II 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 475 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JANUARY 22, 2007 
Received 
AN ACT 
To revise the composition of the House of Representatives 
Page Board to equalize the number of members rep-
resenting the majority and minority parties and to in-
clude a member representing the parents of pages and 
a member representing former pages, and for other pur-
poses. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘House Page Board 
Revision Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. REVISION OF COMPOSITION OF HOUSE OF REP-
RESENTATIVES PAGE BOARD. 
(a) EXPANSION OF MEMBERSHIP.—Section 2(a) of 
House Resolution 611, Ninety-seventh Congress, agreed 
to November 30, 1982, as enacted into permanent law by 
section 127 of Public Law 97–377 (2 U.S.C. 88b–3(a)), 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘one Member’’ 
and inserting ‘‘two Members’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(1); 
(3) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (4); and 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(2) one individual who, at any time during the 
5-year period which ends on the date of the individ-
ual’s appointment, is or was a parent of a page par-
ticipating in the program; 
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‘‘(3) one individual who is a former page of the 
House who is not a Member of the House or an indi-
vidual described in paragraph (2); and’’. 
(b) SPECIAL RULES FOR MEMBERS REPRESENTING 
PARENTS AND FORMER PAGES.—Section 2 of such House 
Resolution (2 U.S.C. 88b–3) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub-
section (c); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(b) In the case of the members of the Page Board 
who are described in paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection 
(a), the following shall apply: 
‘‘(1) Each such member shall be appointed 
jointly by the Speaker and minority leader of the 
House of Representatives. 
‘‘(2) Each such member shall serve for a term 
of one year and may be reappointed for additional 
terms if the member continues to meet the require-
ments for appointment. 
‘‘(3) A vacancy in the position held by any such 
member shall be filled in the same manner as the 
original appointment. An individual appointed to fill 
a vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the origi-
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nal term and may be reappointed in accordance with 
paragraph (2). 
‘‘(4) Each such member may be paid travel or 
transportation expenses, including per diem in lieu 
of subsistence, for attending meetings of the Page 
Board while away from the member’s home or place 
of business. There are authorized to be appropriated 
from the applicable accounts of the House of Rep-
resentatives such sums as may be necessary for pay-
ments under this paragraph.’’. 
SEC. 3. REQUIRING REGULAR MEETINGS. 
Section 1 of House Resolution 611, Ninety-seventh 
Congress, agreed to November 30, 1982, as enacted into 
permanent law by section 127 of Public Law 97–377 (2 
U.S.C. 88b–2), is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Until otherwise’’ and inserting 
‘‘(a) Until otherwise’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) The Page Board shall meet regularly, in accord-
ance with a schedule established jointly by the Speaker 
and minority leader of the House of Representatives.’’. 
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with 
respect to the portion of the One Hundred Tenth Congress 
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which begins after the date of the enactment of this Act 
and each succeeding Congress. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 19, 
2007. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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