House of Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act
PL 104-186 (H.R.2739), enacted 08/20/1996

110 STAT. 1718 
PUBLIC LAW 104-186—AUG. 20, 1996 
Public Law 104-186 
104th Congress 
Aug. 20, 1996 
[H.R. 2739] 
House of 
Representatives 
Administrative 
Reform Technical 
Corrections Act. 
2 u s e 31 note. 
An Act 
To provide for a representational allowance for Members of the House of Representa-
tives, to make technical and conforming changes to sundry provisions of law 
in consequence of administrative reforms in the House of Representatives, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of 
America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the "House of 
Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act". 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act 
is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—PROVISIONS RELATING TO ALLOWANCES AND ACCOUNTS IN THE 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS 
Sec. 101. Representational allowance for Members of House of Representatives. 
Sec. 102. A(hustment of House of Representatives allowances by Committee on 
House Oversight. 
Sec. 103. Liitutation on allowance authority of Committee on House Oversight. 
Sec. 104. Clerk hire employees of Members of House of Representatives. 
Sec. 105. Pajmients fix)m applicable accounts of House of Representatives. 
Sec. 106. Report of disbursements for House of Representatives. 
Sec. 107. Annotated United States Code for Memoers of House of Representatives 
to be paid for from Members' Representational Allowance. 
Sec. 108. Capitol Police citation release. 
TITLE II—TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS 
RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS IN THE HOUSE OF REP-
RESENTATIVES 
Sec. 201. Provisions relating to election of Representatives. 
Sec. 202. Provisions relating to organization of Congress. 
Sec. 203. Provisions relating to compensation and allowances of Members. 
Sec. 204. Provisions relating to officers and employees of House of Representatives. 
Sec. 205. Provisions relating to Library of Congress. 
Sec. 206. Provisions relating to congressional and committee procedure; investiga-
tions. 
Sec. 207. Provisions relating to Office of Law Revision Counsel. 
Sec. 208. Provisions relating to Legislative Classification Office. 
Sec. 209. Provisions relating to classification of employees of House of Representa-
tives. 
Sec. 210. Provisions relating to pa3Toll administration in House of Representatives. 
Sec. 211. Provisions relating to contested elections. 
Sec. 212. Provisions relating to Joint Committee on Con^ssional Operations. 
Sec. 213. Provisions relating to Congressional Budget Office. 
Sec. 214. Provisions relating to the States. 
Sec. 215. Provisions relating to Grovemment organization and employees. 
Sec. 216. Provisions codified in appendices to title 5, United States Code. 
Sec. 217. Provisions relating to commerce and trade. 
Sec. 218. Provisions relating to foreign relations and intercourse. 
Sec. 219. Provisions relating to money and finance. 
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Sec. 220. Provisions relating to Postal Service. 
Sec. 221. Provisions relating to i)ublic buildings, property, and works. 
Sec. 222. Provisions relating to the public health ana welfare. 
Sec. 223. Provisions relating to public printing and documents. 
Sec. 224. Provisions relating to territories and insular possessions. 
Sec. 225. Miscellaneous uncodified provisions relating to House of Representatives. 
TITLE I—PROVISIONS RELATING TO AL-
LOWANCES AND ACCOUNTS IN THE 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND 
OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS 
SEC. 
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1
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REPRESENTATIONAL 
ALLOWANCE 
FOR 
MEMBERS 
OF 
HOUSE 2 
USC 5
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b
. 
OF 
REPRESENTATIVES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established for the House of Rep-
resentatives a single allowance, to be known as the "Members' 
Representational Allowance", which shall be available to support 
the conduct of the official and representational duties of a Member 
of the House of Representatives with respect to the district from 
which the Member is elected. 
(b) MERGER.—The Clerk Hire Allowance, the Official Expenses 
Allowance, and the Official Mail Allowance, as in effect on the 
day before the effective date of this section, are merged into the 
Members' Representational Allowance. 
(c) DEFINITION.—^As used in this section, the term "Member 
of the House of Representatives" means a Representative in, or 
a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress. 
(d) REGULATIONS.—^The Committee on House Oversight of the 
House of Representatives shall have authority to prescribe regula-
tions to carry out this section. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—^This section shall take effect on Septem-
ber 1, 1995 and shall apply with respect to official and representa-
tional duties carried out on or after that date. 
SEC. 102. ADJUSTMENT OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
ALLOW-
ANCES BY COMMITTEE ON HOUSE OVERSIGHT. 
House Resolution 457, Ninety-second Congress, agreed to July 
21, 1971, as enacted into permanent law by chapter IV of the 
Supplemented Appropriations Act, 1972 (2 U.S.C. 57), is amended 
to read as follows: 
"SECTION 1. ADJUSTMENT OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ALLOW-
ANCES BY COMMITTEE ON HOUSE OVERSIGHT. 
"(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the provision of law specified 
in subsection (b), the Committee on House Oversight of the House 
of Representatives may, by order of the Committee, fix and adjust 
the amounts, terms, and conditions of, and other matters relating 
to, allowances of the House of Representatives within the following 
categories: 
"(1) For Members of the House of Representatives, the 
Members' Representational Allowance, including all aspects of 
the Official Mail Allowance within the jurisdiction of the 
Committee under section 311 of the Legislative Brsinch Appro-
priations Act, 1991. 
"(2) For committees, the Speaker, the Majority 
and 
Minority Leaders, the Clerk, the Sergeant at Arms, and the 
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Chief Administrative Officer, 
allowances for official 
mail 
(including all aspects of the Official Mail Allowance within 
the jurisdiction of the Committee under section 311 of the 
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991), stationery, and 
telephone and telegraph £ind other communications. 
"(b) PROVISION SPECIFIED.—The provision of law referred to 
in subsection (a) is House Resolution 1372, Ninety-fourth Congress, 
agreed to July 1, 1976, as enacted into permanent law by section 
101 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1977 (2 U.S.C. 
57a). 
"(c) DEFINITION.—^As used in this section, the term 'Member 
of the House of Representatives' means a Representative in, or 
a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.". 
SEC. 103. LIMITATION ON ALLOWANCE AUTHORITY OF COMMITTEE 
ON HOUSE OVERSIGHT. 
House Resolution 1372, Ninety-fourth Congress, agreed to July 
1, 1976, as enacted into permanent law by section 101 of the 
Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1977 (2 U.S.C. 57a), is 
amended to read as follows: 
"SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON ALLOWANCE AUTHORITY OF COMMITTEE 
ON HOUSE OVERSIGHT. 
"(a) IN GENERAL.—^An order imder the provision of law specified 
in subsection (c) may fix or adjust the allowances of the House 
of Representatives only by reason of— 
"(1) a change in the price of materials, services, or office 
space; 
"(2) a technological change or other improvement in office 
equipment; or 
"(3) an increase under section 5303 of title 5, United States 
Code, in rates of pay under the General Schedule. 
"(b) RESOLUTION REQUIREMENT.—In the case of reasons other 
than the reasons specified in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection 
(a), the fixing £ind adjustment of the allowances of the House 
of Representatives in the categories described in the provision of 
law specified in subsection (c) may be carried out only by resolution 
of the House of Representatives. 
"(c) PROVISION SPECIFIED.—The provision of law referred to 
in subsections (a) and (b) is House Resolution 457, Ninety-second 
Congress, agreed to July 21, 1971, as enacted into permanent 
law by chapter IV of the Supplementsd Appropriations Act, 1972 
(2 U.S.C. 57).". 
2 use 92. 
SEC. 104. CLERK HIRE EMPLOYEES OF MEMBERS OF HOUSE OF REP-
RESENTATIVES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Under the Members' Representational Allow-
ance, each Member of the House of Representatives may employ 
not more than 18 permanent clerk hire employees and a total 
of not more than 4 additional clerk hire employees in the following 
categories: 
(1) Interns. 
(2) Part-time employees. 
(3) Shared employees. 
(4) Temporary employees. 
(5) Employees on leave without pay. 
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(b) BENEFIT EXCLUSION.—For purposes of this section, interns 
and temporary employees shall be excluded from the operation 
of the following provisions of title 5, United States Code: 
(1) Chapter 84 (relating to the Federal Employees' Retire-
ment System). 
(2) Chapter 87 (relating to life insurance). 
(3) Chapter 89 (relating to health insursmce). 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section— 
(1) the term "Member of the House of Representatives" 
means a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commis-
sioner to, the Congress; 
(2) the term "intern" means, with respect to a Member 
of the House of Representatives, an individual who serves in 
the office of the Member in the District of Columbia for not 
more than 120 days in a 12-month period and whose service 
is primarily for the educational experience of the individual; 
(3) the term "part-time employee" means, with respect to 
a Member of the House of Representatives, an individual who 
is employed by the M'ember and whose normally assigned work 
schedule is not more than the equivalent of 15 full working 
days per month; 
(4) the term "temporary employee" means, with respect 
to a Member of the House of Representatives, an individual 
who is employed for a specific purpose or task and who is 
employed for not more than 90 days in a 12-month period, 
except that the term of such employment may be extended 
with the written approval of the Committee on House Over-
sight; and 
(5) the term "shared employee" means an employee who 
is paid by more than one employing authority of the House 
of Representatives. 
(d) REGULATIONS.—^The Committee on House Oversight shall 
have authority to prescribe regulations to carry out this section. 
(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—^The following provisions of law 
£ire repealed: 
(1) The first section of the Joint Resolution entitled "Joint 
resolution providing for pay to clerks to Members of Congress 
and Delegates", approved January 25, 1923 (2 U.S.C. 92). 
(2) House Resolution 359, Ninety-sixth Congress, agreed 
to July 20, 1979, as enacted into permanent law by the bill 
H.R. 7593, entitled the "Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 
1981", as passed by the House of Representatives on July 
21, 1980, and enacted into permanent law by section 101(c) 
of Public Law 96-536 (2 U.S.C. 92 note). 
(3) The first section of House Resolution 357, Ninety-first 
Congress, agreed to June 25, 1969, as enacted into permanent 
law by section 103 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation 
Act, 1970 (2 U.S.C. 92 note). 
SEC. 105. PAYMENTS FROM APPLICABLE ACCOUNTS OF HOUSE OF 
2USC95-1. 
REPRESENTATIVES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—^No pajrment may be made from the applicable 
accounts of the House of Representatives (as determined by the 
Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives), 
unless sanctioned by that Committee. Pajrments on vouchers 
approved in the manner directed by that Committee shall be 
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deemed, held, and taken, and are declared to be conclusive upon 
all the departments and officers of the Government. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section— 
(1) the term "applicable accounts of the House of Represent-
atives" means accoimts for salaries and expenses of committees 
(other than the Committee on Appropriations), the computer 
support organization of the House of Representatives, and 
allowances and expenses of Members of the House of Represent-
atives, officers of the House of Representatives, and administra-
tive and support offices of the House of Representatives; and 
(2) the term "Member of the House of Representatives" 
means a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commis-
sioner to, the Congress. 
2 use 68,95. 
(c) 
CONFORMING 
AMENDMENTS.—The paragraph 
beginning 
"Hereafter" under the heading "UNDER LEGISLATIVE." and the 
subheading "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES." in the first section of 
the Act entitled "An Act making appropriations for sundry civil 
expenses of the Grovemment for the fiscal year ending June 
thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-nine, and for other pur-
poses", approved October 2,1888 (2 U.S.C. 95), is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence, by striking out ", or fi^om the 
contingent fund" and all that follows through the end of the 
sentence and inserting in lieu thereof a period; and 
(2) in the second sentence— 
(A) by striking out "made upon vouchers approved 
by the Committee on House Administration of the House 
of Representatives, and payments"; and 
(B) in the proviso, by striking out "funds" and all 
that follows through the end of the sentence and inserting 
in lieu thereof "fimd as additional salary or compensation 
to any officer or employee of the Senate.". 
2 use 104b. 
