An Act to authorize the disposition of certain office equipment and furnishings, and for other purposes.
PL 93-462 (H.R.9075), enacted 10/20/1974

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PUBLIC LAW 93-462-OCT. 20, 1974 
[88 STAT. 
Public Law 93-462 
October 20. 1974 
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[H. R. 9075] 
To authorize the disposition of certain office equipment and furnishings, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That (a) not-
withstanding any other provision of law, a Member may purchase, 
upon leaving office or otherwise ceasing to be a Member (except by 
expulsion), any item or items of office equipment or office furnishings 
provided by the General Services Administration and then currently 
located and in use in an office of such Member in the district then 
represented by such Member, 
(b) Each purchase of equipment or furnishings under subsection 
(a) of this section shall be— 
(1) in accordance with regulations which shall be prescribed 
by the Committee on House Administration, after consultation 
with the General Services Administration; and 
(2) at a price equal to the acquisition cost to the Federal 
Government of the equipment or furnishings so purchased, less 
allowance for depreciation determined under such regulations, 
but in no instance less than the fair market value of such items. 
(c) Amounts received by the Federal Government from the sale 
of items of office equipment or office furnishings under this section 
shall be remitted to the General Services Administration and credited 
to the appropriate account or accounts. 
(d) For the purposes of this section— 
•Member." 
(1) "Member" means a Member of, Delegate to, or Resident 
Commissioner in, the House of Representatives; and 
'District." 
(2) "district" means a congressional district, the District of 
Columbia (with respect to any office of the Delegate from the 
District of Columbia situated at any place in the District other 
than at the United States Capitol), the Virgin Islands, Guam, 
Puerto Rico, and, in the case of a Rapresentativc at Large, a 
State. 
SEC. 2. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a United 
States Senator may purchase, upon leaving office or otherwise ceasing 
to be a Senator (except by expulsion), any item or items of office 
equipment or office furnishings provided by the General Services 
Administration and then currently located and in use in an office of 
such Senator in the State then represented by such Senator. 
(b) At the request of any United States Senator, the Sergeant at 
Arms of the Senate shall arrange for and make the purchase of 
equipment and furnishings under subsection (a) of this section on 
behalf of such Senator. Each such purchase shall be— 
(1) in accordance with regulations which shall be prescribed 
by the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, 
after consultation with the General Services Administration; 
and 
(2) at a price equal to the acquisition cost to the Federal 
Government of the equipment or furnishings so purchased, less 
allowance for depreciation determined under such regulations, 
but in no instance less than the fair market value of such items. 
(c) Amounts received by the Federal Government from the sale 
of items of office equipment or office furnishings under this section 
shall be remitted to the General Services Administration and credited 
to the appropriate account or accounts. 
Approved October 20, 1974. 
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