Title 2 — The Congress
Part B · Chapter 45 — Congressional Pay and Benefits
§ 4553. Gratuities for survivors of deceased House employees; computation
Statutory text
The Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives is on and after , authorized to pay, from the applicable accounts of the House of Representatives, a gratuity to the widow, widower, or heirs-at-law, of each deceased employee of the House an amount equal to one month’s salary for each year or part of year of the first six years service of such employee plus one-half of one month’s salary for each year or part of year of such service in excess of six years to and including the eighteenth year of such service. Service computed hereunder shall include all Federal civilian employment, and military service where such service interrupted Federal civilian employment.
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.
Pub. L. 83–455 · 68 Stat. 336
Enacted · 2 U.S.C. § 4553
July 2, 1954, ch. 455, title I, 68 Stat. 403
Source evidence
Code source credit
July 2, 1954, ch. 455, title I, 68 Stat. 403House of Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act
Pub. L. 104–186 title II § 204(70) · 110 Stat. 1718
Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 4553
Pub. L. 104–186 substituted “Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives” for “Clerk of the House”
Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 4553
Pub. L. 104–186 substituted “applicable accounts of the House of Representatives” for “contingent fund of the House”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 104–186 substituted “Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives” for “Clerk of the House” and “applicable accounts of the House of Representatives” for “contingent fund of the House”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(70) (A) The first sentence of the last undesignated paragraph under the center heading “HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES” and the center subheading “CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE HOUSE” in the first section of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1955 (2 U.S.C. 125) is amended by striking out “Clerk of the House” and inserting in lieu thereof “Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives”. (B) The first sentence of the last undesignated paragraph under the center heading “HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES” and the center subheading “CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE HOUSE” in the first section of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1955 (2 U.S.C. 125), as amended by subparagraph (A), is further amended by striking out “contingent fund of the House” and inserting in lieu thereof “applicable accounts of the House of Representatives”.
2 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 125 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Amendments
1996—Pub. L. 104–186 substituted “Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives” for “Clerk of the House” and “applicable accounts of the House of Representatives” for “contingent fund of the House”.
Credits
1954–1996 · 2 acts
- 1954July 2, 1954, ch. 455, title I, 68 Stat. 403
- 1996Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(70), , 110 Stat. 1740.
Show as published
(July 2, 1954, ch. 455, title I, 68 Stat. 403; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(70), , 110 Stat. 1740.)