Union Calendar No. 232
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2739
[Report No. 104–482]
A BILL
To provide for a representational allowance for
Members of the House of Representatives, to
make technical and conforming changes to sun-
dry provisions of law in consequence of adminis-
trative reforms in the House of Representatives,
and for other purposes.
MARCH 14, 1996
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commit-
tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and
ordered to be printed
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Union Calendar No. 232
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2739
[Report No. 104–482]
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.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
DECEMBER 7, 1995
Mr. THOMAS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on House Oversight
MARCH 14, 1996
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on December 7, 1995]
A BILL
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 con-
sequence of administrative reforms in the House of Rep-
resentatives, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives 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 Tech-
nical 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 ADMINISTRA-
TIVE 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. Cafeteria plan provision.
Sec. 108. Annotated United States Code for Members of House of Representatives
to be paid for from Members’ Representational Allowance.
Sec. 109. Capitol Police citation release.
TITLE II—TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS AND RE-
PEALS 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 Representa-
tives.
Sec. 205. Provisions relating to Library of Congress.
Sec. 206. Provisions relating to congressional and committee procedure; investiga-
tions.
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 Represent-
atives.
Sec. 210. Provisions relating to payroll administration in House of Representa-
tives.
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.
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 Representa-
tives.
TITLE I—PROVISIONS RELATING
TO 
ALLOWANCES 
AND 
AC-
COUNTS 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 represen-
tational duties of a Member of the House of Representatives
with respect to the district from which the Member is elect-
ed.
(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 Rep-
resentative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to,
the Congress.
(d) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Over-
sight 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 REPRESENTA-
TIVES 
ALLOWANCES 
BY 
COMMITTEE 
ON
HOUSE OVERSIGHT.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the provision of law
specified in subsection (b), the Committee on House Over-
sight of the House of Representatives may, by order of the
Committee, fix and adjust the amounts, terms, and condi-
tions of, and other matters relating to, allowances of the
House of Representatives within the following categories:
‘‘(1) For Members of the House of Representa-
tives, the Members’ Representational Allowance, in-
cluding 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 Chief Administrative Officer, allow-
ances for official mail (including all aspects of the Of-
ficial 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 re-
ferred to in subsection (a) is House Resolution 1372, Nine-
ty-fourth Congress, agreed to July 1, 1976, as enacted into
permanent law by section 101 of the Legislative Branch Ap-
propriation Act, 1977 (2 U.S.C. 57a).
‘‘(c) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term
‘Member of the House of Representatives’ means a Rep-
resentative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to,
the Congress.’’.
SEC. 103. LIMITATION ON ALLOWANCE AUTHORITY OF COM-
MITTEE 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 allow-
ances 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 improve-
ment 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 rea-
sons 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 Rep-
resentatives.
‘‘(c) PROVISION SPECIFIED.—The provision of law re-
ferred 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 Ap-
propriations Act, 1972 (2 U.S.C. 57).’’.
SEC. 104. CLERK HIRE EMPLOYEES OF MEMBERS OF HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Under the Members’ Representa-
tional Allowance, each Member of the House of Representa-
tives 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.
(b) BENEFIT EXCLUSION.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, 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 Employ-
ees’ 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 Represent-
atives’’ 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 individ-
ual who serves in the office of the Member in the Dis-
trict 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 em-
ployee who is paid by more than one employing au-
thority of the House of Representatives.
(d) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Over-
sight shall have authority to prescribe regulations to carry
out this section.
