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Title 2 - The Congress
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Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 2 - THE CONGRESS |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contains | Sections 1 to 2281 |
Date | 2012 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 15, 2013 |
Positive Law | No |
- Table Of Contents
- Chapter 1 - ELECTION OF SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES (§§ 1 - 9)
- Table Of Contents
- Section 1 - Time for election of Senators
- Section 1a - Election to be certified by governor
- Section 1b - Countersignature of certificate of election
- Section 2 - Omitted
- Section 2a - Reapportionment of Representatives; time and manner; existing decennial census figures as basis; statement by President; duty of clerk
- Section 2b - Number of Representatives from each State in 78th and subsequent Congresses
- Section 2c - Number of Congressional Districts; number of Representatives from each District
- Section 3, 4 - Omitted
- Section 5 - Nominations for Representatives at large
- Section 6 - Reduction of representation
- Section 7 - Time of election
- Section 8 - Vacancies
- Section 9 - Voting for Representatives
- Chapter 2 - ORGANIZATION OF CONGRESS (§§ 21 - 30b)
- Table Of Contents
- Front Matter
- Section 21 - Oath of Senators
- Section 22 - Oath of President of Senate
- Section 23 - Presiding officer of Senate may administer oaths
- Section 24 - Secretary of Senate or assistant secretary may administer oaths
- Section 25 - Oath of Speaker, Members, and Delegates
- Section 25a - Delegate to House of Representatives from District of Columbia
- Section 25b - Repealed. Pub. L. 104-186, title II, §202(1), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1724
- Section 26 - Roll of Representatives-elect
- Section 27 - Change of place of meeting
- Section 28 - Parliamentary precedents of House of Representatives
- Section 28a - Compilation of the Precedents of House of Representatives; date of completion; biennial update; printing and availability of copies
- Section 28b - Printing and binding as public document of Precedents of House of Representatives; number of sets authorized
- Section 28c - Distribution of Precedents by Public Printer
- Section 28d - Distribution of Precedents by Public Printer for official use; particular distribution; marking and ownership of sets
- Section 28e - Distribution of Precedents by Joint Committee on Printing of surplus sets; additional printing, etc., of sets under authority of Joint Committee
- Section 29 - Condensed and simplified versions of House precedents; other useful materials in summary form; form and distribution to Members of Congress, Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, and others; appointment and compensation of personnel; utilization of services of personnel of Federal agencies
- Section 29a - Early organization of House of Representatives
- Section 29b, 29c - Omitted
- Section 29d - Committee on Standards of Official Conduct of House of Representatives
- Section 30 - Term of service of Members of Congress as trustees or directors of corporations or institutions appropriated for
- Section 30a - Jury duty exemption of elected officials of legislative branch
- Section 30b - Notice of objecting to proceeding
- Chapter 3 - COMPENSATION AND ALLOWANCES OF MEMBERS (§§ 31 - 59h)
- Table Of Contents
- Section 31 - Compensation of Members of Congress
- Section 31-1 - Repealed. Pub. L. 102-90, title I, §6(c), Aug. 14, 1991, 105 Stat. 451
- Section 31-2 - Gifts and travel
- Section 31-3 - Guidelines relating to restrictions on registered lobbyist participation in travel and disclosure
- Section 31a - Repealed. Mar. 2, 1955, ch. 9, §4(b), 69 Stat. 11, eff. Mar. 1, 1955
- Section 31a-1 - Expense allowance of Majority and Minority Leaders of Senate; expense allowance of Majority and Minority Whips; methods of payment; taxability
- Section 31a-2 - Representation Allowance Account for Majority and Minority Leaders of Senate
- Section 31a-2a - Transfer of funds from representation allowance of Majority and Minority Leaders of Senate to expense allowance; availability; definitions
- Section 31a-2b - Transfer of funds from appropriations account of Majority and Minority Leaders of Senate to appropriations account, Miscellaneous Items, within Senate contingent fund
- Section 31a-2c - Transfer of funds from appropriations account of Majority and Minority Whips of Senate to appropriations account, Miscellaneous Items, within Senate contingent fund
- Section 31a-2d - Transfer of funds from appropriations account of the Office of the Vice President and the Offices of the Secretaries for the Majority and Minority to the Senate contingent fund
- Section 31a-3 - Expense allowance for Chairmen of Majority and Minority Conference Committees of Senate; method of payment; taxability
- Section 31a-4 - Expense allowance for Chairmen of Majority and Minority Policy Committees of Senate; method of payment; taxability
- Section 31b - Expense allowance of Speaker of House of Representatives
- Section 31b-1 - Former Speakers of House of Representatives; retention of office, furniture, etc., in Congressional district following expiration of term as Representative; exceptions
- Section 31b-2 - Allowance available to former Speaker for payment of office and other expenses for administration, etc., of matters pertaining to incumbency in office as Representative and Speaker
- Section 31b-3 - Repealed. Pub. L. 99-151, title I, §102(b), Nov. 13, 1985, 99 Stat. 797
- Section 31b-4 - Franked mail and printing privileges of former Speaker
- Section 31b-5 - Staff assistance to former Speaker for administration, etc., of matters pertaining to incumbency in office as Representative and Speaker; compensation and status of staff
- Section 31b-6 - Repealed. Pub. L. 99-151, title I, §102(b), Nov. 13, 1985, 99 Stat. 797
- Section 31b-7 - Availability of entitlements of former Speaker for 5 years
- Section 31c - Repealed. Pub. L. 97-51, §139(b)(2), Oct. 1, 1981, 95 Stat. 967
- Section 32 - Compensation of President pro tempore of Senate
- Section 32a - Compensation of Deputy President pro tempore of Senate
- Section 32b - Expense allowance of President pro tempore of Senate; methods of payment; taxability
- Section 33 - Senators’ salaries
- Section 34 - Representatives’ and Delegates’ salaries payable monthly
- Section 35 - Salaries payable monthly after taking oath
- Section 35a - End-of-the-month salary payment schedule inapplicable to Senators
- Section 36 - Salaries of Senators
- Section 36a - Payment of sums due deceased Senators and Senate personnel
- Section 37 - Salaries of Representatives, Delegates, and Resident Commissioners elected for unexpired terms
- Section 38 - Repealed. Pub. L. 104-186, title II, §203(4), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1725
- Section 38a - Disposition of unpaid salary and other sums on death of Representative or Resident Commissioner
- Section 38b - Death gratuity payments as gifts
- Section 39 - Deductions for absence
- Section 40 - Deductions for withdrawal
- Section 40a - Deductions for delinquent indebtedness
- Section 41, 42 - Repealed. Pub. L. 104-186, title II, §203(9)(A), (10), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1726
- Section 42a - Special delivery postage allowance for President of Senate
- Section 42a-1, 42b - Omitted
- Section 42c, 42d - Repealed. Pub. L. 104-186, title II, §203(12), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1726
- Section 43, 43a - Omitted
- Section 43b, 43b-1 - Repealed. Pub. L. 104-186, title II, §203(13), (14), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1726
- Section 43b-2 - Staff expenses for House Members attending organizational caucus or conference
- Section 43b-3 - Payments and reimbursements for certain House staff expenses
- Section 43c - Repealed. Pub. L. 89-147, §4, Aug. 28, 1965, 79 Stat. 584
- Section 43d - Organizational expenses of Senator-elect
- Section 44 to 46 - Omitted
- Section 46a - Stationery allowance for President of Senate
- Section 46a-1 - Senate revolving fund for stationery allowances; availability of unexpended balances; withdrawals
- Section 46a-2 - Omitted
- Section 46a-3 - Repealed. Pub. L. 92-607, ch. V, §506(k)(4), formerly §506(h)(4), Oct. 31, 1972, 86 Stat. 1508, renumbered §506(i)(4), Pub. L. 95-391, title I, §108(a), Sept. 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 773, renumbered §506(j)(4), Pub. L. 96-304, title I, §101, July 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 889, renumbered §506(k)(4), Pub. L. 97-276, §101(e), Oct. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 1189
- Section 46a-4 - Omitted
- Section 46b - Repealed. Pub. L. 104-186, title II, §203(16), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1727