SEC. 106. REPORT OF DISBURSEMENTS FOR HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-
TIVES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the last day 
of each semiannual period, the Chief Administrative Officer of 
the House of Representatives shall submit to the House of Rep-
resentatives, with respect to that period, a detailed, itemized report 
of the disbursements for the operations of the House of Representa-
tives. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) shall 
include— 
(1) the name of each person who receives a payment fi*om 
the House of Representatives; 
(2) the quantity and price of any item fiimished to the 
House of Representatives; 
(3) a description of any service rendered to the House 
of Representatives, together with a statement of the time 
required for the service, and the name, title, and amount paid 
to each person who renders the service; 
(4) a statement of sdl amounts appropriated to, or received, 
or expended by the House of Representatives, and any unex-
pended balances of such amounts; 
(5) the information submitted to the Comptroller General 
under section 3523(a) of title 31, United States Code; and 
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(6) such additional infonnation as may be required by 
regulation of the Committee on House Oversight of the House 
of Representatives. 
(c) EXCLUSION.—^Notwithstanding subsection (b), if a voucher 
is for payment to an individual for attendgince as a witness before 
a committee of the Congress in executive session, the report for 
the semiannual period in which the appearance occurs shall show 
only the date of payment, voucher number, and amount paid. Any 
information excluded from a report under the preceding sentence 
shall be included in the report for the next period. 
(d) HOUSE DOCUMENT.—^Each report under this section shall 
be printed as a House document. 
(e) CONFORMING PROVISION.—^The provisions of— 
(1) sections 60, 61, 62, and 63 of the Revised Statutes 
of the United States (2 U.S.C. 102, 103, and 104); and 
(2) section 105(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriation 
Act, 1965 (2 U.S.C. 104a); 
that require submission and printing of statements and reports 
are not applicable to the House of Representatives. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—^This section shall apply to the semi-
annual periods of January 1 through June 30 and July 1 through 
December 31 of each year, beginning with the semiannual period 
in which this section is enacted. 
SEC. 
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7
. 
ANNOTATED 
UNITED 
STATES 
CODE 
FOR 
MEMBERS 
OF 
HOUSE 2 
USC 
5
4
. 
OF 
REPRESENTATIVES 
TO 
BE 
PAID 
FOR 
FROM 
MEMBERS' 
REPRESENTATIONAL 
ALLOWANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Clerk of the House of Representatives 
shall, at the request of a Member of the House of Representatives, 
furnish to the Member, for official use only, one set of a privately 
published annotated version of the United States Code, including 
supplements and pocket parts. The furnishing of a set of the United 
States Code under this section shall be in lieu of any distribution 
under section 212 of title 1, United States Code, and shall be 
paid for from the Members' Representational Allowance. 
(b) DEFINITION.—^As used in this section, the term "Member 
of the House of Representatives" means a Representative in, or 
a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress. 
(c) REGULATIONS.—^The Committee on House Oversight of the 
House of Representatives shall have authority to prescribe regula-
tions to carry out this section. 
(d) 
CONFORMING 
AMENDMENT.—^House 
Resolution 
506, 
Ninetieth Congress, agreed to August 21, 1967, as enacted into 
permanent law by chapter VIII of the Second Supplemental Appro-
priation Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 54), is repealed. 
SEC. 108. CAPITOL POLICE CITATION RELEASE. 
40 USC 212a-5. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—^The Chief of the Capitol Police, with the 
approval of the Capitol Police Board, may designate a member 
of the Capitol Police to have responsibility for citation release. 
(b) AUTHORITY.—(1) In the same manner as provided for with Courts. 
respect to an official of the Metropolitan Police Department of 
the District of Columbia under section 23-1110(a) of the District 
of Columbia Code, the Superior Court of the District of Columbia 
shall have the authority to appoint the member of the Capitol 
Police designated under subsection (a) of this section to take bail 
or collateral from persons charged with offenses triable in the 
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Superior Couri; of the District of Columbia. Pursuant to that 
authority— 
(A) the citation power described in subsection (b) of section 
23-1110 of the District of Columbia Code shall be exercised 
by such member of the Capitol Police in the same manner 
as by an official of the Metropolitan Police Department; and 
(B) paragraph (4) of subsection (b) of section 23-1110 of 
the District of Columbia Code, relating to failure to appear, 
shall apply with respect to citations under subpsiragraph (A) 
of this paragraph. 
(2) The United States District Court for the District of Columbia 
shall have the power to authorize the member of the Capitol Police 
referred to in subsection (a) of this section to take bond from 
persons arrested upon writs and process from that court in criminal 
cases in the same manner as provided for with respect to an 
official of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of 
Columbia under the third sentence of section 23-1110(a) of the 
District of Columbia Code. 
TITLE II—TECHNICAL AND CONFORM-
ING 
AMENDMENTS 
AND 
REPEALS 
RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE RE-
FORMS 
IN THE 
HOUSE 
OF 
REP-
RESENTATIVES 
SEC. 201. PROVISIONS RELATING TO ELECTION OF REPRESENTATIVES. 
The provisions of law relating to election of Representatives, 
as codified in chapter 1 of title 2, IJnited States Code, are amended 
as follows: 
The third sentence of section 22(b) of the Act entitled 
"An Act to provide for the fifteenth and subsequent decennial 
censuses and to provide for apportionment of Representatives 
in Congress", approved June 28, 1929 (2 U.S.C. 2a(b)), is 
amended by striking out the semicolon after "Representatives" 
the first place it appears and all that follows through the 
end of the sentence and inserting in lieu thereof a period. 
SEC. 202. PROVISIONS RELATING TO ORGANIZATION OF CONGRESS. 
The provisions of law relating to organization of Congress, 
as codified in chapter 2 of title 2, United States Code, Eire amended 
as follows: 
(1) Section 204(a) of the District of Columbia Delegate 
Act (2 U.S.C. 25b) is repealed. 
(2) Section 33 of the Revised Statutes of the United States 
(2 U.S.C. 26, third sentence) is repealed. 
(3) Section 2(c) of Public Law 94-551 (2 U.S.C. 28c(c)) 
is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking out "Representives" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "Representatives"; and 
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking out ", to the Sergeant" 
and all that follows through the end of the para-
graph and inserting in lieu thereof "and to the Sergeant 
at Arms of the House of Representatives, each two sets;". 
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(4) Section 202 of House Resolution 988, Ninety-third Con-
gress, agreed to October 8, 1974, as enacted into permanent 
law by chapter III of title I of the Supplementsd Appropriations 
Act, 1975 (2 U.S.C. 29a), is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)(2), by striking out "House 
Administration" each place it appears and inserting in 
lieu thereof "House Oversight"; and 
(B) in subsection (c), by striking out "contingent fund 
of the House is" and inserting in lieu thereof "applicable 
accounts of the House of Representatives are". 
SEC. 203. PROVISIONS RELATING TO COMPENSATION AND ALLOW-
ANCES OF MEMBERS. 
The provisions of law relating to compensation and allowances 
of Members, as codified in chapter 3 of title 2, United States 
Code, are amended as follows: 
(1) Subsection (e) of the first section of the Act entitled 
"An Act to increase rates of compensation of the President, 
Vice President, and the Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives", approved January 19, 1949 (2 U.S.C. 31b), is amended 
by striking out "(which shall be in lieu of the allowance 
provided by section 601(b) of the Legislative Reorganization 
Act of 1946, as amended)". 
(2) Section 2 of House Resolution 1238, Ninety-first Con-
gress, agreed to December 23, 1970, as enacted into permanent 
law by chapter VIII of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
1971 (2 U.S.C. 31b-2), is amended— 
(A) by striking out "contingent fund of the House" 
£ind inserting in lieu thereof "applicable accounts of the 
House of Representatives"; and 
(B) by striking out "base allowance" and all that follows 
through "Member of the House" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "Members' Representational Allowance". 
(3) The first sentence of section 5 of House Resolution 
1238, Ninety-first Congress, agreed to December 22, 1970 (as 
enacted into permanent law by chapter VIII of the Supple-
mental Appropriations Act, 1971, and supplemented by the 
Act entitled "An Act relating to former SpesQcers of the House 
of Representatives" (88 Stat. 1723)) (2 U.S.C. 31b-5), is 
amenaed by striking out "to enable the Clerk of the House 
to pay" and inserting in lieu thereof "for pajrment of". 
(4) Sections 49 and 50 of the Revised Statutes of the 
United States (2 U.S.C. 38) are repealed. 
(5) Section 105 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation 
Act, 1955 (2 U.S.C. 38a) is amended— 
(A) in the first undesignated paragraph, by striking 
out "(including amounts held in the trust fund account 
in the office of the Sergeant at Arms)"; and 
(B) in the second undesignated paragraph, by striking 
out "Sergeant at Anns, and received by the Sergeant at 
Arms" and inserting in lieu thereof "Chief Administrative 
Officer of the House of Representatives £ind received by 
the Chief Administrative Officer". 
(6) The proviso in the first paragraph under the heading 
"LEGISLATIVE BRANCH" and the subheading "HOUSE OF 
REPRESENTATIVES" in chapter I of the Third Supplemental 
Appropriation Act, 1952 (2 U.S.C. 38b; 2 U.S.C. 125a) is 
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amended by striking out "contingent fund of the House of 
Representatives or" and inserting in lieu thereof "appHcable 
accounts of the House of Representatives or the contingent 
fund". 
(7) Section 40 of the Revised Statutes of the United States 
(2 U.S.C. 39) is amended by striking out "Sergeant-at-Arms 
of the House" and inserting in lieu thereof "the Chief Adminis-
trative Officer of the House of Representatives (upon certifi-
cation by the Clerk of the House of Representatives)". 
(8) The proviso in the last undesignated paragraph under 
the center heading "LEGISLATIVE ESTABLISHMENT' and 
the center subheading "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES" in the 
Deficiency Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1934 (2 U.S.C. 40a) 
is amended— 
(A) by striking out "Sergeant at Arms of the House" 
the first place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof 
"Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representa-
tives"; and 
(B) by striking out "Sergeant at Arms of the House 
shall be paid to the Clerk of the House and" inserting 
in lieu thereof "Chief Administrative Officer of the House 
of Representatives shall be". 
(9)(A) Section 43 of the Revised Statutes of the United 
States (2 U.S.C. 41) is repealed. 
(B) Section 302(c) of House Resolution 287, Ninety-fifi;h 
Congress, agreed to March 2, 1977, as enacted into permanent 
law by section 115 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation 
Act, 1978 (2 U.S.C. 41 note), is repealed. 
(10) The first section of House Resolution 420, Ninety-
second Congress, agreed to May 18, 1971, as enacted into 
permanent law by chapter IV of the Supplemental Appropria-
tions Act, 1972 (2 U.S.C. 42), is repealed. 
(11) Section 44 of the Revised Statutes of the United States 
(2 U.S.C. 42 note) is repealed. 
(12)(A) The provisions of law specified in subparagraph 
(B), codified as sections 42c, 42c note, and 42d of title 2, 
United States Code, are repealed. 
(B) The provisions of law referred to in subparagraph 
(A) are— 
(i) the Act entitled "An Act to provide airmail and 
special delivery postage stamps for Members of the House 
of Representatives on the basis of regular sessions of Con-
gress, and for other purposes", approved August 27, 1958; 
(ii) House Resolution 532, Eighty-eighth Congress, 
agreed to October 2, 1963, as enacted into permanent law 
by section 103 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation 
Act, 1965; and 
(iii) House Resolution 1003, Ninetieth Congress, agreed 
to December 14, 1967, as enacted into permanent law by 
chapter VIII of title I of the Second Supplemental Appro-
priation Act, 1968. 
(13) The last paragraph under the heading "SENATE" and 
the subheading "ADMINISTRATIVE 
PROVISIONS" in the 
first 
section of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1959 (2 
U.S.C. 43b) is repealed. 
