§ 4314. Limitation on allowance authority of Committee on House Oversight

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1976

   Pub. L. 94–440 title II § 101 · 90 Stat. 1439

   Enacted · 2 U.S.C. § 4314

   Pub. L. 94–440, title II, § 101, Oct. 1, 1976, 90 Stat. 1448

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 94–440, title II, § 101, Oct. 1, 1976, 90 Stat. 1448

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 101. (a) Effective October 1, 1976, section 105(d)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1968, as amended and modified, 2 USC 61–1. is amended by striking out “calendar year” each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “fiscal year”. (b) Subject to the provisions of section 105(d)(2) of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1968, as amended and modified, the amount of accrued surplus available to any Senator under section 105(d)(1) of such Act at the close of September 30, 1976, shall be available to that Senator during the period beginning on October 1, 1976, and ending on December 31, 1976, for the purposes of fixing the number and rates of compensation of employees in his office.

2. 1996

   House of Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act

   Pub. L. 104–186 title I § 103 · 110 Stat. 1718

   Amended · 2 U.S.C. § 4314

   Pub. L. 104–186 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section consisted of subsecs. (a) and (b) relating to limitations on authority of the Committee on House Administration to fix and adjust allowances

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 104–186 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section consisted of subsecs. (a) and (b) relating to limitations on authority of the Committee on House Administration to fix and adjust allowances.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 103. LIMITATION ON ALLOWANCE AUTHORITY OF COMMITTEE ON HOUSE OVERSIGHT. House Resolution 1372, Ninety-fourth Congress, agreed to July 1, 1976, as enacted into permanent law by section 101 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1977 (2 U.S.C. 57a), is amended to read as follows: “SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON ALLOWANCE AUTHORITY OF COMMITTEE ON HOUSE OVERSIGHT. “(a) In General.— An order under the provision of law specified in subsection (c) may fix or adjust the allowances of the House of Representatives only by reason of— “(1) a change in the price of materials, services, or office space; “(2) a technological change or other improvement in office equipment; or “(3) an increase under section 5303 of title 5, United States Code, in rates of pay under the General Schedule. “(b) Resolution Requirement.— In the case of reasons other than the reasons specified in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (a), the fixing and adjustment of the allowances of the House of Representatives in the categories described in the provision of law specified in subsection (c) may be carried out only by resolution of the House of Representatives. “(c) Provision Specified.— The provision of law referred to in subsections (a) and (b) is House Resolution 457, Ninety-second Congress, agreed to July 21, 1971, as enacted into permanent law by chapter IV of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1972 (2 U.S.C. 57).”.

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