ‘‘Clerk’’ and inserting

in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer’’.

(61) Section 71 of the Revised Statutes of the United States

(2 U.S.C. 114) is amended—
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(A) by striking out ‘‘and the Clerk of the House of

Representatives, respectively, are’’ and inserting in lieu

thereof ‘‘is’’; and

(B) by striking out ‘‘or from the journal of the House

of Representatives,’’.

(62) The third undesignated paragraph under the center

heading ‘‘MISCELLANEOUS’’ in the first section of the Act

entitled ‘‘An Act making appropriations for sundry civil

expenses of the government for the fiscal year ending June

thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-three, and for other

purposes’’, approved August 7, 1882 (2 U.S.C. 117), is

amended—

(A) by striking out ‘‘Clerk and Doorkeeper of the House

of Representatives and the’’; and

(B) by striking out ‘‘direction’’ and all that follows

through ‘‘cover’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘direction

of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the

Senate and cover’’.

(63)(A) Section 104(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1987 (as enacted by reference in identical form by

section 101(j) of Public Law 99–500 and Public Law 99–591)

(2 U.S.C. 117e) is amended—

(i) in the first sentence of paragraph (1), by striking

out ‘‘Clerk’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer’’; and

(ii) in the first sentence of paragraph (2), by striking

out ‘‘Clerk’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer’’.

(B) Section 104(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations

Act, 1987 (as enacted by reference in identical form by section

101(j) of Public Law 99–500 and Public Law 99–591) (2 U.S.C.

117e), as amended by subparagraph (A), is further amended—

(i) in paragraph (3), by striking out ‘‘House Administration’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘House Oversight’’; and

(ii) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking out ‘‘House

Administration’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘House Oversight’’.

(64) Section 306 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations

Act, 1989 (2 U.S.C. 117f), is amended—

(A) in subsection (a), by striking out ‘‘Clerk’’ and

inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer’’;

and

(B) in subsection (b)—

(i) by striking out ‘‘Clerk’’ and inserting in lieu

thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer’’;

(ii) by striking out ‘‘but not limited to Legislative

Service Organizations,’’; and

(iii) by striking out ‘‘: Provided, That’’ and all that

follows through ‘‘House’’ and inserting in lieu thereof

‘‘, except that no amount charged to the Members’

Representational Allowance’’.

(65) The second sentence of section 2 of the Act entitled

‘‘An Act making appropriations for the Legislative Branch of

the Government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1927, and

for other purposes’’, approved May 13, 1926 (2 U.S.C. 119),

is amended by striking out ‘‘Accounts’’ and inserting in lieu

thereof ‘‘House Oversight’’.
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(66)(A) The provisions of law specified in subparagraph

(B), codified as section 122a of title 2, United States Code,

are repealed.

(B) The provisions of law referred to in subparagraph (A)

are—

(i) the nineteenth paragraph under the center heading

‘‘HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES’’ and the center subheading ‘‘CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE HOUSE’’ in title

I of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1955; and

(ii) House Resolution 831, Eighty-eighth Congress,

agreed to August 14, 1964, as enacted into permanent

law by section 103 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation

Act, 1966.

(67) The first section and sections 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7 of

House Resolution 687, Ninety-fifth Congress, agreed to September 20, 1977, as enacted into permanent law by section 111

of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1979 (2 U.S.C.

122b, 122c, 122d, 122e, 122f, and 122g), are repealed.

(68) Section 105 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation

Act, 1957 (2 U.S.C. 123b) is amended—

(A) in subsections (c), (d), (f), and (h) by striking out

‘‘Clerk’’ each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof

‘‘Chief Administrative Officer’’; and

(B) in the first sentence of subsection (g), by striking

out ‘‘within the contingent fund of the House of Representatives’’.

(69) The second sentence of the second paragraph under

the heading ‘‘HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES’’ and the subheading ‘‘ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS’’ in the first section of

the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1963 (2 U.S.C. 124)

is amended—

(A) by striking out ‘‘contingent fund of the House’’

and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘applicable accounts of the

House of Representatives’’; and

(B) by striking out ‘‘House Administration’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘House Oversight’’.

(70)(A) The first sentence of the last undesignated paragraph under the center heading ‘‘HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES’’ and the center subheading ‘‘CONTINGENT EXPENSES

OF THE HOUSE’’ in the first section of the Legislative Branch

Appropriation Act, 1955 (2 U.S.C. 125) is amended by striking

out ‘‘Clerk of the House’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief

Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives’’.

(B) The first sentence of the last undesignated paragraph

under the center heading ‘‘HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES’’

and the center subheading ‘‘CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE

HOUSE’’ in the first section of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1955 (2 U.S.C. 125), as amended by subparagraph

(A), is further amended by striking out ‘‘contingent fund of

the House’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘applicable accounts

of the House of Representatives’’.

