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2 U.S.C. § 6566 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 6566. Authority to procure technical support and other services and incur travel expenses; payment of such expenses
For the purpose of carrying out his duties under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 [52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq.], the Secretary of the Senate is authorized, from and after July 1, 1972, (1) to procure technical support services, (2) to procure the temporary or intermittent services of individual technicians, experts, or consultants, or organizations thereof, in the same manner and under the same conditions, to the extent applicable, as a standing committee of the Senate may procure such services under section 4301(i) of this title, (3) with the prior consent of the Government department or agency concerned and the Committee on Rules and Administration, to use on a reimbursable basis the services of personnel of any such department or agency, and (4) to incur official travel expenses. Payments to carry out the provisions of this paragraph shall be made from funds included in the appropriation “Miscellaneous Items” under the heading “Contingent Expenses of the Senate” upon vouchers approved by the Secretary of the Senate. All sums received by the Secretary under authority of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
(Pub. L. 92–342, § 101, July 10, 1972, 86 Stat. 435.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: The Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 92–225, Feb. 7, 1972, 86 Stat. 3, which is classified principally to chapter 301 (§ 30101 et seq.) of Title 52, Voting and Elections. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 442 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Section was enacted as part of Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1973.
2 U.S.C. § 6567 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 6567. Funds for Secretary of Senate to assist in proper discharge within United States of responsibilities to foreign parliamentary groups or other foreign officials
(a) In general
On and after July 11, 1987, the Secretary of the Senate is authorized to use any available funds (but not in excess of $50,000 for any fiscal year), out of the appropriation account (within the Contingent Fund of the Senate) for the Secretary of the Senate, to assist him in the proper discharge, within the United States, of his appropriate responsibilities to members of foreign parliamentary groups or other foreign officials.
(b) Effective date
The provisions of subsection (a) shall be effective in the case of expenditures for fiscal years ending after September 30, 1986.
(c) Transfer of funds
Upon the written request of the Secretary of the Senate, and upon notification to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, there shall be transferred any amount of funds available under subsection (a) specified in the request, but not to exceed $15,000 in any fiscal year, from the appropriation account (within the contingent fund of the Senate) for expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate to the appropriation account for the expense allowance of the Secretary of the Senate. 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. 100–71, title I, § 2, July 11, 1987, 101 Stat. 423; Pub. L. 102–90, title I, § 4, Aug. 14, 1991, 105 Stat. 450; Pub. L. 105–18, title II, § 7003(a), June 12, 1997, 111 Stat. 192; Pub. L. 108–447, div. G, title I, § 6, Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3170; Pub. L. 116–94, div. P, title XV, § 1501, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 3209.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 65f of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Section is from the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1987.
heading: Amendments
text: 2019—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 116–94 substituted “$15,000” for “$10,000”.
2004—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 108–447 substituted “and upon notification to” for “with the approval of” in first sentence.
1997—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 105–18 added subsec. (c).
1991—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–90 substituted “On and after July 11, 1987, the Secretary of the Senate is authorized” for “The Secretary of the Senate is authorized” and “$50,000” for “$25,000”.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of 1997 Amendment
text: Pub. L. 105–18, title II, § 7003(b), June 12, 1997, 111 Stat. 192, provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall be effective with respect to appropriations for fiscal years beginning on or after October 1, 1996.”
2 U.S.C. § 6568 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 6568. Banking and financial transactions of Secretary of Senate
(a) Reimbursement of banks for costs of clearing items for Senate
The Secretary of the Senate is authorized to reimburse any bank which clears items for the United States Senate for the costs incurred therein. Such reimbursements shall be made from the contingent fund of the Senate.
(b) Check cashing regulations for Disbursing Office of Senate
The Secretary of the Senate is authorized to prescribe such regulations as he deems necessary to govern the cashing of personal checks by the Disbursing Office of the Senate.
(c) Amounts withheld from disbursements for employee indebtedness
Whenever an employee whose compensation is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate becomes indebted to the Senate and such employee fails to pay such indebtedness, the Secretary of the Senate is authorized to withhold the amount of the indebtedness from any amount which is disbursed by him and which is due to, or on behalf of, such employee. Whenever an amount is withheld under this section, the appropriate account shall be credited in an amount equal to the amount so withheld.
(Pub. L. 94–440, title I, § 104, Oct. 1, 1976, 90 Stat. 1443.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 60c–2a of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Section is from the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1977.
2 U.S.C. § 6572 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 6572. Purchases of stationery and materials for folding
Purchases of stationery and materials for folding shall be made in accordance with section 4104 of this title.
