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2 U.S.C. § 68–6a (THE CONGRESS)
§ 68–6a. Transfers from appropriations account for expenses of Office of Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate
The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate is authorized, with the approval of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, to transfer, during any fiscal year, from the appropriations account, appropriated under the headings “Salaries, Officers and Employees” and “Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper”, such sums as he shall specify to the appropriations account, within the contingent fund of the Senate, for expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate; and any funds so transferred shall be available in like manner and for the same purposes as are other funds in the account to which the funds are transferred.
(Pub. L. 101–520, title I, § 5, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 2258.)
heading: Codification
text: Section is from the Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 1991, which is title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991.
2 U.S.C. § 68–7 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 68–7. Senate Office of Public Records Revolving Fund
(a) Establishment
There is established in the Treasury of the United States a revolving fund within the contingent fund of the Senate to be known as the “Senate Office of Public Records Revolving Fund” (hereafter in this section referred to as the “revolving fund”).
(b) Source of moneys for deposit in Fund; availability of moneys in Fund
All moneys received on and after October 1, 1989, by the Senate Office of Public Records from fees and other charges for services shall be deposited to the credit of the revolving fund. Moneys in the revolving fund shall be available without fiscal year limitation for disbursement by the Secretary of the Senate for use in connection with the operation of the Senate Office of Public Records, including supplies, equipment, and other expenses.
(c) Vouchers
Disbursements from the revolving fund shall be made upon vouchers approved by the Secretary of the Senate.
(d) Regulations
The Secretary of the Senate is authorized to prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
(e) Transfer of moneys into Fund
To provide capital for the revolving fund, the Secretary of the Senate is authorized to transfer, from moneys appropriated for fiscal year 1990 to the account “Miscellaneous Items” in the contingent fund of the Senate, to the revolving fund such sum as he may determine necessary, not to exceed $30,000.
(Pub. L. 101–163, title I, § 13, Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 1047.)
heading: Codification
text: Section is from the Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 1990, which is title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1990.
2 U.S.C. § 68–8 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 68–8. Vouchering Senate office charges
(a) Senate support office charges
Charges for expenses of any office, the funds of which are disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate, may be vouchered by a Senate support office paying such expenses or to which such charges are owed for goods or services provided, if—
(1) such charges are paid on behalf of the office incurring such expenses by such Senate support office; or
(2) such charges are payable to such Senate support office for goods or services provided by such office to the office incurring such expenses.
(b) Payment charged to official funds
Payments under this section shall be charged to the official funds of the office on whose behalf the expenses were paid, or which received the goods or services for which payment is required.
(c) Certification
Any voucher submitted by a Senate support office pursuant to this section shall be accompanied by a certification from such office of the amount and that such purchases were of the nature that they could be charged to the official funds of the office on whose behalf charges were paid, or to which goods or services were provided.
(d) Regulations
Vouchers under this section shall be submitted and paid subject to such regulations as may be promulgated by the Committee on Rules and Administration.
(Pub. L. 103–69, title I, § 1, Aug. 11, 1993, 107 Stat. 695.)
heading: Codification
text: Section is from the Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 1994, which is title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1994.
2 U.S.C. § 68a (THE CONGRESS)
§ 68a. Materials, supplies, and fuel payments from Senate contingent fund
Payments from the contingent fund of the Senate for materials and supplies (including fuel) purchased on and after July 8, 1935, through the Administrator of General Services shall be made by check upon vouchers approved by the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate.
(July 8, 1935, ch. 374, 49 Stat. 463; Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, title I, § 102, 60 Stat. 814; June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I, § 102(a), 63 Stat. 380.)
heading: Amendments
text: 1946—Act Aug. 2, 1946, substituted “Committee on Rules and Administration” for “Committee to Audit and Control Contingent Expenses”.
heading: Change of Name
text: Effective Jan. 1, 1947, Procurement Division of Treasury Department changed to Bureau of Federal Supply by former regulation § 5.7 of subpart A of Part 5 of Title 41, Public Contracts, 11 F.R. 13638, issued by Secretary of the Treasury.
Bureau of Federal Supply and its functions and duties transferred to Administrator of General Services by act June 30, 1949.
heading: Effective Date of 1946 Amendment
text: Act Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, title I, § 142, 60 Stat. 834, provided that the amendment made by that act is effective Jan. 2, 1947.
