§ 5539. Commissions and charges for public telephone or telecommunications services; deposit of receipts

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. 1988

   Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1989

   Pub. L. 100–458 title III § 306 · 102 Stat. 2158

   Enacted · 2 U.S.C. § 5539

   Pub. L. 100–458, title III, § 306, Oct. 1, 1988, 102 Stat. 2182

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 100–458, title III, § 306, Oct. 1, 1988, 102 Stat. 2182

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 306. (a) Effective upon enactment of this Act, the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized to receive commissions for providing public telephone service in space occupied by the United States House of Representatives. (b) The Clerk is authorized to receive for deposit, amounts charged to any legislative branch entity, including but not limited to Legislative Service Organizations, the Congressional Budget Office and the Architect of the Capitol, for the provision of telephone or telecommunications services: Provided, That no amounts charged to the official expense allowances of Members of the House shall be deposited in accordance with this section. (c) Receipts from the commissions and charges set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall be deposited in the United States Treasury for credit to the appropriation for “Salaries and Expenses of the United States House of Representatives”, and shall be available for expenditure upon the approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.

2. 1996

   House of Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act

   Pub. L. 104–186 § 204(64)(A) · 110 Stat. 1718

   Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 5539(a)

   Pub. L. 104–186, § 204(64)(A), substituted “Chief Administrative Officer” for “Clerk”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–186, § 204(64)(A), substituted “Chief Administrative Officer” for “Clerk”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (A) in subsection (a), by striking out “Clerk” and inserting in lieu thereof “Chief Administrative Officer”; and

3. 1996

   House of Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act

   Pub. L. 104–186 § 204(64)(B) · 110 Stat. 1718

   1. Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 5539(b)

      Pub. L. 104–186, § 204(64)(B), substituted “Chief Administrative Officer” for “Clerk”

   2. Struck · 2 U.S.C. § 5539(b)

      Pub. L. 104–186, § 204(64)(B), struck out “but not limited to Legislative Service Organizations,” after “entity, including”

   3. Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 5539(b)

      Pub. L. 104–186, § 204(64)(B), substituted “, except that no amount charged to the Members’ Representational Allowance” for “: Provided, That no amounts charged to the official expense allowances of Members of the House”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104–186, § 204(64)(B), substituted “Chief Administrative Officer” for “Clerk”, struck out “but not limited to Legislative Service Organizations,” after “entity, including”, and substituted “, except that no amount charged to the Members’ Representational Allowance” for “: Provided, That no amounts charged to the official expense allowances of Members of the House”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (B) in subsection (b)— (i) by striking out “Clerk” and inserting in lieu thereof “Chief Administrative Officer”; (ii) by striking out “but not limited to Legislative Service Organizations,”; and (iii) by striking out “: Provided, That” and all that follows through “House” and inserting in lieu thereof “, except that no amount charged to the Members’ Representational Allowance”.

4. 2004

   Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2005

   Pub. L. 108–447 div. G title I § 102(d) · 118 Stat. 2809

   1. Redesignated · 2 U.S.C. § 5539(b); 2 U.S.C. § 5539(c)

      Pub. L. 108–447 redesignated subsec. (c) as (b)

   2. Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 5539(b); 2 U.S.C. § 5539(c)

      Pub. L. 108–447 substituted “subsection (a)” for “subsections (a) and (b)”

   3. Struck · 2 U.S.C. § 5539(b); 2 U.S.C. § 5539(c)

      Pub. L. 108–447 struck out heading and text of former subsec. (b). Text read as follows: “The Chief Administrative Officer is authorized to receive for deposit, amounts charged to any legislative branch entity, including the Congressional Budget Office and the Architect of the Capitol, for the provision of telephone or telecommunications services, except that no amount charged to the Members’ Representational Allowance shall be deposited in accordance with this section.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 108–447 redesignated subsec. (c) as (b), substituted “subsection (a)” for “subsections (a) and (b)”, and struck out heading and text of former subsec. (b). Text read as follows: “The Chief Administrative Officer is authorized to receive for deposit, amounts charged to any legislative branch entity, including the Congressional Budget Office and the Architect of the Capitol, for the provision of telephone or telecommunications services, except that no amount charged to the Members’ Representational Allowance shall be deposited in accordance with this section.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 102. None of the funds appropriated by this title shall be available to pay for an abortion, except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term, or in the case of rape: Provided, That should this prohibition be declared unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, this section shall be null and void.

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 108–447 applicable with respect to fiscal year 2005 and each succeeding fiscal year, see section 5538(f) of this title.

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