(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The following provi-
sions of law are repealed:
(1) The first section of the Joint Resolution enti-
tled ‘‘Joint resolution providing for pay to clerks to
Members of Congress and Delegates’’, approved Janu-
ary 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 en-
acted 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 en-
acted into permanent law by section 103 of the Legis-
lative 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 de-
termined 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 deemed, held, and taken, and are
declared to be conclusive upon all the departments and offi-
cers 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 ex-
penses 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 adminis-
trative and support offices of the House of Represent-
atives; and
(2) the term ‘‘Member of the House of Represent-
atives’’ means a Representative in, or a Delegate or
Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The paragraph be-
ginning ‘‘Hereafter’’ under the heading ‘‘UNDER LEGIS-
LATIVE.’’ and the subheading ‘‘HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-
TIVES.’’ in the first section of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act mak-
ing appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Govern-
ment for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hun-
dred 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 Adminis-
tration of the House of Representatives, and pay-
ments’’; and
(B) in the proviso, by striking out ‘‘funds’’
and all that follows through the end of the sen-
tence and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘fund as addi-
tional salary or compensation to any officer or
employee of the Senate.’’.
SEC. 106. REPORT OF DISBURSEMENTS FOR HOUSE OF REP-
RESENTATIVES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the
last day of each semiannual period, the Chief Administra-
tive 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 oper-
ations of the House of Representatives.
(b) CONTENTS.—The report required by subsection (a)
shall include—
(1) the name of each person who receives a pay-
ment 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 serv-
ice;
(4) a statement of all amounts appropriated to,
or received, or expended by the House of Representa-
tives, 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
(6) such additional information as may be re-
quired by regulation of the Committee on House Over-
sight 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 ex-
cluded from a report under the preceding sentence shall be
included in the report for the next period.
(d) HOUSE DOCUMENT.—Each report under this sec-
tion 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 Ap-
propriation Act, 1965 (2 U.S.C. 104a);
that require submission and printing of statements and re-
ports 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. CAFETERIA PLAN PROVISION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be estab-
lished in the House of Representatives a cafeteria plan (as
defined in section 125(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986) for the benefit of individuals whose pay is disbursed
by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Rep-
resentatives.
(b) ACCOUNT.—There is established in the Treasury an
account which shall be available for the payment of benefits
and other expenses of the operation of the plan referred to
in subsection (a). The account shall consist of—
(1) amounts withheld from the pay of partici-
pants in the plan; and
(2) such other amounts as may be received with
respect to the plan.
(c) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Over-
sight of the House of Representatives shall have authority
to prescribe regulations relating to the plan referred to in
subsection (a), including regulations defining the nature
and extent of benefits under the plan.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect
on January 1, 1996.
SEC. 108. ANNOTATED UNITED STATES CODE FOR MEM-
BERS OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO BE
PAID FOR FROM MEMBERS’ REPRESENTA-
TIONAL ALLOWANCE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Clerk of the House of Rep-
resentatives 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 Rep-
resentative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to,
the Congress.
(c) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Over-
sight 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 en-
acted into permanent law by chapter VIII of the Second
Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 54), is
repealed.
SEC. 109. CAPITOL POLICE CITATION RELEASE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Chief of the Capitol Police,
with the approval of the Capitol Police Board, may des-
ignate 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 Superior
Court of the District of Columbia. Pursuant to that author-
ity—
(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 Po-
lice in the same manner as by an official of the Met-
ropolitan 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 man-
ner as provided for with respect to an official of the Metro-
politan Police Department of the District of Columbia
under the third sentence of section 23–1110(a) of the Dis-
trict of Columbia Code.
TITLE II—TECHNICAL AND CON-
FORMING AMENDMENTS AND
REPEALS RELATING TO AD-
MINISTRATIVE REFORMS IN
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-
TIVES
SEC. 201. PROVISIONS RELATING TO ELECTION OF REP-
RESENTATIVES.
The provisions of law relating to election of Represent-
atives, 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 en-
titled ‘‘An Act to provide for the fifteenth and subse-
quent decennial censuses and to provide for appor-
tionment of Representatives in Congress’’, approved
June 28, 1929 (2 U.S.C. 2a(b)), is amended by strik-
ing 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 Con-
gress, 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 re-
pealed.
