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2 U.S.C. § 58a–3 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 58a–3. Report on telecommunications to Committee on Rules and Administration
The Sergeant at Arms shall report to the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, at such time or times, and in such form and manner, as the Committee may direct, on expenditures made, and revenues received, pursuant to sections 58a–1 to 58a–3 of this title. It shall be the function of the Sergeant at Arms to advise the Committee, as soon as possible, of any dispute regarding payments to and from such Appropriation Account as related to the line item for Telecommunications, including any amounts due and unpaid by any user, if any such dispute has remained unresolved for a period of at least 60 days.
(Pub. L. 100–123, § 3, Oct. 5, 1987, 101 Stat. 795.)
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective Oct. 1, 1987, see section 4 of Pub. L. 100–123, set out as a note under section 58a–1 of this title.
2 U.S.C. § 58a–4 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 58a–4. Metered charges on copiers; “Sergeant at Arms” and “user” defined; certification of services and equipment as official; deposit of payments; availability for expenditure
(a) As used in this section, the term—
(1) “Sergeant at Arms” means the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the United States Senate; and
(2) “user” means any Senator, Officer of the Senate, Committee, office, or entity provided copiers by the Sergeant at Arms.
(b)
(1) Subject to such regulations as may on and after November 5, 1990, be issued by the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, the Sergeant at Arms shall have the authority, with respect to metered charges on copying equipment provided by the Sergeant at Arms, solely for the purposes of this section, to make such certification as may be necessary to establish such services and equipment as official, issue invoices in conjunction therewith, and receive payment for such services and equipment by certification, voucher, or otherwise.
(2) All moneys, derived from the payment of metered charges on copying equipment provided from funds from the Appropriation Account within the contingent fund of the Senate for “Contingent Expenses, Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate” under the line item for the Service Department, shall be deposited in and made a part of such Appropriation Account and under such line item, and shall be available for expenditure or obligation, or both, in like manner and subject to the same limitations as any other moneys in such account and under such line item.
(Pub. L. 101–520, title I, § 4(a), (b), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 2257.)
heading: References in Text
text: This section, referred to in text, means section 4 of Pub. L. 101–520, which enacted this section, amended section 58 of this title, and enacted provisions set out as a note under section 58 of this title.
heading: Codification
text: Section is from the Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 1991, which is title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991.
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective Oct. 1, 1990, see section 4(d) of Pub. L. 101–520, set out as an Effective Date of 1990 Amendment note under section 58 of this title.
2 U.S.C. § 58b (THE CONGRESS)
§ 58b. Repealed. Pub. L. 100–137, § 2, Oct. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 819
text: Section, Pub. L. 97–12, title I, § 110, June 5, 1981, 95 Stat. 62; Pub. L. 97–51, § 125, Oct. 1, 1981, 95 Stat. 965; Pub. L. 98–367, title I, § 11(a), July 17, 1984, 98 Stat. 476; Pub. L. 99–349, title I, § 2(a), (b), July 2, 1986, 100 Stat. 741, 742, provided for transfer to a Senator’s Official Office Expense Account of that Senator’s clerk hire allowance funds remaining at end of fiscal year. See section 58c of this title.
heading: Effective Date of Repeal
text: Pub. L. 100–137, § 2, Oct. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 819, provided that the repeal is effective Jan. 1, 1988.
2 U.S.C. § 58c–1 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 58c–1. Repealed. Pub. L. 105–55, title I, § 3(c)(1), Oct. 7, 1997, 111 Stat. 1180
text: Section, Pub. L. 101–520, title I, § 12, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 2260; Pub. L. 102–392, title III, § 313, Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 1723; Pub. L. 103–69, title I, § 3, Aug. 11, 1993, 107 Stat. 695, related to transfer of funds by Members of Senate from Senate Official Mail Costs Account to Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense Account.
heading: Effective Date of Repeal
text: Pub. L. 105–55, title I, § 3(c)(2), Oct. 7, 1997, 111 Stat. 1180, provided that: “The amendment made by paragraph (1) [repealing this section] shall be effective on and after October 1, 1997.”
2 U.S.C. § 59–1 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 59–1. Additional home State office space for Senators; declaration of disaster or emergency
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, with the approval of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate is authorized to provide additional facilities, services, equipment, and office space for use by a Senator in that Senator’s State in connection with a disaster or emergency declared by the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act [42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.]. Expenses incurred by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate under this section shall be paid from the appropriation account, within the contingent fund of the Senate, for expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, upon vouchers signed by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate with the approval of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate.
(b) This section is effective on and after June 12, 1997.
