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2 U.S.C. § 6508 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 6508. Transfers from appropriations account for expenses of Office of Secretary of Senate and Office of Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate
(a) The Secretary of the Senate is authorized, with the approval of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, to transfer, during any fiscal year (1) from the appropriations account, within the contingent fund of the Senate, for expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate, such sums as he shall specify to the Senate appropriations account, appropriated under the headings “Salaries, Officers and Employees” and “Office of the Secretary”, and (2) from the Senate appropriations account, appropriated under the headings “Salaries, Officers and Employees” and “Office of the Secretary” to the appropriations account, within the contingent fund of the Senate, for expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate, such sums as he shall specify; 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.
(b) 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, within the contingent fund of the Senate, for expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, such sums as he shall specify to the appropriations account, appropriated under the headings “Salaries, Officers and Employees” and “Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper”; 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. 100–458, title I, § 3, Oct. 1, 1988, 102 Stat. 2161; Pub. L. 101–302, title III, § 317, May 25, 1990, 104 Stat. 247.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 68–6 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Section is from the Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 1989, which is title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1989.
heading: Amendments
text: 1990—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101–302 designated existing provisions as cl. (1) and added cl. (2).
heading: Prior Provisions
text: Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in the following prior appropriation act:
Pub. L. 100–202, § 101(i) [title I, § 8], Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329–290, 1329–295.
2 U.S.C. § 6509 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 6509. 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 was formerly classified to section 68–8 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Section is from the Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 1994, which is title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1994.
2 U.S.C. § 6510 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 6510. 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: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 68a of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
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. § 6511 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 6511. 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 was formerly classified to section 68d of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Section is from the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1982.
2 U.S.C. § 6512 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 6512. Expense allowance for Secretary of Senate, Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate, and Secretaries for Senate Majority and Minority
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, there is hereby established an account, within the Senate, to be known as the “Expense Allowance for the Secretary of the Senate, Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate and Secretaries for the Majority and for the Minority, of the Senate” (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “Expense Allowance”). For each fiscal year (commencing with the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981) there shall be available from the Expense Allowance an expense allotment not to exceed $6,000 for each of the above specified officers. Amounts paid from the expense allotment of any such officer shall be paid to him only as reimbursement for actual expenses incurred by him and upon certification and documentation by him of such expenses. Amounts paid to any such officer pursuant to this section shall not be reported as income and shall not be allowed as a deduction under title 26.
(b) For the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981, and the succeeding fiscal year, the Secretary of the Senate shall transfer, for each such year, $8,000 to the Expense Allowance from “Miscellaneous Items” in the contingent fund of the Senate. For the fiscal year ending September 30, 1983, and for each fiscal year thereafter, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Expense Allowance such funds as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of subsection (a) of this section.
(Pub. L. 97–51, § 119, Oct. 1, 1981, 95 Stat. 964; Pub. L. 98–63, title I, July 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 334; Pub. L. 99–514, § 2, Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2095; Pub. L. 108–83, title I, § 5(a), Sept. 30, 2003, 117 Stat. 1013.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 65c of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
heading: Amendments
text: 2003—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108–83 substituted “$6,000” for “$3,000”.
1986—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99–514 substituted “Internal Revenue Code of 1986” for “Internal Revenue Code of 1954”, which for purposes of codification was translated as “title 26” thus requiring no change in text.
1983—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–63, which directed that “$3,000” be substituted for “$2,000” in first sentence of subsec. (a), was executed by making the substitution in second sentence as the probable intent of Congress.
heading: Effective Date of 2003 Amendment
text: Pub. L. 108–83, title I, § 5(b), Sept. 30, 2003, 117 Stat. 1013, provided that: “The amendment made by this section [amending this section] shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2004, and each fiscal year thereafter.”
heading: Effective Date of 1983 Amendment
text: Pub. L. 98–63, title I, July 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 334, provided in part that the amendment made by Pub. L. 98–63 is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after Oct. 1, 1982.
2 U.S.C. § 6513 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 6513. 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 6314 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: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 68b of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Some section numbers of this title referenced in amendment notes below reflect the classification of such sections prior to their editorial reclassification.
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 6314 of this title.
2 U.S.C. § 6514 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 6514. Orientation seminars, etc., for new Senators, Senate officials, or members of staffs of Senators or Senate officials; payment of expenses
Effective July 1, 1979, there is authorized an expense allowance for the Office of the Secretary of the Senate and the Office of Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate which shall not exceed $30,000 each fiscal year for each such office. Payments made under this section shall be reimbursements only for actual expenses (including meals and food-related expenses) incurred in the course of conducting orientation seminars for Senators, Senate officials, or members of the staffs of Senators or Senate officials and other similar meetings, in the Capitol Building or the Senate Office Buildings. Such payments shall be made upon certification and documentation of such expenses by the Secretary and Sergeant at Arms, respectively, and shall be made out of the contingent fund of the Senate upon vouchers signed by the Secretary and the Sergeant at Arms, respectively. Amounts received as reimbursement of such expenses shall not be reported as income, and the expenses so reimbursed shall not be allowed as a deduction, under title 26.