(14) Section 2 of Public Law 89-147 (2 U.S.C. 43b-l) is 
repealed. 
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(15) Section 2 of House Resolution 10, Ninety-fourth 
Congress, agreed to January 14, 1975, as enacted into perma-
nent law by section 201 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation 
Act, 1976 (2 U.S.C. 43b-3), is amended by striking out "House 
Administration" each place it appears £ind inserting in lieu 
thereof "House Oversight". 
(16)(A) The provisions of law specified in subparagraph 
(B), codified as section 46b of title 2, United States Code, 
are amended, repealed, or affected as provided in that subpara-
graph. 
(B) The amendments, repeals, and effects referred to in 
subparagraph (A) are as follows: 
(i) The paragraph beginning "Stationery" under the 
heading "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES" and the 
subheading "CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE HOUSE" in the 
Legislative Appropriation Act, 1955, is amended by striking 
out "(which hereafter shall be $1,200 per regular session)", 
(ii) That portion of the paragraph under the heading 
"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES" and the subheading 
"STATIONERY (REVOLVING FUND)" in the first section of the 
Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1961, that has been 
interpreted as increasing the stationery allowance from 
$1,200 to $1,800 shall have no further force or effect. 
(iii) House Resolution 533, Eighty-eighth Congress, 
agreed to October 2, 1963, as enacted into permanent law 
by section 103 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation 
Act, 1965, is repealed. 
(iv) House Resolution 1029, Eighty-ninth Congress, 
agreed to October 5, 1966, as continued by House Resolu-
tion 112, Ninetieth Congress, agreed to March 8, 1967, 
as enacted into permanent law by chapter VIII of the 
Second Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1967, is repealed. 
(17) The Act entitled "An Act to provide for a prorated 
stationery allowance in the case of a Member of the House 
of Representatives elected for a portion of a term", approved 
February 27, 1956 (2 U.S.C. 46b-2), is repealed. 
(18)(A) The first section of the Act entitled "An Act relating 
to telephone and telegraph service and clerk hire for Members 
of the House of Representatives", approved June 23, 1949 (2 
U.S.C. 46f) is repealed. 
(B)(i) The provisions of law specified in clause (ii), codified 
as section 46g of title 2, United States Code, are repealed. 
(ii) The provisions of law referred to in clause (i) are— 
(I) section 2 of the Act entitled "An Act relating to 
telephone and telegraph service and clerk hire for Members 
of the House of Representatives", approved June 23, 1949; 
(II) House Resolution 735, Eighty-seventh Congress, 
agreed to July 25, 1962, as enacted into permanent law 
by section 103 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation 
Act, 1964; 
(III) House Resolution 531, Eighty-eighth Congress 
agreed to October 2, 1963, as enacted into permanent law 
by section 103 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation 
Act, 1965; and 
(FV) House Resolution 901, Eighty-ninth Congress, 
agreed to June 29, 1966, as enacted into permanent law 
by chapter VI of the Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1967. 
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(C) Section 6 of the Act entitled "An Act relating to tele-
phone and telegraph service and clerk hire for Members of 
the House of Representatives", approved June 23, 1949 (2 
U.S.C. 46i) is repealed. 
(19) The first section of House Resolution 418, Ninety-
second Congress, agreed to May 18, 1971, as enacted into 
permanent law by chapter IV of the Supplemental Appropria-
tions Act, 1972 (2 U.S.C. 46g-l), is repealed. 
(20)(A) Section 2 of House Resolution 418, Ninety-second 
Congress, agreed to May 18, 1971, as enacted into permanent 
law by chapter IV of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
1972 (2 U.S.C. 56), is repealed. 
(B) The section designation and subsections (a), (b), and 
(d) of section 302 of House Resolution 287, Ninety-fifth Con-
gress, agreed to March 2, 1977, as enacted into permanent 
law by section 115 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation 
Act, 1978 (2 U.S.C. 56 note, 2 U.S.C. 122a note), are repealed. 
(21)(A) The second undesignated paragraph of the first 
section of House Resolution 1297, Ninety-fifth Congress, agreed 
to August 16, 1978, as enacted into permanent law by section 
111(1) of the Congressional Operations Appropriation Act, 1984 
(2 U.S.C. 59d(a)), is amended by striking out "Clerk of the 
House of Representatives" and inserting in lieu thereof "Chief 
Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives". 
(B) The first undesignated paragraph of the first section 
of House Resolution 1297, Ninety-fifth Congress, agreed to 
August 16, 1978, as enacted into permanent law by section 
111(1) of the Congressional Operations Appropriation Act, 1984 
(2 U.S.C. 59d(a)), is amended by striking out "contingent fund" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "applicable accounts". 
(C) The second undesignated paragraph of the first section 
of House Resolution 1297, Ninety-fifth Congress, agreed to 
August 16, 1978, as enacted into permanent law by section 
111(1) of the Congressional Operations Appropriation Act, 1984 
(2 U.S.C. 59d(a)), as amended by subparagraph (A), is further 
amended by striking out "House Administration" and inserting 
in lieu thereof "House Oversight". 
(D) Section 2(1) of House Resolution 1297, Ninety-fifth 
Congress, agreed to August 16, 1978, as enacted into permanent 
law by section 111(1) of the Congressional Operations Appro-
priation Act, 1984 (2 U.S.C. 59d(b)(l)), is amended to read 
as follows: 
"(1) the term 'Member of the House of Representatives' 
means a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commis-
sioner to, the Congress; and". 
(22)(A) Section 311(a)(3) of the Legislative Branch Appro-
priations Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C. 59e(a)(3)) is amended by striking 
out "Clerk of the House of Representatives" and inserting in 
li6u thereof "Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Rep-
resentatives". 
(B) Section 311 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations 
Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C. 59e) is amended— 
(i) in the matter before paragraph (1) in subsection 
(a), by striking out "House Administration" and inserting 
in lieu thereof "House Oversight"; 
(ii) in subsection (a)(3), by striking out "House Adminis-
tration" and inserting in lieu thereof "House Oversight"; 
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110 STAT. 1729 
(iii) in subsection (b), by striking out "House Adminis-
tration" and inserting in lieu thereof "House Oversight"; 
(iv) in subsection (e)(1)(A), by striking out "House 
Administration" and inserting in Ueu thereof "House Over-
sight"; 
(v) in subsection (e)(2)(A), by striking out "onljr"; 
(vi) in subsection (e)(3)(A), by striking out "Official 
Expenses Allowance and the Clerk Hire Allowance" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "Members' Representational Allow-
ance"; and 
(vii) in subsection (e)(4), by striking out "Official 
Expenses Allowance" and inserting in lieu thereof "Mem-
bers' Representational Allowance". 
SEC. 204. PROVISIONS REliJ^TING TO OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 
The provisions of law relating to officers and employees of 
the House of Representatives, as codified in chapter 4 of title 
2, United States Code, are amended as follows: 
(1) Section 5 of the Federal Pay Comparability Act of 
1970 (2 U.S.C. 60a-2) is amended— 
(A) in the matter before paragraph (1) in subsection 
(a), by striking out "Clerk of the House of Representatives" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "Chief Administrative Officer 
of the House of Representatives"; 
(B) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by striking out "Clerk of 
the House" and inserting in lieu thereof "Chief Administra-
tive Officer"; 
(C) in subsection (a)(1)(B), by striking out ", including" 
and all that follows through the end of clause (ii) and 
inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon; 
(D) in the matter following subparagraph (B) in sub-
section (a)(1), by striking out "Clerk" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "Chief Administrative Officer"; 
(E) in subsection (a)(2), by striking out "Clerk" each 
place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "Chief 
Administrative Officer"; 
(F) in subsection (b), by striking out "Clerk of the 
House" £ind inserting in lieu thereof "Chief Administrative 
Officer"; and 
(G) in subsection (d), by striking out "Clerk of the 
House of Representatives" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"Chief Administrative Officer". 
(2) Paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of section 311 of the 
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1988 (2 U.S.C. 60a-
2a(l)) is amended, in the matter before subparagraph (A), by 
striking out "Clerk of the House of Representatives" and insert-
ing in lieu thereof "Chief Administrative Officer of the House 
of Representatives". 
(3) The first section and section 2 of the Joint Resolution 
entitled "Joint resolution authorizing the pajnnent of salaries 
of the officers and employees of Congress for December on 
the 20th day of that month each year", approved May 21, 
1937 (2 U.S.C. 60d and 60e), are each amended by striking 
out "Clerk" and inserting in lieu thereof "Chief Administrative 
Officer". 
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(4) The first section of House Resolution 732, Ninety-fourth 
Congress, agreed to November 4, 1975, as enacted into perma-
nent law by section 101 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation 
Act, 1977 (2 U.S.C. 60e-la), is amended— 
(A) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by striking 
out "Clerk" the first place it appears and all that follows 
through "provisions of' and inserting in lieu thereof "Chief 
Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives 
shall, in accordance with"; 
(B) in the second sentence of subsection (a), by striking 
out "provide that—" and all that follows through "shall 
withhold" and inserting in lieu thereof "provide that the 
Chief Administrative Officer shall withhold"; 
(C) in subsection (b), by striking out "Clerk or the 
Sergeant at Arms" and inserting in lieu thereof "Chief 
Administrative Officer"; 
(D) in subsection (c)(1), by striking out "Clerk and 
the Sergeant at Arms" and inserting in lieu thereof "Chief 
Administrative Officer"; 
(E) in subsection (c)(2), by striking out "Clerk or the 
Sergeant at Arms, as the case may be," each place it 
appears and inserting in lieu thereof "Chief Administrative 
Officer"; and 
(F) in subsections (d) and (e), by striking out "Clerk 
or the Sergeant at Arms" each place it appears and insert-
ing in lieu thereof "Chief Administrative Officer". 
(5)(A) The first section of House Resolution 12, Ninety-
fifth Congress, agreed to August 5, 1977, as enacted into perma-
nent law by section 111 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation 
Act, 1979 (2 U.S.C. 60e-lc), is amended— 
(i) in subsection (a), by striking out "Clerk" and insert-
ing in lieu thereof "Chief Administrative Officer"; and 
(ii) in subsection (b) and subsection (d), by striking 
out "Clerk" each place it appears and inserting in lieu 
thereof "Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Rep-
resentatives". 
(B) Section 2 of House Resolution 12, Ninety-fifth Congress, 
agreed to August 5, 1977, as enacted into permanent law by 
section 111 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1979 
(2 U.S.C. 60e-ld), is amended— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by adding "and" after the semicolon 
at the end; 
(ii) by striking out paragraph (2); 
(iii) in paragraph (3), by striking out "Clerk" and insert-
ing in lieu thereof "Chief Administrative Officer of the 
House of Representatives"; and 
(iv) by redesignating paragraph (3), as £imended by 
clause (iii), as paragraph (2). 
(6) Subsection (b) of the first section of House Resolution 
420, Ninety-third Congress, agreed to September 18, 1973, as 
enacted into permanent law by chapter VI of the Supplemental 
Appropriations Act, 1974 (2 U.S.C. 60g-2(b)), is amended by 
stnking out "Clerk" and inserting in lieu thereof "Chief 
Administrative Officer". 
(7) The first section of House Resolution 420, Ninety-third 
Congress, agreed to September 18, 1973, as enacted into perma-
PUBLIC LAW 104-186—AUG. 20, 1996 
110 STAT. 1731 
nent law by chapter VI of the Supplemental Appropriations 
Act, 1974 (2 U.S.C. 60g-2), is amended— 
(A) in the third sentence of subsection (a), by striking 
out "contingent fund of the House" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "applicable accounts of the House of Representa-
tives"; and 
(B) in subsection (c), by striking out "House Adminis-
tration" and inserting in lieu thereof "House Oversight". 
