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Title 2 — The Congress

Chapter 63 — Senate Members

§ 6316. United States Code Annotated or United States Code Service; procurement for Senators

Statutory text

In lieu of the volumes of the Code of Laws of the United States, and the supplements thereto, supplied a Senator under section 212 of title 1, the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to supply to a Senator upon written request of, and as specified by, that Senator—

(1)

one copy of each of the volumes of the United States Code Annotated being published at the time the Senator takes office, and, as long as that Senator holds office, one copy of each replacement volume, each annual pocket part, and each pamphlet supplementing each such pocket part to the United States Code Annotated; or

(2)

one copy of each of the volumes of the United States Code Service being published at the time the Senator takes office, and, as long as that Senator holds office, one copy of each replacement volume and each pocket supplement to the United States Code Service.

A Senator is entitled to make a written request under this paragraph and be supplied such volumes, pocket parts, and supplements the first time he takes office as a Senator and each time thereafter he takes office as a Senator after a period of time during which he has not been a Senator. In submitting such written request, the Senator shall certify that the volumes, pocket parts, or supplements he is to be supplied are to be for his exclusive, personal use. A Senator holding office on , shall be entitled to file a written request and receive the volumes, pocket parts, and supplements, as the case may be, referred to in this paragraph if such request is filed within 60 days after . Expenses incurred under this authorization shall be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate.

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. Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1972

    Pub. L. 92–51 · 85 Stat. 125

    Enacted · 2 U.S.C. § 6316

    Pub. L. 92–51, July 9, 1971, 85 Stat. 129

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 92–51, July 9, 1971, 85 Stat. 129

  2. Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1973

    Pub. L. 92–607 · 86 Stat. 1498

    Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 6316

    Pub. L. 92–607 substituted “United States Code Service” for “Federal Code Annotated” in two places

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 92–607 substituted “United States Code Service” for “Federal Code Annotated” in two places.

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

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 55 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Amendments

1972—Pub. L. 92–607 substituted “United States Code Service” for “Federal Code Annotated” in two places.

Credits

1971–1972 · 2 acts
  1. 1971Pub. L. 92–51, , 85 Stat. 129
  2. 1972Pub. L. 92–607, ch. V, § 501, , 86 Stat. 1504.
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(Pub. L. 92–51, , 85 Stat. 129; Pub. L. 92–607, ch. V, § 501, , 86 Stat. 1504.)

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