- Section 46b-1 - House revolving fund for stationery allowances; disposition of moneys from stationery sales; availability of unexpended balances
- Section 46b-2 - Repealed. Pub. L. 104-186, title II, §203(17), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1727
- Section 46c, 46d - Repealed. Pub. L. 90-57, July 28, 1967, 81 Stat. 129
- Section 46d-1 - Long-distance telephone calls for Vice President
- Section 46d-2 - Repealed. Pub. L. 90-57, July 28, 1967, 81 Stat. 130
- Section 46d-3 - Repealed. Pub. L. 92-184, ch. IV, Dec. 15, 1971, 85 Stat. 635
- Section 46d-4 - Repealed. Pub. L. 92-607, ch. V, §506(k)(5), formerly §506(h)(5), Oct. 31, 1972, 86 Stat. 1508, renumbered §506(i)(5), Pub. L. 95-391, title I, §108(a), Sept. 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 773, renumbered §506(j)(5), Pub. L. 96-304, title I, §101, July 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 889, renumbered §506(k)(5), Pub. L. 97-276, §101(e), Oct. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 1189
- Section 46d-5 - Repealed. Pub. L. 92-342, July 10, 1972, 86 Stat. 435
- Section 46e - Repealed. Pub. L. 92-607, ch. V, §506(k)(6), formerly §506(h)(6), Oct. 31, 1972, 86 Stat. 1508, renumbered §506(i)(6), Pub. L. 95-391, title I, §108(a), Sept. 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 773, renumbered §506(j)(6), Pub. L. 96-304, title I, §101, July 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 889, renumbered §506(k)(6), Pub. L. 97-276, §101(e), Oct. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 1189
- Section 46f - Repealed. Pub. L. 104-186, title II, §203(18)(A), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1727
- Section 46f-1 - Repealed. Feb. 27, 1956, ch. 74, §2(b), 70 Stat. 32
- Section 46g, 46g-1 - Repealed. Pub. L. 104-186, title II, §203(18)(B), (19), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1727, 1728
- Section 46h - Repealed. May 29, 1951, ch. 117, §2, 65 Stat. 47, eff. July 1, 1951
- Section 46i - Repealed. Pub. L. 104-186, title II, §203(18)(C), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1728
- Section 47 - Mode of payment
- Section 48 - Certification of salary and mileage accounts
- Section 49 - Certificate of salary during recess
- Section 50 - Substitute to sign certificates for salary and accounts
- Section 51 - Monuments to deceased Senators or House Members
- Section 52, 53 - Repealed. Pub. L. 92-607, ch. V, §506(k)(7), formerly §506(h)(7), Oct. 31, 1972, 86 Stat. 1508, redesignated §506(i)(7), Pub. L. 95-391, title I, §108(a), Sept. 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 773, redesignated §506(j)(7), Pub. L. 96-304, title I, §101, July 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 889, redesignated §506(k)(7), Pub. L. 97-276, §101(e), Oct. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 1189
- Section 54 - Annotated United States Code for Members of House of Representatives to be paid for from Members’ Representational Allowance
- Section 55 - United States Code Annotated or United States Code Service; procurement for Senators
- Section 56 - Repealed. Pub. L. 104-186, title II, §203(20)(A), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1728
- Section 57 - Adjustment of House of Representatives allowances by Committee on House Oversight
- Section 57a - Limitation on allowance authority of Committee on House Oversight
- Section 57b - Representational allowance for Members of House of Representatives
- Section 58 - Mail, telegraph, telephone, stationery, office supplies, and home State office and travel expenses for Senators
- Section 58a - Telecommunications services for Senators; payment of costs out of contingent fund
- Section 58a-1 - Payment for telecommunications equipment and services; definitions
- Section 58a-2 - Certification of telecommunications equipment and services as official
- Section 58a-3 - Report on telecommunications to Committee on Rules and Administration
- Section 58a-4 - Metered charges on copiers; “Sergeant at Arms” and “user” defined; certification of services and equipment as official; deposit of payments; availability for expenditure
- Section 58b - Repealed. Pub. L. 100-137, §2, Oct. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 819
- Section 58c - Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense Account
- Section 58c-1 - Repealed. Pub. L. 105-55, title I, §3(c)(1), Oct. 7, 1997, 111 Stat. 1180
- Section 59 - Home State office space for Senators; lease of office space
- Section 59-1 - Additional home State office space for Senators; declaration of disaster or emergency
- Section 59a - Repealed. Pub. L. 101-163, title I, §103(b), Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 1050
- Section 59b - Purchase of office equipment or furnishings by Senators
- Section 59c - Transferred
- Section 59d - Transportation of official records and papers to House Member's district
- Section 59d-1 - Transportation of official records and papers to a Senator's State
- Section 59e - Official mail of persons entitled to use congressional frank
- Section 59f - Mass mailings by Senate offices; quarterly statements; publication of summary tabulations
- Section 59g - Mass mailing of information by Senators under frank; quarterly registration with Secretary of Senate
- Section 59h - Mass mailing sent by House Members
- Chapter 4 - OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (§§ 60 - 130l)
- Table Of Contents
- Section 60 - Repealed. June 20, 1929, ch. 33, §6, 46 Stat. 39
- Section 60-1 - Authority of officers of Congress over Congressional employees
- Section 60-2 - Amendment to Senate conflict of interest rule
- Section 60a - Omitted
- Section 60a-1 - Senate pay adjustments; action by President pro tempore of Senate
- Section 60a-1a - Rates of compensation paid by Secretary of Senate; applicability of Senate pay adjustments by President pro tempore of Senate
- Section 60a-1b - Senate pay adjustments; action by President pro tempore of Senate
- Section 60a-2 - House of Representatives pay adjustments; action by Chief Administrative Officer of House
- Section 60a-2a - Rates of compensation disbursed by Chief Administrative Officer of House; adjustments by Speaker; “Member of the House of Representatives” defined
- Section 60b, 60c - Omitted
- Section 60c-1 - Vice President, Senators, officers, and employees paid by Secretary of Senate; payment of salary; advance payment
- Section 60c-2 - Repealed. Pub. L. 97-258, §5(b), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1068
- Section 60c-2a - Banking and financial transactions of Secretary of Senate
- Section 60c-3 - Withholding and remittance of State income tax by Secretary of Senate
- Section 60c-4 - Withholding of charitable contributions from salaries paid by Secretary of Senate and from employees of Architect of Capitol
- Section 60c-5 - Student loan repayment program for Senate employees
- Section 60c-6 - Student loan repayment program for House employees
- Section 60d - Repealed. Pub. L. 107-68, title I, §116(b)(1), Nov. 12, 2001, 115 Stat. 573
- Section 60d-1 - Day for paying salaries of the House of Representatives
- Section 60e, 60e-1 - Repealed. Pub. L. 107-68, title I, §116(b)(1), (2), Nov. 12, 2001, 115 Stat. 573
- Section 60e-1a - Withholding of State income tax by Chief Administrative Officer of House
- Section 60e-1b - State income tax withholding; definitions
- Section 60e-1c - Withholding of charitable contributions by Chief Administrative Officer of House
- Section 60e-1d - Withholding of charitable contributions; definitions
- Section 60e-2 - Omitted
- Section 60e-2a - Exemption of officers and employees of Architect of Capitol from certain Federal pay provisions
- Section 60e-2b - Overtime compensation for certain employees of Architect of Capitol
- Section 60e-3 to 60e-14 - Omitted
- Section 60f - Repealed. Pub. L. 90-57, §105(i)(2), July 28, 1967, 81 Stat. 144
- Section 60f-1 - Repealed. Pub. L. 86-213, §1(c), Sept. 1, 1959, 73 Stat. 444
- Section 60g, 60g-1 - Repealed. Pub. L. 91-510, title IV, §477(a)(1), (2), Oct. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 1195
- Section 60g-2 - Lyndon Baines Johnson congressional interns
- Section 60h - Omitted
- Section 60i - Repealed. Pub. L. 87-730, §106(c), Oct. 2, 1962, 76 Stat. 695
- Section 60j - Longevity compensation
- Section 60j-1 - Capitol Police longevity compensation
- Section 60j-2 - Longevity compensation for telephone operators on United States telephone exchange and members of Capitol Police paid by Chief Administrative Officer of House
- Section 60j-3 - Repealed. Pub. L. 97-276, §101(e), Oct. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 1189
- Section 60j-4 - Longevity compensation not applicable to individuals paid by Secretary of Senate; savings provision