(71) Section 3 of Public Law 89–147 (2 U.S.C. 127a) is

amended—

(A) in the first sentence, by striking out ‘‘contingent

fund’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘applicable accounts’’;

and
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(B) in the last sentence, by striking out ‘‘House

Administration’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘House Oversight’’.

(72) Subsection (b) of the first section of House Resolution

1047, Ninety-fifth Congress, agreed to April 4, 1978, as enacted

into permanent law by section 111 of the Legislative Branch

Appropriation Act, 1979 (2 U.S.C. 130–1), is amended—

(A) in the first sentence, by striking out ‘‘contingent

fund of the House’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘applicable

accounts of the House of Representatives’’; and

(B) in the second sentence, by striking out ‘‘House

Administration’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘House Oversight’’.

(73) The first section of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to preserve

the benefits of the Civil Service Retirement Act, the Federal

Employees’ Group Life Insurance Act of 1954, and the Federal Employees Health Benefits Act of 1959 for congressional

employees receiving certain congressional staff fellowships’’,

approved March 30, 1966 (2 U.S.C. 130a), is amended—

(A) by striking out ‘‘That, with respect’’ and inserting

in lieu thereof ‘‘That (a) with respect’’;

(B) in paragraph (1) of subsection (a), as so redesignated by subparagraph (A), by striking out ‘‘Clerk’’ and

inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer’’;

(C) by striking out ‘‘the purposes of—’’ and all that

follows through ‘‘if the award’’ and inserting in lieu thereof

the following: ‘‘the purposes of the provisions of law specified in subsection (b), if the award’’;

(D) by striking out ‘‘Clerk of the House of Representatives, as appropriate’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief

Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives,

as appropriate’’;

(E) by striking out ‘‘Clerk of the House by records’’

and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer

of the House of Representatives by records’’; and

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

‘‘(b) The provisions of law referred to in subsection (a) are—

‘‘(1) subchapter III (relating to civil service retirement)

of chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code;

‘‘(2) chapter 87 (relating to Federal employees group life

insurance) of title 5, United States Code; and

‘‘(3) chapter 89 (relating to Federal employees group health

insurance) of title 5, United States Code.’’.

(74) Section 6(a)(1) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to amend

title 5, United States Code, to revise, clarify, and extend the

provisions relating to court leave for employees of the United

States and the District of Columbia’’, approved December 19,

1970 (2 U.S.C. 130b(a)(1)), is amended by striking out ‘‘Clerk’’

and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer’’.

(75) Section 6(f) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to amend

title 5, United States Code, to revise, clarify, and extend the

provisions relating to court leave for employees of the United

States and the District of Columbia’’, approved December 19,

1970 (2 U.S.C. 130b(f)), is amended by striking out ‘‘House

Administration’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘House Oversight’’.
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(76) Subsection (a) and subsection (b) of section 3 of the

Act entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize the waiver of claims of the

United States arising out of erroneous payments of pay and

allowances to certain officers and employees of the legislative

branch’’, approved July 25, 1974 (2 U.S.C. 130d(a) and (b)),

are each amended by striking out ‘‘Clerk’’ and inserting in

lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer’’.

SEC. 205. PROVISIONS RELATING TO LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.

The provisions of law relating to the Library of Congress,

as codified in chapter 5 of title 2, United States Code, are amended

as follows: section 223 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of

1946 (2 U.S.C. 132b) is amended by striking out ‘‘House Administration’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘House Oversight’’.

SEC. 206. PROVISIONS RELATING TO CONGRESSIONAL AND COMMITTEE PROCEDURE; INVESTIGATIONS.

The provisions of law relating to congressional and committee

procedure; investigations, as codified in chapter 6 of title 2, United

States Code, are amended as follows:

(1) Section 136(c) of the Legislative Reorganization Act

of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 190d(c)) is amended by striking out ‘‘House

Administration’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘House Oversight’’.

(2) The fourth sentence of section 2 of the Act entitled

‘‘An Act to provide for taking testimony, to be used before

Congress, in cases of private claims against the United States’’,

approved February 3, 1879 (2 U.S.C. 190m) is amended by

striking out ‘‘contingent fund of the branch of Congress appointing such committee.’’ and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

‘‘contingent fund of the Senate, in the case of a committee

of the Senate, or the applicable accounts of the House of

Representatives, in the case of a committee of the House of

Representatives.’’.

SEC. 207. PROVISIONS RELATING TO OFFICE OF LAW REVISION

COUNSEL.