(8) Section 310(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriation 
Act, 1979 (2 U.S.C. 60j-2) is amended— 
(A) by striking out "Clerk" each place it appears and 
inserting in lieu thereof "Chief Administrative Officer"; 
and 
(B) by striking out "SEC. 310. (a)" and inserting in 
lieu thereof "SEC. 310.". 
(9) Section 105 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation 
Act, 1968 is amended by striking out subsection (j) (2 U.S.C. 
61-l(g)). 
(10)(A) Subsections (f), (i)(l), and (i)(3) of section 202 of 
the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 72a(f), 
(i)(l), £ind (i)(3)) are each amended by striking out "House 
Administration" each place it appears and inserting in lieu 
thereof "House Oversight". 
(B) Subsection (i)(l) of section 202 of the Legislative 
Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 72a(i)(l)), as amended 
by subparagraph (A), is further amended— 
(i) by striking out "contingent funds of the respective 
Houses pursuant to resolutions, which" and inserting in 
lieu thereof "contingent fund of the Senate or the applicable 
accounts of the House of Representatives pursuant to reso-
lutions which, in the case of the Senate,"; and 
(ii) by striking out "such respective Houses" and insert-
ing in lieu thereof "the appropriate House". 
(11) Subsection (j)(l) of section 202 of the Legislative 
Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 72a(j)(l)) is amended— 
(A) in the first sentence, by striking out "Committee 
on House Administration" and all that follows through 
"respective Houses" and inserting in lieu thereof "commit-
tee involved in the case of steuiding committees of the 
House of Representatives, and within the limits of fiinds 
made available from the contingent fund of the Senate 
or the applicable accoimts of the House of Representatives 
pursu£int to resolutions, which, in the case of the Senate, 
shall specify the maximum amounts which may be used 
for such purpose, approved by the appropriate House"; 
and 
(B) in the second sentence, by striking out "Clerk of 
the House" and inserting in lieu thereof "Chief Administra-
tive Officer of the House of Representatives". 
(12) The paragraph beginning "The appropriation for 
committee employees" under the heading "HOUSE OF REP-
RESENTATIVES" and the subheading "CONTINGENT EXPENSES 
OF THE HOUSE" in the first section of the Legislative Brsuich 
Appropriation Act, 1948 (2 U.S.C. 72b) is amended by striking 
out "House Administration" and inserting in lieu thereof "House 
Oversight". 
110 STAT. 1732 
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(13) The last undesignated paragraph under the center 
heading "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES" and the center 
subheading "CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE HOUSE" in the 
first section of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1948 
(2 U.S.C. 72c) is repealed. 
(14) The first section of House Resolution 487, Eighty-
seventh Congress, agreed to January 10, 1962, as enacted into 
permanent law by section 103 of the Legislative Branch Appro-
priation Act, 1963 (2 U.S.C. 74-1), is amended by striking 
out "contingent fund of the House" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"applicable accounts of the House of Representatives". 
(15)(A) Subsection (b) of the first section of House Resolu-
tion 393, Ninety-fifth Congress, as enacted into permanent 
law by section 115 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation 
Act, 1978 (2 U.S.C. 74a-3), is amended by striking out "contin-
gent fund of the House" and inserting in lieu thereof "applicable 
accounts of the House of Representatives". 
(B) Section 2 of House Resolution 393, 
Ninety-fifth 
Congress, as enacted into permanent law by section 115 of 
the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1978 (2 U.S.C. 74a-
4), is amended by striking out "contingent fund of the House" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "applicable accounts of the House 
of Representatives". 
(16) Section 112 of the Congressional Operations Appropria-
tion Act, 1984 (2 U.S.C. 74a-5 and 2 U.S.C. 333a) is amended 
by striking out "sections 74(a)-4 and 333 of title 2, United 
States Code," and inserting in lieu thereof "section 2 of House 
Resolution 393, Ninety-fifth Congress, agreed to March 31, 
1977, as enacted into permanent law by section 115 of the 
Congressional Operations Appropriation Act, 1978, and section 
473 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970,". 
(17) Section 101 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations 
Act, 1995 (2 U.S.C. 74a-6) is repealed. 
(18) Section 244 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 
1946 (2 U.S.C. 74b) is amended— 
(A) by striking out "and the Clerk of the House are" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "is"; and 
(B) by striking out "their respective jurisdictions" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "the jurisdiction of the Secretary". 
(19) Section 7 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 
1943 (2 U.S.C. 75a) is amended— 
(A) in the first sentence— 
(i) by striking out "Clerk of the House of Represent-
atives, the accounts of such Clerk" and inserting in 
lieu thereof "Chief Administrative Officer of the House 
of Representatives, the accounts of the Chief Adminis-
trative Officer"; and 
(ii) by striking out "new Clerk of the House of 
Representatives shall have been elected and qualified" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "new Chief Administrative 
Officer shall have been appointed"; 
(B) in the second sentence— 
(i) by striking out", audited,"; 
(ii) by striking out "former Clerk of the House 
of Representatives" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"former Chief Administrative Officer"; and 
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110 STAT. 1733 
(iii) by striking out "such former Clerk" and insert-
ing in lieu thereof "the former Chief Administrative 
Officer"; 
(C) in the third sentence— 
(i) by striking out "The former Clerk" and inserting 
in lieu thereof "The former Chief Administrative 
Officer"; and 
(ii) by striking out "such former Clerk" and insert-
ing in lieu thereof "the former Chief Administrative 
Officer"; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
"The accounts and pajnnents referred to in the second 
sentence shall be audited by the Inspector General of the 
House of Representatives.". 
(20) Section 208(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act 
of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 75a-l(a)) is amended by striking out "Door-
keeper, Postmaster," each place it appears and inserting in 
lieu thereof "Chief Administrative Officer". 
(21) Section 7 of the Revised Statutes of the United States 
(2 U.S.C. 76) is repealed. 
(22)(A) The first section of House Resolution 8, Ninety-
fifth Congress, agreed to January 4, 1977, as enacted into 
permanent law by section 115 of the Legislative Branch Appro-
priation Act, 1978 (2 U.S.C. 76-1), is amended— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking out the comma after 
"1976" and inserting in lieu thereof"; and"; 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by strildng out ", and" after 
"91-510" and inserting in lieu thereof a period; and 
(iii) by striking out paragraph (3). 
2 USC 75-1, 
(BXi) The provisions of law specified in clause (ii), codified 
76-1,77a. 
in section 76-1 note of title 2, United States Code, are repealed 
or amended as provided in that clause. 
(ii) The repeals and amendments clause (i) are as follows: 
(I) House Resolution 909, Eighty-ninth Congress, 
agreed to September 8, 1966, as enacted into permsmient 
law by chapter VI of the Supplemental Appropriation Act, 
1967, is repe£ded. 
(II) Subsection (a) of the first section of House Resolu-
tion 890, Ninety-second Congress, agreed to October 4, 
1972, as enacted into permanent law by the paragraph 
under the heading "LEGISLATIVE BRANCH" and the sub-
headings 
"HOUSE 
OF 
REPRESENTATIVES" 
and 
"ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION", in chapter V of the Supple-
mental Appropriations Act, 1973, is amended by striking 
out "the Doorkeeper,". 
(23) House Resolution 560, Eighty-seventh Congress, 
agreed to March 27, 1962, as enacted into permanent law 
by section 103 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 
1963 (2 U.S.C. 76a), is repealed. 
(24) Section 2 of House Resolution 603, Eighty-seventh 
Congress, agreed to April 16, 1962, as enacted into permanent 
law by section 103 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation 
Act, 1964 (2 U.S.C. 76b), is repealed. 
(25) The Act entitled "An Act defining certain duties of 
the Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Representatives, and 
for other purposes", approved October 1, 1890, is amended— 
110 STAT. 1734 
PUBLIC LAW 104-18&—AUG. 20, 1996 
(A) in the first section (2 U.S.C. 78), by striking 
out ", keep the" and all that follows through "by law"; 
and 
(B) in section 3 (2 U.S.C. 80), by striking out "Sergeant-
at-Arms" and inserting in lieu thereof "Chief Administra-
tive Officer". 
(26) The next to the last undesignated paragraph under 
the center heading "LEGISLATIVE" and the center subheading 
"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES", in the first section of the Second 
Deficiency Act, fiscal year, 1928 (2 U.S.C. 80a), is amended 
by striking out "Sergeant-at-Arms of the House" and inserting 
in lieu thereof "Chief Administrative Officer of the House of 
Representatives". 
(27) The Joint Resolution entitled "Joint resolution to pro-
vide for on-the-spot audits by the Greneral Accounting Office 
of the fiscal records of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms 
of the House of Representatives", approved July 26, 1949 (2 
U.S.C. 81a), is repealed. 
(28) House Resolution 465, Eighty-fourth Congress, agreed 
to April 11, 1956, as enacted into permanent law by section 
103 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1957 (2 U.S.C. 
81b), is repealed. 
(29) House Resolution 144, Eighty-fifth Congress, agreed 
to February 7, 1957, as enacted into permanent law by section 
103 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1958 (2 U.S.C. 
81c), is repealed. 
(30) Section 7 of the Act entitled "An Act defining certsdn 
duties of the Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Representatives, 
and for other purposes", approved October 1, 1890 (2 U.S.C. 
84), is repealed. 
(31) House Resolution 6, Ninety-eighth Congress, agreed 
to Jginuary 3, 1983, as enacted into permanent law by section 
110 of the Congressional Operations Appropriation Act, 1984 
(2 U.S.C. 84-1), is repealed. 
(32) House Resolution 1495, Ninety-fourth Congress, agreed 
to September 30, 1976, as enacted into permanent law by 
section 115 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1978 
(2 U.S.C. 84a-l), is repealed. 
(33) The eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, thirteenth, and 
fourteenth undesignated paragraphs relating to contingent 
expenses, under the center heading "LEGISLATIVE." and the 
center subheading "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.", in the first 
section of the Act entitled "An Act making appropriations for 
the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the Govern-
ment for the fisc£d year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred 
and two, and for other purposes", approved March 3, 1901 
(2 U.S.C. 85, 86, 87, 88, 90, and 91), are repealed. 
(34)(A) Section 243 of the Legislative Reorganization Act 
of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 88a) is repealed. 
(B) The table of contents of the Legislative Reorganization 
Act of 1946 is amended, in the matter relating to part 3 of 
title II (60 Stat. 813), by striking out the item relating to 
section 243. 
(C) Section 492(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act 
of 1970 (40 U.S.C. 184a(i)) is amended by striking out "section 
243" and all that follows through "or". 
PUBLIC LAW 104-186—AUG. 20, 1996 
110 STAT. 1735 
(35)(A) The provisions of law specified in subparagraph 
(B), codified as section 88b of title 2, United States Code, 
are amended or repealed as provided in that subparagraph. 
(B) The amendments and repe£ils referred to in subpara-
graph (A) are as follows: 
(i) The proviso in the paragraph beginning under the 
center heading "LEGISLATIVE" and the center subheading 
"EDUCATION OF SENATE AND HOUSE PAGES" in title I of 
the Act entitled "An Act making appropriations to supply 
urgent deficiencies in certain appropriations for the fiscal 
year ending June 30, 1947, and for other purposes", 
approved March 22, 1947, is amended— 
(I) by striking out "congressional" and inserting 
in lieu thereof "Senate"; and 
(II) by striking out "£ind the Clerk of the House 
of Representatives". 
(ii) House Resolution 279, Ninety-eighth Congress, 
agreed to July 21, 1983, as enacted into permanent law 
by section 103 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations 
Act, 1985, is repealed. 
(36) Section 491 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 
1970 (2 U.S.C. 88b-l) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking out "a period of 
not less than two months" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"the period specified in writing at the time of the appoint-
ment"; and 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking out "; or" at the 
end of paragraph (2) and all that follows 
through 
the end of the subsection and inserting in lieu thereof 
a period. 