(Pub. L. 105–18, title II, § 7002, June 12, 1997, 111 Stat. 192.)
heading: References in Text
text: The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 93–288, May 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 143, as amended, which is classified principally to chapter 68 (§ 5121 et seq.) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 5121 of Title 42 and Tables.
2 U.S.C. § 59a (THE CONGRESS)
§ 59a. Repealed. Pub. L. 101–163, title I, § 103(b), Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 1050
text: Section, Pub. L. 93–462, § 1, Oct. 20, 1974, 88 Stat. 1388, related to purchase of office equipment or furnishings by House Members.
heading: Effective Date of Repeal
text: Repeal effective Oct. 1, 1989, see section 103(c) of Pub. L. 101–163, set out as an Effective Date of 1989 Amendment note under section 117e of this title.
2 U.S.C. § 59b (THE CONGRESS)
§ 59b. Purchase of office equipment or furnishings by Senators
(a) Authorization; conditions
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a United States Senator may purchase, upon leaving office or otherwise ceasing to be a Senator (except by expulsion), any item or items of office equipment or office furnishings provided by the General Services Administration and then currently located and in use in an office of such Senator in the State then represented by such Senator.
(b) Request by Senator and arrangement for purchase by Sergeant at Arms of Senate; regulations governing purchase; price
At the request of any United States Senator, the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate shall arrange for and make the purchase of equipment and furnishings under subsection (a) of this section on behalf of such Senator. Each such purchase shall be—
(1) in accordance with regulations which shall be prescribed by the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, after consultation with the General Services Administration; and
(2) at a price equal to the acquisition cost to the Federal Government of the equipment or furnishings so purchased, less allowance for depreciation determined under such regulations, but in no instance less than the fair market value of such items.
(c) Remittance of amounts received to General Services Administration; disposition
Amounts received by the Federal Government from the sale of items of office equipment or office furnishings under this section shall be remitted to the General Services Administration and credited to the appropriate account or accounts.
(Pub. L. 93–462, § 2, Oct. 20, 1974, 88 Stat. 1388.)
2 U.S.C. § 59c (THE CONGRESS)
§ 59c. Transferred
heading: Codification
text: Section, Pub. L. 95–94, title I, § 103, Aug. 5, 1977, 91 Stat. 660; Pub. L. 97–51, § 118, Oct. 1, 1981, 95 Stat. 964, which related to disposal of used or surplus furniture and equipment by Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate, and procedure with respect to deposit of receipts from sale of such furniture and equipment, was transferred to section 117b of this title.
2 U.S.C. § 59d (THE CONGRESS)
§ 59d. Transportation of official records and papers to House Member’s district
(a) Payment of reasonable expenses from applicable accounts of House; rules and regulations
Effective August 16, 1978, notwithstanding any provision of law and until otherwise provided by law, the applicable accounts of the House shall be available to pay the reasonable expenses of sending or transporting the official records and papers of any Member of the House of Representatives from the District of Columbia to any location designated by such Member in the district represented by the Member.
The Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to provide for the most economical means of sending or transporting such documents to insure the orderly and timely delivery to the specified location. The Committee on House Oversight shall have the authority to issue rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.
(b) “Member of the House of Representatives” and “official records and papers” defined
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; and
(2) the term “official records and papers” means books, records, papers, and official files which could be sent as franked mail.
(Pub. L. 98–51, title I, § 111(1), July 14, 1983, 97 Stat. 269; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 203(21), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1728.)
heading: Codification
text: In subsec. (a), “August 16, 1978” substituted for “upon the date of adoption of this resolution” meaning the date of adoption of House Resolution No. 1297, which was agreed to Aug. 16, 1978.
Section is based on House Resolution No. 1297, Ninety-fifth Congress, Aug. 16, 1978, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 98–51.
Sections 1 and 2 of House Resolution No. 1297 were redesignated subsecs. (a) and (b) of this section, respectively, for purposes of codification.
heading: Amendments
text: 1996—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–186, § 203(21)(A)–(C), substituted “applicable accounts” for “contingent fund” in first par. and “Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives” for “Clerk of the House of Representatives” and “House Oversight” for “House Administration” in second par.
Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 104–186, § 203(21)(D), amended par. (1) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (1) read as follows: “the term ‘Member’ means a Representative, a Resident Commissioner in the House, and a Delegate to the House; and”.
heading: Change of Name
text: Committee on House Oversight of House of Representatives changed to Committee on House Administration of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Jan. 6, 1999.
