Title 2 — The Congress
Part A · Chapter 45 — Congressional Pay and Benefits
§ 4536. Student loan repayment program for House employees
Statutory text
Program to cover student loan repayment, educational assistance, and professional development for House employees
Establishment
The Chief Administrative Officer shall establish a program under which an employing office of the House of Representatives may agree—
to repay (by direct payment on behalf of the employee) any student loan previously taken out by an employee of the office;
to make direct payments on behalf of an employee of the office or to reimburse an employee of the office for expenses paid by the employee for the employee’s educational and professional development; and
to make direct payments on behalf of an employee of the office or to reimburse an employee of the office for credentialing, professional accreditation, professional licensure, and professional certification expenses paid by the employee.
Exclusion of members
For purposes of this section, a Member of the House of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress) shall not be considered to be an employee of the House of Representatives.
Lifetime limit on aggregate payments made on behalf of any individual
The aggregate amount of payments made on behalf of any individual under the program under this section by all employing offices of the House of Representatives may not exceed $80,000.
Regulations
The Committee on House Administration shall promulgate such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the program under this section.
Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the program under this section during fiscal year 2003 and each succeeding fiscal year.
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.
Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2003
Pub. L. 108–7 div. H title I § 105 · 117 Stat. 11
Enacted · 2 U.S.C. § 4536
Pub. L. 108–7, div. H, title I, § 105, Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 354
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 108–7, div. H, title I, § 105, Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 354Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 105. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed $10,000,000 of the funds made available in this Act may be used to establish and publicize a program under which publicly advertised, extraordinary rewards may be paid, which shall not be subject to spending limitations contained in sections 3059 and 3072 of title 18, United States Code: Provided, That any reward of $100,000 or more, up to a maximum of $2,000,000, may not be made without the personal approval of the President or the Attorney General and such approval may not be delegated: Provided further, That rewards made pursuant to section 501 of Public Law 107–56 shall not be subject to this section.Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2021
Pub. L. 116–260 div. I title I § 114(a) · 134 Stat. 1182
Added · 2 U.S.C. § 4536(b)(d)
Pub. L. 116–260 added subsec. (b)
Redesignated · 2 U.S.C. § 4536(b)(d)
Pub. L. 116–260 redesignated former subsecs. (b) and (c) as (c) and (d), respectively
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsecs. (b) to (d). Pub. L. 116–260 added subsec. (b) and redesignated former subsecs. (b) and (c) as (c) and (d), respectively.Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 114. None of the funds appropriated in this Act or otherwise available to the Department of the Treasury or the Bureau of Engraving and Printing may be used to redesign the $1 Federal Reserve note.Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2023
Pub. L. 117–328 div. I title I § 114(a) · 136 Stat. 4459
Amended · 2 U.S.C. § 4536(a)
Pub. L. 117–328 amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The Chief Administrative Officer shall establish a program under which an employing office of the House of Representatives may agree to repay (by direct payment on behalf of the employee) any student loan previously taken out by an employee of the office. For purposes of this section, a Member of the House of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress) shall not be considered to be an employee of the House of Representatives.”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 117–328 amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The Chief Administrative Officer shall establish a program under which an employing office of the House of Representatives may agree to repay (by direct payment on behalf of the employee) any student loan previously taken out by an employee of the office. For purposes of this section, a Member of the House of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress) shall not be considered to be an employee of the House of Representatives.”Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 114. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriations in this title made available under the headings “Departmental Offices—Salaries and Expenses”, “Office of Inspector General”, “Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program”, “Financial Crimes Enforcement Network”, “Bureau of the Fiscal Service”, and “Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau” may be transferred between such appropriations upon the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided, That no transfer under this section may increase or decrease any such appropriation by more than 2 percent.Effective date note
Pub. L. 117–328, div. I, title I, § 114(b), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 4923, provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply with respect to payments made during fiscal year 2023 or any succeeding fiscal year.”
4 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 60c–6 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Section is from the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003, which is div. H of the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003.
Amendments2020–2022 · 2 rounds
2022
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 117–328 amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The Chief Administrative Officer shall establish a program under which an employing office of the House of Representatives may agree to repay (by direct payment on behalf of the employee) any student loan previously taken out by an employee of the office. For purposes of this section, a Member of the House of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress) shall not be considered to be an employee of the House of Representatives.”
2020
Subsecs. (b) to (d). Pub. L. 116–260 added subsec. (b) and redesignated former subsecs. (b) and (c) as (c) and (d), respectively.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2022 Amendment
Pub. L. 117–328, div. I, title I, § 114(b), , 136 Stat. 4923, provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply with respect to payments made during fiscal year 2023 or any succeeding fiscal year.”
Effective Date of 2020 Amendment
Pub. L. 116–260, div. I, title I, § 114(b)(1), , 134 Stat. 1636, provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2021 and each succeeding fiscal year.”
Permitting Additional Payments on Behalf of Individuals Whose Payments Reached Prior Limit
Pub. L. 116–260, div. I, title I, § 114(b)(2), , 134 Stat. 1636, provided that:
“In promulgating regulations to carry out the amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section], the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives shall include regulations to permit payments to be made under the program under section 105 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 4536) on behalf of an individual who—
“(A) is an employee of an employing office of the House during fiscal year 2021 or any succeeding fiscal year;
“(B) prior to fiscal year 2021, had payments made on the individual’s behalf under the program under such section; and
“(C) prior to fiscal year 2021, became ineligible to have payments made on the individual’s behalf under the program because the aggregate amount of the payments made on the individual’s behalf under the program reached the limit on such aggregate amount which (under regulations promulgated by the Committee) was in effect prior to fiscal year 2021.”