(37) Section 2(a)(2) of House Resolution 611, Ninety-
seventh Congress, agreed to November 30, 1982, as enacted 
into permanent law by section 127 of Public Law 97-377 (2 
U.S.C. 88b-3(a)(2)), is amended by striking out ", Doorkeeper, 
and" and inserting in lieu thereof "and the". 
(38) House Resolution 64, Ninety-eighth Congress, agreed 
to February 8, 1983, as enacted into permanent law by section 
110 of the Congressional Operations Appropriation Act, 1984 
(2 U.S.C. 88b-5), is amended— 
(A) in the first sentence of section 2, by striking out 
"Clerk" and inserting in lieu thereof "Chief Administrative 
Officer of the House of Representatives"; 
(B) in the second sentence of section 2, by striking 
out "Clerk" and inserting in lieu thereof "Chief Adm -»istra-
tive Officer of the House of Representatives, as determined 
by the Clerk of the House of Representatives,"; 
(C) by striking out section 3; and 
(D) by redesignating section 4 as section 3. 
(39) Section 902 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
1983 (2 U.S.C. 88b-6) is repealed. 
(40) House Resolution 234, Ninety-eighth Congress, agreed 
to June 29, 1983, as enacted into permanent law by section 
103 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1985 (2 
U.S.C. 88c-l et seq.) is amended— 
(A) by striking out the first section; 
2 USC 88c-l. 
110 STAT. 1736 
PUBLIC LAW 104-186—AUG. 20, 1996 
2 use 88c-2. 
(B) in section 2, by striking out "terms of the academic 
year plus a" and inserting in lieu thereof "semesters of 
the academic year, plus a non-academic"; 
2USC88C-3. 
(C) in section 3(a)(1)(B), by striking out "term or two 
full terms" and inserting in lieu thereof "semester or 
two full semesters"; 
(D) in section 3 (b)(1), by striking out "but no appoint-
ment to fill that vacancy shall be for a period of less 
than two months" and inserting in lieu thereof "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"; 
(E) in section 3(b)(2), by striking out "terms" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "semesters or terms, as the case 
may be,"; and 
2 use 88c-4. 
(F) in section 4(1), by striking out "terms" and inserting 
in lieu thereof "semesters". 
(41) The twelfth undesignated paragraph relating to contin-
gent expenses, under the center heading "LEGISLATIVE." and 
the center subheading "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.", in the 
first section of the Act entitled "An Act making appropriations 
for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the 
Grovemment for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen 
hundred and two, and for other purposes", approved March 
3, 1901 (2 U.S.C. 89), is amended by striking out "Doorkeeper, 
and Postmaster" and inserting in lieu thereof "and Chief 
Administrative Officer". 
(42)(A) The first sentence of the first section of the Act 
entitled "An Act to authorize the Clerk of the House of Rep-
resentatives to withhold certain amounts due employees of 
the House of Representatives", approved July 2, 1958 (2 U.S.C. 
89a), is amended by striking out ", or to the trust fund" and 
all that follows through the end of the sentence and inserting 
in lieu thereof the following: 
"and fails to pay the indebtedness, the chairman of the committee 
or the elected officer of the House of Representatives that has 
jurisdiction over the activity under which the indebtedness arises 
may certify to the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of 
Representatives the amount of the indebtedness.". 
(B) The second and fourth sentences of such first section 
are each amended by striking out "Clerk" and inserting in 
lieu thereof "Chief Administrative Officer". 
(43) Section 2 of House Resolution 294, Eighty-eighth 
Congress, agreed to August 14, 1964, as continued by House 
Resolution 7, Eighty-ninth Congress, agreed to January 4, 1965, 
as enacted into permanent law by section 103 of the Legislative 
Branch Appropriation Act, 1966 (2 U.S.C. 92-1), is repealed. 
(44) Section 2 and section 3 of House Resolution 804, 
Ninety-sixth Congress, agreed to October 2, 1980, as enacted 
into permanent law by the bill H.R. 4120, entitled the "Legisla-
tive Branch Appropriation Act, 1982", as reported in the House 
of Representatives on July 9, 1981, and enacted into permanent 
law by section 101(c) of Public Law 97-51 (2 U.S.C. 92b-
2; 2 U.S.C. 92b-3), are each amended by striking out "House 
Administration" and inserting in lieu thereof "House Oversight 
of the House of Representatives". 
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110 STAT. 1737 
(45) The proviso in the fifth paragraph under the heading 2 USC 68-2,95a. 
"UNDER LEGISLATIVE." and the subheading "SENATE." in 
the first section of the Act entitled "An Act making appropria-
tions to supply urgent deficiencies in the appropriations for 
the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and 
two, and for prior years, and for other purposes", approved 
February 14, 1902 (2 U.S.C. 95a), is amended by striking out 
"contingent expenses of the House of Representatives or" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "expenses of the House of Representa-
tives or contingent expenses of. 
(46) The fifth undesignated paragraph relating to contin-
gent expenses, under the center heading "LEGISLATIVE." and 
the center subheading "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.", in the 
first section of the Act entitled "An Act making appropriations 
for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the 
Grovemment for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen 
hundred and fifteen, and for other purposes", approved July 
16, 1914 (2 U.S.C. 96), is repealed. 
(47) Section 311 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations 
Act, 1994 (2 U.S.C. 96a) is repealed. 
(48) The first paragraph after the paragraph with the side 
heading "OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER:" under the heading "LEGIS-
LATIVE." and the subheading "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES." 
in the first section of the Act entitled "An Act making appropria-
tions for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of 
the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, 
eighteen hundred and ninety-six, and for other purposes", 
approved March 2, 1895 (2 U.S.C. 97) is repealed. 
(49) The first undesignated paragraph under the center 
heading "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES" in the first section 
of the Act entitled "An Act making appropriations for sundry 
civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending 
June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-six, and for other 
purposes", approved March 3, 1885 (2 U.S.C. 98), is repealed. 
(50) The first undesignated paragraph after the paragraph 
with the side heading "OFFICE OF POSTMASTER:", under the 
center heading "LEGISLATIVE." and the center subheading 
"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.", in the first section of the Act 
entitled "An Act making appropriations for the legislative, 
executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the 
fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-
two, and for other purposes", approved March 3, 1891 (2 U.S.C. 
99), is amended by striking out "; and hereafter" and all that 
follows through the end of the paragraph and inserting in 
lieu thereof a period. 
(51) The second sentence of the fourth undesignated para-
graph relating to contingent expenses, under the center heading 
"LEGISLATIVE." and the center subheading "HOUSE OF REP-
RESENTATIVES.", in the first section of the Act entitled "An 
Act making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and 
judicial expenses of the Grovemment for the fiscal year ending 
June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and two, and for other pur-
poses", approved March 3, 1901 (2 U.S.C. 100), is repealed. 
(52) Sections 60 and 61 of the Revised Statutes of the 
United States (2 U.S.C. 102) are repealed. 
(53) The first sentence of the undesignated paragraph 
under the center heading "GENERAL PROVISION" in chapter XI 
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of the Third Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1957 (2 U.S.C. 
102a) is amended by striking out "Clerk" and insert;ing in 
lieu thereof "Chief Administrative Officer". 
(54) Section 105(a)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tion Act, 1965 (2 U.S.C. 104a(l)) is amended by striking out 
"Clerk" each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof 
"Chief Administrative Officer". 
(55) Section 65 of the Revised Statutes of the United States 
(2 U.S.C. 106) is amended— 
(A) by striking out "and Clerk of the House of Rep-
resentatives"; and 
(B) by striking out "and House of Representatives, 
respectively,". 
(56) Section 68 of the Revised Statutes of the United States 
(2 U.S.C. 108) is amended by striking out "either the Secretary 
or the Clerk" and inserting in lieu thereof "the Secretary". 
(57) Section 69 of the Revised Statutes of the United States 
(2 U.S.C. 109) is amended by striking out "Clerk" and inserting 
in lieu thereof "Chief Administrative Officer". 
(58) The proviso in the last sentence of the fifth paragraph 
after the paragraph with the side heading "FOR CONTINGENT 
EXPENSES, NAMELY:" imder the heading "LEGISLATIVE." and 
the subheading "SENATE." in the Act entitled "An Act making 
appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial 
expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June 
thirtieth, eighteen himdred and eighty-eight, and for other pur-
E
oses", approved March 3, 1887 (2 U.S.C. 112) is amended 
y striking out "or the Committee on Accounts of the House 
of Representatives respectively^'. 
(59)(A) The first section of the Act entitled "An Act to 
provide certain equipment for use in the offices of Members, 
officers, and committees of the House of Representatives, and 
for other purposes", approved December 5, 1969 (2 U.S.C. 112e), 
is amended— 
(i) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by striking 
out "Clerk of the House shall furnish electrical and 
mechanical" and inserting in lieu thereof "Chief Adminis-
trative Officer of the House of Representatives shall fiir-
nish"; and 
(ii) in subsection (b), by striking out "Clerk" and insert-
ing in lieu thereof "Chief Administrative Officer". 
(B) The first section of the Act entitled "An Act to provide 
certain equipment for use in the offices of Members, officers, 
and committees of the House of Representatives, and for other 
purposes", approved December 5, 1969 (2 U.S.C. 112e), as 
eimended by subparagraph (A) is further amended— 
(i) by striking out "House Administration" each place 
it appears and inserting in lieu there of "House Oversight"; 
(ii) in subsection (c), by striking out "contingent fund" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "applicable accounts"; and 
(iii) in subsection (d), by striking out the second 
sentence. 
(60) Section 70 of the Revised Statutes of the United States 
(2 U.S.C. 113) is amended by striking out "Clerk" and inserting 
in lieu thereof "Chief Administrative Officer". 
(61) Section 71 of the Revised Statutes of the United States 
(2 U.S.C. 114) is amended— 
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110 STAT. 1739 
(A) by striking out "and the Clerk of the House of 
Representatives, respectively, are" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "is"; and 
(B) by striking out "or from the journal of the House 
of Representatives,". 
(62) The third undesignated paragraph under the center 
heading "MISCELLANEOUS" in the first section of the Act 
entitled "An Act making appropriations for sundry civil 
expenses of the government for the fiscal year ending June 
thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-three, and for other 
purposes", approved August 7, 1882 (2 U.S.C. 117), is 
amended— 
(A) by striking out "Clerk and Doorkeeper of the House 
of Representatives and the"; and 
(B) by striking out "direction" and all that follows 
through "cover" and inserting in lieu thereof "direction 
of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the 
Senate and cover". 
(63)(A) Section 104(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tions Act, 1987 (as enacted by reference in identical form by 
section 101(j) of Public Law 99-500 and PubHc Law 99-591) 
(2 U.S.C. 117e) is amended— 
(i) in the first sentence of paragraph (1), by striking 
out "Clerk" and inserting in lieu thereof "Chief Administra-
tive Officer"; and 
(ii) in the first sentence of paragraph (2), by striking 
out "Clerk" and inserting in lieu thereof "Chief Administra-
tive Officer". 
(B) Section 104(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations 
Act, 1987 (as enacted by reference in identical form by section 
101(j) of PubHc Law 99-500 and PubUc Law 99-591) (2 U.S.C. 
117e), as amended by subparagraph (A), is further amended— 
(i) in paragraph (3), by striking out "House Administra-
tion" and inserting in lieu thereof "House Oversight"; and 
(ii) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking out "House 
Administration" and inserting in lieu thereof "House Over-
sight". 
(64) Section 306 of the Legislative Brsinch Appropriations 
Act, 1989 (2 U.S.C. 117f), is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking out "Clerk" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "Chief Administrative Officer"; 
and 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) by striking out "Clerk" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "Chief Administrative Officer"; 
(ii) by striking out "but not limited to Legislative 
Service Organizations,"; and 
(iii) by striking out ": Provided, That" and all that 
follows thurough "House" and inserting in lieu thereof 
", except that no amount charged to the Members' 
Representational Allowance". 
