United States Code

TITLE 2.-THE CONGRESS

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(a) Caucus or conference for incumbent Members reelected to and Members-elect of ensuing Congress; time and procedure for calling.

(b) Payment and reimbursement for travel and per diem expenses for Members attending caucus or conference; exceptions; regulaments; reimbursement vouchers.

(c) Availability of contingent fund of House. 29b. Commission on Information and Facilities in House of Representatives [New].

(a) Establishment; composition.

(b) Advisory Council; establishment; composition; compensation.

(d) Scope of study of information problems.
(e) Annual progress reports to Speaker; contents;
submission date of final report; completion
date of study of House legislative counsel
requirements.

(f) Meetings; quorum.

(g) Travel expenses and per diem for members and staff.

(h) Utilization of staff of Joint Committee on Congressional Operations; appointment and compensation of other necessary staff.

(i) Availability of contingent fund of House.

§ 24. Secretary of Senate or assistant secretary may administer oaths.

The Secretary of the Senate, and the assistant secretary thereof, shall, respectively, have power to administer any oath or affirmation required by law, or by the rules or orders of the Senate, to be taken by any officer of the Senate, and to any witness produced before it. (As amended July 9, 1971, Pub. L. 92-51, § 101, 85 Stat. 125.)

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CHANGE OF NAME

The assistant secretary of the Senate deemed the successor in references to the chief clerk of the Senate in all laws, rules, resolutions, and orders, effective July 1, 1971, under provisions of Pub. L. 92-51, § 101, July 9, 1971, 85 Stat. 125, set out as section 61a-7 of this title.

§ 25. Oath of Speaker, Members, and Delegates. DELEGATES FROM GUAM AND VIRGIN ISLANDS Provisions respecting representation in Congress by a Delegate from Guam and Virgin Islands to the House of Representatives, see section 1711 et seq. of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN D.C. CODE

This section is referred to in section 1-292 of the District of Columbia Code.

§ 28a. Compilation of the Precedents of House of Representatives; date of completion; biennial update; printing and availability of copies.

The Speaker is authorized and directed to complete the Compilation of the Precedents of the House of Representatives by January 1, 1977, and prepare an updated compilation of such precedents every two years thereafter. Copies of the Compilation of Precedents shall be printed in sufficient quantity to be available to every Member and the standing committees of the House of Representatives. (Pub. L. 93-554, title I, ch. III, § 101, Dec. 27, 1974, 88 Stat. 1777.)

CODIFICATION

Section is based on section 208 of House Resolution No. 988, Oct. 8, 1974, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 93-554.

EFFECTIVE DATE

Section 101 of Pub. L. 93-554 provided in part that the enactment of House Resolution No. 988, Ninety-third Congress, into permanent law is effective on Jan. 2, 1975. This section is derived from enactment into permanent law of section 208 of House Res. No. 988.

CROSS REFERENCES

Office of the Law Revision Counsel, establishment, purpose, functions, etc., see section 285 et seq. of this title. § 29a. Early organization of House of Representatives. (a) Caucus or conference for incumbent Members reelected to and Members-elect of ensuing Congress; time and procedure for calling.

(1) The majority leader or minority leader of the House of Representatives after consultation with the Speaker may at any time during any evennumbered year call a caucus or conference, to begin on or after the first day of December and conclude on or before the twentieth day of December in such year and to be attended by all incumbent Members of his or her political party who have been reelected to the ensuing Congress and all other Members-elect of such party, for the purpose of taking all steps necessary to achieve the prompt organization of the Members and Members-elect of such party for the ensuing Congress.

(2) If the majority leader or minority leader calls an organizational caucus or conference under paragraph (1), he or she shall file with the Clerk of the House a written notice designating the date upon which the caucus or conference is to convene. As soon as possible after the election of Members to the ensuing Congress, the Clerk shall furnish each Member-elect of the party involved with appropriate written notification of the caucus or conference.

(3) If a vacancy occurs in the office of majority leader or minority leader during any even-numbered year (and has not been filled), the chairman of the caucus or conference of the party involved for the current Congress may call an organizational caucus or conference under paragraph (1) by filing written notice thereof as provided by paragraph (2).