2 U.S.C. § 68b (THE CONGRESS)
§ 68b. Per diem and subsistence expenses from Senate contingent fund
No part of the appropriations made under the heading “Contingent Expenses of the Senate” on and after June 27, 1956 may be expended for per diem and subsistence expenses (as defined in section 5701 of title 5) at rates in excess of the rates prescribed by the Committee on Rules and Administration; except that (1) higher rates may be established by the Committee on Rules and Administration for travel beyond the limits of the continental United States, and (2) in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, reimbursement for such expenses may be made on an actual expense basis of not to exceed the daily rate prescribed by the Committee on Rules and Administration in the case of travel within the continental limits of the United States. This section shall not apply with respect to per diem or actual travel expenses incurred by Senators and employees in the office of a Senator which are reimbursed under section 58 of this title.
(June 27, 1956, ch. 453, 70 Stat. 360; Pub. L. 87–139, § 7, Aug. 14, 1961, 75 Stat. 340; Pub. L. 91–114, § 3, Nov. 10, 1969, 83 Stat. 190; Pub. L. 94–22, § 8, May 19, 1975, 89 Stat. 86; Pub. L. 95–94, title I, § 112(e), Aug. 5, 1977, 91 Stat. 664; Pub. L. 95–355, title I, § 103, Sept. 8, 1978, 92 Stat. 533; Pub. L. 96–304, title I, § 102(b), July 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 889.)
heading: Amendments
text: 1980—Pub. L. 96–304 substituted “prescribed by the Committee on Rules and Administration” for “in effect under section 5702 of title 5, for employees of agencies” in two places.
1978—Pub. L. 95–355 substituted provisions relating to applicability of rates under section 5702 of title 5, for employees of agencies, for provisions setting forth specific rates of $35 and $50 per day, respectively, for travel expenses.
1977—Pub. L. 95–94 inserted provisions relating to applicability to per diem or actual travel expenses incurred by a Senator or his employee reimbursed under section 58 of this title.
1975—Pub. L. 94–22 substituted “$35” and “$50” for “$25” and “$40”, respectively.
1969—Pub. L. 91–114 increased maximum per diem rate from $16 to $25 and actual expense rate from $30 to $40.
1961—Pub. L. 87–139 increased maximum per diem rate from $12 to $16 and actual expense rate from $25 to $30.
heading: Effective Date of 1977 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 95–94 effective Aug. 5, 1977, see section 112(f) of Pub. L. 95–94, set out as an Effective Date of 1977 Amendment note under section 58 of this title.
2 U.S.C. § 68c (THE CONGRESS)
§ 68c. Computation of compensation for stenographic assistance of committees payable from Senate contingent fund
Compensation for stenographic assistance of committees paid out of the items under “Contingent Expenses of the Senate” on and after June 27, 1956 shall be computed at such rates and in accordance with such regulations as may be prescribed by the Committee on Rules and Administration, notwithstanding, and without regard to any other provision of law.
(June 27, 1956, ch. 453, 70 Stat. 360.)
2 U.S.C. § 68d (THE CONGRESS)
§ 68d. Liquidation from appropriations of any unpaid obligations chargeable to rescinded unexpended balances of funds
If at the close of any fiscal year there is an unexpended balance of funds which were appropriated for such year (or for prior fiscal years) and which are subject to disbursement by the Secretary of the Senate for any purpose, then, if such unexpended balance is by law rescinded, any unpaid obligations chargeable to the balance so rescinded (or to appropriations for such purpose for prior years) shall be liquidated from any appropriations for the same general purpose, which, at the time of payment, are available for disbursement.
(Pub. L. 97–257, title I, § 106, Sept. 10, 1982, 96 Stat. 849.)
heading: Codification
text: Section is from the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1982.
2 U.S.C. § 68e (THE CONGRESS)
§ 68e. Advance payments by Secretary of Senate
(a) Authorization
For fiscal year 1998, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of the Senate is authorized to make advance payments under a contract or other agreement to provide a service or deliver an article for the United States Government without regard to the provisions of section 3324 of title 31.
(b) Regulations
An advance payment authorized by subsection (a) of this section shall be made in accordance with regulations issued by the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate.
(c) Effective date
The authority granted by subsection (a) of this section shall not take effect until regulations are issued pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.