(65) The second sentence of section 2 of the Act entitled 
"An Act making appropriations for the Legislative Branch of 
the Government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1927, and 
for other purposes", approved May 13, 1926 (2 U.S.C. 119), 
is amended by striking out "Accounts" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "House Oversight". 
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(66)(A) The provisions of law specified in subparagraph 
(B), codified as section 122a of title 2, United States Code, 
are repealed. 
(B) The provisions of law referred to in subparagraph (A) 
are— 
(i) the nineteenth paragraph under the center heading 
"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES" and the center sub-
heading "CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE HOUSE" in title 
I of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1955; and 
(ii) House Resolution 831, Eighty-eighth Congress, 
agreed to August 14, 1964, as enacted into permanent 
law by section 103 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation 
Act, 1966. 
(67) The first section and sections 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7 of 
House Resolution 687, Ninety-fifth Congress, agreed to Septem-
ber 20, 1977, as enacted into permanent law by section 111 
of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1979 (2 U.S.C. 
122b, 122c, 122d, 122e, 122f, and 122g), are repealed. 
(68) Section 105 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation 
Act, 1957 (2 U.S.C. 123b) is amended— 
(A) in subsections (c), (d), (£), and (h) by striking out 
"Clerk" each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof 
"Chief Administrative Officer"; and 
(B) in the first sentence of subsection (g), by striking 
out "within the contingent fund of the House of Representa-
tives". 
(69) The second sentence of the second paragraph under 
the heading "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES" and the sub-
heading "ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS" in the first section of 
the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1963 (2 U.S.C. 124) 
is amended— 
(A) by striking out "contingent fund of the House" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "applicable accounts of the 
House of Representatives"; and 
(B) by striking out "House Administration" and insert-
ing in lieu thereof "House Oversight". 
(70)(A) The first sentence of the last undesignated para-
graph under the center heading "HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-
TIVES" and the center subheading "CONTINGENT EXPENSES 
OF THE HOUSE" in the first section of the Legislative Branch 
Appropriation Act, 1955 (2 U.S.C. 125) is amended by striking 
out "Clerk of the House" and inserting in lieu thereof "Chief 
Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives". 
(B) The first sentence of the last undesignated paragraph 
under the center heading "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES" 
and the center subheading "CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE 
HOUSE" in the first section of the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tion Act, 1955 (2 U.S.C. 125), as amended by subparagraph 
(A), is further amended by striking out "contingent fund of 
the House" and inserting in lieu thereof "applicable accounts 
of the House of Representatives". 
(71) Section 3 of Public Law 89-147 (2 U.S.C. 127a) is 
amended— 
(A) in the first sentence, by striking out "contingent 
fund" and inserting in lieu thereof "applicable accounts"; 
and 
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110 STAT. 1741 
(B) in the last sentence, by striking out "House 
Administration" and inserting in lieu thereof "House Over-
sight". 
(72) Subsection (b) of the first section of House Resolution 
1047, Ninety-fifth Congress, agreed to April 4, 1978, as enacted 
into permanent law by section 111 of the Legislative Branch 
Appropriation Act, 1979 (2 U.S.C. 130-1), is amended— 
(A) in the first sentence, by striking out "contingent 
fiind of the House" and inserting in lieu thereof "applicable 
accounts of the House of Representatives"; and 
(B) in the second sentence, by striking out "House 
Administration" and inserting in lieu thereof "House Over-
sight". 
(73) The first section of the Act entitled "An Act to preserve 
the benefits of the Civil Service Retirement Act, the Federal 
Employees' Group Life Insurance Act of 1954, and the Fed-
eral Employees Health Benefits Act of 1959 for congressional 
employees receiving certain congressional staff fellowships", 
approved March 30,1966 (2 U.S.C. 130a), is amended— 
(A) by striking out "That, with respect" and inserting 
in lieu thereof "That (a) with respect"; 
(B) in paragraph (1) of subsection (a), as so redesig-
nated by subparagraph (A), by striking out "Clerk" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "Chief Administrative Officer"; 
(C) by striking out "the purposes o
f
—
^
" and all that 
follows through "if the award" and inserting in lieu thereof 
the following: "the purposes of the provisions of law speci-
fied in subsection (b), if the award"; 
(D) by striking out "Clerk of the House of Representa-
tives, as appropriate" and inserting in lieu thereof "Chief 
Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, 
as appropriate"; 
(E) by striking out "Clerk of the House by records" 
£ind inserting in lieu thereof "Chief Administrative Officer 
of the House of Representatives by records"; and 
(F) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
"(b) The provisions of law referred to in subsection (a) are— 
"(1) subchapter III (relating to civil service retirement) 
of chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code; 
"(2) chapter 87 (relating to Federal employees group life 
insurance) of title 5, United States Code; and 
"(3) chapter 89 (relating to Federal employees group health 
insurance) of title 5, United States Code.". 
(74) Section 6(a)(1) of the Act entitled "An Act to amend 
title 5, United States Code, to revise, clarify, and extend the 
provisions relating to court leave for employees of the United 
States and the District of Columbia", approved December 19, 
1970 (2 U.S.C. 130b(aXl)), is amended by striking out "Clerk" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "Chief Administrative Officer". 
(75) Section 6(f) of the Act entitled "An Act to amend 
title 5, United States Code, to revise, clarify, and extend the 
provisions relating to court leave for employees of the United 
States and the District of Columbia", approved December 19, 
1970 (2 U.S.C. 130b(f)), is amended by striking out "House 
Administration" and inserting in lieu thereof "House Over-
sight". 
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(76) Subsection (a) and subsection (b) of section 3 of the 
Act entitled **An Act to authorize the waiver of claims of the 
United States arising out of erroneous payments of pay and 
allowances to certain officers and employees of the legislative 
branch", approved July 25, 1974 (2 U.S.C. 130d(a) and (b)), 
are each amended by striking out "Clerk" and inserting in 
lieu thereof "Chief Administrative Officer". 
SEC. 205. PROVISIONS RELATING TO LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. 
The provisions of law relating to the Library of Congress, 
as codified in chapter 5 of title 2, United States Code, are amended 
as follows: section 223 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 
1946 (2 U.S.C. 132b) is amended by striking out "House Administra-
tion" and inserting in lieu thereof "House Oversight". 
SEC. 206. PROVISIONS RELATING TO CONGRESSIONAL AND COMMIT-
TEE PROCEDURE; INVESTIGATIONS. 
The provisions of law relating to congressional and committee 
procedure; investigations, as codified in chapter 6 of title 2, United 
States Code, are amended as follows: 
(1) Section 136(c) of the Legislative Reorganization Act 
of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 190d(c)) is amended by striking out "House 
Administration" and inserting in lieu thereof "House Over-
sight". 
(2) The fourth sentence of section 2 of the Act entitled 
"An Act to provide for taking testimony, to be used before 
Congress, in cases of private claims against the United States", 
approved February 3, 1879 (2 U.S.C. 190m) is amended by 
striking out "contingent fund of the branch of Congress appoint-
ing such committee." and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 
"contingent fund of the Senate, in the case of a committee 
of the Senate, or the applicable accounts of the House of 
Representatives, in the case of a committee of the House of 
Representatives.". 
SEC. 207. PROVISIONS RELATING TO OFFICE OF LAW REVISION 
COUNSEL. 
The provisions of law relating to the Office of the Law Revision 
Counsel, as codified in chapter 9A of title 2, United States Code, 
are amended as follows: section 205(h) of House Resolution 988, 
Ninety-third Congress, agreed to October 8, 1974, as enacted into 
permanent law by chapter HI of title I of the Supplemental Appro-
priations Act, 1975 (2 U.S.C. 285g), is amended by striking out 
"contingent fund of the House" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"applicable accounts of the House of Representatives". 
SEC. 208. PROVISIONS RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE CLASSIFICATION 
OFFICE. 
The provisions of law relating to the Legislative Classification 
Office, as codified in chapter 9B of title 2, United States Code, 
are amended as follows: section 203 of House Resolution 988, 
Ninety-third Congress, agreed to October 8, 1974, as enacted into 
permanent law by chapter III of title I of the Supplemental Appro-
priations Act, 1975 (2 U.S.C. 286 et seq.), is repealed. 
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110 STAT. 1743 
SEC. 209. PROVISIONS RELATING TO CLASSIFICATION OF EMPLOYEES 
OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 
The provisions of law relating to classification of employees 
of the House of Representatives, as codified in chapter 10 of title 
2, United States Code, are amended as follows: 
(1) Section 4(a)(1) of the House Employees Position Classi-
fication Act (2 U.S.C. 293(a)(1)) is amended by striking out 
"House Administration" and inserting in lieu thereof "House 
Oversight". 
(2) Section 5(b)(1)(C) of the House Employees Position 
Classification Act (2 U.S.C. 294(b)(1)(C)) is amended by striking 
out "Doorkeeper" and inserting in lieu thereof "Chief Adminis-
trative Officer". 
(3) The second sentence of section 11 of the House 
Employees Position Classification Act (2 U.S.C. 300) is amended 
by striking out "contingent fund" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"applicable accounts". 
SEC. 210. PROVISIONS REILATING TO PAYROLL ADMINISTRATION IN 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 
The provisions of law relating to payroll administration in 
the House of Representatives, as codified in chapter lOA of title 
2, United States Code, are amended as follows: 
(1) Section 471 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 
1970 (2 U.S.C. 331) is amended by striking out "Clerk" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "Chief Administrative Officer". 
(2)(A) Section 472 of the Legislative Reorganization Act 
of 1970 (2 U.S.C. 332) is repealed. 
(B) The table of contents of the Legislative Reorganization 
Act of 1970 is amended, in the matter relating to part 7 of 
title IV (84 Stat. 1142), by striking out the item relating to 
section 472. 
(3)(A) Section 474 of the Legislative Reorganization Act 
of 1970 (2 U.S.C. 334) is repealed. 
(B) The table of contents of the Legislative Reorganization 
Act of 1970 is amended, in the matter relating to part 7 of 
title IV (84 Stat. 1142), by striking out the item relating to 
section 474. 
(4) Section 475(1) of the Legislative Reorganization Act 
of 1970 (2 U.S.C. 335(1)) is amended by striking out "Clerk" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "Chief Administrative Officer". 
(5) Section 476 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 
1970 (2 U.S.C. 336) is amended by striking out "Clerk" each 
place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "Chief Administra-
tive Officer". 
SEC. 211. PROVISIONS RELATING TO CONTESTED ELECTIONS. 
The provisions of law relating to contested elections, as codified 
in chapter 12 of title 2, United States Code, are amended as 
follows: 
(1) Section 2 of the Federal Contested Elections Act (2 
U.S.C. 381) is amended— 
(A) by redesignating subdivisions (a) through (i) as 
paragraphs (1) through (9), respectively; 
(B) in the matter before paragraph (1), as so redesig-
nated by subparagraph (A), by striking out "Act—" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "Act:"; 
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(C) by indenting paragraphs (1) through (9), as so 
redesignated by subparagraph (A), two ems; and 
(D) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated by subpara-
graph (A)— 
(i) by striking out "(1) whose" and inserting in 
Heu thereof "(A) whose"; and 
(ii) by striking out "or (2)" and inserting in Heu 
thereof "or (B)". 