- Section 60k - Application of rights and protections of Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to Congressional and Architect of Capitol employees
- Section 60l - Coverage of House and agencies of legislative branch
- Section 60m, 60n - Repealed. Pub. L. 104-1, title V, §504(b), Jan. 23, 1995, 109 Stat. 41
- Section 60o - Lump sum payment for accrued annual leave of House employees
- Section 60p - Payment for unaccrued leave
- Section 60q - Voluntary separation incentive payments
- Section 61 - Limit on rate of compensation of Senate officers and employees
- Section 61-1 - Gross rate of compensation of employees paid by Secretary of Senate
- Section 61-1a - Availability of appropriated funds for payment to an individual of pay from more than one position; conditions
- Section 61-1b - Availability of appropriations during first three months of any fiscal year for aggregate of payments of gross compensation made to employees from Senate appropriation account for “Salaries, Officers and Employees”
- Section 61-1c - Aggregate gross compensation of employee of Senator of State with population under 5,000,000
- Section 61-2 - Omitted
- Section 61a - Compensation of Secretary of Senate
- Section 61a-1, 61a-2 - Omitted
- Section 61a-3 - Compensation of Assistant Secretary of Senate
- Section 61a-4 - Repealed. Pub. L. 93-145, Nov. 1, 1973, 87 Stat. 531
- Section 61a-4a - Omitted
- Section 61a-5 - Repealed. Pub. L. 93-145, Nov. 1, 1973, 87 Stat. 531
- Section 61a-6 to 61a-8 - Omitted
- Section 61a-9 - Advancement by Secretary of Senate of travel funds to employees under his jurisdiction for Federal Election Campaign Act travel expenses
- Section 61a-9a - Travel expenses of Secretary of Senate; advancement of travel funds to designated employees
- Section 61a-10 - Omitted
- Section 61a-11 - Abolition of statutory positions in Office of Secretary of Senate; Secretary's authority to establish and fix compensation for positions
- Section 61b - Compensation of Parliamentarian of Senate
- Section 61b-1 to 61b-2 - Omitted
- Section 61b-3 - Professional archivist; Secretary's authority to obtain services from General Services Administration
- Section 61c - Omitted
- Section 61c-1 - Adjustment of rate of compensation by Secretary of Senate
- Section 61c-2 - Compensation of Assistants to Majority and Minority in Office of Secretary of Senate
- Section 61d - Compensation of Chaplain of Senate
- Section 61d-1 - Compensation of employees of Chaplain of Senate
- Section 61d-2 - Postage allowance for Chaplain of Senate
- Section 61d-3 - Repealed. Pub. L. 108-199, div. H, §155(b)(1), Jan. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 450
- Section 61d-4 - Payment of expenses of the Chaplain of the Senate from the contingent fund of the Senate
- Section 61e - Compensation of Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate
- Section 61e-1 - Compensation of Deputy Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate
- Section 61e-2 - Compensation of Administrative Assistant to Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate
- Section 61e-3 - Deputy Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper to act on death, resignation, disability, or absence of Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate
- Section 61e-4 - Designation by Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate of persons to approve vouchers for payment of moneys
- Section 61f, 61f-1 - Omitted
- Section 61f-1a - Travel expenses of Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate
- Section 61f-2 to 61f-6 - Omitted
- Section 61f-7 - Abolition of statutory positions in Office of Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate; authority to establish and fix compensation for positions
- Section 61f-8 - Use by Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate of individual consultants or organizations, and department and agency personnel
- Section 61f-9 - Employment of personnel by Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate at daily rates of compensation; authorization; limitation on amount of compensation
- Section 61f-10 - Procurement of temporary help
- Section 61f-11 - Provision of services and equipment on a reimbursable basis
- Section 61f-12 - Treatment of electronic services provided by Sergeant at Arms
- Section 61f-13 - Media support services
- Section 61f-14 - Law enforcement authority of Sergeant-at-Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate
- Section 61g - Compensation of Secretaries for Senate Majority and Minority
- Section 61g-1 to 61g-3 - Omitted
- Section 61g-4 - Appointment and compensation of employees by Secretary of Conference of Majority of Senate and Secretary of Conference of Minority of Senate
- Section 61g-5 - Appointment and compensation of employees by Secretaries for Senate Majority and Minority; gross compensation
- Section 61g-6 - Payment of expenses of Conference of Majority and Conference of Minority from Senate contingent fund
- Section 61g-6a - Salaries and expenses for Senate Majority and Minority Policy Committees and Senate Majority and Minority Conference Committees
- Section 61g-6b - Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the Minority
- Section 61g-7 - Services of consultants to Majority and Minority Conference Committee of Senate
- Section 61g-8 - Utilization of funds for specialized training of professional staff for Majority and Minority Conference Committee of Senate
- Section 61h, 61h-1 - Omitted
- Section 61h-2, 61h-3 - Omitted
- Section 61h-4 - Appointment of employees by Senate Majority and Minority Leaders; compensation
- Section 61h-5 - Assistants to Senate Majority and Minority Leaders for Floor Operations; establishment of positions; appointment; compensation
- Section 61h-6 - Appointment of consultants by Majority Leader, Minority Leader, Secretary of Senate, and Legislative Counsel of Senate; compensation
- Section 61h-7 - Chiefs of Staff for Senate Majority and Minority Leaders; appointment; compensation
- Section 61i to 61j-1 - Omitted
- Section 61j-2 - Compensation and appointment of employees by Senate Majority and Minority Whips
- Section 61k - Appointment and compensation of employees by President pro tempore of Senate
- Section 61l - Appointment and compensation of Administrative Assistant, Legislative Assistant, and Executive Secretary for Deputy President pro tempore of Senate
- Section 62 - Limitation on compensation of Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate
- Section 62a - Omitted
- Section 62b - Transferred
- Section 63 - Repealed. Pub. L. 104-186, title II, §204(21), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1733
- Section 64 - Omitted
- Section 64-1 - Employees of Senate Disbursing Office; designation by Secretary of Senate to administer oaths and affirmations
- Section 64-2 - Transfers of funds by Secretary of Senate; approval of Committee on Appropriations
- Section 64-3 - Transferred
- Section 64a - Death, resignation, or disability of Secretary and Assistant Secretary of Senate; Financial Clerk deemed successor as disbursing officer
- Section 64a-1 - Compensation of Financial Clerk of Senate
- Section 64b - Death, resignation, or disability of Secretary of Senate; Assistant Secretary of Senate to act as Secretary; written designation of absent status
- Section 65 - Repealed. Pub. L. 92-310, title II, §220(a), (c), June 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 204
- Section 65a - Insurance of office funds of Secretary of Senate and Sergeant at Arms; payment of premiums
- Section 65b - Advances to Sergeant at Arms of Senate for extraordinary expenses
- Section 65c - Expense allowance for Secretary of Senate, Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate, and Secretaries for Senate Majority and Minority
- Section 65d - Funds advanced by Secretary of Senate to Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate to defray office expenses; accountability; maximum amount; vouchers
- Section 65e - Transferred
- Section 65f - Funds for Secretary of Senate to assist in proper discharge within United States of responsibilities to foreign parliamentary groups or other foreign officials
- Section 66 - Repealed. Pub. L. 93-344, title V, §505(1), July 12, 1974, 88 Stat. 322
- Section 66a - Restriction on payment of dual compensation by Secretary of Senate
- Section 67 - Clerks to Senators-elect
- Section 67a - Employment of civilian employees of executive branch of Government by Senate Committee on Appropriations; restoration to former position
- Section 68 - Payments from Senate contingent fund
- Section 68-1 - Committee on Rules and Administration; designation of employees to approve vouchers for payments from Senate contingent fund
- Section 68-2 - Appropriations for contingent expenses of Senate; restrictions
- Section 68-3 - Separate accounts for “Secretary of the Senate” and for “Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate”; establishment within Senate contingent fund; inclusion of funds in existing accounts