All contracts and bonds for purchases made under the authority of this section shall be filed with the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate.
(Mar. 3, 1887, ch. 392, § 1, 24 Stat. 596; Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, title I, § 102, 60 Stat. 814; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(58), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1738; Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title I, § 1(b), Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2525.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 112 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
heading: Amendments
text: 2014—Pub. L. 113–235 substituted “section 4104 of this title” for “sections 4104 and 6569 to 6571 of this title”.
1996—Pub. L. 104–186 struck out “or the Committee on Accounts of the House of Representatives respectively” before period at end.
1946—Act Aug. 2, 1946, substituted “Committee on Rules and Administration” for “Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses”.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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. § 6574 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 6574. 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: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 68–7 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Section is from the Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 1990, which is title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1990.
2 U.S.C. § 6575 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 6575. Fees for copies from Senate journals
The Secretary of the Senate is entitled, for transcribing and certifying extracts from the journal of the Senate or the executive Journal of the Senate when the injunction of secrecy has been removed, except when such transcripts are required by an officer of the United States in a matter relating to the duties of his office, to receive from the persons for whom such transcripts are prepared the sum of 10 cents for each sheet containing one hundred words.
(R.S. § 71; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(61), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1738.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 114 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
R.S. § 71 derived from acts Sept. 15, 1789, ch. 14, § 6, 1 Stat. 69; Aug. 8, 1846, ch. 107, § 2, 9 Stat. 80; and Apr. 23, 1856, ch. 20, 11 Stat. 5.
heading: Amendments
text: 1996—Pub. L. 104–186 substituted “Secretary of the Senate is” for “Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, respectively, are” and struck out “or from the journal of the House of Representatives,” after “has been removed,”.
2 U.S.C. § 6577 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 6577. Senate legislative information system
(a) Development and implementation by Secretary of Senate
The Secretary of the Senate, with the oversight and approval of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, shall oversee the development and implementation of a comprehensive Senate legislative information system.
(b) Cooperative effort
In carrying out this section, the Secretary of the Senate shall consult and work with officers and employees of the House of Representatives. Legislative branch agencies and departments and agencies of the executive branch shall provide cooperation, consultation, and assistance as requested by the Secretary of the Senate to carry out this section.
(c) Funding
Any funds that were appropriated under the heading “Secretary of the Senate” for expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate by the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1995, to remain available until September 30, 1998, and that the Secretary determines are not needed for development of a financial management system for the Senate may, with the approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, be used to carry out the provisions of this section, and such funds shall be available through September 30, 2000.
(d) Regulations
The Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate may prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
(e) Effective date
This section shall be effective for fiscal years beginning on or after October 1, 1996.
(Pub. L. 104–197, title I, § 8, Sept. 16, 1996, 110 Stat. 2398.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: The Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1995, referred to in subsec. (c), is Pub. L. 103–283, July 22, 1994, 108 Stat. 1423. Provisions under the heading “Secretary of the Senate” in Pub. L. 103–283 appear at 108 Stat. 1425, and are not classified to the Code.
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 123e of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Section is from the Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 1997, which is title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1997.
2 U.S.C. § 6578 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 6578. 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: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 69b of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Section is from the Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 1999, which is title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1999.
2 U.S.C. § 6591 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 6591. Repealed. Pub. L. 116–94, div. E, title II, § 212(a)(3)(H), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2776
text: Section, 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; Pub. L. 116–94, div. E, title II, § 212(a)(3)(A), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2775, related to compensation of Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of Repeal
text: Repeal effective on the later of the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after Jan. 1, 2020, or the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after Dec. 20, 2019, see section 212(c) of Pub. L. 116–94, set out as a note under section 282b of this title.
2 U.S.C. § 6592 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 6592. Limitation on compensation of Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate
The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate shall receive, directly or indirectly, no fees or other compensation or emolument whatever for performing the duties of the office, or in connection therewith, other than the salary prescribed by law.
(June 20, 1874, ch. 328, 18 Stat. 85.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 62 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Similar Provisions
text: Provisions similar to those in this section were also contained in act Mar. 3, 1875, ch. 129, 18 Stat. 344.
2 U.S.C. § 6593 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 6593. Deputy Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper to act on death, resignation, disability, or absence of Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate
In the event of the death, resignation, or disability of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, the Deputy Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper shall act as Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate in carrying out the duties and responsibilities of that office in all matters until such time as a new Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate shall have been elected and qualified or such disability shall have been ended. For purposes of this section, the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate shall be considered as disabled 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 the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate is unable to perform his duties. In the event that the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate is absent, the Deputy Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper shall act during such absence as the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate in carrying out the duties and responsibilities of the office in all matters.