(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 there-
of ‘‘and to the Sergeant at Arms of the House of
Representatives, each two sets;’’.
(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 ‘‘con-
tingent 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 en-
acted into permanent law by chapter VIII of the Sup-
plemental 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’ Rep-
resentational Allowance’’.
(3) The first sentence of section 5 of House Reso-
lution 1238, Ninety-first Congress, agreed to Decem-
ber 22, 1970 (as enacted into permanent law by chap-
ter VIII of the Supplemental Appropriations Act,
1971, and supplemented by the Act entitled ‘‘An Act
relating to former Speakers of the House of Represent-
atives’’ (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 Appro-
priation 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 sub-
heading ‘‘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 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 para-
graph under the center heading ‘‘LEGISLATIVE ES-
TABLISHMENT’’ and the center subheading ‘‘HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES’’ in the Deficiency Appropria-
tion Act, fiscal year 1934 (2 U.S.C. 40a) is amend-
ed—
(A) by striking out ‘‘Sergeant at Arms of
the House’’ the first place it appears and insert-
ing 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 Adminis-
trative 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 en-
acted into permanent law by section 115 of the Legis-
lative Branch Appropriation Act, 1978 (2 U.S.C. 41
note), is repealed.
(10) The first section of House Resolution 420,
Ninety-second Congress, agreed to May 18, 1971, as
enacted into permanent law by chapter IV of the Sup-
plemental 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 sub-
paragraph (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 subpara-
graph (A) are—
(i) the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide air-
mail 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 Legis-
lative Branch Appropriation Act, 1965; and
(iii) House Resolution 1003, Ninetieth Con-
gress, 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 re-
pealed.
(14) Section 2 of Public Law 89–147 (2 U.S.C.
43b–1) is repealed.
(15) Section 2 of House Resolution 10, Ninety-
fourth Congress, agreed to January 14, 1975, as en-
acted into permanent law by section 201 of the Legis-
lative Branch Appropriation Act, 1976 (2 U.S.C.
43b–3), is amended by striking out ‘‘House Adminis-
tration’’ each place it appears and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘House Oversight’’.
(16)(A) The provisions of law specified in sub-
paragraph (B), codified as section 46b of title 2,
United States Code, are amended, repealed, or af-
fected 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 REPRESENT-
ATIVES’’ and the subheading ‘‘CONTINGENT EX-
PENSES OF THE HOUSE’’ in the Legislative Ap-
propriation 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 REPRESENTA-
TIVES’’ and the subheading ‘‘STATIONERY (RE-
VOLVING FUND)’’ in the first section of the Legis-
lative Branch Appropriation Act, 1961, that has
been interpreted as increasing the stationery al-
lowance from $1,200 to $1,800 shall have no fur-
ther 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 Legis-
lative Branch Appropriation Act, 1965, is re-
pealed.
(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 perma-
nent law by chapter VIII of the Second Supple-
mental 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 Representa-
tives’’, approved June 23, 1949 (2 U.S.C. 46f) is re-
pealed.
(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 re-
lating to telephone and telegraph service and
clerk hire for Members of the House of Represent-
atives’’, 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 Legis-
lative 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 Legis-
lative 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 Supple-
mental Appropriation Act, 1967.
(C) Section 6 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act relat-
ing to telephone and telegraph service and clerk hire
for Members of the House of Representatives’’, ap-
proved June 23, 1949 (2 U.S.C. 46i) is repealed.
(B) The first undesignated paragraph of the first
section of House Resolution 1297, Ninety-fifth Con-
gress, agreed to August 16, 1978, as enacted into per-
manent 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 ac-
counts’’.
(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 Represent-
atives’ 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 there-
of ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Rep-
resentatives’’.
