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2 U.S.C. § 4911 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 4911. House of Representatives Page Board; establishment and purpose
(a) Until otherwise provided by law, there is hereby established a board to be known as the House of Representatives Page Board to ensure that the page program is conducted in a manner that is consistent with the efficient functioning of the House and the welfare of the pages.
(b) The Page Board shall meet regularly, in accordance with a schedule established jointly by the Speaker and minority leader of the House of Representatives.
(Pub. L. 97–377, title I, § 127, Dec. 21, 1982, 96 Stat. 1914; Pub. L. 110–2, § 3, Feb. 2, 2007, 121 Stat. 5.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 88b–2 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Section is based on section 1 of House Resolution No. 611, Ninety-seventh Congress, Nov. 30, 1982, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 97–377.
heading: Amendments
text: 2007—Pub. L. 110–2 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of 2007 Amendment
text: Pub. L. 110–2, § 4, Feb. 2, 2007, 121 Stat. 5, provided that: “The amendments made by this Act [amending this section and section 4912 of this title] shall apply with respect to the portion of the One Hundred Tenth Congress which begins after the date of the enactment of this Act [Feb. 2, 2007] and each succeeding Congress.”
heading: Short Title of 2007 Amendment
text: Pub. L . 110–2, § 1, Feb. 2, 2007, 121 Stat. 4, provided that: “This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the ‘House Page Board Revision Act of 2007’.”
2 U.S.C. § 4913 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 4913. Regulations of Page Board
The Page Board shall have authority to prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out sections 4911 to 4913 of this title.
(Pub. L. 97–377, title I, § 127, Dec. 21, 1982, 96 Stat. 1914.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 88b–4 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Section is based on section 3 of House Resolution No. 611, Ninety-seventh Congress, Nov. 30, 1982, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 97–377.
2 U.S.C. § 4914 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 4914. Academic year and summer term for page program
The page program shall consist of the two semesters of the academic year, plus a non-academic summer term.
(Pub. L. 98–367, title I, § 103, July 17, 1984, 98 Stat. 479; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(40)(B), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1736.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 88c–2 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Section is based on section 2 of House Resolution No. 234, Ninety-eighth Congress, June 29, 1983, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 98–367.
heading: Amendments
text: 1996—Pub. L. 104–186 substituted “semesters of the academic year, plus a non-academic” for “terms of the academic year plus a”.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date
text: Section 5 of House Resolution No. 234, Ninety-eighth Congress, June 29, 1983, as enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 98–367, title I, § 103, July 17, 1984, 98 Stat. 479, provided that: “This resolution [enacting this section, sections 4915 and 4916, and former section 88c–1 of this title] shall take effect on the date on which this resolution is agreed to [June 29, 1983], except that section 3(a)(1)(A) and section 3(b)(2) [section 4915(a)(1)(A), (b)(2) of this title] shall apply to terms beginning after November 30, 1983.”
2 U.S.C. § 4915 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 4915. Service of page during academic year and summer term; filling of vacancies; eligibility
(a)
(1) Except as provided in subsection (b), a page serving during an academic year—
(A) shall be in the eleventh grade; and
(B) shall serve for one full semester or two full semesters.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (b), a page serving during the summer term—
(A) shall have completed the tenth grade; and
(B) shall not have begun the twelfth grade.
(b)
(1) An unforeseen vacancy occurring in a page position during an academic year may be filled, except that no appointment may be made under this paragraph for service to begin on or after October 1 with respect to the first semester or on or after March 1 with respect to the second semester.
(2) An individual who has served as a congressional page at any time during each of any three semesters or terms, as the case may be, shall not be eligible to serve as a page.
(Pub. L. 98–367, title I, § 103, July 17, 1984, 98 Stat. 479; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(40)(C)–(E), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1736.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 88c–3 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Section is based on section 3 of House Resolution No. 234, Ninety-eighth Congress, June 29, 1983, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 98–367.
heading: Amendments
text: 1996—Subsec. (a)(1)(B). Pub. L. 104–186, § 204(40)(C), substituted “semester or two full semesters” for “term or two full terms”.
Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 104–186, § 204(40)(D), substituted “except that no appointment may be made under this paragraph for service to begin on or after October 1 with respect to the first semester or on or after March 1 with respect to the second semester” for “but no appointment to fill that vacancy shall be for a period of less than two months”.
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 104–186, § 204(40)(E), substituted “semesters or terms, as the case may be,” for “terms”.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective June 29, 1983, except that subsecs. (a)(1)(A) and (b)(2) applicable to terms beginning after Nov. 30, 1983, see note set out under section 4914 of this title.
2 U.S.C. § 4916 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 4916. Definitions
As used in sections 4914 to 4916 of this title, the term—
(1) “academic year” means a regular school year, consisting of two semesters;
(2) “page” means a page of the House of Representatives, but such term does not include a full time, permanent employee of the House of Representatives with supervisory responsibility for pages; and
(3) “congressional page” means a page of the House of Representatives or the Senate.
(Pub. L. 98–367, title I, § 103, July 17, 1984, 98 Stat. 479; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(40)(F), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1736.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 88c–4 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Section is based on section 4 of House Resolution No. 234, Ninety-eighth Congress, June 29, 1983, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 98–367.
heading: Amendments
text: 1996—Par. (1). Pub. L. 104–186 substituted “semesters” for “terms”.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective June 29, 1983, see note set out under section 4914 of this title.
2 U.S.C. § 4917 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 4917. Page residence hall and page meal plan
(a) Revolving fund; establishment within House contingent fund
Effective at the beginning of the Ninety-eighth Congress and until otherwise provided by law, there is established a revolving fund within the contingent fund of the House of Representatives for the page residence hall and the page meal plan.
(b) Deposits in revolving fund; disbursements by Chief Administrative Officer of House
There shall be deposited in the revolving fund such amounts as may be received by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives with respect to lodging, meals, and related services furnished for congressional pages. Amounts so deposited shall be available for disbursement by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, as determined by the Clerk of the House of Representatives, for expenses relating to the page residence hall and the page meal plan.
(c) Regulations
The House of Representatives Page Board shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this section.
(Pub. L. 98–51, title I, § 110, July 14, 1983, 97 Stat. 269; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(38), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1735.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: The Ninety-eighth Congress, referred to in subsec. (a), convened on Jan. 3, 1983.
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 88b–5 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Section is based on House Resolution No. 64, Ninety-eighth Congress, Feb. 8, 1983, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 98–51.
Sections 1 to 4 of House Resolution No. 64 have been redesignated subsecs. (a) to (d) of this section, respectively, for purposes of codification.
heading: Amendments
text: 1996—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104–186, § 204(38)(A), (B), substituted “Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives” for “Clerk” in first sentence and “Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, as determined by the Clerk of the House of Representatives,” for “Clerk” in second sentence.
Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 104–186, § 204(38)(C), (D), redesignated subsec. (d) as (c) and struck out former subsec. (c) which read as follows: “As used in this section, the term ‘Clerk’ means the Clerk of the House of Representatives.”
2 U.S.C. § 4931 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 4931. Daniel Webster Senate Page Residence 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 Daniel Webster Senate Page Residence Revolving Fund (hereafter referred to in this section as the “fund”). The fund shall consist of all rental payments and other moneys collected or received by the Sergeant at Arms with regard to the Daniel Webster Senate Page Residence. All moneys in the fund shall be available without fiscal year limitation for disbursement by the Secretary of the Senate in connection with operation and maintenance of the Daniel Webster Senate Page Residence not normally performed by the Architect of the Capitol. In addition, such moneys may be used by the Sergeant at Arms to purchase food and food related items and fund activities for the pages.
(b) Deposit of moneys
All moneys received from rental payments and other moneys (including donated moneys) collected or received by the Sergeant at Arms with regard to the Daniel Webster Senate Page Residence shall be deposited in the fund and shall be available for purposes of this section.
(c) Vouchers
Disbursements from the fund shall be made upon vouchers approved by the Sergeant at Arms, or the designee of the Sergeant at Arms.