(Pub. L. 97–51, § 128, Oct. 1, 1981, 95 Stat. 966.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 61e–3 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
2 U.S.C. § 6594 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 6594. Compensation of Deputy Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate
Effective August 1, 1979, the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper may fix the compensation of the Deputy Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper at an annual rate not to exceed the maximum annual rate of compensation of the Assistant Secretary of the Senate.
(Pub. L. 94–226, § 1(a), Mar. 9, 1976, 90 Stat. 203; Pub. L. 96–38, title I, § 106(1), July 25, 1979, 93 Stat. 112.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 61e–1 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
heading: Amendments
text: 1979—Pub. L. 96–38 raised the maximum annual rate of compensation of Deputy Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate to a rate the same as the maximum annual rate of compensation of Assistant Secretary of Senate.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date
text: Pub. L. 94–226, § 1(b), Mar. 9, 1976, 90 Stat. 203, provided that: “Subsection (a) [enacting this section] shall take effect on January 1, 1976, and, notwithstanding any other provision of law, any increase in compensation made under authority of such subsection may take effect on that date or any date thereafter as prescribed by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper at the time of making such increase.”
heading: Change of Name
text: Pub. L. 94–226, § 1(c), Mar. 9, 1976, 90 Stat. 203, provided that: “Effective on the date of enactment of this resolution [Mar. 9, 1976] the title of the Procurement Officer, Auditor, and Deputy Sergeant at Arms is changed to Deputy Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper.”
heading: Authority of President Pro Tempore of the Senate To Raise or Adjust Rate of Compensation
text: Pub. L. 94–226, § 1(a), Mar. 9, 1976, 90 Stat. 203, provided in part that: “This subsection [this section] 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 the rate of compensation referred to in this subsection [this section] under section 4 of the Federal Pay Comparability Act of 1970 [section 4571 of this title].”
2 U.S.C. § 6595 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 6595. Compensation of Administrative Assistant to Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate
Effective August 1, 1979—
(1) the maximum annual rate of compensation of the Administrative Assistant to the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate shall be the same as the highest maximum annual rate of compensation that may be paid to an employee in the office of a Senator; and
(2) Omitted
(Pub. L. 96–38, title I, § 106(2), (3), July 25, 1979, 93 Stat. 112.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 61e–2 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Section consists of pars. (2) and (3) of section 106 of Pub. L. 96–38, Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1979. The paragraph numbers (2) and (3) in the original have been changed to (1) and (2) for purposes of codification.
Par. (2), relating to maximum annual rate of compensation of Executive Assistant to Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate, was omitted from the Code in view of section 6597 of this title which abolished all statutory positions in the Office of Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate, with specified exceptions, effective Oct. 1, 1981, and authorized Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate to appoint and fix compensation of such employees as appropriate.
2 U.S.C. § 6596 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 6596. Employment of personnel by Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate at daily rates of compensation; authorization; limitation on amount of compensation
The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, in carrying out the duties of his office, is authorized to employ personnel at daily rates of compensation; no individual so employed shall be paid at a daily rate of compensation which is in excess of the per diem equivalent of the highest gross rate of annual compensation which may be paid to employees of a standing committee of the Senate; and payments under authority of this section shall be made from the account, within the contingent fund of the Senate, for the “Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate”, upon vouchers approved by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate.
(Pub. L. 98–367, title I, § 6, July 17, 1984, 98 Stat. 475.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 61f–9 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Section is from the Congressional Operations Appropriation Act, 1985, which is title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1985.
2 U.S.C. § 6598 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 6598. Designation by Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate of persons to approve vouchers for payment of moneys
The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “Sergeant at Arms”) may designate one or more employees in the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate to approve, on his behalf, all vouchers, for payment of moneys, which the Sergeant at Arms is authorized to approve. Whenever the Sergeant at Arms makes a designation under the authority of the preceding sentence, he shall immediately notify the Committee on Rules and Administration in writing of the designation, and thereafter any approval of any voucher, for payment of moneys, by an employee so designated shall (until such designation is revoked and the Sergeant at Arms notifies the Committee on Rules and Administration in writing of the revocation) be deemed and held to be approved by the Sergeant at Arms for all intents and purposes.
(Pub. L. 98–181, title I, § 1201, Nov. 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 1289.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 61e–4 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Section is from the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1984.