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Title 2 — The Congress

Chapter 55 — House of Representatives Officers and Administration

§ 5541. Fees for internal delivery in House of Representatives of nonpostage mail from outside sources

Statutory text

Effective with respect to fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 1995, in the case of mail from outside sources presented to the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives (other than mail through the Postal Service and mail with postage otherwise paid) for internal delivery in the House of Representatives, the Chief Administrative Officer is authorized to collect fees equal to the applicable postage. Amounts received by the Chief Administrative Officer as fees under the preceding sentence shall be deposited in the Treasury for credit to the account of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer.

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. Pub. L. 104–53 title I § 101 · 109 Stat. 514

    Enacted · 2 U.S.C. § 5541

    Pub. L. 104–53, title I, § 101, Nov. 19, 1995, 109 Stat. 520

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 104–53, title I, § 101, Nov. 19, 1995, 109 Stat. 520

  2. Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2008

    Pub. L. 110–161 div. H title I § 103(a) · 121 Stat. 1844

    Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 5541

    Pub. L. 110–161 substituted “deposited in the Treasury for credit to the account of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer” for “deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 110–161 substituted “deposited in the Treasury for credit to the account of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer” for “deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 103. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Department of Commerce in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: Provided further, That Notification. Deadline. the Secretary of Commerce shall notify the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days in advance of the acquisition or disposal of any capital asset (including land, structures, and equipment) not specifically provided for in this Act or any other law appropriating funds for the Department of Commerce: Provided further, That for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration this section shall provide for transfers among appropriations made only to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and such appropriations may not be transferred and reprogrammed to other Department of Commerce bureaus and appropriation accounts.

    Effective date note
    Pub. L. 110–161, div. H, title I, § 103(b), Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 2225, provided that: “The amendments made by this section [amending this section] shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2008 and each succeeding fiscal year.”

1 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 117j of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Section is from the Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 1996, which is title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1996.

Amendments

2007—Pub. L. 110–161 substituted “deposited in the Treasury for credit to the account of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer” for “deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2007 Amendment

Pub. L. 110–161, div. H, title I, § 103(b), , 121 Stat. 2225, provided that: “The amendments made by this section [amending this section] shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2008 and each succeeding fiscal year.”

Credits

1995–2007 · 2 acts
  1. 1995Pub. L. 104–53, title I, § 101, , 109 Stat. 520
  2. 2007Pub. L. 110–161, div. H, title I, § 103(a), , 121 Stat. 2225.
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(Pub. L. 104–53, title I, § 101, , 109 Stat. 520; Pub. L. 110–161, div. H, title I, § 103(a), , 121 Stat. 2225.)

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