(B) Section 311 of the Legislative Branch Ap-
propriations Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C. 59e) is amended—
(i) in the matter before paragraph (1) in
subsection (a), by striking out ‘‘House Adminis-
tration’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘House
Oversight’’;
(ii) in subsection (a)(3), by striking out
‘‘House Administration’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘House Oversight’’;
(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 ‘‘Mem-
bers’ Representational Allowance’’; and
(vii) in subsection (e)(4), by striking out
‘‘Official Expenses Allowance’’ and inserting in
lieu thereof ‘‘Members’ Representational Allow-
ance’’.
SEC. 204. PROVISIONS RELATING TO OFFICERS AND EM-
PLOYEES OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The provisions of law relating to officers and employ-
ees 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 there-
of ‘‘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 Administra-
tive 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 there-
of ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Rep-
resentatives’’.
(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’’.
(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 fol-
lows through ‘‘shall withhold’’ and inserting in
lieu thereof ‘‘provide that the Chief Administra-
tive 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,
Ninety-fifth Congress, agreed to August 5, 1977, as
enacted into permanent law by section 111 of the Leg-
islative 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 Ad-
ministrative 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 Ad-
ministrative Officer of the House of Representa-
tives’’; 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 Sep-
tember 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 Adminis-
trative Officer’’.
(7) 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), is amended—
(A) in the third sentence of subsection (a),
by striking out ‘‘contingent fund of the House’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘applicable ac-
counts 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 Ap-
propriation 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 Ad-
ministrative Officer’’; and
(B) by striking out ‘‘SEC. 310. (a)’’ and in-
serting in lieu thereof ‘‘SEC. 310.’’.
(9) Section 105 of the Legislative Branch Appro-
priation Act, 1968 is amended by striking out sub-
section (j) (2 U.S.C. 61–1(g)).
(10)(A) Subsections (f), (i)(1), and (i)(3) of sec-
tion 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 Over-
sight’’.
(B) Subsection (i)(1) of section 202 of the Legis-
lative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C.
72a(i)(1)), as amended by subparagraph (A), is fur-
ther amended—
(i) by striking out ‘‘contingent funds of the
respective 
Houses 
pursuant 
to 
resolutions,
(18) Section 244 of the Legislative Reorganiza-
tion 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 juris-
dictions’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘the juris-
diction of the Secretary’’.
(19) Section 7 of the Legislative Branch Appro-
priation 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 Rep-
resentatives, the accounts of the Chief Ad-
ministrative 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
(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 Representa-
tives.’’.
(20) Section 208(a) of the Legislative Reorga-
nization 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 Ad-
ministrative 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,
Ninety-fifth Congress, agreed to January 4, 1977, as
enacted into permanent law by section 115 of the Leg-
islative 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 there-
of 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 en-
acted into permanent law by chapter VI of the
Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1967, is re-
pealed.
(II) Subsection (a) of the first section of
House Resolution 890, Ninety-second Congress,
agreed to October 4, 1972, as enacted into per-
manent law by the paragraph under the heading
‘‘LEGISLATIVE BRANCH’’ and the subhead-
ings ‘‘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 Con-
gress, agreed to March 27, 1962, as enacted into per-
manent 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 Rep-
resentatives, and for other purposes’’, approved Octo-
ber 1, 1890, is amended—
(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 ‘‘Sergeant-at-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 resolu-
tion 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 Representa-
tives’’, approved July 26, 1949 (2 U.S.C. 81a), is re-
pealed.
(28) House Resolution 465, Eighty-fourth Con-
gress, agreed to April 11, 1956, as enacted into per-
manent law by section 103 of the Legislative Branch
Appropriation Act, 1957 (2 U.S.C. 81b), is repealed.
(29) House Resolution 144, Eighty-fifth Con-
gress, 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 defin-
ing 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 perma-
nent law by section 110 of the Congressional Oper-
ations Appropriation Act, 1984 (2 U.S.C. 84–1), is
repealed.
(32) House Resolution 1495, Ninety-fourth Con-
gress, 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, thir-
teenth, and fourteenth undesignated paragraph relat-
ing 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’’,