The provisions of law relating to the Office of the Law Revision

Counsel, as codified in chapter 9A of title 2, United States Code,

are amended as follows: section 205(h) of House Resolution 988,

Ninety-third Congress, agreed to October 8, 1974, as enacted into

permanent law by chapter III of title I of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1975 (2 U.S.C. 285g), is amended by striking out

‘‘contingent fund of the House’’ and inserting in lieu thereof

‘‘applicable accounts of the House of Representatives’’.

SEC. 208. PROVISIONS RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE CLASSIFICATION

OFFICE.

The provisions of law relating to the Legislative Classification

Office, as codified in chapter 9B of title 2, United States Code,

are amended as follows: section 203 of House Resolution 988,

Ninety-third Congress, agreed to October 8, 1974, as enacted into

permanent law by chapter III of title I of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1975 (2 U.S.C. 286 et seq.), is repealed.
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SEC. 209. PROVISIONS RELATING TO CLASSIFICATION OF EMPLOYEES

OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The provisions of law relating to classification of employees

of the House of Representatives, as codified in chapter 10 of title

2, United States Code, are amended as follows:

(1) Section 4(a)(1) of the House Employees Position Classification Act (2 U.S.C. 293(a)(1)) is amended by striking out

‘‘House Administration’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘House

Oversight’’.

(2) Section 5(b)(1)(C) of the House Employees Position

Classification Act (2 U.S.C. 294(b)(1)(C)) is amended by striking

out ‘‘Doorkeeper’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer’’.

(3) The second sentence of section 11 of the House

Employees Position Classification Act (2 U.S.C. 300) is amended

by striking out ‘‘contingent fund’’ and inserting in lieu thereof

‘‘applicable accounts’’.

SEC. 210. PROVISIONS RELATING TO PAYROLL ADMINISTRATION IN

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The provisions of law relating to payroll administration in

the House of Representatives, as codified in chapter 10A of title

2, United States Code, are amended as follows:

(1) Section 471 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of

1970 (2 U.S.C. 331) is amended by striking out ‘‘Clerk’’ and

inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer’’.

(2)(A) Section 472 of the Legislative Reorganization Act

of 1970 (2 U.S.C. 332) is repealed.

(B) The table of contents of the Legislative Reorganization

Act of 1970 is amended, in the matter relating to part 7 of

title IV (84 Stat. 1142), by striking out the item relating to

section 472.

(3)(A) Section 474 of the Legislative Reorganization Act

of 1970 (2 U.S.C. 334) is repealed.

(B) The table of contents of the Legislative Reorganization

Act of 1970 is amended, in the matter relating to part 7 of

title IV (84 Stat. 1142), by striking out the item relating to

section 474.

(4) Section 475(1) of the Legislative Reorganization Act

of 1970 (2 U.S.C. 335(1)) is amended by striking out ‘‘Clerk’’

and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer’’.

(5) Section 476 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of

1970 (2 U.S.C. 336) is amended by striking out ‘‘Clerk’’ each

place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer’’.

SEC. 211. PROVISIONS RELATING TO CONTESTED ELECTIONS.

The provisions of law relating to contested elections, as codified

in chapter 12 of title 2, United States Code, are amended as

follows:

(1) Section 2 of the Federal Contested Elections Act (2

U.S.C. 381) is amended—

(A) by redesignating subdivisions (a) through (i) as

paragraphs (1) through (9), respectively;

(B) in the matter before paragraph (1), as so redesignated by subparagraph (A), by striking out ‘‘Act—’’ and

inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Act:’’;
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(C) by indenting paragraphs (1) through (9), as so

redesignated by subparagraph (A), two ems; and

(D) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated by subparagraph (A)—

(i) by striking out ‘‘(1) whose’’ and inserting in

lieu thereof ‘‘(A) whose’’; and

(ii) by striking out ‘‘or (2)’’ and inserting in lieu

thereof ‘‘or (B)’’.

(2) Section 2 of the Federal Contested Elections Act (2

U.S.C. 381), as amended by paragraph (1), is further amended—

(A) in paragraph (1), by striking out ‘‘or Resident

Commissioner’’ and all that follows through ‘‘but’’ and

inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress, but that term’’;

(B) in paragraph (2), as amended by paragraph (1)

of this section—

(i) by striking out ‘‘House of Representatives of

the United States’’ in subparagraph (A) and inserting

in lieu thereof ‘‘office of Representative in, or Delegate

or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress’’; and

(ii) by striking out ‘‘House of Representatives’’ in

subparagraph (B) and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘office

of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress’’;

(C) in paragraph (3), by striking out ‘‘of the United

States’’;

(D) in paragraph (4), by striking out ‘‘of the United

States’’;

(E) in paragraph (5), by striking out ‘‘term’’ and all

that follows through ‘‘offices’’ and inserting in lieu thereof

‘‘term ‘Member of the House of Representatives’ means

an incumbent Representative in, or Delegate or Resident

Commissioner to, the Congress, or an individual who has

been elected to such office’’;

(F) in paragraph (6), by striking out ‘‘of the United

States’’;

(G) in paragraph (7), by striking out ‘‘House Administration of the House of Representatives of the United

States’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘House Oversight of

the House of Representatives’’; and

(H) in paragraph (8), by striking out ‘‘includes territory

and’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘means a State of the

United States and any territory or’’.