(b) Payment and reimbursement for travel and per diem expenses for Members attending caucus or conference; exceptions; regulations governing payments and reimbursements; reimbursement vouchers.

(1) (A) Each Member-elect (other than an incumbent Member reelected to the ensuing Congress) who attends a caucus or conference called under subsection (a) of this section, and each incumbent Member reeleted to the ensuing Congress who attends any such caucus or conference convening after the adjournment sine die of the Congress in the year involved, shall be paid for one round trip between his or her place of residence in the district which he or she represents and Washington, District of Columbia, for the purpose of attending such caucus or conference. Payment shall be made through the issuance of a transportation request form to each such Member-elect or incumbent Member by the Finance Office of the House before such caucus or conference.

(B) Each Member-elect (other than an incumbent Member reelected to the ensuing Congress) who attends a caucus or conference called under subsection (a) of this section shall in addition be reimbursed on a per diem or other basis for expenses incurred in connection with his or her attendance at such caucus or conference for a period not to exceed the shorter of the following

(i) the period beginning with the day before the designated date upon which such caucus or conference is to convene and ending with the day after the date of the final adjournment of such caucus or conference; or

(ii) fourteen days.

(2) Payments and reimbursements to Memberselect under paragraph (1) shall be made as provided (with respect to Members) in the regulations prescribed by the Committee on House Administration with respect to travel and other expenses of committees and Members. Reimbursements shall be paid on special voucher forms prescribed by the Committee on House Administration.

The contingent fund of the House is made available to carry out the purposes of this section. (Pub. L. 93-554, title I, ch. III, § 101, Dec. 27, 1974, 88 Stat. 1777.)

CODIFICATION

Section is based on section 202 of House Resolution No. 988, Oct. 8, 1974, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 93-554.

EFFECTIVE DATE

CROSS REFERENCES

Office of the Law Revision Counsel, establishment, purpose, functions, etc., see section 285 et seq. of this title. § 29b. Commission on Information and Facilities in House of Representatives.

(a) Establishment; composition.

There shall be in the House of Representatives a Commission on Information and Facilities (hereinafter in this section referred to as the "Commission"), which shall be composed of nine Members of the House appointed by the Speaker, including the House Members of the Joint Committee on Congressional Operations, no more than five being members of the same political party.

(b) Advisory Council; establishment; composition; compensation.

To assist the Commission in carrying out its functions, the Speaker shall establish an Advisory Council composed of six members as follows:

(1) Two members who are representatives of public affairs institutions or groups,

(2) Two members who have demonstrated ability in space utilization, and

(3) Two members of the general public. The members of such Advisory Council shall receive compensation at the daily rate provided by law for persons in grade GS-18, for each day actually engaged in the performance of the Commission's functions; and shall be entitled to receive actual and necessary travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence.

(c) Study of informational problems, facilities and space, and House legislative counsel requirements. It shall be the function of the Commission to conduct a thorough and complete study of—

(1) the information problems of the House of Representatives against the background of the existing institutions and services available to the House, and to make such recommendations with respect thereto as may be appropriate, and

(2) with respect to the facilities and space requirements of the Members and committees of the House, including space utilization, parking, and the organization, responsibility, and supervision to provide adequate, efficient, and economical space utilization, and

(3) the staff required to provide the House legislative counsel with the capability to fully meet the needs of the Members of the House. (d) Scope of study of informational problems.

The study conducted by the Commission pursuant to subsection (c)(1) of this section shall include (but need not be limited to)

(1) House resources for information, including the Congressional Research Service, the General Accounting Office, and the Office of Technology

Assessment, and the organizational framework that makes them effective or ineffective;

(2) information management, collection, and dissemination for the House;

(3) resources outside the Congress for information and their utilization;

(4) methods for setting up and organizing the flow of information from and to the Executive; (5) experimental or pilot approaches to information problems, such as the creation of mechanisms for outside groups, or for pooling of resources; and

(6) the creation of a congressional staff journal or other process for communication. (e) Annual progress reports to Speaker; contents; submission date of final report; completion date of study of House legislative counsel requirements. The Commission shall make an annual progress report to the Speaker, and shall make such additional reports as may appear appropriate or as may be directed by the Speaker, incorporating interim and final recommendations and drafts of legislation to carry out such recommendations. The final report of the Commission shall be submitted no later than January 2, 1977. The study conducted pursuant to subsection (c)(3) of this section shall be completed no later than January 1, 1976.