- Section 68-4 - Deposit of moneys for credit to account within Senate contingent fund for “Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate”
- Section 68-5 - Purchase, lease, exchange, maintenance, and operation of vehicles out of account for Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate within Senate contingent fund; authorization of appropriations
- Section 68-6 - Transfers from appropriations account for expenses of Office of Secretary of Senate and Office of Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate
- Section 68-6a - Transfers from appropriations account for expenses of Office of Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate
- Section 68-7 - Senate Office of Public Records Revolving Fund
- Section 68-8 - Vouchering Senate office charges
- Section 68a - Materials, supplies, and fuel payments from Senate contingent fund
- Section 68b - Per diem and subsistence expenses from Senate contingent fund
- Section 68c - Computation of compensation for stenographic assistance of committees payable from Senate contingent fund
- Section 68d - Liquidation from appropriations of any unpaid obligations chargeable to rescinded unexpended balances of funds
- Section 68e - Advance payments by Secretary of Senate
- Section 68f - Payment of certain expenses
- Section 69 - Expenses of committees payable from Senate contingent fund
- Section 69-1 - Availability of funds for franked mail expenses
- Section 69a - Orientation seminars, etc., for new Senators, Senate officials, or members of staffs of Senators or Senate officials; payment of expenses
- Section 69b - Senate Leader's Lecture Series
- Section 70 to 72 - Omitted
- Section 72a - Committee staffs
- Section 72a-1, 72a-1a - Repealed. Pub. L. 90-57, §105(i)(4), (5), July 28, 1967, 81 Stat. 144
- Section 72a-1b - Approval of employment and compensation of committee employees by House standing committees
- Section 72a-1c - Repealed. Pub. L. 95-26, title I, §106(f), May 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 84
- Section 72a-1d - Repealed. Pub. L. 95-94, title I, §111(e)(1), Aug. 5, 1977, 91 Stat. 663
- Section 72a-1e - Assistance to Senators with committee memberships by employees in office of Senator
- Section 72a-1f - Designation by Senator who is Chairman or Vice Chairman of Senate Select Committee on Ethics of employee in office of that Senator to perform part-time service for Committee; amount reimbursable; procedure applicable
- Section 72a-1g - Referral of ethics violations by Senate Ethics Committee to Government Accountability Office for investigation
- Section 72a-1h - Mandatory Senate ethics training for Members and staff
- Section 72a-1i - Annual report by Select Committee on Ethics
- Section 72a-2, 72a-3 - Omitted
- Section 72a-4 - Repealed. Pub. L. 90-57, §105(i)(1), July 28, 1967, 81 Stat. 144
- Section 72b - Regulations governing availability of appropriations for House committee employees
- Section 72b-1 - Omitted
- Section 72c - Repealed. Pub. L. 104-186, title II, §204(13), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1732
- Section 72d - Discretionary authority of Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Section 72d-1 - Transfer of funds by Chairman of Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Section 73, 74 - Omitted
- Section 74-1 - Personal services in office of Speaker; payments
- Section 74-2 - Omitted
- Section 74a - Employment of administrative assistants for Speaker and House Majority and Minority Leaders; compensation; appropriations
- Section 74a-1 - Omitted
- Section 74a-2 - Per annum rate of compensation of Chief of Staff of Joint Committee on Taxation
- Section 74a-3 - Additional employees in offices of House Minority Leader, Majority Whip, and Chief Deputy Majority Whip; authorization; compensation
- Section 74a-4 - Additional amounts for personnel and equipment for House Majority and Minority Leaders and Majority and Minority Whips
- Section 74a-5 - Limits on uses of funds provided under section 74a-4
- Section 74a-6 - Repealed. Pub. L. 104-186, title II, §204(17), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1732
- Section 74a-7 - Speaker's Office for Legislative Floor Activities
- Section 74a-8 - Training and program development activities of Republican Conference and Democratic Steering and Policy Committee
- Section 74a-9 - Appointment of consultants by Speaker, Majority Leader, and Minority Leader of House; compensation
- Section 74a-10 - Lump-sum allowances for House Minority Leader and Majority Whip
- Section 74a-10a - Lump-sum allowances for House Majority Floor Leader, Minority Floor Leader, Majority Whip, and Minority Whip
- Section 74a-10b - Lump-sum allowances for House Majority Whip and Minority Whip
- Section 74a-11 - Transfer of appropriations by House Leadership Offices
- Section 74a-11a - Authority of Speaker and Minority Leader to allocate funds among certain House leadership offices
- Section 74a-12 - Lump sum allowance for Speaker
- Section 74a-13 - Republican Policy Committee
- Section 74b - Employment of additional administrative assistants
- Section 74c - Compensation of certain House minority employees
- Section 74d - Corrections Calendar Office
- Section 74d-1 - Lump sum allowance for Corrections Calendar Office
- Section 74d-2 - Effective date
- Section 75 - Repealed. Pub. L. 92-310, title II, §220(b), (c), June 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 204
- Section 75-1 - Repealed. Pub. L. 104-186, title II, §204(22)(A)(iii), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1733
- Section 75a - Repealed. Pub. L. 109-289, div. B, title II, §20702(b), as added Pub. L. 110-5, §2, Feb. 15, 2007, 121 Stat. 38
- Section 75a-1 - Temporary appointments in case of vacancies or incapacity of House officers; compensation
- Section 75b to 75e - Omitted
- Section 75f - House emergency operations positions
- Section 76 to 76a - Repealed. Pub. L. 104-186, title II, §204(21), (22)(A)(iii), (23), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1733
- Section 76b - Omitted
- Section 77 - Sergeant at Arms of House; additional compensation
- Section 77a - Repealed. Pub. L. 104-186, title II, §204(22)(A)(iii), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1733
- Section 78 - Duties of Sergeant at Arms
- Section 79 - Symbol of office of Sergeant at Arms
- Section 80 - Disbursement of compensation of House Members by Chief Administrative Officer
- Section 80a - Deductions by Chief Administrative Officer in disbursement of gratuity appropriations
- Section 81 - Repealed. Pub. L. 93-344, title V, §505(2), July 12, 1974, 88 Stat. 322
- Section 81a to 81c - Repealed. Pub. L. 104-186, title II, §204(27)-(29), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1734
- Section 82 - Repealed. Pub. L. 92-310, title II, §220(d), (e), June 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 204
- Section 83 - Tenure of office of Sergeant at Arms
- Section 84, 84-1 - Repealed. Pub. L. 104-186, title II, §204(30), (31), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1734
- Section 84-2 - Compensation of Chaplain of House
- Section 84-3, 84-4 - Omitted
- Section 84a - Reporters for House of Representatives
- Section 84a-1 - Repealed. Pub. L. 104-186, title II, §204(32), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1734
- Section 84b - Omitted
- Section 85 to 88a - Repealed. Pub. L. 104-186, title II, §204(33), (34)(A), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1734
- Section 88b - Education of other minors who are Senate employees
- Section 88b-1 - Congressional pages
- Section 88b-2 - House of Representatives Page Board; establishment and purpose
- Section 88b-3 - Membership of Page Board
- Section 88b-4 - Regulations of Page Board
- Section 88b-5 - Page residence hall and page meal plan
- Section 88b-6 - Repealed. Pub. L. 104-186, title II, §204(39), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1735
- Section 88b-7 - Daniel Webster Senate Page Residence Revolving Fund
- Section 88c - Repealed. Pub. L. 91-510, title IV, §491(e), Oct. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 1198
- Section 88c-1 - Repealed. Pub. L. 104-186, title II, §204(40)(A), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1735
- Section 88c-2 - Academic year and summer term for page program
- Section 88c-3 - Service of page during academic year and summer term; filling of vacancies; eligibility
- Section 88c-4 - Definitions
- Section 89 - Certificates to pay rolls of employees of House
- Section 89a - Certification of indebtedness of employees of House; withholding of amount
- Section 90, 91 - Repealed. Pub. L. 104-186, title II, §204(33), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1734
- Section 92 - Employees of Members of House of Representatives
