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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: Editorial Notes
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: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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: Editorial Notes
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: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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: Editorial Notes
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: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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: Editorial Notes
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: Editorial Notes
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: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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: Editorial Notes
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. 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 Secretary 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.
heading: Effective Date of 1975 Amendment
text: Pub. L. 94–59, title I, § 105, July 25, 1975, 89 Stat. 275, which provided that the increase in the Secretary’s rate of compensation to $40,000 was effective July 1, 1975, was repealed by Pub. L. 116–94, div. E, title II, § 212(a)(3)(A), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2775.
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: Editorial Notes
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: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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.
2 U.S.C. § 6533 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 6533. Death, resignation, or disability of Secretary of Senate; Assistant Secretary of Senate to act as Secretary; written designation of absent status
In the event of the death, resignation, or disability of the Secretary of the Senate, the Assistant Secretary of the Senate shall act as Secretary in carrying out the duties and responsibilities of that office in all matters until such time as a new Secretary shall have been elected and qualified or such disability shall have been ended. For purposes of this section and section 6532 of this title, the Secretary 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 Secretary is unable to perform his duties. In the event that the Secretary of the Senate is absent or is to be absent for reasons other than disability (as provided in this section), and makes a written designation that he is or will be so absent, the Assistant Secretary shall act during such absence as the Secretary in carrying out the duties and responsibilities of the office in all matters. The designation may be revoked in writing at any time by the Secretary, and is revoked whenever the Secretary making the designation dies, resigns, or is considered disabled in accordance with this section.
(Pub. L. 92–184, ch. IV, Dec. 15, 1971, 85 Stat. 635; Pub. L. 93–371, § 1, Aug. 13, 1974, 88 Stat. 427; Pub. L. 98–367, title I, § 2(b), July 17, 1984, 98 Stat. 474.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 64b of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
heading: Amendments
text: 1984—Pub. L. 98–367 struck out provisions relating to exception for duties of the Secretary as disbursing officer of the Senate.
1974—Pub. L. 93–371 inserted provisions relating to the absence of Secretary of Senate for reasons other than disability and the written designation of such absent status.
2 U.S.C. § 6534 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 6534. Compensation of Assistant Secretary of Senate
The Assistant Secretary of the Senate may be paid at a maximum annual rate of compensation not to exceed $39,000.
(Pub. L. 91–145, Dec. 12, 1969, 83 Stat. 340; 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.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 61a–3 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
heading: Amendments
text: 2019—Pub. L. 116–94 repealed Pub. L. 94–59, § 105. See 1975 Amendment note below.
1975—Pub. L. 94–59, which substituted “$39,000” for “$37,620”, effective July 1, 1975, was repealed by Pub. L. 116–94. See above.
1974—Pub. L. 93–371 substituted provision setting maximum annual rate of compensation of Assistant Secretary at not to exceed $37,620, for provisions authorizing Secretary of Senate to fix the compensation of Assistant Secretary at not to exceed $11,826 per annum, effective July 1, 1974.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Change of Name
text: Assistant Secretary of the Senate deemed successor in references to Chief Clerk of Senate in all laws, rules, resolutions, and orders, effective July 1, 1971, under provisions of Pub. L. 92–51, July 9, 1971, 85 Stat. 125.
heading: Effective Date of 2019 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 116–94 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.
heading: 1974 Adjustment in Compensation Not To Supersede Adjustments in Compensation or Limitations by President Pro Tempore of the Senate
text: Adjustment in compensation by Pub. L. 93–371 not to supersede order of President pro tempore of the Senate authorizing higher rate of compensation or any authority of the President pro tempore to adjust rates of compensation or limitations under section 4 of the Federal Pay Comparability Act of 1970, see section 4 of Pub. L. 93–371, set out in part as a note under section 273 of this title.
heading: Increases in Compensation
text: Increases in compensation of Assistant Secretary of the 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.