2 U.S.C. § 59d–1 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 59d–1. Transportation of official records and papers to a Senator’s State
(a) Payment of reasonable transportation expenses
Upon request of a Senator, amounts in the appropriation account “Miscellaneous Items” within the contingent fund of the Senate shall be available to pay the reasonable expenses of sending or transporting the official records and papers of the Senator from the District of Columbia to any location designated by such Senator in the State represented by the Senator.
(b) Sending and transportation
The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate shall provide for the most economical means of sending or transporting the official records and papers under this section while ensuring the orderly and timely delivery of the records and papers to the location specified by the Senator.
(c) Oversight
The Committee on Rules and Administration shall have the authority to issue rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.
(d) Official records defined
In this section, the term “official records and papers” means books, records, papers, and official files which could be sent as franked mail.
(e) Effective date
This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2005 and each succeeding fiscal year.
(Pub. L. 108–447, div. G, title I, § 7, Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3170.)
heading: Codification
text: Section is from the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005, which is div. G of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005.
2 U.S.C. § 59f (THE CONGRESS)
§ 59f. Mass mailings by Senate offices; quarterly statements; publication of summary tabulations
Two weeks after the close of each calendar quarter, or as soon as practicable thereafter, the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate shall send to each Senate office a statement of the cost of postage and paper and of the other operating expenses incurred as a result of mass mailings processed for such Senate office during such quarter. The statement shall separately identify the cost of postage and paper and other costs, and shall distinguish the costs attributable to newsletters and all other mass mailings. The statement shall also include the total cost per capita in the State. A compilation of all such statements shall be sent to the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration. A summary tabulation of such information shall be published quarterly in the Congressional Record and included in the semiannual report of the Secretary of the Senate. Such summary tabulation shall set forth for each Senate office the following information: the Senate office’s name, the total number of pieces of mass mail mailed during the quarter, the total cost of such mail, and, in the case of Senators, the cost of such mail divided by the total population of the State from which the Senator was elected, and the total number of pieces of mass mail divided by the total population of the State from which the Senator was elected, and in the case of each Senator, the allocation made to such Senator from the appropriation for official mail expenses.
(Pub. L. 101–520, title III, § 318, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 2283; Pub. L. 103–283, title I, § 3(b), July 22, 1994, 108 Stat. 1427.)
heading: Codification
text: Section is from the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991.
heading: Amendments
text: 1994—Pub. L. 103–283 inserted before period at end “, and in the case of each Senator, the allocation made to such Senator from the appropriation for official mail expenses”.
heading: Effective Date of 1994 Amendment
text: Pub. L. 103–283, title I, § 3(c), July 22, 1994, 108 Stat. 1427, provided that:
“The amendments made by this section [amending this section and section 104a of this title] shall be effective with respect to—
“(1) reports and statements covering periods beginning on and after October 1, 1994; and
“(2) appropriations made and obligations incurred on and after such date.”
2 U.S.C. § 59g (THE CONGRESS)
§ 59g. Mass mailing of information by Senators under frank; quarterly registration with Secretary of Senate
In fiscal year 1991 and thereafter, when a Senator disseminates information under the frank by a mass mailing (as defined in section 3210(a)(6)(E) of title 39), the Senator shall register quarterly with the Secretary of the Senate such mass mailings. Such registration shall be made by filing with the Secretary a copy of the matter mailed and providing, on a form supplied by the Secretary, a description of the group or groups of persons to whom the mass mailing was mailed and the number of pieces mailed.
(Pub. L. 101–520, title III, § 320, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 2285.)
heading: Codification
text: Section is from the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991.
2 U.S.C. § 59h (THE CONGRESS)
§ 59h. Mass mailing sent by House Members
(a) Notice that mailing is at taxpayer expense
Each mass mailing sent by a Member of the House of Representatives shall bear in a prominent place on its face, or on the envelope or outside cover or wrapper in which the mail matter is sent, the following notice: “this mailing was prepared, published, and mailed at taxpayer expense.”, or a notice to the same effect in words which may be prescribed under subsection (c) of this section. The notice shall be printed in a type size not smaller than 7-point.
(b) Publication of each Member’s total expense and amount
(1) There shall be published in the itemized report of disbursements of the House of Representatives as required by law, a summary tabulation setting forth, for the office of each Member of the House of Representatives, the total number of pieces of mass mail mailed during the period involved and the total cost of those mass mailings.
(2) Each such tabulation shall also include—
(A) the total cost (as referred to in paragraph (1)) divided by the number (as determined by the Postmaster General) of addresses (other than business possible delivery stops) in the Congressional district from which the Member was elected (as such addresses are described in section 3210(d)(7)(B) of title 39); and
(B) the total number of pieces of mass mail (as referred to in paragraph (1)) divided by the number (as determined by the Postmaster General) of addresses (other than business possible delivery stops) in the Congressional district from which the Member was elected (as such addresses are described in section 3210(d)(7)(B) of title 39).