- Section 92-1 - Repealed. Pub. L. 104-186, title II, §204(43), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1736
- Section 92a - Pay of clerical assistants as affected by death of Senator or Representative
- Section 92b - Pay of clerical assistants as affected by death or resignation of Member of House
- Section 92b-1 - Termination of service of Members of House
- Section 92b-2 - Authority to prescribe regulations
- Section 92b-3 - Vouchers
- Section 92c - Performance of duties by clerical assistants of dead or resigned Member of House
- Section 92d - “Member of the House” defined
- Section 92e - Repealed. Pub. L. 98-473, title I, §123A(b), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 1969
- Section 93, 94 - Omitted
- Section 95 - Omitted
- Section 95-1 - Payments from applicable accounts of House of Representatives
- Section 95a - Appropriations for expenses of House; restrictions
- Section 95b - Transfers of amounts appropriated for House
- Section 95c - Advance payments
- Section 95d - Account in House of Representatives for Employees’ Compensation Fund
- Section 95e - House of Representatives Revolving Fund
- Section 96 to 100 - Repealed. Pub. L. 104-186, title II, §204(46)-(51), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1737
- Section 101 - Subletting duties of employees of Senate or House
- Section 102 - Repealed. Pub. L. 104-186, title II, §204(52), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1737
- Section 102a - Withdrawal of unexpended balances of appropriations
- Section 103, 104 - Omitted
- Section 104a - Semiannual statements of expenditures by Secretary of Senate and Chief Administrative Officer of House
- Section 104b - Report of disbursements for House of Representatives
- Section 104c - Preservation of reports, statements, or documents filed with Clerk of House
- Section 104d - Notification of post-employment restrictions for Members of Congress and employees
- Section 104e - Posting of travel and financial disclosure reports on public website of Clerk of the House of Representatives
- Section 104f - Notification of post-employment restrictions for Senators and employees
- Section 104g - Senate privately paid travel public website
- Section 105 - Preparation and contents of statement of appropriations
- Section 106 - Stationery for Senate; advertisements for
- Section 107 - Opening bids for Senate and House stationery; awarding contracts
- Section 108 - Contracts for separate parts of Senate stationery
- Section 109 - American goods to be preferred in purchases for Senate and House
- Section 110 - Purchase of paper, envelopes, etc., for stationery rooms of Senate and House
- Section 111 - Purchase of supplies for Senate and House
- Section 111a - Receipts from sales of items by Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate, to Senators, etc., to be credited to appropriation from which purchased
- Section 111b - Contracts to furnish property, supplies, or services to Congress; terms varying from those offered other entities of Federal Government
- Section 112 - Purchases of stationery and materials for folding
- Section 112a to 112d - Repealed. Pub. L. 91-139, §2(a), Dec. 5, 1969, 83 Stat. 291
- Section 112e - Office equipment for House Members, officers, and committees
- Section 112f - Incidental use of equipment and supplies
- Section 112g - Net Expenses of Equipment Revolving Fund
- Section 112h - Net expenses of Telecommunications Revolving Fund
- Section 113 - Detailed reports of receipts and expenditures by Secretary of Senate and Chief Administrative Officer of House
- Section 114 - Fees for copies from Senate journals
- Section 115 - Index to House daily calendar
- Section 116 - Repealed. May 29, 1928, ch. 901, §1, 45 Stat. 995
- Section 117 - Sale of waste paper and condemned furniture
- Section 117a - Omitted
- Section 117b - Disposal of used or surplus furniture and equipment by Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate; procedure; deposit of receipts
- Section 117b-1 - Receipts from sale of used or surplus furniture and furnishings of Senate
- Section 117b-2 - Transfer of excess or surplus educationally useful equipment to public schools
- Section 117c - Disposal of used or surplus automobiles and trucks by Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate; procedure; deposit of receipts
- Section 117d - Reimbursements to Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate for equipment provided to Senators, etc., which has been lost, stolen, damaged, or otherwise unaccounted for; deposit of receipts
- Section 117d-1 - Compensation for lost or damaged property
- Section 117e - Disposal of used or surplus furniture and equipment by Chief Administrative Officer of House; procedure; deposit of receipts
- Section 117f - Commissions and charges for public telephone or telecommunications services; deposit of receipts
- Section 117g - Monies received by Attending Physician from sale of prescription drugs or other sources; deposit of receipts
- Section 117h - Deposit of fees for services by Office of Attending Physician; availability of amounts deposited
- Section 117i - Revolving fund for House gymnasium; deposit of receipts; availability for expenditure
- Section 117j - Fees for internal delivery in House of Representatives of nonpostage mail from outside sources
- Section 117j-1 - Regulations for safe handling of mail matter
- Section 117k - Rebates under Government Travel Charge Card Program
- Section 117l - Deposit of House Information Resources reimbursements for services
- Section 117m - House Services Revolving Fund
- Section 118 - Actions against officers for official acts
- Section 118a - Officers of Senate
- Section 119 - Stationery rooms of House and Senate; specification of classes of articles purchasable
- Section 119a - Repealed. Pub. L. 90-620, §3, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1309
- Section 120 - Omitted
- Section 121 - Senate restaurant deficit fund; deposit of proceeds from surcharge on orders
- Section 121a - Repealed. Pub. L. 105-275, title I, §6(h)(1), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2434
- Section 121b - Senate Beauty Shop
- Section 121b-1 - Senate Hair Care Services
- Section 121c - Office of Senate Health Promotion
- Section 121d - Senate Gift Shop
- Section 121e - Payment of fees for services of Attending Physician and for use of Senate health and fitness facilities
- Section 121f - Senate Staff Health and Fitness Facility Revolving Fund
- Section 121g - Authority of Attending Physician in response to medical contingencies or public health emergencies at Capitol
- Section 122 - Repealed. Pub. L. 95-391, title I, §111, Sept. 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 777
- Section 122a - Repealed. Pub. L. 104-186, title II, §204(66), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1740
- Section 122b to 122g - Repealed. Pub. L. 104-186, title II, §204(67), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1740
- Section 123 - Repealed. June 27, 1956, ch. 453, §105(m), 70 Stat. 372
- Section 123a - Omitted
- Section 123b - House Recording Studio; Senate Recording Studio and Senate Photographic Studio
- Section 123b-1 - Senate Recording Studio and Senate Photographic Studio as successors to Senate Recording and Photographic Studios; rules, regulations, and fees for photographs and photographic services
- Section 123c - Data processing equipment, software, and services
- Section 123c-1 - Advance payments for computer programing services
- Section 123d - Senate Computer Center
- Section 123e - Senate legislative information system
- Section 124 - Arrangements for attendance at funeral of deceased House Members; payment of funeral expenses and expenses of attending funeral rites
- Section 125 - Gratuities for survivors of deceased House employees; computation
- Section 125a - Death gratuity payments as gifts
- Section 126 - Repealed. Pub. L. 89-554, §8, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 658
- Section 126-1 - Omitted
- Section 126-2 - Designation of reporters
- Section 126a - Omitted
- Section 126b - Substitute reporters of debates and expert transcribers; temporary reporters of debates and expert transcribers; payments from Senate contingent fund
- Section 127 - Repealed. Pub. L. 92-51, July 9, 1971, 85 Stat. 129
- Section 127a - Reimbursement of transportation expenses for employees in office of House Member
- Section 127b - Reimbursement of residential telecommunications expenses for House Members, officers, and employees
- Section 128, 129 - Repealed. Pub. L. 89-554, §8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 658, 659
- Section 130 - Repealed. Pub. L. 95-391, title I, §111, Sept. 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 777