(d) Regulations
The Sergeant at Arms is authorized to prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section and to provide for the operations of the Daniel Webster Senate Page Residence.
(Pub. L. 103–283, title I, § 4, July 22, 1994, 108 Stat. 1427; Pub. L. 104–53, title I, § 6, Nov. 19, 1995, 109 Stat. 518.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 88b–7 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Section is from the Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 1995, which is title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1995.
heading: Amendments
text: 1995—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104–53 inserted “(including donated moneys)” after “other moneys”.
2 U.S.C. § 5102 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 5102. Appointment of consultants by Speaker, Majority Leader, and Minority Leader of House; compensation
(a) The Speaker, Majority Leader, and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives are each authorized to appoint and fix the compensation of one consultant, on a temporary or intermittent basis, at a daily rate of compensation not 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 House.
(b) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 1999 and each succeeding fiscal year.
(Pub. L. 105–275, title I, § 107, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2439.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 74a–9 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. § 5103 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 5103. Single per annum gross rates of allowances for personal services in offices of Speaker, Leaders, and Whips
The allowance for additional office personnel in the office of each of the following officials of the House of Representatives shall be at a single per annum gross rate, as follows:
(1) the Speaker, $110,000.
(2) the Majority Leader, $90,000.
(3) the Minority Leader, $55,000.
(4) the Majority Whip, $55,000.
(5) the Minority Whip, $55,000.
(Pub. L. 91–510, title IV, § 473, Oct. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 1194.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 333 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective immediately prior to noon on Jan. 3, 1971, see section 601(1) of Pub. L. 91–510, set out as an Effective Date of 1970 Amendment note under section 4301 of this title.
heading: Limits on Uses of Funds
text: Funds provided under this section limited to use for compensation of additional personnel and other necessary official expenses, see section 112 of Pub. L. 98–51, set out as a note under section 5142 of this title.
2 U.S.C. § 5105 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 5105. Transfer of appropriations by House Leadership Offices
(a) In general
Each office described under the heading “HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES” in the Act making appropriations for the legislative branch for a fiscal year may transfer any amounts appropriated for the office under such heading among the various categories of allowances and expenses for the office under such heading.
(b) Official expenses
Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to any amounts appropriated for official expenses.
(c) Applicability
This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 1999 and each succeeding fiscal year.
(Pub. L. 106–31, title III, § 3009, May 21, 1999, 113 Stat. 93.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 74a–11 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Section is from the 1999 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act.
2 U.S.C. § 5106 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 5106. Allowance for compensation of interns in House leadership offices
(a) Establishment
There is established for the House of Representatives an allowance which shall be available for the compensation of interns who serve in House leadership offices.
(b) Benefit exclusion
Section 5321(b) of this title shall apply with respect to an intern who is compensated under the allowance under this section in the same manner as such section applies with respect to an intern who is compensated under the Members’ Representational Allowance.
(c) Definitions
In this section—
(1) the term “House leadership office” means, with respect to a fiscal year, any office for which the appropriation for salaries and expenses of the office for the fiscal year is provided under the heading “House Leadership Offices” in the Act making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year; and
(2) term “intern”, with respect to a House leadership office, has the meaning given such term with respect to a Member of the House of Representatives in section 5321(c)(2) of this title.
(d) Appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2020 and each succeeding fiscal year.
(e) Omitted
(f) Effective date
This section and the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2020 and each succeeding fiscal year.
(Pub. L. 116–94, div. E, title I, § 113, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2759.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section is comprised of section 113 of Pub. L. 116–94. Subsec. (e) of section 113 of Pub. L. 116–94 amended section 5507 of this title.
2 U.S.C. § 5121 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 5121. Expense allowance of Speaker of House of Representatives
There shall be paid to the Speaker of the House of Representatives in equal monthly installments an expense allowance of $10,000 per annum to assist in defraying expenses relating to or resulting from the discharge of his official duties, for which no accounting, other than for income tax purposes, shall be made by him.