(f) Meetings; quorum.

In carrying out its functions, the Commission may meet at such times and places as it deems necessary. A majority of the members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

(g) Travel expenses and per diem for members and staff.

Members and staff of the Commission shall be entitled to receive actual and necessary travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence. (h) Utilization of staff of Joint Committee on Congressional Operations; appointment and compensation of other necessary staff.

The Commission shall utilize the staff of the Joint Committee on Congressional Operations to the maximum extent possible and shall appoint and provide for the compensation of such other staff as may be necessary for the performance of its functions. (i) Availability of contingent fund of House.

The contingent fund of the House is made available to carry out the purposes of this section. (Pub. L. 93-554, title I, ch. III, § 101, Dec. 27, 1974, 88 Stat. 1777.)

CODIFICATION

Section is based on section 204 of House Resolution No. 988, Oct. 8, 1974, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 93-554.

Subsecs. (c) to (i), and all references thereto, were, in the original, (b) to (h) and all references thereto, and have been editorially redesignated in order to conform to the probable intent of Congress.

EFFECTIVE DATE

CROSS REFERENCES

Office of the Law Revision Counsel, establishment, purpose, functions, etc., see section 285 et seq. of this title.

(e) Transportation expenses.

(f) Reduction of allowances for fiscal year 1973. (g) Closing of deceased Senator's state offices. 59. Home state office space for Senators [New].

(a) Procurement by Sergeant at Arms of Senate in places designated by Senator; places subject to use.

(b) Maximum amount of aggregate square feet for each Senator.

(d) Senators subject to maximum amount of aggregate square feet and maximum annual rental rate.

59a. Purchase of office equipment or furnishings by Representatives, Delegates, and Resident Commissioner [New].

(a) Authorization; conditions.

(b) Regulations governing purchase; price.

(d) Definitions.

59b. Purchase of office equipment or furnishing by Senators [New].

(a) Authorization; conditions.

(b) Request to by Senator and arrangement for purchase by Sergeant at Arms of Senate; regulations governing purchase; price.

§ 31. Compensation of members of Congress. CROSS REFERENCES

Claims for overpayment of pay or allowances to Senators, see section 130c of this title.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN D.C. CODE This section is referred to in section 1-292 of the District of Columbia Code.

§ 31b-1. Former Speakers of House of Representatives; retention of Federal office space, furniture, etc., in Congressional district following expiration of term as Representative; exceptions.

(a) Each former Speaker of the House of Representatives (hereafter referred to in this section and sections 31b-2 to 31b-6 of this title as the

"Speaker") is entitled to retain, for as long as he determines there is need therefor, commencing at the expiration of his term of office as a Representative in Congress the complete and exclusive use of the Federal office space which is currently made available for his use in the congressional district represented by him and which shall be maintained by the Government in a condition appropriate for his use as he may request, together with all furniture, equipment, and furnishings currently made available by the Government for his use in connection with such office space, including any necessary replacements of such office furniture, equipment, and furnishings, in order to facilitate the administration, settlement, and conclusion of matters pertaining to or arising out of his incumbency in office as a Representative in Congress and as Speaker of the House of Representatives.

(b) This section and sections 31b-2 to 31b-6 of this title shall not apply with respect to any former Speaker of the House of Representatives for any period during which such former Speaker holds an appointive or elective office or position in or under the Federal Government or the government of the District of Columbia to which is attached a rate of pay other than a nominal rate or to any former Speaker separated from the service by reason of expulsion from the House. (Pub. L. 91-665, ch. VIII, § 800, Jan. 8, 1971, 84 Stat. 1989; Pub. L. 93-532, § 1, Dec. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 1723.)

CODIFICATION

Subsection (a) of this section is based on section 1 of House Resolution No. 1238, Dec. 23, 1970, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 91-665.

As originally enacted into permanent law, section applied to Speaker of House of Representatives in 91st Congress and has been extended to apply to each former Speaker of House of Representatives. See section 1(a) of Pub. L. 93-532, set out as a note under this section. Subsection (b) of this section is based on section 1(b) of Pub. L. 93-532.