(3) Section 3 of the Federal Contested Elections Act (2

U.S.C. 382) is amended—

(A) in subsection (a), by striking out ‘‘to the House

of Representatives’’; and

(B) in subsection (c)—

(i) by striking out ‘‘or’’ after the semicolon at the

end of paragraph (4); and

(ii) by inserting ‘‘or’’ after the semicolon at the

end of paragraph (5).

(4) Section 17 of the Federal Contested Elections Act (2

U.S.C. 396) is amended by striking out ‘‘contingent fund’’ and

inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘applicable accounts’’.
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SEC. 212. PROVISIONS RELATING TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS.

The provisions of law relating to the Joint Committee on

Government Operations, as codified in chapter 13 of title 2, United

States Code, are amended as follows:

(1)(A) Part 1 of title IV of the Legislative Reorganization

Act of 1970 (2 U.S.C. 411–417) is repealed.

(B) The table of contents of the Legislative Reorganization

Act of 1970 is amended, in the matter relating to title IV

(84 Stat. 1141), by striking out the matter relating to

part 1.

(2) Section 206 of House Resolution 988, Ninety-third Congress, agreed to October 8, 1974, as enacted into permanent

law by chapter III of title I of the Supplemental Appropriations

Act, 1975 (2 U.S.C. 412a), is repealed.

SEC. 213. PROVISIONS RELATING TO CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET

OFFICE.

The provisions of law relating to the Congressional Budget

Office, as codified in chapter 17 of title 2, United States Code,

are amended as follows: section 202(g) of the Congressional Budget

Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 602(g)) is amended by striking out ‘‘House

Administration’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘House Oversight’’.

SEC. 214. PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE STATES.

The provisions of law relating to the States, as codified under

chapter 4 of title 4, United States Code, are amended as follows:

section 307(b)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1988

(4 U.S.C. 105 note) by striking out ‘‘House Administration’’ and

inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘House Oversight’’.

SEC. 215. PROVISIONS RELATING TO GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION

AND EMPLOYEES.

The provisions of law relating to Government organization and

employees, enacted as title 5, United States Code, are amended

as follows:

(1) Section 2107(5) of title 5, United States Code, is

amended by striking out ‘‘Clerk’’ and inserting in lieu thereof

‘‘Chief Administrative Officer’’.

(2) Section 3304(c)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is

amended by striking out ‘‘Clerk’’ and inserting in lieu thereof

‘‘Chief Administrative Officer’’.

(3) Section 5306(a)(1)(A) of title 5, United States Code,

is amended by striking out ‘‘Clerk’’ and inserting in lieu thereof

‘‘Chief Administrative Officer’’.

(4) Section 5334(c) of title 5, United States Code, is

amended by striking out ‘‘Clerk’’ and inserting in lieu thereof

‘‘Chief Administrative Officer’’.

(5) Section 5515 of title 5, United States Code, is amended

by striking out ‘‘Clerk’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief

Administrative Officer’’.

(6) Section 5531(5) of title 5, United States Code, is

amended by striking out ‘‘Clerk’’ and inserting in lieu thereof

‘‘Chief Administrative Officer’’.

(7) Subsections (c)(1), (c)(2), and (d)(5)(A) of section 5533

of title 5, United States Code, are each amended by striking

out ‘‘Clerk’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative

Officer’’.
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(8) Section 5537(a) of title 5, United States Code, is

amended by striking out ‘‘Clerk’’ and inserting in lieu thereof

‘‘Chief Administrative Officer’’.

(9) Section 5751 of title 5, United States Code, is amended

by striking out ‘‘Clerk’’ both places it appears and inserting

in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer’’.

(10) Section 6322 of title 5, United States Code, is amended

by striking out ‘‘Clerk’’ both places it appears and inserting

in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer’’.

(11) Section 8332(b) of title 5, United States Code, is

amended in the fourth sentence in the matter following paragraph (16) by striking out ‘‘Clerk’’ and inserting in lieu thereof

‘‘Chief Administrative Officer’’.

(12)(A) The third sentence of section 8334(a)(1) of title

5, United States Code, is amended by striking out ‘‘Clerk of

the House of Representatives, the Clerk may pay from the

contingent fund of the House’’ and inserting in lieu thereof

‘‘Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives,

the Chief Administrative Officer may pay from the applicable

accounts of the House of Representatives’’.