- Section 130-1 - Participation by House in interparliamentary institutions; reception of members of foreign legislative bodies and foreign officials; meetings with Government officials
- Section 130-2 - Office of Interparliamentary Affairs
- Section 130a - Nonpay status for Congressional employees studying under Congressional staff fellowships
- Section 130b - Jury and witness service by Senate and House employees
- Section 130c - Waiver by Secretary of Senate of claims of United States arising out of erroneous payments to Vice President, Senator, or Senate employee paid by Secretary of Senate
- Section 130d - Waiver by Speaker of House of claims of United States arising out of erroneous payments to officers or employees paid by Chief Administrative Officer of House
- Section 130e - Office of Congressional Accessibility Services
- Section 130f - Office of General Counsel of House; administrative provisions
- Section 130g - Support services for Senate during emergency; memorandum of understanding with an executive agency
- Section 130h - Support services for House during emergency; memorandum of understanding with an executive agency
- Section 130i - Repealed. Pub. L. 112-74, div. G, title I, §105(1), Dec. 23, 2011, 125 Stat. 1123
- Section 130j - Program to increase employment opportunities in House of Representatives for individuals with disabilities
- Section 130k - Emergency expenditures for meals, refreshments, and other support and maintenance
- Section 130l - Media support services
- Chapter 5 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS (§§ 131 - 185)
- Table Of Contents
- Section 131 - Collections composing Library; location
- Section 132 - Departments of Library
- Section 132a - Appropriations for increase of general library
- Section 132a-1 - Obligations for reimbursable and revolving fund activities; limitation
- Section 132a-2 - Furniture, furnishings, and office and library equipment; transfer of funds
- Section 132b - Joint Committee on the Library
- Section 133 - Joint Committee during recess of Congress
- Section 134 - Incidental expenses of law library
- Section 135 - Purchase of books for law library
- Section 135a - Books and sound-reproduction records for blind and other physically handicapped residents; annual appropriations; purchases
- Section 135a-1 - Library of musical scores, instructional texts, and other specialized materials for use of blind persons or other physically handicapped residents; authorization of appropriations
- Section 135b - Local and regional centers; preference to blind and other physically handicapped veterans; rules and regulations; authorization of appropriations
- Section 136 - Librarian of Congress; appointment; rules and regulations
- Section 136a, 136a-1 - Omitted
- Section 136a-2 - Librarian of Congress and Deputy Librarian of Congress; compensation
- Section 136b - Omitted
- Section 136c - Authorized additional expenses and services for which Library of Congress salary appropriations are available
- Section 137 - Use and regulation of law library
- Section 137a, 137b - Omitted
- Section 137c - Withdrawal of books from Library of Congress
- Section 138 - Law library; hours kept open
- Section 139 - Omitted
- Section 140 - Employees; fitness
- Section 141 - Allocation of responsibilities for Library buildings and grounds
- Section 141a - Design, installation, and maintenance of security systems; transfer of responsibility
- Section 141b - Collections, physical security, control, and preservation of order and decorum within the library
- Section 142 - Omitted
- Section 142a - Office of administrative assistant and disbursing officer in Library of Congress abolished; transfer of duties to appointee of Librarian
- Section 142b - Certifying officers of the Library of Congress; accountability; relief by Comptroller General
- Section 142c - Enforcement of liability of certifying officers of Library of Congress
- Section 142d - Disbursing officer of the Library of Congress; disbursements in accordance with voucher; examination of vouchers; liability
- Section 142e - Disbursing Officer of the Library of Congress; disbursements for Congressional Budget Office, accountability; financial management support to Congressional Budget Office under agreement of Librarian of Congress and Director of Congressional Budget Office; Congressional Budget Office certifying officers: voucher certifications, accountability, relief by Comptroller General
- Section 142f - Office of Technology Assessment; disbursement of funds, computation and disbursement of basic pay, and provision of financial management support by Library of Congress
- Section 142g - Copyright Royalty Tribunal; computation and disbursement of pay of Tribunal personnel by Library of Congress
- Section 142h - Biomedical Ethics Board; disbursement of funds, computation and disbursement of basic pay, and provision of financial management services and support by Library of Congress
- Section 142i - United States Capitol Preservation Commission; provision of financial management services and support by Library of Congress
- Section 142j - John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development; disbursement of funds, computation and disbursement of basic pay, and provision of financial management services and support by Library of Congress; payment for services
- Section 142k - Library of Congress disbursing office; payroll processing functions
- Section 142l - Disbursing Officer of Library of Congress; disbursements for Office of Compliance; voucher certifications, accountability and relief by Comptroller General
- Section 143 - Appropriations for Library Building and Grounds
- Section 143a - Disbursement of funds
- Section 143b - Payments in advance for subscriptions or other charges
- Section 143c - Use of other library funds to make payments
- Section 143d - Funds available for workers compensation payments
- Section 144 - Copies of Statutes at Large
- Section 145 - Copies of journals and documents
- Section 145a - Periodical binding of printed hearings of committee testimony
- Section 146 - Deposit of Journals of Senate and House
- Section 147 - Repealed. Oct. 25, 1951, ch. 562, §1(l), 65 Stat. 638
- Section 148 - Repealed. Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, §1(l), 65 Stat. 701
- Section 149 - Transfer of books to other libraries
- Section 149a - Permitting use of proceeds from disposition of surplus or obsolete personal property
- Section 150 - Sale of copies of card indexes and other publications
- Section 151 - Smithsonian Library
- Section 152 - Care and use of Smithsonian Library
- Section 153 - Control of library of House of Representatives
- Section 154 - Library of Congress Trust Fund Board; members; quorum; seal; rules and regulations
- Section 155 - Compensation and expenses of Library of Congress Trust Fund Board
- Section 156 - Gifts, etc., to Library of Congress Trust Fund Board
- Section 157 - Funds of Library of Congress Trust Fund Board; management of
- Section 158 - Deposits by Library of Congress Trust Fund Board with Treasurer of United States
- Section 158a - Temporary possession of gifts of money or securities to Library of Congress; investment
- Section 159 - Perpetual succession and suits by or against Library of Congress Trust Fund Board
- Section 160 - Disbursement of gifts, etc., to Library
- Section 161 - Tax exemption of gifts, etc., to Library of Congress
- Section 162 - Compensation of Library of Congress employees
- Section 162a - Gross salary of Library of Congress employees
- Section 162b - Little Scholars Child Development Center; employee compensation and personnel matters
- Section 163 - Omitted
- Section 164 - Index and digest of State legislation; preparation
- Section 164a - Official distribution of State legislation index and digest
- Section 165 - Authorization for appropriation for biennial index
- Section 166 - Congressional Research Service
- Section 167 to 167h - Repealed. Pub. L. 110-161, div. H, title I, §1004(d)(1)(B), (2)(B), Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 2233, 2234, and Pub. L. 110-178, §4(a)(2), (b)(2), Jan. 7, 2008, 121 Stat. 2551, 2552; Pub. L. 111-145, §6(d)(1), Mar. 4, 2010, 124 Stat. 54
- Section 167i - Suspension of prohibitions against use of Library buildings and grounds
- Section 167j - Area comprising Library of Congress grounds; “buildings and grounds” defined
- Section 168 - Constitution of the United States; preparation and publication of revised edition; annotations; supplements; decennial editions and supplements
- Section 168a - Printing of Constitution Annotated as Senate documents
- Section 168b - Printing and distribution of additional copies of Constitution Annotated
- Section 168c - Printing and distribution of decennial editions and supplements to Constitution Annotated
- Section 168d - Authorization of appropriations for Constitution Annotated
