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Title 2 — The Congress

Chapter 63 — Senate Members

§ 6315. Telecommunications services for Senators; payment of costs out of contingent fund

Statutory text

The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate shall furnish each Senator local and long-distance telecommunications services in Washington, District of Columbia, and in such Senator’s State in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration; and the costs of such service shall be paid out of the contingent fund of the Senate from moneys made available to him for that purpose.

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. 98–181 title I § 1205(a) · 97 Stat. 1153

    Enacted · 2 U.S.C. § 6315

    Pub. L. 98–181, title I, § 1205(a), Nov. 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 1290

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 98–181, title I, § 1205(a), Nov. 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 1290

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (a) The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate shall furnish each Senator local and long-distance telecommunications services in Washington, District of Columbia, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration; and the costs of such service shall be paid out of the contingent fund of the Senate from moneys made available to him for that purpose.

  2. Pub. L. 99–65 § 1(b) · 99 Stat. 163

    Inserted · 2 U.S.C. § 6315

    Pub. L. 99–65 inserted “and in such Senator’s State (except services for which the charge is based on the amount of time the service is used)”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 99–65 inserted “and in such Senator’s State (except services for which the charge is based on the amount of time the service is used)”.

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 99–65 effective on first day of first calendar month beginning more than 60 days after July 12, 1985, see section 2 of Pub. L. 99–65, set out as a note under section 6314 of this title.

  3. Pub. L. 99–439 · 100 Stat. 1085

    Struck · 2 U.S.C. § 6315

    Pub. L. 99–439 struck out “(except services for which the charge is based on the amount of time the service is used)” after “Senator’s State”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 99–439 struck out “(except services for which the charge is based on the amount of time the service is used)” after “Senator’s State”.

1 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 2 partial

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 58a of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Section is from the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1984.

Amendments1985–1986 · 2 rounds

1986

Pub. L. 99–439 struck out “(except services for which the charge is based on the amount of time the service is used)” after “Senator’s State”.

1985

Pub. L. 99–65 inserted “and in such Senator’s State (except services for which the charge is based on the amount of time the service is used)”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1985 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 99–65 effective on first day of first calendar month beginning more than 60 days after , see section 2 of Pub. L. 99–65, set out as a note under section 6314 of this title.

Payment for Telecommunications Service

Pub. L. 104–53, title I, § 5, , 109 Stat. 517, as amended by Pub. L. 104–197, title I, § 4(a), , 110 Stat. 2397; Pub. L. 107–68, title I, § 104(a), , 115 Stat. 568, provided that:

“(a)

Any payment for local and long distance telecommunications service provided to any user shall cover the total invoiced amount, including any amount relating to separately identified toll calls, and shall be charged to the appropriation for the fiscal year in which the underlying base service period covered by the invoice begins.

“(b)

As used in subsection (a), the term ‘user’ means a Senator, an Officer of the Senate, and any office, committee, or other entity the funds of which are disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.”

[Pub. L. 107–68, title I, § 104(b), , 115 Stat. 568, provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending section 5 of Pub. L. 104–53, set out above] shall take effect on , and shall apply to base service periods beginning on or after that date.” ]

[Pub. L. 104–197, title I, § 4(b), , 110 Stat. 2397, provided that: “The amendments made by subsection (a) [amending section 5 of Pub. L. 104–53, set out above] shall take effect on , and shall apply to all payments made on or after such date for local and long distance telecommunications service.” ]

Credits

1983–1986 · 3 acts
  1. 1983Pub. L. 98–181, title I, § 1205(a), , 97 Stat. 1290
  2. 1985Pub. L. 99–65, § 1(b), , 99 Stat. 163
  3. 1986Pub. L. 99–439, , 100 Stat. 1085.
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(Pub. L. 98–181, title I, § 1205(a), , 97 Stat. 1290; Pub. L. 99–65, § 1(b), , 99 Stat. 163; Pub. L. 99–439, , 100 Stat. 1085.)

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