(B) Paragraph (1)(A) and paragraph (3) of section 8334(j)

of title 5, United States Code, are each amended by striking

out ‘‘Clerk’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative

Officer’’.

(13) Section 8402(c)(5) of title 5, United States Code, is

amended—

(A) in the matter before subparagraph (A), by striking

out ‘‘Clerk’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer’’; and

(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking out ‘‘Clerk’’ and

inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer’’.

(14) Paragraph (1)(A) and paragraph (3) of section 8422(e)

of title 5, United States Code, are each amended by striking

out ‘‘Clerk’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative

Officer’’.

(15) Section 8423(a)(3)(C) of title 5, United States Code,

is amended by striking out ‘‘Clerk of the House of Representatives, from the contingent fund of the House’’ and inserting

in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer of the House of

Representatives, from the applicable accounts of the House

of Representatives’’.

(16) The second sentence of section 8432(e) of title 5, United

States Code, is amended by striking out ‘‘Clerk of the House

of Representatives, the Clerk may pay from the contingent

fund’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer

of the House of Representatives, the Chief Administrative

Officer may pay from the applicable accounts’’.

(17) The second sentence of section 8432a(c) of title 5,

United States Code, is amended by striking out ‘‘Clerk of the

House of Representatives, the Clerk may pay from the contingent fund’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative

Officer of the House of Representatives, the Chief Administrative Officer may pay from the applicable accounts’’.

(18) Subsection (b) of section 8708 of title 5, United States

Code, is amended by striking out ‘‘Clerk’’ the first place it

appears and all that follows through the end of the subsection

and inserting in lieu thereof the following: ‘‘Chief Administrative
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Officer of the House of Representatives, the Chief Administrative Officer may contribute the sum required by subsection

(a) of this section from the applicable accounts of the House

of Representatives.’’.

(19) Section 8906(f)(3) of title 5, United States Code, is

amended by striking out ‘‘Clerk of the House of Representatives,

from the contingent fund of the House’’ and inserting in lieu

thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, from the applicable accounts of the House of Representatives’’.

SEC. 216. PROVISIONS CODIFIED IN APPENDICES TO TITLE 5, UNITED

STATES CODE.

The provisions of law codified in appendices to title 5, United

States Code, are amended as follows:

(1) Section 103(h)(1)(A)(i)(I) of the Ethics in Government

Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 103(h)(1)(A)(i)(I)) is amended by

striking out ‘‘Clerk’’ the second place it appears and inserting

in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer’’.

(2) Section 109(13)(A) of the Ethics in Government Act

of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 103(13)(A)) is amended by striking

out ‘‘Clerk’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative

Officer’’.

SEC. 217. PROVISIONS RELATING TO COMMERCE AND TRADE.

The provisions of law relating to commerce and trade, as codified in title 15, United States Code, are amended as follows: the

Joint Resolution entitled ‘‘Joint resolution to print the monthly

publication entitled ‘Economic Indicators’ ’’, approved June 23, 1949

(15 U.S.C. 1025), is amended by striking out ‘‘Doorkeeper’’ and

inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer’’.

SEC. 218. PROVISIONS RELATING TO FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE.

The provisions of law relating to foreign relations and intercourse, as codified in title 22, United States Code, are amended

as follows:

(1) The last sentence of section 105(b) of the Legislative

Branch Appropriation Act, 1961 (22 U.S.C. 276c–1) is amended

by striking out ‘‘Committee on House Administration’’ and

inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Clerk’’.

(2) The first sentence of subsection (b)(2) and the first

sentence of subsection (b)(3)(A) of section 502 of the Mutual

Security Act of 1954 (22 U.S.C. 1754) are each amended by

striking out ‘‘Clerk’’ the second place it appears and inserting

in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer’’.

(3) Section 8(d)(2) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish

a Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe’’,

approved June 3, 1976 (22 U.S.C. 3008(d)(2)), is amended by

striking out ‘‘Clerk’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief

Administrative Officer’’.

SEC. 219. PROVISIONS RELATING TO MONEY AND FINANCE.

(a) USE OF VEHICLES AMENDMENT.—Section 802(d) of the Ethics

Reform Act of 1989 (31 U.S.C. 1344 note) is amended by striking

out ‘‘House Administration’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘House

Oversight’’.

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(b) TITLE 31, UNITED STATES CODE, AMENDMENTS.—The provisions of law relating to money and finance, enacted as title 31,

United States Code, are amended as follows:

(1) Section 1551(c)(2) of title 31, United States Code, is

amended by striking out ‘‘Clerk’’ and inserting in lieu thereof

‘‘Chief Administrative Officer’’.