- Section 169 - Positions in Library of Congress exempt from citizenship requirement
- Section 170 - American Television and Radio Archives
- Section 171 - Congressional declaration of findings and purpose as to Center for the Book
- Section 172 - Definitions
- Section 173 - Establishment of Center for the Book
- Section 174 - Function of Center for the Book
- Section 175 - Administrative provisions
- Section 176 - Mass Book Deacidification Facility; operation by Librarian of Congress
- Section 177 - Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry
- Section 178 to 178l - Repealed. Pub. L. 102-307, title II, §214, June 26, 1992, 106 Stat. 272
- Section 179 to 179k - Repealed. Pub. L. 104-285, title I, §114, Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3382
- Section 179l - National Film Registry of Library of Congress
- Section 179m - Duties of Librarian of Congress
- Section 179n - National Film Preservation Board
- Section 179o - Responsibilities and powers of Board
- Section 179p - National Film Registry Collection of Library of Congress
- Section 179q - Seal of National Film Registry
- Section 179r - Remedies
- Section 179s - Limitations of remedies
- Section 179t - Staff of Board; experts and consultants
- Section 179u - Definitions
- Section 179v - Authorization of appropriations
- Section 179w - Effective date
- Section 180 - Legislative information retrieval system
- Section 181 - Program for exchange of information among legislative branch agencies
- Section 182 - Cooperative Acquisitions Program Revolving Fund
- Section 182a - Revolving fund for duplication services associated with audiovisual conservation center
- Section 182b - Revolving fund for gift shop, decimal classification, photo duplication, and related services
- Section 182c - Revolving fund for FEDLINK program and Federal Research program
- Section 182d - Audits by Comptroller General
- Section 183 - Written history of the House of Representatives
- Section 183a - Oral history of the House of Representatives
- Section 184 - Incorporation of digital collections into educational curricula
- Section 185 - Inspector General of the Library of Congress
- Chapter 6 - CONGRESSIONAL AND COMMITTEE PROCEDURE; INVESTIGATIONS (§§ 190 - 199)
- Table Of Contents
- Section 190 - Repealed. S. Res. 4, §301(b), Feb. 4, 1977
- Section 190a to 190a-2 - Repealed. S. Res. 274, §2(a), Nov. 14, 1979
- Section 190a-3 - Repealed. S. Res. 9, §2, Nov. 5, 1975
- Section 190b, 190c - Repealed. S. Res. 274, §2(a), Nov. 14, 1979
- Section 190d - Legislative review by standing committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives
- Section 190e - Repealed. Pub. L. 91-510, title II, §242(b)(1), Oct. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 1172
- Section 190f - General appropriation bills
- Section 190g - Nonconsideration of certain private bills and resolutions
- Section 190h - Repealed. S. Res. 9, §2, Nov. 5, 1975
- Section 190i to 190k - Repealed. S. Res. 274, §2(b), Nov. 14, 1979
- Section 190l - Private claims pending before Congress; taking of testimony
- Section 190m - Subpoena for taking testimony; compensation of officers and witnesses; return of depositions
- Section 191 - Oaths to witnesses
- Section 192 - Refusal of witness to testify or produce papers
- Section 193 - Privilege of witnesses
- Section 194 - Certification of failure to testify or produce; grand jury action
- Section 194a - Request by Congressional committees to officers or employees of Federal departments, agencies, etc., concerned with foreign countries or multilateral organizations for expression of views and opinions
- Section 194b - Omitted
- Section 195 - Fees of witnesses in District of Columbia
- Section 195a - Restriction on payment of witness fees or travel and subsistence expenses to persons subpenaed by Congressional committees
- Section 195b - Fees for witnesses requested to appear before Majority Policy Committee or Minority Policy Committee
- Section 196 - Senate resolutions for investigations; limit of cost
- Section 197 - Compensation of employees
- Section 198 - Adjournment
- Section 199 - Member of commission, board, etc., appointed by President pro tempore of Senate; recommendation process; applicability
- Chapter 7 - CONTESTED ELECTIONS (§§ 201 - 226)
- Chapter 8 - FEDERAL CORRUPT PRACTICES (§§ 241 - 256)
- Chapter 8A - REGULATION OF LOBBYING (§§ 261 - 270)
- Chapter 9 - OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL (§§ 271 - 282e)
- Chapter 9A - OFFICE OF LAW REVISION COUNSEL (§§ 285 - 285g)
- Table Of Contents
- Section 285 - Establishment
- Section 285a - Purpose and policy
- Section 285b - Functions
- Section 285c - Law Revision Counsel
- Section 285d - Staff; Deputy Law Revision Counsel; delegation of functions
- Section 285e - Compensation
- Section 285f - Expenditures
- Section 285g - Availability of applicable accounts of House
- Chapter 9B - LEGISLATIVE CLASSIFICATION OFFICE (§§ 286 - 286g)
- Chapter 9C - OFFICE OF PARLIAMENTARIAN OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (§§ 287 - 287d)
- Chapter 9D - OFFICE OF SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL (§§ 288 - 288n)
- Table Of Contents
- Section 288 - Office of Senate Legal Counsel
- Section 288a - Senate Joint Leadership Group
- Section 288b - Requirements for authorizing representation activity
- Section 288c - Defending the Senate, committee, subcommittee, member, officer, or employee of Senate
- Section 288d - Enforcement of Senate subpena or order
- Section 288e - Intervention or appearance
- Section 288f - Immunity proceedings
- Section 288g - Advisory and other functions
- Section 288h - Defense of certain constitutional powers
- Section 288i - Representation conflict or inconsistency
- Section 288j - Consideration of resolutions to direct counsel
- Section 288k - Attorney General relieved of responsibility
- Section 288l - Procedural provisions
- Section 288m - Contingent fund
- Section 288n - Travel and related expenses
- Chapter 10 - CLASSIFICATION OF EMPLOYEES OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (§§ 291 - 303)
- Table Of Contents
- Section 291 - Congressional declaration of purpose
- Section 292 - Positions affected
- Section 293 - Compensation schedules
- Section 293a to 293c - Omitted
- Section 294 - Position standards and descriptions
- Section 295 - Placement of positions in compensation schedules
- Section 296 - Step increases; waiting periods; service in Armed Forces; automatic advancement
- Section 297 - Appointments and reclassifications to higher compensation levels
- Section 298 - Reductions in compensation level
- Section 299 - Repealed. Pub. L. 106-554, §1(a)(2) [title I, §102(a)], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A-100
- Section 300 - Establishment of positions; payment from applicable accounts
- Section 301 - Preservation of existing appointing authorities
- Section 302 - Regulations
- Section 303 - Dual compensation
- Chapter 10A - PAYROLL ADMINISTRATION IN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (§§ 331 - 336)
- Table Of Contents
- Section 331 - Single per annum gross rates of pay for employees
- Section 332 - Repealed. Pub. L. 104-186, title II, §210(2)(A), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1743
- Section 333 - Single per annum gross rates of allowances for personal services in offices of Speaker, Leaders, and Whips
- Section 333a - Limits on uses of funds provided under section 333
- Section 334 - Repealed. Pub. L. 104-186, title II, §210(3)(A), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1743
- Section 335 - Obsolete references in existing law to basic pay rates
- Section 336 - Saving provision
- Chapter 11 - CITIZENS COMMISSION ON PUBLIC SERVICE AND COMPENSATION (§§ 351 - 364)
- Table Of Contents
- Section 351 - Establishment
- Section 352 - Membership
- Section 353 - Executive Director; additional personnel; detail of personnel of other agencies
- Section 354 - Use of United States mails
- Section 355 - Administrative support services
- Section 356 - Functions
- Section 356a - Omitted
- Section 357 - Report by Commission to President with respect to pay
- Section 358 - Recommendations of President with respect to pay
- Section 359 - Effective date of recommendations of President
- Section 360 - Effect of recommendations on existing law and prior recommendations
- Section 361 - Publication of recommendations
- Section 362 - Requirements applicable to recommendations
- Section 363 - Additional function
- Section 364 - Provision relating to certain other pay adjustments
- Chapter 12 - CONTESTED ELECTIONS (§§ 381 - 396)
- Table Of Contents
- Section 381 - Definitions
- Section 382 - Notice of contest
- Section 383 - Response of contestee
- Section 384 - Service and filing of papers other than notice of contest
- Section 385 - Default of contestee
- Section 386 - Deposition