(Pub. L. 105–55, title I, § 1, Oct. 7, 1997, 111 Stat. 1179.)
heading: Codification
text: Section is from the Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 1998, which is title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1998.
2 U.S.C. § 68f (THE CONGRESS)
§ 68f. Payment of certain expenses
(a) In general
Subject to the approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, if in any fiscal year amounts in any appropriations account under the heading “SENATE” under the heading “LEGISLATIVE BRANCH” are available for more than 1 fiscal year, the Secretary of the Senate may establish procedures for the payment of expenses with respect to that account from any amounts available for that fiscal year.
(b) Effective date
This section shall apply to fiscal year 2012 and each fiscal year thereafter.
(Pub. L. 112–74, div. G, title I, § 1, Dec. 23, 2011, 125 Stat. 1118.)
heading: Codification
text: Section is from the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2012, which is div. G of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012.
2 U.S.C. § 69 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 69. Expenses of committees payable from Senate contingent fund
When any duty is imposed upon a committee involving expenses that are ordered to be paid out of the contingent fund of the Senate, upon vouchers to be approved by the chairman of the committee charged with such duty, the receipt of such chairman for any sum advanced to him or his order out of said contingent fund by the Secretary of the Senate for committee expenses not involving personal services shall be taken and passed by the accounting officers of the Government as a full and sufficient voucher; but it shall be the duty of such chairman, as soon as practicable, to furnish to the Secretary of the Senate vouchers in detail for the expenses so incurred.
(Mar. 3, 1879, ch. 183, 20 Stat. 419; June 10, 1921, ch. 18, title III, § 304, 42 Stat. 24; June 22, 1949, ch. 235, § 101, 63 Stat. 218.)
heading: Amendments
text: 1949—Act June 22, 1949, inserted “for committee expenses not involving personal services” after “Secretary of the Senate”, and omitted the requirement that the Secretary of the Senate file the vouchers with the General Accounting Office.
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: Act June 10, 1921, transferred powers and duties of Comptroller, six auditors, and certain other officers of the Treasury to General Accounting Office.
2 U.S.C. § 69–1 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 69–1. Availability of funds for franked mail expenses
Funds in the account, within the contingent fund of the Senate, available for the expenses of inquiries and investigations shall be available for franked mail expenses incurred by committees of the Senate the other expenses of which are paid from that account.
(Pub. L. 105–55, title I, § 6(b), Oct. 7, 1997, 111 Stat. 1181.)
heading: Codification
text: Section is from the Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 1998, which is title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1998.
heading: Effective Date
text: Pub. L. 105–55, title I, § 6(c), Oct. 7, 1997, 111 Stat. 1181, provided that: “This section [enacting this section] is effective for fiscal years beginning on and after October 1, 1997.”
2 U.S.C. § 69b (THE CONGRESS)
§ 69b. Senate Leader’s Lecture Series
(a) Establishment
There is established the Senate Leader’s Lecture Series (hereinafter referred to as the “lecture series”). Expenses incurred in connection with the lecture series shall be paid from the appropriations account “Secretary of the Senate” within the contingent fund of the Senate and shall not exceed $30,000 in any fiscal year.
(b) Expenses covered
Payments for expenses in connection with the lecture series may cover expenses incurred by speakers, including travel, subsistence, and per diem, and the cost of receptions, including food, food related items, and hospitality.
(c) Payments for expenses
Payments for expenses of the lecture series shall be made on vouchers approved by the Secretary of the Senate.
(d) Effective date
This section is effective on and after October 1, 1997.
(Pub. L. 105–275, title I, § 5, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2433.)
heading: Codification
text: Section is from the Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 1999, which is title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1999.
2 U.S.C. § 70 to 72 (THE CONGRESS)
§§ 70 to 72. Omitted
heading: Codification
text: Section 70, act July 16, 1914, ch. 141, § 1, 38 Stat. 456, repealed resolutions passed prior to July 1, 1914, authorizing payment for clerical and messenger service.
Section 71, act July 11, 1919, ch. 6, § 1, 41 Stat. 57, was a provision in the Third Deficiency Act of 1919 authorizing Secretary of the Army to transfer to Sergeant at Arms of Senate motor equipment no longer required by the War Department. It is the opinion of the Department of the Army the section was intended to cover only surplus Army material on hand following World War I.