EFFECTIVE DATE

Section 7 of House Resolution No. 1238, Dec. 23, 1970, as enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 91-665, provided that: "The foregoing provisions of this resolution [adding this section and sections 31b-2 to 31b-6 of this title] shall become effective on the date of the enactment of this resolution as permanent law [Jan. 8, 1971]." EXTENSION OF HOUSE RESOLUTION No. 1238, 91ST CONGRESS, TO FORMER SPEAKERS OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Pub. L. 93-532, § 1(a), Dec. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 1723, provided that: "The provisions of H. Res. 1238, Ninety-first Congress, as enacted into permanent law by the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1971 (84 Stat. 1989) [adding this section and sections 31b-2 to 31b-6 of this title and provision set out as a note under this section], are hereby extended to, and made applicable with respect to, each former Speaker of the House of Representatives, as long as he determines there is need therefor, commencing at the expiration of his term of office as Representative in Congress."

§ 31b-2. Same; reimbursement for office and other expenses for administration, etc., of matters pertaining to incumbency in office as Representative and Speaker.

Act, 1955, as amended by the Act of June 13, 1957 (71 Stat. 82; Public Law 85-54), and by the provisions of House Resolution 831, Eighty-eighth Congress, adopted August 14, 1964, enacted as permanent law by section 103 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1966 (79 Stat. 281; Public Law 89-90; 2 U.S.C. 122a), in an aggregate quarterly amount equal to the aggregate quarterly amount to which a Member of the House of Representatives is entitled under such provisions of law as in effect on January 8, 1971, or as amended or supplemented after such date, for office and other expenses incurred in connection with the administration, settlement, and conclusion of matters pertaining to or arising out of his incumbency in office as a Representative in Congress and as Speaker of the House of Representatives. (Pub. L. 91-665, ch. VIII, § 800, Jan. 8, 1971, 84 Stat. 1989; Pub. L. 93-532, § 1(a), Dec. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 1723.)

CODIFICATION

Section is based on section 2 of House Resolution No. 1238, Dec. 23, 1970, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 91–665.

EFFECTIVE DATE

Section effective Jan. 8, 1971, see Effective Date note set out under section 31b-1 of this title. FORMER SPEAKERS HOLDING APPOINTIVE OR ELECTIVE OFFICE IN FEDERAL OR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA GOVERNMENT OR EXPELLED FROM HOUSE

Applicability of House Resolution No. 1238, 91st Congress, enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 91-665, to former Speakers holding appointive or elective office in Federal or District of Columbia government or expelled from House, see section 1(b) of Pub. L. 93-532, set out as a note under section 31b-1 of this title.

§ 31b-3. Same; reimbursement for telephone service charges for administration, etc., of matters pertaining to incumbency in office as Representative and Speaker.

The Speaker is entitled to reimbursement, from the contingent fund of the House, for as long as he determines there is need therefor, commencing at the expiration of his term of office as a Representative in Congress in the manner provided by House Resolution 161, Ninetieth Congress, adopted May 11, 1967, enacted as permanent law by the Second Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1968 (82 Stat. 318; Public Law 90-392; 2 U.S.C. 46g-1), in a quarterly amount equal to the quarterly amount to which a Member of the House of Representatives is entitled under such provisions of law as in effect on January 8, 1971, or as amended or supplemented after such date, for charges for telephone service incurred in connection with the administration, settlement, and conclusion of matters pertaining to or arising out of his incumbency in office as a Representative in Congress and as Speaker of the House of Representatives. (Pub. L. 91-665, ch. VIII, § 800, Jan. 8, 1971, 84 Stat. 1989; Pub. L. 93-532 § 1(a), Dec. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 1723.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

House Resolution 161, Ninetieth Congress adopted May 11, 1967, enacted as permanent law by the Second

Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1968, referred to in text, was not effective in the Ninety-second Congress on and after April 1, 1971, and deemed repealed on Dec. 15, 1971. See section 46g-1 of this title and Codification notes set out thereunder.

CODIFICATION

Section is based on section 3 of House Resolution No. 1238, Dec. 23, 1970, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 91-665.

