An Act to authorize withholding from salaries disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate and from certain employees under the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol for contribution to certain charitable organizations.
PL 95-470 (S.2376), enacted 10/17/1978

PUBLIC LAW 95-470—OCT. 17, 1978 
92 STAT. 1323 
Public Law 95-470 
95th Congress 
An Act 
To authorize withholding from salaries disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate 
and from certain employees under the jurisdiction of the Architect of the 
Capitol for contribution to certain charitable organizations. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate 
and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America 
in Congress assembled, That (a) for pur-
poses of this Act, the term— 
(1) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Senate; and 
(2) "Architect" means the Architect of the Capitol. 
(b)(1) The Secretary and the Architect shall notify individuals 
whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary or who are employees of the 
Architect, including employees of the Botanic Garden or the Senate 
Restaurants of the opportunity to have amounts withheld from their 
pay pursuant to this section for contribution to national voluntary 
health and welfare agencies designated by the Chairman of the Civil 
Service Commission pursuant to Executive Order 10927, dated March 
18,1961. 
(2) Upon request by such an individual specifying the amount to be 
withheld and one Combined Federal Campaign Center in the Wash-
ington metropolitan area to receive such amount, the Secretary, the 
Architect, or any other officer who disburses the pay of such individual, 
as the case may be, shall— 
(A) withhold such amount from the pay of such individual; and 
(B) transmit (not less than once each calendar quarter) the 
amount so withheld to the Combined Federal Campaign Center as 
specified in such request. 
(c) The Secretary and the Architect shall, to the extent practicable, 
carry out subsection (b) at or about the time of the Combined Federal 
Campaign and other fundraising in the executive branch of the Federal 
Government conducted pursuant to Executive Order 10927, dated 
March 18, 1961, and at such other times as each such officer deems 
appropriate. 
(d) (1) No amount shall be withheld under subsection (b) from the 
pay of any individual for any pay period if the amount of such pay for 
such period is less than the sum of— 
(A) the amount specified to be withheld from such pay under 
subsection (b) for such period; plus 
(B) the amount of all other withholdings from such pay for 
such period, 
(2) No amount may be specified by an individual to be withheld for 
any pay period imder subsection (b) which is less than— 
(A) 50 cents, if the pay period of such individual is biweekly or 
semimonthly; or 
(B) $1, if the pay period of such individual is monthly. 
Oct. 17, 1978 
[S. 2376] 
Congressional 
employees, 
contributions to 
charitable 
organizations. 
2 u s e 60c-4. 
39-194 O—80—pt. 1 
87 : QL3 
92 STAT. 1324 
PUBLIC LAW 95-470—OCT. 17, 1978 
(e) This section imposes no duty, burden, or requirement upon the 
United States, the Senate, or any officer or employee of the United 
States, except as specifically provided in this section. Nothing in this 
section shall be deemed to consent to the application of any provision 
of law which has the effect of subjecting the United States, the Senate, 
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or any officer or employee of the United States to any penalty or 
liability by reason of the provisions of this section. Any paper, form, 
document, or any other item filed with the Secretary under this section 
is a paper of the Senate within the provisions of rule XXX of the 
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Standing Rules of the Senate. 
Rules and 
(f) The Secretary and the Architect are authorized to issue rules and 
regulations. 
regulations they consider appropriate in carrying out their duties 
under this section. 
Approved October 17, 1978. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 
SENATE REPORT No. 95-1162 (Comm. on Governmental Affairs). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 124 (1978): 
Sept. 11, considered and passed Senate. 
Oct. 3, considered and passed House.