Section 72, acts Mar. 4, 1925, ch. 549, § 1, 43 Stat. 1291; May 13, 1926, ch. 294, § 1, 44 Stat. 542; Feb. 23, 1927, ch. 168, § 1, 44 Stat. 1152; May 14, 1928, ch. 551, § 1, 45 Stat. 522; Feb. 28, 1929, ch. 367, § 1, 45 Stat. 1392; June 6, 1930, ch. 407, § 1, 46 Stat. 509; Feb. 20, 1931, ch. 234, § 1, 46 Stat. 1179; June 30, 1932, ch. 314, § 1, 47 Stat. 387; Feb. 28, 1933, ch. 134, § 1, 47 Stat. 1356, related to Committee employees after termination of Congress, and was limited to the Legislative Branch Appropriation Acts of which it was a part.
2 U.S.C. § 72a–1, 72a–1a (THE CONGRESS)
§§ 72a–1, 72a–1a. Repealed. Pub. L. 90–57, § 105(i)(4), (5), July 28, 1967, 81 Stat. 144
text: Section 72a–1, acts Feb. 19, 1947, ch. 4, 61 Stat. 5; June 14, 1948, ch. 467, 62 Stat. 423, provided for compensation of clerical employees of Senate standing committees. See section 61–1(e) of this title.
text: Section 72a–1a, acts Aug. 5, 1955, ch. 568, § 1, 69 Stat. 505; June 20, 1958, Pub. L. 85–462, § 4(h), 72 Stat. 208; Aug. 27, 1966, Pub. L. 89–545, 80 Stat. 357, limited compensation of committee staff employees. See section 61–1(e) of this title.
heading: Effective Date of Repeal
text: Repeal effective Aug. 1, 1967, see section 105(k) of Pub. L. 90–57, set out as an Effective Date note under section 61–1 of this title.
2 U.S.C. § 72a–1b (THE CONGRESS)
§ 72a–1b. Approval of employment and compensation of committee employees by House standing committees
Standing committees of the House shall have authority to approve the employment and compensation of committee employees (other than special and select committee employees) from the effective date of the beginning of each Congress, or such subsequent date as their service commenced.
(Pub. L. 87–130, § 103, Aug. 10, 1961, 75 Stat. 334.)
heading: Codification
text: Section is based on House Resolution No. 16, Eighty-seventh Congress, Jan. 3, 1961, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 87–130.
heading: Increases in Compensation
text: Increases in compensation for House officers and employees under authority of Federal Salary Act of 1967 (Pub. L. 90–206), Federal Pay Comparability Act of 1970 (Pub. L. 91–656), and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1988 (Pub. L. 100–202), see sections 60a–2 and 60a–2a of this title, and Salary Directives of Speaker of the House, set out as notes under those sections.
2 U.S.C. § 72a–1c (THE CONGRESS)
§ 72a–1c. Repealed. Pub. L. 95–26, title I, § 106(f), May 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 84
text: Section, Pub. L. 94–59, title I, § 108, July 25, 1975, 89 Stat. 276; Pub. L. 94–440, title I, § 102, Oct. 1, 1976, 90 Stat. 1443, authorized Senators to hire staff assistance in connection with their committee memberships. See section 72a–1e of this title.
heading: Effective Date of Repeal
text: Pub. L. 95–26, title I, § 106(g)(1), May 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 84, which provided that the repeal is effective Mar. 1, 1977, was repealed by Pub. L. 95–94, title I, § 111(e)(1), Aug. 5, 1977, 91 Stat. 663.
2 U.S.C. § 72a–1d (THE CONGRESS)
§ 72a–1d. Repealed. Pub. L. 95–94, title I, § 111(e)(1), Aug. 5, 1977, 91 Stat. 663
text: Section, Pub. L. 95–26, title I, § 106(a)–(e), May 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 83, 84, authorized Senators to employ individuals to assist with committee memberships of Senators and set forth compensation limitations and procedures applicable for employment of such individuals. See section 72a–1e of this title and section 111(a), (b) of Pub. L. 95–94, set out as a note under section 61–1 of this title for related provisions.
heading: Effective Date of Repeal
text: Repeal effective Oct. 1, 1977, see section 111(f) of Pub. L. 95–94, set out as an Effective Date note under section 72a–1e of this title.
heading: Effective Date and Savings Provisions
text: Pub. L. 95–26, title I, § 106(g), May 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 84, provided that this section is effective Mar. 1, 1977, and set forth savings provisions relating to designations and availability of amounts for employees covered by section 72a–1d of this title, and was repealed by section 111(e)(1) of Pub. L. 95–94, title I, Aug. 5, 1977, 91 Stat. 663.