(2) Section 6102a(c) of title 31, United States Code, is

amended by striking out ‘‘House Administration’’ and inserting

in lieu thereof ‘‘House Oversight’’.

(3) Section 6203(a)(3) of title 31, United States Code, is

amended by striking out ‘‘House Administration’’ and inserting

in lieu thereof ‘‘House Oversight’’.

SEC. 220. PROVISIONS RELATING TO POSTAL SERVICE.

The provisions of law relating to the Postal Service, enacted

as title 39, United States Code, are amended as follows:

(1) Paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (e), section 3216,

title 39, United States Code, are each amended by striking

out ‘‘Clerk of the House’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief

Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives’’.

(2) Section 3216(e)(2) of title 39, United States Code, is

amended by striking out ‘‘House Administration’’ each place

it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘House Oversight’’.

SEC. 221. PROVISIONS RELATING TO PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY,

AND WORKS.

The provisions of law relating to public buildings, property,

and works, as codified in title 40, United States Code, are amended

as follows:

(1) The first section of House Resolution 291, Eighty-eighth

Congress, agreed to June 18, 1963, as enacted into permanent

law by section 103 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation

Act, 1965 (40 U.S.C. 166b–4), is amended—

(A) in the first sentence, by striking out ‘‘contingent

fund’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘applicable accounts’’;

and

(B) by striking out ‘‘House Administration’’ each place

it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘House Oversight’’.

(2) Section 1816 of the Revised Statutes of the United

States (40 U.S.C. 170) is amended by striking out ‘‘Accounts

of the House of Representatives, for the House’’ and inserting

in lieu thereof ‘‘House Oversight of the House of Representatives, for the House of Representatives’’.

(3)(A) Subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 2 of House

Resolution 317, Ninety-second Congress, agreed to March 25,

1971, as enacted into permanent law by the paragraph under

the heading ‘‘HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES’’ and the subheadings ‘‘CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE HOUSE’’ and ‘‘MIS- CELLANEOUS ITEMS’’ in the first section of the Legislative Branch

Appropriation Act, 1972 (40 U.S.C. 174k (a), (b), and (c)), are

each amended by striking out ‘‘House Administration’’ each

place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘House Oversight’’.

(B) Section 208 of the First Supplemental Civil Functions

Appropriation Act, 1941 (40 U.S.C. 174k note) is repealed.

(4)(A) The proviso in the paragraph under the heading

‘‘ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL’’ and the subheading ‘‘HOUSE

OFFICE BUILDINGS’’ in the Legislative Branch Appropriations

Act, 1989 (40 U.S.C. 175 note), is amended by striking out
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‘‘House Administration’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘House

Oversight’’.

(B) The first section of House Resolution 208, Ninety-fourth

Congress, agreed to February 24, 1975, as enacted into permanent law by section 201 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation

Act, 1976 (40 U.S.C. 175 note), is amended—

(i) by striking out ‘‘House Administration’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘House Oversight of the House of Representatives’’; and

(ii) by striking out ‘‘contingent fund’’ and inserting

in lieu thereof ‘‘applicable accounts’’.

(5)(A) Section 312 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations

Act, 1992 (40 U.S.C. 184g) is amended by striking out ‘‘Clerk’’

each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief

Administrative Officer’’.

(B) Section 312(a)(1)(A) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1992 (40 U.S.C. 184g(a)(1)(A)) is amended by

striking out ‘‘or the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives’’.

(C) Section 312(d)(2) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1992 (40 U.S.C. 184g(d)(2)) is amended by striking

out ‘‘with’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘With’’.

(6) Section 312 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations

Act, 1992 (40 U.S.C. 184g) is amended—

(A) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking out ‘‘Minority

Leader’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘minority leader’’;

(B) in subsection (c), by striking out ‘‘House Administration’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘House Oversight’’;

and

(C) in subsection (d)(1), by striking out ‘‘in the contingent fund of the House of Representatives’’.

(7) Section 801(b)(3) of the Arizona-Idaho Conservation Act

of 1988 (40 U.S.C. 188a(b)(3)) is amended by striking out ‘‘House

Administration’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘House Oversight’’.

(8) The second sentence of section 1001(a) of the ArizonaIdaho Conservation Act of 1988 (40 U.S.C. 188c(a)) is amended

by striking out ‘‘House Administration’’ and inserting in lieu

thereof ‘‘House Oversight’’.

(9)(A) Section 2(a) of House Resolution 661, Ninety-fifth

Congress, agreed to July 29, 1977, as enacted into permanent

law by section 111 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation

Act, 1979 (40 U.S.C. 206 note), is amended by striking out

‘‘House Administration’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘House

Oversight’’.