(2) Section 2 of the Federal Contested Elections Act (2 
U.S.C. 381), as amended by paragraph (1), is further amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking out "or Resident 
Commissioner" and all that follows through "but" and 
inserting in lieu thereof ", or Delegate or Resident Commis-
sioner to, the Congress, but that term"; 
(B) in paragraph (2), as amended by paragraph (1) 
of this section— 
(i) by striking out "House of Representatives of 
the United States" in subparagraph (A) and inserting 
in lieu thereof "office of Representative in, or Delegate 
or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress"; and 
(ii) by striking out "House of Representatives" in 
subparagraph (B) and inserting in lieu thereof "office 
of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commis-
sioner to, the Congress"; 
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking out "of the United 
States"; 
(D) in paragraph (4), by striking out "of the United 
States"; 
(E) in paragraph (5), by striking out "term" £ind all 
that follows through "offices" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"term 'Member of the House of Representatives' means 
an incumbent Representative in, or Delegate or Resident 
Commissioner to, the Congress, or an individual who has 
been elected to such office"; 
(F) in paragraph (6), by striking out "of the United 
States"; 
(G) in peiragraph (7), by striking out "House Adminis-
tration of the House of Representatives of the United 
States" and inserting in lieu thereof "House Oversight of 
the House of Representatives"; and 
(H) in paragraph (8), by striking out "includes territory 
and" and inserting in lieu thereof "means a State of the 
United States and any territory or". 
(3) Section 3 of the Federal Contested Elections Act (2 
U.S.C. 382) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking out "to the House 
of Representatives"; and 
(B) in subsection (c)— 
(i) by striking out "or" after the semicolon at the 
end of paragraph (4); and 
(ii) by inserting "or" after the semicolon at the 
end of paragraph (5). 
(4) Section 17 of the Federal Contested Elections Act (2 
U.S.C. 396) is amended by striking out "contingent fund" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "applicable accounts". 
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110 STAT. 1745 
SEC. 212. PROVISIONS RELATING TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON CONGRES-
SIONAL OPERATIONS. 
The provisions of law relating to the Joint Committee on 
Government Operations, as codified in chapter 13 of title 2, United 
States Code, are amended as follows: 
(1)(A) Part 1 of title IV of the Legislative Reorganization 
Act of 1970 (2 U.S.C. 411-417) is repealed. 
(B) The table of contents of the Legislative Reorganization 
Act of 1970 is amended, in the matter relating to title IV 
(84 Stat. 1141), by striking out the matter relating to 
part 1. 
(2) Section 206 of House Resolution 988, Ninety-third Con-
gress, agreed to October 8, 1974, as enacted into permanent 
law by chapter III of title I of the Supplemental Appropriations 
Act, 1975 (2 U.S.C. 412a), is repealed. 
SEC. 213. PROVISIONS RELATING TO CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET 
OFFICE. 
The provisions of law relating to the Congressional Budget 
Office, as codified in chapter 17 of title 2, United States Code, 
are amended as follows: section 202(g) of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 602(g)) is amended by striking out "House 
Administration" and inserting in lieu thereof "House Oversight". 
SEC. 214. PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE STATES. 
The provisions of law relating to the States, as codified under 
chapter 4 of title 4, United States Code, are amended as follows: 
section 307(b)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1988 
(4 U.S.C. 105 note) by striking out "House Administration" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "House Oversight". 
SEC. 215. PROVISIONS RELATING TO GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION 
AND EMPLOYEES. 
The provisions of law relating to Grovemment organization and 
employees, enacted as title 5, United States Code, are amended 
as follows: 
(1) Section 2107(5) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by striking out "Clerk" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"Chief Administrative Officer". 
(2) Section 3304(c)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by striking out "Clerk" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"Chief Administrative Officer". 
(3) Section 5306(a)(1)(A) of title 5, United States Code, 
is amended by striking out "Clerk" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"Chief Administrative Officer". 
(4) Section 5334(c) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by striking out "Clerk" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"Chief Administrative Officer". 
(5) Section 5515 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
by striking out "Clerk" and inserting in lieu thereof "Chief 
Administrative Officer". 
(6) Section 5531(5) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by striking out "Clerk" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"Chief Administrative Officer". 
(7) Subsections (c)(1), (c)(2), and (d)(5)(A) of section 5533 
of title 5, United States Code, are each amended by striking 
out "Clerk" and inserting in lieu thereof "Chief Administrative 
Officer". 
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(8) Section 5537(a) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by striking out "Clerk" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"Chief Administrative Officer". 
(9) Section 5751 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
by striking out "Clerk" both places it appears and inserting 
in lieu thereof "Chief Administrative Officer'. 
(10) Section 6322 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
by striking out "Clerk" both places it appears and inserting 
in lieu thereof "Chief Administrative Officer'. 
(11) Section 8332(b) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended in the fourth sentence in the matter following para-
graph (16) by striking out "Clerk" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"CMef Administrative Officer". 
(12)(A) The third sentence of section 8334(a)(1) of title 
5, United States Code, is £imended by striking out "Clerk of 
the House of Representatives, the Clerk may pay from the 
contingent fund of the House" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"Cluef Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, 
the Chief Administrative Officer may pay from the applicable 
accounts of the House of Representatives". 
(B) Paragraph (1)(A) and paragraph (3) of section 8334(j) 
of title 5, United States Code, are each amended by striking 
out "Clerk" and inserting in lieu thereof "Chief Administrative 
Officer". 
(13) Section 8402(c)(5) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(A) in the matter before subparagraph (A), by striking 
out "Clerk" and inserting in lieu thereof "Chief Administra-
tive Officer"; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking out "Clerk" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "Chief Administrative Officer". 
(14) Paragraph (1)(A) and paragraph (3) of section 8422(e) 
of title 5, United States Code, sire each Eimended by striking 
out "Clerk" and inserting in lieu thereof "Chief Administrative 
Officer". 
(15) Section 8423(a)(3)(C) of title 5, United States Code, 
is amended by striking out "Clerk of the House of Representa-
tives, from the contingent fiind of the House" and inserting 
in lieu thereof "Chief Administrative Officer of the House of 
Representatives, from the applicable accounts of the House 
of Representatives". 
(16) The second sentence of section 8432(e) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by striking out "Clerk of the House 
of Representatives, the Clerk may pay from the contingent 
fund" and inserting in lieu thereof "Chief Administrative Officer 
of the House of Representatives, the Chief Administrative 
Officer m ^ pay from the applicable accounts". 
(17) The second sentence of section 8432a(c) of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by striking out "Clerk of the 
House of Representatives, the Clerk may pay from the contin-
gent fund" and inserting in lieu thereof "Chief Administrative 
Officer of the House of Representatives, the Chief Administra-
tive Officer may pay from the applicable accounts". 
(18) Subsection (b) of section 8708 of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by striking out "Clerk" the first place it 
appears and all that follows through the end of the subsection 
and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "Chief Administra-
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tive Officer of the House of Representatives, the Chief Adminis-
trative Officer may contribute the sum required by subsection 
(a) of this section from the applicable accounts of the House 
of Renresentatives " 
(19) Section 8906(f)(3) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by striking out "Clerk of the House of Representatives, 
from the contingent fund of the House" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Represent-
atives, from the applicable accounts of the House of Representa-
tives". 
SEC. 216. PROVISIONS CODIFIED IN APPENDICES TO TITLE 5, UNITED 
STATES CODE. 
The provisions of law codified in appendices to title 5, United 
States Code, are amended as follows: 
(1) Section 103(h)(l)(A)(i)(I) of the Ethics in Government 
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 103(h)(l)(A)(i)(I)) is amended by 
striking out "Clerk" the second place it appears and inserting 
in lieu thereof "Chief Administrative Officer". 
(2) Section 109(13)(A) of the Ethics in Government Act 
of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 103(13XA)) is amended by striking suSCapp. 109. 
out "Clerk" and inserting in lieu thereof "Chief Administrative 
Officer". 
SEC. 217. PROVISIONS RELATING TO COMMERCE AND TRADE. 
The provisions of law relating to commerce and trade, as codi-
fied in title 15, United States Code, are amended as follows: the 
Joint Resolution entitled "Joint resolution to print the monthly 
publication entitled 'Economic Indicators'", approved June 23, 1949 
(15 U.S.C. 1025), is amended by striking out "Doorkeeper" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "Chief Administrative Officer". 
SEC. 218. PROVISIONS RELATING TO FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTER-
COURSE. 
The provisions of law relating to foreign relations and inter-
course, as codified in title 22, United States Code, are amended 
as follows: 
(1) The last sentence of section 105(b) of the Legislative 
Branch Appropriation Act, 1961 (22 U.S.C. 276c-l) is amended 
by striking out "Committee on House Administration" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "Clerk". 
(2) The first sentence of subsection (b)(2) and the first 
sentence of subsection (b)(3)(A) of section 502 of the Mutual 
Security Act of 1954 (22 U.S.C. 1754) are each amended by 
striking out "Clerk" the second place it appears and inserting 
in lieu thereof "Chief Administrative Officer". 
(3) Section 8(d)(2) of the Act entitled "An Act to establish 
a Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe", 
approved June 3, 1976 (22 U.S.C. 3008(d)(2)), is amended by 
striking out "Clerk" and inserting in lieu thereof "Chief 
Administrative Officer". 
SEC. 219. PROVISIONS RELATING TO MONEY AND FINANCE. 
(a) USE OF VEHICLES AMENDMENT.—Section 802(d) of the Ethics 
Reform Act of 1989 (31 U.S.C. 1344 note) is amended by striking 
out "House Administration" and inserting in lieu thereof "House 
Oversight". 
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(b) TITLE 31, UNITED STATES CODE, AMENDMENTS.—^The provi-
sions of law relating to money and finance, enacted as title 31, 
United States Code, are amended as follows: 
(1) Section 1551(c)(2) of title 31, United States Code, is 
amended by striking out "Clerk" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"Chief Administrative Officer". 
(2) Section 6102a(c) of title 31, United States Code, is 
amended by striking out "House Administration" and inserting 
in lieu thereof "House Oversight". 
(3) Section 6203(a)(3) of title 31, United States Code, is 
amended by striking out "House Administration" and inserting 
in lieu thereof "House Oversight". 
SEC. 220. PROVISIONS RELATING TO POSTAL SERVICE. 
The provisions of law relating to the Postal Service, enacted 
as title 39, United States Code, are amended as follows: 
(1) Paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (e), section 3216, 
title 39, United States Code, are each amended by striking 
out "Clerk of the House" and inserting in lieu thereof "Chief 
Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives". 
(2) Section 3216(e)(2) of title 39, United States Code, is 
amended by striking out "House Administration" each place 
it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "House Oversight". 
SEC. 221. PROVISIONS RELATING TO PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, 
AND WORKS. 
The provisions of law relating to public buildings, property, 
and works, as codified in title 40, united States Code, are amended 
as follows: 
(1) The first section of House Resolution 291, Eighty-eighth 
Congress, agreed to June 18, 1963, as enacted into permanent 
law by section 103 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation 
Act, 1965 (40 U.S.C. 166b-4), is amended— 
(A) in the first sentence, by striking out "contingent 
fund" and inserting in lieu thereof "applicable accounts"; 
and 
(B) by striking out "House Administration" each place 
it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "House Oversight". 
(2) Section 1816 of the Revised Statutes of the United 
States (40 U.S.C. 170) is amended by striking out "Accounts 
of the House of Representatives, for the House" and inserting 
in lieu thereof "House Oversight of the House of Representa-
tives, for the House of Representatives". 
(3)(A) Subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 2 of House 
Resolution 317, Ninety-second Congress, agreed to March 25, 
1971, as enacted into permanent law by the paragraph under 
the heading "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES" and the sub-
headings "CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE HOUSE" and "MIS-
CELLANEOUS ITEMS" in the first section of the Legislative Branch 
Appropriation Act, 1972 (40 U.S.C. 174k (a), (b), and (c)), are 
each amended by striking out "House Administration" each 
place it appears 2ind inserting in lieu thereof "House Oversight". 
(B) Section 208 of the First Supplemental Civil Functions 
Appropriation Act, 1941 (40 U.S.C. 174k note) is repealed. 
(4)(A) The proviso in the paragraph under the heading 
"ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL" and the subheading "HOUSE 
OFFICE BUILDINGS" in the Legislative Branch Appropriations 
Act, 1989 (40 U.S.C. 175 note), is amended by striking out 
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110 STAT. 1749 
"House Administration" and inserting in lieu thereof "House 
Oversight". 