(Pub. L. 96–38, title I, § 107(a), July 25, 1979, 93 Stat. 112; Pub. L. 99–88, title I, § 193, Aug. 15, 1985, 99 Stat. 349; Pub. L. 99–514, § 2, Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2095; Pub. L. 100–202, § 101(i) [title I, § 6], Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329–290, 1329–294; Pub. L. 102–392, title I, § 3, Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 1706; Pub. L. 108–83, title I, § 4, Sept. 30, 2003, 117 Stat. 1013; Pub. L. 110–161, div. H, title I, § 6(a), Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 2222.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 69a of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Section is from the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1979.
heading: Amendments
text: 2007—Pub. L. 110–161 substituted “$30,000” for “$25,000” in first sentence.
2003—Pub. L. 108–83 substituted “$25,000” for “$10,000” in first sentence.
1992—Pub. L. 102–392 substituted “$10,000” for “$4,000”.
1987—Pub. L. 100–202 substituted “$4,000” for “$2,000”.
1986—Pub. L. 99–514 substituted “Internal Revenue Code of 1986” for “Internal Revenue Code of 1954”, which for purposes of codification was translated as “title 26” thus requiring no change in text.
1985—Pub. L. 99–88 substituted “Senators, Senate officials, or members of the staffs of Senators or Senate officials” for “Senators and members of their staffs,”.
heading: Effective Date of 2007 Amendment
text: Pub. L. 110–161, div. H, title I, § 6(b), Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 2222, provided that: “The amendment made by this section [amending this section] shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2008 and each fiscal year thereafter.”
heading: Effective Date of 1987 Amendment
text: Pub. L. 100–202, § 101(i) [title I, § 6], Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329–290, 1329–294, provided that the amendment made by Pub. L. 100–202 is effective in the case of fiscal years beginning after Sept. 30, 1986.
2 U.S.C. § 6515 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 6515. Payment of fees for services of Attending Physician and for use of Senate health and fitness facilities
(a) Regulations
The Senate Committee on Rules and Administration shall promulgate regulations—
(1) pertaining to the services provided by the Attending Physician and the operation and use of the Senate health and fitness facilities; and
(2) requiring the payment of fees for services received from the Attending Physician and for the use of the Senate health and fitness facilities pursuant to such regulations.
(b) Withholding of fees from salary
The Secretary of the Senate is authorized to withhold fees from the salary of an individual authorized by such regulations to receive such services from the Attending Physician and to use the Senate health and fitness facilities.
(c) Deposit in General Fund
The Secretary of the Senate shall remit all fees required by subsection (a)(2) that are collected pursuant to subsection (b) or by direct payment to the General Fund of the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts unless otherwise provided by law.
(d) Effective date
The provision 1 of this section shall take effect on April 9, 1992.
(Pub. L. 102–392, title III, § 314, Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 1723.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 121e of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Section is from the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1993.
2 U.S.C. § 6516 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 6516. Sale of waste paper and condemned furniture
It shall be the duty of the Secretary and Sergeant at Arms of the Senate to cause to be sold all waste paper and useless documents and condemned furniture that may accumulate, in their respective departments or offices, under the direction of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate and cover the proceeds thereof into the Treasury.
(Aug. 7, 1882, ch. 433, § 1, 22 Stat. 337; May 29, 1928, ch. 901, § 1(122), 45 Stat. 995; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(62), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1739.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 117 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
heading: Amendments
text: 1996—Pub. L. 104–186 struck out “Clerk and Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives and the” before “Secretary and” and substituted “direction of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate and cover” for “direction of the Committee on Accounts of their respective houses and cover”.
heading: Report on Sales Discontinued
text: Act May 29, 1928, ch. 901, § 1(122), 45 Stat. 995, provided for the discontinuance of reports on waste paper, etc., as follows: “122. Reports by the Clerk and Doorkeeper of the House and the Secretary and Sergeant at Arms of the Senate of the sales of waste paper and useless documents and condemned furniture, and so forth.”
2 U.S.C. § 6517 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 6517. Receipts from sale of used or surplus furniture and furnishings of Senate
On and after October 1, 1982, receipts from the sale of used or surplus furniture and furnishings shall be deposited in the United States Treasury for credit to the appropriation for “Senate Office Buildings” under the heading “Architect of the Capitol.”
(Pub. L. 97–276, § 101(e), Oct. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 1189.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 117b–1 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section, and to section 170a of former Title 40, prior to the enactment of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, by Pub. L. 107–217, § 1, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1062.