(B) House Resolution 199, One Hundred Second Congress,

agreed to August 1, 1991, as enacted into permanent law by

section 102 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1993

(40 U.S.C. 206 note), is amended by striking out ‘‘House

Administration’’ each place it appears and inserting in lieu

thereof ‘‘House Oversight’’.

(C) House Resolution 420, One Hundred First Congress,

agreed to June 26, 1990, as enacted into permanent law by

section 105 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991

(40 U.S.C. 206 note), is amended—

(i) in section 2(1), by striking out ‘‘House Administration’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘House Oversight’’; and
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(ii) in section 3(2), by striking out ‘‘from the contingent

fund of the House of Representatives or’’.

(10) Section 3(a)(1) of House Resolution 449, Ninety-second

Congress, agreed to June 2, 1971, as enacted into permanent

law by chapter IV of the Supplemental Appropriations Act,

1972 (40 U.S.C. 206b(a)(1)), is amended by striking out ‘‘Clerk’’

and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer’’.

(11)(A) Section 3(d) of House Resolution 449, Ninety-second

Congress, agreed to June 2, 1971, as enacted into permanent

law by chapter IV of the Supplemental Appropriations Act,

1972 (40 U.S.C. 206b(d), is amended by striking out ‘‘House

Administration’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘House Oversight’’.

(B)(i) The provisions of law specified in clause (ii) (40

U.S.C. 206b(g); 40 U.S.C. 206b note) are amended as provided

in such clause.

(ii) House Resolution 449, Ninety-second Congress, agreed

to June 2, 1971, as enacted into permanent law by chapter

IV of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1972, is amended

by striking out section 5. House Resolution 1309, Ninety-third

Congress, agreed to October 10, 1974, as enacted into permanent law by chapter III of the Supplemental Appropriations

Act, 1975, is amended by striking out section 3.

(12) Section 9C of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to define the

area of the United States Capitol Grounds, to regulate the

use thereof, and for other purposes’’, approved July 31, 1946

(40 U.S.C. 207a) is amended by striking out ‘‘House Administration’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘House Oversight’’.

(13) Section 9B(a) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to define

the area of the United States Capitol Grounds, to regulate

the use thereof, and for other purposes’’, approved July 31,

1946 (40 U.S.C. 212a–3(a)) is amended by striking out ‘‘House

Administration’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘House Oversight’’.

(14) Subsection (b)(1) and subsection (c) of section 3 of

Public Law 98–392 (40 U.S.C. 214b (b)(1) and (c)) are each

amended by striking out ‘‘House Administration’’ and inserting

in lieu thereof ‘‘House Oversight’’.

(15) Section 151(a) of Public Law 99–500 (100 Stat. 1783–

352), enacted in identical form as section 151(a) of Public Law

99–591 (100 Stat. 3341–355), (40 U.S.C. 756b) is amended

by striking out ‘‘Clerk’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief

Administrative Officer’’.

(16) The second sentence of section 301 of the National

Visitor Center Facilities Act of 1968 (40 U.S.C. 831) is amended

by striking out ‘‘House Committee on House Administration’’

and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Committee on House Oversight

of the House of Representatives’’.

(17) Section 441 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of

1970 (40 U.S.C. 851) is amended—

(A) in subsection (c)(1), subsection (c)(4), and subsection

(h), by striking out ‘‘House Administration’’ and inserting

in lieu thereof ‘‘House Oversight’’; and

(B) by striking out subsection (j).

(18) Section 3(d) of Public Law 99–652 (40 U.S.C. 1003(b))

is amended by striking out ‘‘House Administration’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘House Oversight’’.
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SEC. 222. PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE.

The provisions of law relating to the public health and welfare,

as codified in title 42, United States Code, are amended as follows:

(1) Section 303d. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42

U.S.C. 2259(d)) is amended by striking out ‘‘House Administration’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘House Oversight’’.

(2) Section 6004(a)(4) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42

U.S.C. 6964) is amended by striking out ‘‘House Administration’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘House Oversight’’.

SEC. 223. PROVISIONS RELATING TO PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS.

The provisions of law relating to public printing and documents,

enacted as title 44, United States Code, are amended as follows:

(1) Section 101 of title 44, United States Code, is amended

by striking out ‘‘House Administration’’ and inserting in lieu

thereof ‘‘House Oversight’’.

(2) The third sentence of section 703 of title 44, United

States Code, is amended by striking out ‘‘House Administration’’

and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘House Oversight’’.

(3) Section 730 of title 44, United States Code, is amended

by striking out ‘‘, Sergeant at Arms, and Doorkeeper’’ and

inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘and Sergeant at Arms’’.