(B) The first section of House Resolution 208, Ninety-fourth 
Congress, agreed to February 24, 1975, as enacted into perma-
nent law by section 201 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation 
Act, 1976 (40 U.S.C. 175 note), is amended— 
(i) by striking out "House Administration" and insert-
ing in lieu thereof "House Oversight of the House of Rep-
resentatives"; and 
(ii) by striking out "contingent fund" and inserting 
in lieu thereof "applicable accounts". 
(5)(A) Section 312 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations 
Act, 1992 (40 U.S.C. 184g) is amended by striking out "Clerk" 
each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "Chief 
Administrative Officer". 
(B) Section 312(a)(1)(A) of the Legislative Branch Appro-
priations Act, 1992 (40 U.S.C. 184g(a)(l)(A)) is amended by 
striking out "or the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Represent-
atives". 
(C) Section 312(d)(2) of the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tions Act, 1992 (40 U.S.C. 184g(d)(2)) is amended by striking 
out "with" and inserting in lieu thereof "With". 
(6) Section 312 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations 
Act, 1992 (40 U.S.C. 184g) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking out "Minority 
Leader" and inserting in lieu thereof "minority leader"; 
(B) in subsection (c), by striking out "House Adminis-
tration" and inserting in lieu thereof "House Oversight"; 
and 
(C) in subsection (dXD, by striking out "in the contin-
gent fiuid of the House of Representatives". 
(7) Section 801(b)(3) of the Arizona-Idaho Conservation Act 
of 1988 (40 U.S.C. 188a(bX3)) is amended by striking out "House 
Administration" and inserting in lieu thereof "House Over-
sight". 
(8) The second sentence of section 1001(a) of the Arizona-
Idaho Conservation Act of 1988 (40 U.S.C. 188c(a)) is amended 
by striking out "House Administration" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "House Oversight". 
(9)(A) Section 2(a) of House Resolution 661, Ninety-fifth 
Congress, agreed to July 29, 1977, as enacted into permanent 
law by sec^on 111 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation 
Act, 1979 (40 U.S.C. 206 note), is amended by striking out 
"House Administration" and inserting in lieu thereof "House 
Oversight". 
(B) House Resolution 199, One Hundred Second Congress, 
agreed to August 1, 1991, as enacted into permanent law by 
section 102 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1993 
(40 U.S.C. 206 note), is amended by striking out "House 
Administration" each place it appears and inserting in lieu 
thereof "House Oversight". 
(C) House Resolution 420, One Himdred First Congress, 
agreed to June 26, 1990, as enacted into permanent law by 
section 105 of the Legislative Breinch Appropriations Act, 1991 
(40 U.S.C. 206 note), is amended— 
(i) in section 2(1), by striking out "House Administra-
tion" and inserting in Ueu thereof "House Oversight"; and 
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(ii) in section 3(2), by striking out "from the contingent 
fund of the House of Representatives or". 
(10) Seition 3(a)(1) of House Resolution 449, Ninety-second 
Congress, agreed to June 2, 1971, as enacted into permanent 
law by chapter IV of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
1972 (40 U.S.C. 206b(a)(l)), is amended by striking out "Clerk" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "Chief Administrative Officer". 
(11)(A) Section 3(d) of House Resolution 449, Ninety-second 
Congress, agreed to June 2, 1971, as enacted into permanent 
law by chapter IV of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
1972 (40 U.S.C. 206b(d), is amended by striking out "House 
Administration" and inserting in lieu thereof "House Over-
sight". 
(B)(i) The provisions of law specified in clause (ii) (40 
U.S.C. 206b(g); 40 U.S.C. 206b note) are amended as provided 
in such clause. 
(ii) House Resolution 449, Ninety-second Congress, agreed 
to June 2, 1971, as enacted into permanent law by chapter 
rV of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1972, is amended 
by striking out section 5. House Resolution 1309, Ninety-third 
Cfongress, agreed to October 10, 1974, as enacted into perma-
nent law by chapter III of the Supplemental Appropriations 
Act, 1975, is amended by striking out section 3. 
(12) Section 9C of the Act entitled "An Act to define the 
area of the United States Capitol Grounds, to regulate the 
use thereof, and for other purposes", approved July 31, 1946 
(40 U.S.C. 207a) is amended by striking out "House Administra-
tion" and inserting in lieu thereof "House Oversight". 
(13) Section 9B(a) of the Act entitled "An Act to define 
the area of the United States Capitol Grounds, to regulate 
the use thereof, and for other purposes", approved July 31, 
1946 (40 U.S.C. 212a-3(a)) is amended by striking out "House 
Administration" and inserting in lieu thereof "House Over-
sight". 
(14) Subsection (b)(1) and subsection (c) of section 3 of 
Public Law 98-392 (40 U.S.C. 214b (b)(1) and (c)) are each 
£imended by striking out "House Administration" and inserting 
in lieu thereof "House Oversight". 
(15) Section 151(a) of Public Law 99-500 (100 Stat. 1783-
352), enacted in identical form as section 151(a) of Public Law 
99-591 (100 Stat. 3341-355), (40 U.S.C. 756b) is amended 
by striking out "Clerk" and inserting in lieu thereof "Chief 
Administrative Officer". 
(16) The second sentence of section 301 of the National 
Visitor Center Facilities Act of 1968 (40 U.S.C. 831) is amended 
by striking out "House Committee on House Administration" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "Committee on House Oversight 
of the House of Representatives". 
(17) Section 441 of the Legislative Reorgeinization Act of 
1970 (40 U.S.C. 851) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (c)(1), subsection (c)(4), and subsection 
(h), by striking out "House Administration" and inserting 
in lieu thereof "House Oversight"; and 
(B) by striking out subsection (j). 
(18) Section 3(d) of Pubhc Law 99-652 (40 U.S.C. 1003(b)) 
is amended by striking out "House Administration" and insert-
ing in lieu thereof "House Oversight". 
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SEC. 222. PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WEL-
FARE. 
The provisions of law relating to the public health and welfare, 
as codified in title 42, United States Code, are amended as follows: 
(1) Section 303d. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 
U.S.C. 2259(d)) is amended by striking out "House Administra-
tion" and inserting in lieu thereof "House Oversight". 
(2) Section 6004(a)(4) of the SoHd Waste Disposal Act (42 
U.S.C. 6964) is amended by striking out "House Administra-
tion" and inserting in lieu thereof "House Oversight". 
SEC. 223. PROVISIONS RELATING TO PUBUC PRINTING AND DOCU-
MENTS. 
The provisions of law relating to public printing and documents, 
enacted as title 44, United States Code, are amended as follows: 
(1) Section 101 of title 44, United States Code, is amended 
by striking out "House Administration" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "House Oversight". 
(2) The third sentence of section 703 of title 44, United 
States Code, is amended by striking out "House Administration" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "House Oversight". 
(3) Section 730 of title 44, United States Code, is amended 
by striking out ", Sergeant at Arms, and Doorkeeper" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "and Sergeant at Arms". 
(4)(A) Section 735 of title 44, United States Code, is 
£imended— 
(i) in the section heading, by striking out "Members 
of Congress" and inserting in lieu thereof "Senators"; 
(ii) by striking out "Member of Congress" and inserting 
in lieu thereof "Senator"; and 
(iii) by striking out "and Clerk of the House of Rep-
resentatives, respectiveljr". 
(B) The table of sections for chapter 7 of title 44, United 
States Code, is amended by striking out the item relating 
to section 735 and inserting in lieu thereof the following new 
item: 
"735. Binding for Senators.". 
(5) The second sentence of section 739 of title 44, United 
States Code, is amended by striking out "Doorkeeper" and 
insertingin lieu thereof "Clerk". 
(6) The first sentence of section 740 of title 44, United 
States Code, is amended by striking out "Doorkeeper of the 
House" and inserting in lieu thereof "Chief Administrative 
Officer of the House of Representatives". 
(7)(A) The first undesignated paragraph of section 906 of 
title 44, United States Code, is amended— 
(i) in the fifth undesignated subdivision of the matter 
relating to furnishing of the bound edition of the Congres-
sional Record, by striking out ", Sergeant at Arms, and 
Doorkeeper" and inserting in lieu thereof "£ind the Sergeant 
at Arms"; 
(ii) in the seventh undesignated subdivision of the 
matter relating to furnishing of the daily edition of the 
Congressional Record, by striking out ", Sergeant at Arms, 
and Doorkeeper" and inserting in lieu thereof "eind the 
Sergeant at Arms"; and 
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(iii) in the eighth undesignated subdivision of the 
matter relating to furnishing of the daily edition of the 
Congressional Record, by striking out "Doorkeeper" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "Clerk". 
(B) The third undesignated paragraph of section 906 of 
title 44, United States Code, is amended— 
(i) in the fourth undesignated subdivision of the matter 
relating to furnishing of the Congressional Record in 
unstitched form, by striking out ", Sergeant at Arms, and 
Doorkeeper" and inserting in lieu thereof "and the Sergeant 
at Arms ; and 
(ii) in the twelfth undesignated subdivision of the 
matter relating to furnishing of the Congressional Record 
in unstitched form— 
(I) by striking out "to the Secretaries" and insert-
ing in lieu thereof "and to the Secretaries"; and 
(II) by striking out ", and to the Doorkeeper of 
the House of Representatives". 
(8) Section 908 of title 44, United States Code, is amended 
by striking out "Sergeant at Arms of the House" and inserting 
in lieu thereof "Chief Administrative Officer of the House of 
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(9) Section 2203(e) of title 44, United States Code, is 
amended by striking out "House Administration" and inserting 
in lieu thereof "House Oversight". 
(10) Section 3303a(c) of title 44, United States Code, is 
amended by striking out "House Administration" and inserting 
in lieu thereof "House Oversight". 
SEC. 224. PROVISIONS RELATING TO TERRITORIES AND INSULAR 
POSSESSIONS. 
The provisions of law relating to territories and insular posses-
sions, as codified in title 48, United States Code, are amended 
as follows: 
(1) The last undesignated paragraph after the center head-
ing "MINTS AND ASSAY OFFICES." and the center subheading 
"GOVERNMENT IN THE TERRITORIES" in the first section of the 
Act entitled "An Act making appropriations for the legislative, 
executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the 
fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and seven, 
and for other purposes", approved June 22, 1906 (48 U.S.C. 
894), is amended by striking out "Sergeant-at-Arms" and insert-
ing in lieu thereof "Chief Administrative Officer". 
(2) Section 35 of the Organic Act of Guam (48 U.S.C. 
142Ik-1) is repealed. 
(3) Section 15 of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin 
Islands (48 U.S.C. 1596) is repealed. 
(4) The last two provisos of section 5 of Public Law 92-
271 (48 U.S.C. 1715 note) are repealed. 
SEC. 225. MISCELLANEOUS UNCODIFIED PROVISIONS RELATING TO 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 
The following miscellaneous uncodified provisions relating to 
the House of Representatives are amended as follows: 
(1) The next to the last undesignated paragraph under 
the 
center 
heading 
"HOUSE 
OF REPRESENTATIVES" 
and the center subheadings "ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS" and 
"HOUSE BEAUTY SHOP" in the first section of the Legislative 
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Branch Appropriation Act, 1970 (83 Stat. 347) is amended 
by striking out the last two sentences. 
(2) The last undesignated paragraph under the center head-
ing "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES" and the center sub-
headings "ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS" and 
"HOUSE BEAUTY 
SHOP" in the first section of the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tion Act, 1970 (83 Stat. 347) is repealed. 
Approved August 20, 1996. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2739: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 104-482 (Comm. on House Oversight). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 142 (1996): 
Mar. 19, considered and passed House. 
June 28, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
Aug. 2, House concurred in Senate amendment. 
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