2 U.S.C. § 72a–1e (THE CONGRESS)
§ 72a–1e. Assistance to Senators with committee memberships by employees in office of Senator
(1) Designation
A Senator may designate employees in his office to assist him in connection with his membership on committees of the Senate. An employee may be designated with respect to only one committee.
(2) Certification; professional staff privileges
An employee designated by a Senator under this section shall be certified by him to the chairman and ranking minority member of the committee with respect to which such designation is made. Such employee shall be accorded all privileges of a professional staff member (whether permanent or investigatory) of such committee including access to all committee sessions and files, except that any such committee may restrict access to its sessions to one staff member per Senator at a time and require, if classified material is being handled or discussed, that any staff member possess the appropriate security clearance before being allowed access to such material or to discussion of it. Nothing contained in this paragraph shall be construed to prohibit a committee from adopting policies and practices with respect to the application of this section which are similar to the policies and practices adopted with respect to the application of section 705(c)(1) 1 of Senate Resolution 4, 95th Congress, and section 72a–1d(c)(1) 1 of this title.
(3) Termination
A Senator shall notify the chairman and ranking minority member of a committee whenever a designation of an employee under this section with respect to such committee is terminated.
(Pub. L. 95–94, title I, § 111(c), Aug. 5, 1977, 91 Stat. 662.)
heading: References in Text
text: Section 705(c)(1) of Senate Resolution 4, 95th Congress, referred to in par. (2), which was not classified to the Code, was repealed by Pub. L. 95–94, title I, § 111(e)(2), Aug. 5, 1977, 91 Stat. 663.
Section 72a–1d(c)(1) of this title, referred to in par. (2), was repealed by Pub. L. 95–94, title I, § 111(e)(1), Aug. 5, 1977, 91 Stat. 663.
heading: Codification
text: Section is from the Congressional Operations Appropriation Act, 1978, which is title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1978.
heading: Effective Date
text: Pub. L. 95–94, title I, § 111(f), Aug. 5, 1977, 91 Stat. 663, provided that: “This section, and the amendments made by subsection (d) and the repeals made by subsection (e) [enacting this section, amending section 61–1 of this title, enacting notes set out under section 61–1 of this title, and repealing notes set out under section 72a–1d of this title], shall take effect on October 1, 1977.”
2 U.S.C. § 72a–1f (THE CONGRESS)
§ 72a–1f. Designation by Senator who is Chairman or Vice Chairman of Senate Select Committee on Ethics of employee in office of that Senator to perform part-time service for Committee; amount reimbursable; procedure applicable
Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, a Senator who is the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Ethics may designate one employee employed in his Senate office to perform part-time service for such Committee, and such Committee shall reimburse such Senator for such employee’s services for the Committee by transferring from the contingent fund of the Senate, upon vouchers approved by the Chairman of such Committee, to such Senator’s Administrative, Clerical, and Legislative Assistance Allowance, with respect to each pay period of such employee, an amount which bears the same ratio to such employee’s salary (but not more than one-half of such salary) for such period, as the portion of the time spent (or to be spent) by such employee in performing services for such Committee during such period bears to the total time for which such employee worked (or will work) during such period (as determined by the Chairman of such Committee) for such Committee and in such Senator’s office. Any funds transferred under authority of the preceding sentence to a Senator’s Administrative, Clerical, and Legislative Assistance 1 shall be available for the same purposes and in like manner as funds therein which were not transferred thereto under such authority. For purposes of any law of the United States, a State, a territory, or a political subdivision thereof, an employee designated by a Senator pursuant to this section shall be considered to be an employee of such Senator’s Senate office and not an employee of the Senate Select Committee on Ethics.
(Pub. L. 98–367, title I, § 10, July 17, 1984, 98 Stat. 476.)
heading: Codification
text: Section is from the Congressional Operations Appropriation Act, 1985, which is title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1985.