Section is based on title I (2d proviso under “Senate Office Buildings”) of S. 2939, as reported Sept. 22, 1982, which was enacted into law by Pub. L. 97–276.
2 U.S.C. § 6531 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 6531. Compensation of Secretary of Senate
The Secretary of the Senate shall be paid at an annual rate of compensation of $40,000.
(Pub. L. 88–426, title II, § 203(g), Aug. 14, 1964, 78 Stat. 415; Pub. L. 93–371, § 4, Aug. 13, 1974, 88 Stat. 429; Pub. L. 94–59, title I, § 105, July 25, 1975, 89 Stat. 275.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 61a of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
heading: Amendments
text: 1975—Pub. L. 94–59 substituted “an annual rate of compensation of $40,000” for “a rate of $38,760 per annum”.
1974—Pub. L. 93–371 increased the annual rate of compensation from $27,500 to $38,760.
heading: Effective Date of 1975 Amendment
text: Pub. L. 94–59, title I, § 105, July 25, 1975, 89 Stat. 275, provided that the increase in the Secretary’s rate of compensation to $40,000 is effective July 1, 1975.
heading: Effective Date of 1974 Amendment
text: Pub. L. 93–371, § 4, Aug. 13, 1974, 88 Stat. 429, provided in part that: “This paragraph [see Tables for classifications] is effective July 1, 1974.”
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective first day of first pay period which begins on or after July 1, 1964, except to the extent provided in section 501(c) of Pub. L. 88–426, see section 501 of Pub. L. 88–426.
heading: 1974 Adjustment in Compensation Not To Supersede Adjustments in Compensation or Limitations by President Pro Tempore of the Senate
text: Pub. L. 93–371, § 4, Aug. 13, 1974, 88 Stat. 429, eff. July 1, 1974, provided in part that: “This paragraph does not supersede (1) any provision of an order of the President pro tempore of the Senate authorizing a higher rate of compensation, and (2) any authority of the President pro tempore to adjust rates of compensation or limitations referred to in this paragraph under section 4 of the Federal Pay Comparability Act of 1970 [2 U.S.C. 4571].”
heading: Increases in Compensation
text: Increases in compensation of Secretary of Senate under authority of Federal Salary Act of 1967 (Pub. L. 90–206) and Federal Pay Comparability Act of 1970 (Pub. L. 91–656), see section 4571 of this title, and Salary Directives of President pro tempore of the Senate, set out as notes under that section.
2 U.S.C. § 6532 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 6532. Death, resignation, or disability of Secretary and Assistant Secretary of Senate; Financial Clerk deemed successor as disbursing officer
For any period during which both the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary of the Senate are unable (because of death, resignation, or disability) to discharge such Secretary’s duties as disbursing officer of the Senate, the Financial Clerk of the Senate shall be deemed to be the successor of such Secretary as disbursing officer.
(Mar. 3, 1926, ch. 44, § 1, 44 Stat. 162; Pub. L. 91–105, § 2, Oct. 31, 1969, 83 Stat. 169; Pub. L. 91–382, Aug. 18, 1970, 84 Stat. 810; Pub. L. 92–310, title II, § 220(g), June 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 204; Pub. L. 98–367, title I, § 2(a), July 17, 1984, 98 Stat. 474.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 64a of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
heading: Amendments
text: 1984—Pub. L. 98–367 substituted “For any period during which both the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary of the Senate are unable (because of death, resignation, or disability) to discharge such Secretary’s duties as disbursing officer of the Senate, the Financial Clerk of the Senate shall be deemed to be the successor of such Secretary as disbursing officer” for “In the event of the death, resignation, or disability of the Secretary of the Senate, the Financial Clerk of the Senate shall be deemed his successor as a disbursing officer and he shall serve as such disbursing officer until the end of the quarterly period during which a new Secretary shall have been elected and qualified, or such disability shall have been ended”.
1972—Pub. L. 92–310 struck out provisions which related to the bond of the Financial Clerk.
1970—Pub. L. 91–382 substituted “Financial Clerk” for “Comptroller”.
1969—Pub. L. 91–105 substituted the Comptroller of the Senate for the Financial Clerk of the Senate as the successor of the Secretary of the Senate in the event of the death, resignation, or disability of the Secretary.
heading: Effective Date of 1970 Amendment
text: Pub. L. 91–382 provided that the amendment made by Pub. L. 91–382 is effective Aug. 1, 1970.
heading: Certification of Disability
text: Secretary of the Senate to be considered as disabled for purposes of this section only during such period of time as the Majority and Minority Leaders and the President pro tempore of the Senate certify jointly to the Senate that he is unable to perform his duties, see section 6533 of this title.