(4)(A) Section 735 of title 44, United States Code, is

amended—

(i) in the section heading, by striking out ‘‘Members

of Congress’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Senators’’;

(ii) by striking out ‘‘Member of Congress’’ and inserting

in lieu thereof ‘‘Senator’’; and

(iii) by striking out ‘‘and Clerk of the House of Representatives, respectively’’.

(B) The table of sections for chapter 7 of title 44, United

States Code, is amended by striking out the item relating

to section 735 and inserting in lieu thereof the following new

item:

‘‘735. Binding for Senators.’’.

(5) The second sentence of section 739 of title 44, United

States Code, is amended by striking out ‘‘Doorkeeper’’ and

inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Clerk’’.

(6) The first sentence of section 740 of title 44, United

States Code, is amended by striking out ‘‘Doorkeeper of the

House’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative

Officer of the House of Representatives’’.

(7)(A) The first undesignated paragraph of section 906 of

title 44, United States Code, is amended—

(i) in the fifth undesignated subdivision of the matter

relating to furnishing of the bound edition of the Congressional Record, by striking out ‘‘, Sergeant at Arms, and

Doorkeeper’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘and the Sergeant

at Arms’’;

(ii) in the seventh undesignated subdivision of the

matter relating to furnishing of the daily edition of the

Congressional Record, by striking out ‘‘, Sergeant at Arms,

and Doorkeeper’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘and the

Sergeant at Arms’’; and
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(iii) in the eighth undesignated subdivision of the

matter relating to furnishing of the daily edition of the

Congressional Record, by striking out ‘‘Doorkeeper’’ and

inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Clerk’’.

(B) The third undesignated paragraph of section 906 of

title 44, United States Code, is amended—

(i) in the fourth undesignated subdivision of the matter

relating to furnishing of the Congressional Record in

unstitched form, by striking out ‘‘, Sergeant at Arms, and

Doorkeeper’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘and the Sergeant

at Arms’’; and

(ii) in the twelfth undesignated subdivision of the

matter relating to furnishing of the Congressional Record

in unstitched form—

(I) by striking out ‘‘to the Secretaries’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘and to the Secretaries’’; and

(II) by striking out ‘‘, and to the Doorkeeper of

the House of Representatives’’.

(8) Section 908 of title 44, United States Code, is amended

by striking out ‘‘Sergeant at Arms of the House’’ and inserting

in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer of the House of

Representatives’’.

(9) Section 2203(e) of title 44, United States Code, is

amended by striking out ‘‘House Administration’’ and inserting

in lieu thereof ‘‘House Oversight’’.

(10) Section 3303a(c) of title 44, United States Code, is

amended by striking out ‘‘House Administration’’ and inserting

in lieu thereof ‘‘House Oversight’’.

SEC. 224. PROVISIONS RELATING TO TERRITORIES AND INSULAR

POSSESSIONS.

The provisions of law relating to territories and insular possessions, as codified in title 48, United States Code, are amended

as follows:

(1) The last undesignated paragraph after the center heading ‘‘MINTS AND ASSAY OFFICES.’’ and the center subheading ‘‘GOVERNMENT IN THE TERRITORIES’’ in the first section of the

Act entitled ‘‘An Act making appropriations for the legislative,

executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the

fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and seven,

and for other purposes’’, approved June 22, 1906 (48 U.S.C.

894), is amended by striking out ‘‘Sergeant-at-Arms’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer’’.

(2) Section 35 of the Organic Act of Guam (48 U.S.C.

1421k–1) is repealed.

(3) Section 15 of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin

Islands (48 U.S.C. 1596) is repealed.

(4) The last two provisos of section 5 of Public Law 92–

271 (48 U.S.C. 1715 note) are repealed.

SEC. 225. MISCELLANEOUS UNCODIFIED PROVISIONS RELATING TO

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The following miscellaneous uncodified provisions relating to

the House of Representatives are amended as follows:

(1) The next to the last undesignated paragraph under

the center heading ‘‘HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES’’

and the center subheadings ‘‘ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS’’ and

‘‘HOUSE BEAUTY SHOP’’ in the first section of the Legislative
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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2739:

HOUSE REPORTS: No. 104–482 (Comm. on House Oversight).

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 142 (1996):

Mar. 19, considered and passed House.

June 28, considered and passed Senate, amended.

Aug. 2, House concurred in Senate amendment.

Æ

Branch Appropriation Act, 1970 (83 Stat. 347) is amended

by striking out the last two sentences.

(2) The last undesignated paragraph under the center heading ‘‘HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES’’ and the center subheadings ‘‘ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS’’ and ‘‘HOUSE BEAUTY

SHOP’’ in the first section of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1970 (83 Stat. 347) is repealed.

Approved August 20, 1996.