EFFECTIVE DATE

Section effective Jan. 8, 1971, see Effective Date note set out under section 31b-1 of this title.

FORMER SPEAKERS HOLDING APPOINTIVE OR ELECTIVE OFFICE IN FEDERAL OR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA GOVERNMENT OR EXPELLED FROM HOUSE

Applicability of House Resolution No. 1238, 91st Congress, as enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 91-665, to former Speakers holding appointive or elective office in Federal or District of Columbia government or expelled from House, see section 1(b) of Pub. L. 93-532, set out as a note under section 31b-1 of this title.

§31b-4. Same: franked mail and printing privileges.

(a) The Speaker may send mail as franked mail under sections 3210 and 3213 of Title 39, and send and receive mail as franked mail under section 3211 of that title, for as long as he determines there is need therefor, commencing at the clase of the period specified in those sections following the expiration of his term of office as a Representative in Congress. The postage on such mail, including registry fees if registration is required, shall be paid and credited as provided by section 3216(a) of Title 39. (b) For as long as he determines there is need therefor, commencing at the expiration of his term of office as a Representative in Congress, the Speaker shall be entitled to the benefits afforded by section 733 of Title 44. (Pub. L. 91–665, ch. VIII, § 800, Jan. 8, 1971, 84 Stat. 1989; Pub. L. 93-532, § 1(a), Dec. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 1723.)

CODIFICATION

Section is based on section 4 of House Resolution No. 1238. Dec. 23, 1970, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 91-665.

References to sections of Title 39, Postal Service, have been substituted for references to obsolete sections of Title 39, The Postal Service, in view of revision and reenactment of such Title by the Postal Reorganization Act, Pub. L. 91-375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 719.

EFFECTIVE DATE

Section effective Jan. 8, 1971, see Effective Date note set out under section 31b-1 of this title.

FORMER SPEAKERS HOLDING APPOINTIVE OR ELECTIVE OFFICE IN FEDERAL OR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA GOVERNMENT OR EXPELLED FROM HOUSE

§31b-5. Same; staff assistance for administration, etc., of matters pertaining to incumbency in office as Representative and Speaker; compensation and status of staff.

In order to provide staff assistance to the Speaker in connection with the administration, settlement, and conclusion of matters pertaining to or arising out of his incumbency in office as a Representative in Congress and as Speaker of the House of Representatives, the contingent fund of the House is hereby made available, for as long as he determines there is need therefor, commencing at the expiration of the term of office of the Speaker as a Representative in Congress to enable the Clerk of the House to pay the salaries of an Administrative Assistant, who shall be paid at a basic per annum rate of not to exceed $3,000, as determined by the Speaker, and a Secretary, who shall be paid at a basic per annum rate of not to exceed $3,000, as determined by the Speaker, designated and appointed by the Speaker to serve as members of his office staff in such period. Each person so designated and appointed as Administrative Assistant or Secretary shall be held and considered, for the duration of such appointment, as

(1) an "employee" for the purposes of subchapter I of chapter 81 (relating to compensation for work injuries) of Title 5, and

(2) a "congressional employee" within the meaning of section 2107 of Title 5, for the purposes of

(A) subchapter III (relating to civil service retirement) of chapter 83 of such title,

(B) chapter 87 (relating to Federal employees group life insurance) of such title, and

(Pub. L. 91-665, ch. VIII, § 800, Jan. 8, 1971, 84 Stat. 1939; Pub. L. 93-532, § 1(a), Dec. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 1723.)

CODIFICATION

Section is based on section 5 of House Resolution No. 1238, Dec. 23, 1970, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 91-665.

EFFECTIVE DATE

Section effective Jan. 8, 1971, see Effective Date note set out under section 31b-1 of this title.

FORMER SPEAKERS HOLDING APPOINTIVE OR ELECTIVE OFFICE IN FEDERAL OR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA GOVERNMENT OR EXPELLED FROM HOUSE

§ 31b-6. Same; allowance for stationery and other office supplies; amount; payment.

The contingent fund of the House of Representatives is hereby made available to provide to the Speaker,.for as long as he determines there is need therefor, commencing at the expiration of his term of office as a Representative in Congress, an allowance for stationery and other office supplies in an

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