(c) Regulations
The Committee on House Oversight shall prescribe such rules and regulations and shall take such other action as the Committee considers necessary and proper for Members to conform to the provisions of this subsection and applicable rules and regulations.
(d) Definitions
For purposes of this section—
(1) the term “Member of the House of Representatives” means a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress; and
(2) the term “mass mailing” has the meaning given such term by section 3210(a)(6)(E) of title 39.
(e) Applicability
This section shall apply with respect to sessions of Congress beginning after September 16, 1996.
(Pub. L. 104–197, title III, § 311, Sept. 16, 1996, 110 Stat. 2414.)
heading: Codification
text: Section is from the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1997.
heading: Change of Name
text: Committee on House Oversight of House of Representatives changed to Committee on House Administration of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Jan. 6, 1999.
2 U.S.C. § 60 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 60. Repealed. June 20, 1929, ch. 33, § 6, 46 Stat. 39
text: Section, acts May 24, 1924, ch. 183, § 1, 43 Stat. 146; May 29, 1928, ch. 853, § 1, 45 Stat. 885, related to rates of pay for various officers and employees of Government. See notes set out under section 60a–1 and section 60c–1 et seq. of this title.
2 U.S.C. § 60–1 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 60–1. Authority of officers of Congress over Congressional employees
(a) Qualifications determinations; removal and discipline
Each officer of the Congress having responsibility for the supervision of employees, including employees appointed upon recommendation of Members of Congress, shall have authority—
(1) to determine, before the appointment of any individual as an employee under the supervision of that officer of the Congress, whether that individual possesses the qualifications necessary for the satisfactory performance of the duties and responsibilities to be assigned to him; and
(2) to remove or otherwise discipline any employee under his supervision.
(b) “Officer of the Congress” defined
As used in this section, the term “officer of the Congress” means—
(1) an elected officer of the Senate or House of Representatives who is not a Member of the Senate or House; and
(2) The Architect of the Capitol.
(Pub. L. 91–510, title IV, § 431, Oct. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 1190.)
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective immediately prior to noon on Jan. 3, 1971, see section 601(1) of Pub. L. 91–510, set out as an Effective Date of 1970 Amendment note under section 72a of this title.
heading: Reduction in Number of Employee Positions; Reports
text: Pub. L. 103–69, title III, § 307, Aug. 11, 1993, 107 Stat. 710, as amended by Pub. L. 103–283, title III, § 305, July 22, 1994, 108 Stat. 1441; Pub. L. 104–316, title I, § 102(a), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3827, provided for reduction in number of employee positions on full-time equivalent basis, other than those supported by gift and trust funds, for each entity of legislative branch with more than 100 employee positions, on full-time equivalent basis, as of Sept. 30, 1992, by at least 4 percent from level as of such date, provided that such reduction was to be completed not later than Sept. 30, 1995, with at least 62.5 percent of reduction for each entity to be achieved by Sept. 30, 1994, and defined “entity of legislative branch”.
2 U.S.C. § 60–2 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 60–2. Amendment to Senate conflict of interest rule
(a) Except as provided by subsection (b) of this section, any employee of the Senate who is required to file a report pursuant to Senate rules shall refrain from participating personally and substantially as an employee of the Senate in any contact with any agency of the executive or judicial branch of Government with respect to non-legislative matters affecting any non-governmental person in which the employee has a significant financial interest.
(b) Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply if an employee first advises his supervisor of his significant financial interest and obtains from such supervisor a written waiver stating that the participation of the employee is necessary. A copy of each such waiver shall be filed with the Select Committee.
(Pub. L. 101–194, title IX, § 903, Nov. 30, 1989, 103 Stat. 1781.)
2 U.S.C. § 60a–1a (THE CONGRESS)
§ 60a–1a. Rates of compensation paid by Secretary of Senate; applicability of Senate pay adjustments by President pro tempore of Senate
No provision of this Act or of any Act enacted after October 1, 1976, which specifies a rate of compensation (including a maximum rate) for any position or employee whose compensation is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate shall, unless otherwise specifically provided therein, be construed to affect the applicability of section 60a–1 of this title to such rate.
(Pub. L. 94–440, title I, § 107, Oct. 1, 1976, 90 Stat. 1444.)
heading: References in Text
text: This Act, referred to in text, means the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1977, Pub. L. 94–440, Oct. 1, 1976, 90 Stat. 1439, as amended. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.