(Jan. 19, 1949, ch. 2, § 1(e), 63 Stat. 4; Oct. 20, 1951, ch. 521, title VI, § 619(c), 65 Stat. 570; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 203(1), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1725.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 31b of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
heading: Amendments
text: 1996—Pub. L. 104–186 struck out “(which shall be in lieu of the allowance provided by section 601(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended)” after “per annum”.
1951—Act Oct. 20, 1951, made Speaker’s expense allowance taxable.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of 1951 Amendment
text: Amendment by act Oct. 20, 1951, effective at noon, Jan. 3, 1953, see section 619(e) of act Oct. 20, 1951, set out as a note under section 102 of Title 3, The President.
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective at noon, Jan. 20, 1949, see section 3 of act Jan. 19, 1949.
2 U.S.C. § 5122 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 5122. Personal services in office of Speaker; payments
There shall be paid from the applicable accounts of the House of Representatives until otherwise provided by law, for personal services in the office of the Speaker of the House, an additional basic sum of $10,000 per annum.
(Pub. L. 87–730, § 103, Oct. 2, 1962, 76 Stat. 693; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(14), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1732.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 74–1 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Section is based on House Resolution No. 487, Eighty-seventh Congress, Jan. 10, 1962, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 87–730.
heading: Amendments
text: 1996—Pub. L. 104–186 substituted “applicable accounts of the House of Representatives” for “contingent fund of the House”.
2 U.S.C. § 5123 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 5123. Speaker’s Office for Legislative Floor Activities
There is established in the House of Representatives an office to be known as the Speaker’s Office for Legislative Floor Activities. The Speaker shall appoint and set the annual rate of pay for employees of the Office. The Office shall have the responsibility of assisting the Speaker in the management of legislative floor activity.
(Pub. L. 104–53, title I, § 103, Nov. 19, 1995, 109 Stat. 520.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 74a–7 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Section is based on section 223(b) of House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Fourth Congress, Jan. 4, 1995, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 104–53.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Transfer of Majority and Minority Positions
text: Pub. L. 107–68, title I, § 113, Nov. 12, 2001, 115 Stat. 572, provided that:
“(a) Effective October 1, 2001, the following four majority positions shall be transferred from the Clerk to the Speaker:
“(1) The position of chief of floor service.
“(2) Two positions of assistant floor chief.
“(3) One position of cloakroom attendant.
“(b) Effective October 1, 2001, the following four minority positions shall be transferred from the Clerk to the minority leader:
“(1) The position of chief of floor service.
“(2) Two positions of assistant floor chief.
“(3) One position of cloakroom attendant.
“(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of an individual who is an incumbent of a position transferred under subsection (a) or subsection (b) at the time of the transfer, the total number of days of annual leave and the total number of days of sick leave which were provided by the Clerk to the individual and which remain unused as of the date of the transfer shall remain available for the individual to use after the transfer.”
2 U.S.C. § 5124 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 5124. Lump sum allowance for Speaker
(a) The aggregate amount otherwise authorized to be appropriated for a fiscal year for the lump-sum allowance for the Office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall be increased by $40,000.
(b) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2002 and each succeeding fiscal year.
(Pub. L. 107–68, title I, § 117, Nov. 12, 2001, 115 Stat. 573.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 74a–12 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Section is from the Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 2002, which is title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2002.
2 U.S.C. § 5125 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 5125. Repealed. Pub. L. 115–244, div. B, title I, § 118(a), (b), Sept. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 2930
text: Section, Pub. L. 91–665, ch. VIII, Jan. 8, 1971, 84 Stat. 1989; Pub. L. 93–532, § 1, Dec. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 1723; Pub. L. 99–225, Dec. 28, 1985, 99 Stat. 1743, related to the right of every former Speaker to retain an office furnished and maintained by the Government in an appropriate condition.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of Repeal
text: Pub. L. 115–244, div. B, title I, § 118(c), Sept. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 2930, provided that: “The amendments made by this section [repealing this section and sections 5126 to 5129 of this title] shall apply with respect to any individual who serves as a Representative in Congress during the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress or any succeeding Congress.”