- Section 387 - Notice of depositions
- Section 388 - Subpena for attendance at deposition
- Section 389 - Officer and witness fees
- Section 390 - Penalty for failure to appear, testify, or produce documents
- Section 391 - Certification and filing of depositions
- Section 392 - Record
- Section 393 - Filing of pleadings, motions, depositions, appendixes, briefs, and other papers
- Section 394 - Computation of time
- Section 395 - Death of contestant
- Section 396 - Allowance of party's expenses
- Chapter 13 - JOINT COMMITTEE ON CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS (§§ 411 - 417)
- Chapter 14 - FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGNS (§§ 431 - 457)
- Chapter 15 - OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT (§§ 471 - 481)
- Table Of Contents
- Section 471 - Congressional findings and declaration of purpose
- Section 472 - Office of Technology Assessment
- Section 473 - Technology Assessment Board
- Section 474 - Director of Office of Technology Assessment
- Section 475 - Powers of Office of Technology Assessment
- Section 476 - Technology Assessment Advisory Council
- Section 477 - Utilization of services of Library of Congress
- Section 478 - Utilization of the Government Accountability Office
- Section 479 - Coordination of activities with National Science Foundation
- Section 480 - Omitted
- Section 481 - Authorization of appropriations; availability of appropriations
- Chapter 16 - CONGRESSIONAL MAILING STANDARDS (§§ 501 - 502)
- Chapter 17 - CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE (§§ 601 - 612)
- Table Of Contents
- Section 601 - Establishment
- Section 602 - Duties and functions
- Section 603 - Public access to budget data
- Section 604 - Omitted
- Section 605 - Sale or lease of property, supplies, or services
- Section 606 - Disposition of surplus or obsolete property
- Section 607 - Lump-sum payments for annual leave to separated employees
- Section 608 - Lump-sum payments to enhance staff recruitment and to reward exceptional performance
- Section 609 - Employee training
- Section 610 - Repayment of student loan on behalf of employee
- Section 611 - Employee development program
- Section 612 - Executive exchange program
- Chapter 17A - CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET AND FISCAL OPERATIONS (§§ 621 - 665e)
- Table Of Contents
- Front Matter
- Section 621 - Congressional declaration of purpose
- Section 622 - Definitions
- Section 623 - Continuing study of additional budget reform proposals
- Subchapter I - CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET PROCESS (§§ 631 - 645a)
- Subchapter II - FISCAL PROCEDURES (§§ 651 - 658g)
- Subchapter III - CREDIT REFORM (§§ 661 - 661f)
- Subchapter IV - BUDGET AGREEMENT ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS (§§ 665 - 665e)
- Chapter 17B - IMPOUNDMENT CONTROL (§§ 681 - 692)
- Chapter 18 - LEGISLATIVE PERSONNEL FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS (§§ 701 - 709)
- Chapter 19 - CONGRESSIONAL AWARD PROGRAM (§§ 801 - 817c)
- Chapter 19A - JOHN HEINZ COMPETITIVE EXCELLENCE AWARD (§§ 831)
- Chapter 20 - EMERGENCY POWERS TO ELIMINATE BUDGET DEFICITS (§§ 900 - 922)
- Chapter 20A - STATUTORY PAY-AS-YOU-GO (§§ 931 - 939)
- Table Of Contents
- Section 931 - Purpose
- Section 932 - Definitions and applications
- Section 933 - PAYGO estimates and PAYGO scorecards
- Section 934 - Annual report and sequestration order
- Section 935 - Calculating a sequestration
- Section 936 - Adjustment for current policies
- Section 937 - Application of BBEDCA
- Section 938 - Determinations and points of order
- Section 939 - Limitation on changes to the Social Security Act
- Chapter 21 - CIVIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD PROGRAM IN HONOR OF OFFICE OF SPEAKER OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (§§ 1001 - 1004)
- Chapter 22 - JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 1101 - 1110)
- Table Of Contents
- Section 1101 - Congressional findings
- Section 1102 - Definitions
- Section 1103 - Establishment of John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development
- Section 1104 - Purposes and authority of Center
- Section 1105 - John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Development Trust Fund
- Section 1106 - Expenditures and audit of trust fund
- Section 1107 - Executive Director of Center
- Section 1108 - Administrative provisions
- Section 1109 - Authorization for appropriations
- Section 1110 - Appropriations
- Chapter 22A - OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP CENTER (§§ 1151)
- Chapter 22B - HUNGER FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM (§§ 1161)
- Chapter 23 - GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE RIGHTS (§§ 1201 - 1224)
- Section 1201, 1202 - Transferred
- Section 1203 to 1218 - Repealed. Pub. L. 104-1, title V, §504(a)(2), (5), Jan. 23, 1995, 109 Stat. 41
- Section 1219 - Repealed. Pub. L. 104-331, §5(a), Oct. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 4072
- Section 1220 - Transferred
- Section 1221 - Repealed. Pub. L. 104-1, title V, §504(a)(2), Jan. 23, 1995, 109 Stat. 41
- Section 1222 - Repealed. Pub. L. 102-392, title III, §316(b), Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 1724
- Section 1223, 1224 - Repealed. Pub. L. 104-1, title V, §504(a)(2), Jan. 23, 1995, 109 Stat. 41
- Chapter 24 - CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY (§§ 1301 - 1438)
- Table Of Contents
- Front Matter
- Subchapter I - GENERAL (§§ 1301 - 1302)
- Subchapter II - EXTENSION OF RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS (§§ 1311 - 1371)
- Subchapter III - OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE (§§ 1381 - 1386)
- Subchapter IV - ADMINISTRATIVE AND JUDICIAL DISPUTE-RESOLUTION PROCEDURES (§§ 1401 - 1416)
- Subchapter V - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 1431 - 1438)
- Chapter 25 - UNFUNDED MANDATES REFORM (§§ 1501 - 1571)
- Table Of Contents
- Section 1501 - Purposes
- Section 1502 - Definitions
- Section 1503 - Exclusions
- Section 1504 - Agency assistance
- Subchapter I - LEGISLATIVE ACCOUNTABILITY AND REFORM (§§ 1511 - 1516)
- Subchapter II - REGULATORY ACCOUNTABILITY AND REFORM (§§ 1531 - 1538)
- Subchapter III - REVIEW OF FEDERAL MANDATES (§§ 1551 - 1556)
- Subchapter IV - JUDICIAL REVIEW (§§ 1571)
- Chapter 26 - DISCLOSURE OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIES (§§ 1601 - 1614)
- Table Of Contents
- Section 1601 - Findings
- Section 1602 - Definitions
- Section 1603 - Registration of lobbyists
- Section 1604 - Reports by registered lobbyists
- Section 1605 - Disclosure and enforcement
- Section 1606 - Penalties
- Section 1607 - Rules of construction
- Section 1608 - Severability
- Section 1609 - Identification of clients and covered officials
- Section 1610 - Estimates based on tax reporting system
- Section 1611 - Exempt organizations
- Section 1612 - Sense of Senate that lobbying expenses should remain nondeductible
- Section 1613 - Prohibition on provision of gifts or travel by registered lobbyists to Members of Congress and to congressional employees
- Section 1614 - Annual audits and reports by Comptroller General
- Chapter 27 - SOUND RECORDING PRESERVATION BY THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS (§§ 1701 - 1743)
- Chapter 28 - ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL (§§ 1801 - 1870)
- Chapter 29 - CAPITOL POLICE (§§ 1901 - 1981)
- Chapter 30 - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF CAPITOL COMPLEX (§§ 2001 - 2185)
- Table Of Contents
- Front Matter
- Subchapter I - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (§§ 2001 - 2012)
- Subchapter II - SENATE (§§ 2021 - 2025)
- Subchapter III - RESTAURANTS (§§ 2041 - 2051)
- Subchapter IV - CHILD CARE (§§ 2061 - 2065)
- Subchapter V - HISTORICAL PRESERVATION AND FINE ARTS (§§ 2081 - 2135)
- Subchapter VI - BOTANIC GARDEN AND NATIONAL GARDEN (§§ 2141 - 2147)
- Subchapter VII - OTHER ENTITIES AND SERVICES (§§ 2161 - 2171)
- Subchapter VIII - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 2181 - 2185)
- Chapter 31 - CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER (§§ 2201 - 2281)
- Table Of Contents
- Front Matter
- Subchapter I - IN GENERAL (§§ 2201 - 2203)
- Subchapter II - OFFICE OF THE CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER (§§ 2211 - 2216)
- Subchapter III - CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER REVOLVING FUND (§§ 2231 - 2234)
- Subchapter IV - CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE AND OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES (§§ 2241 - 2261)
- Subchapter V - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 2271 - 2273)
- Subchapter VI - AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS (§§ 2281)
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