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Title 2 — The Congress

Chapter 63 — Senate Members

§ 6317. Home State office space for Senators; lease of office space

Statutory text

(a)

Procurement by Sergeant at Arms of Senate in places designated by Senator; places subject to use; lease of office space

(1)

The Sergeant at Arms of the Senate shall secure for each Senator office space suitable for the Senator’s official use in places designated by the Senator in the State he represents. That space shall be secured in post offices or other Federal buildings at such places. In the event suitable office space is not available in post offices or other Federal buildings, the Sergeant at Arms shall secure other office space in those places.

(2)

The Senator may lease, on behalf of the United States Senate, the office space so secured for a term not extending beyond the term of office which he is serving on the first day of such lease, except that, in the case of a Senator whose term of office is expiring and who has been elected for another term, such lease may extend until the end of the term for which he has been so elected. Each such lease shall contain a provision permitting its cancellation upon sixty days written notice by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, in the event of the death or resignation of the Senator. A copy of each such lease shall be furnished to the Sergeant at Arms. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to require the Sergeant at Arms to enter into or execute any lease for or on behalf of a Senator.

(b)

Maximum amount of aggregate square feet for each Senator

(1)

Subject to paragraph (2), the aggregate square feet of office space secured for Senator shall not at any time exceed—

(A)

5,000 square feet if the population of the State of the Senator is less than 3,000,000;

(B)

5,200 square feet if such population is 3,000,000 but less than 4,000,000;

(C)

5,400 square feet if such population is 4,000,000 but less than 5,000,000;

(D)

5,800 square feet if such population is 5,000,000 but less than 7,000,000;

(E)

6,200 square feet if such population is 7,000,000 but less than 9,000,000;

(F)

6,400 square feet if such population is 9,000,000 but less than 10,000,000;

(G)

6,600 square feet if such population is 10,000,000 but less than 11,000,000;

(H)

6,800 square feet if such population is 11,000,000 but less than 12,000,000;

(I)

7,000 square feet if such population is 12,000,000 but less than 13,000,000;

(J)

7,400 square feet if such population is 13,000,000 but less than 15,000,000;

(K)

7,800 square feet if such population is 15,000,000 but less than 17,000,000; or

(L)

8,200 square feet if such population is 17,000,000 or more.

(2)

The aggregate square feet of office space for purposes of paragraph (1) shall not include any portion of the office space used for security or safety enhancements that are—

(A)

of a kind authorized by the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, which shall include an information technology security closet and a secure lobby or reception area; and

(B)

approved by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate.

(c)

Maximum annual rental rate; maximum aggregate amount for acquisition of furniture, equipment, and other office furnishings

(1)
(A)

Subject to subparagraph (B), the maximum annual rate that may be paid for the rental of an office secured for a Senator not in a post office or other Federal building shall not exceed the highest rate per square foot charged Federal agencies on the first day of the lease of such office by the Administrator of General Services, based upon a 100 percent building quality rating, for office space located in the place in which the Senator’s office is located, multiplied by the number of square feet contained in that office used by the Senator and his employees to perform their duties.

(B)

The portion of the cost of a rental described in subparagraph (A) that is attributable to building security and safety measures shall not be included in determining the annual rate paid for the rental for purposes of subparagraph (A) if—

(i)

the costs are for building security and safety measures—

(I)

of a kind authorized by the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, which shall include guard services, access control, and facility monitoring; and

(II)

approved by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate; and

(ii)

such costs are itemized separately in a manner approved by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate.

(2)

The aggregate amount that may be paid for the acquisition of furniture, equipment, and other office furnishings heretofore provided by the Administrator of General Services for one or more offices secured for the Senator is $40,000 if the aggregate square feet of office space is not in excess of 5,000 square feet. Such amount is increased by $1,000 for each authorized additional incremental increase in office space of 200 square feet. Effective beginning with the 106th Congress, the aggregate amount in effect under this paragraph for any Congress shall be increased by the inflation adjustment factor for the calendar year in which the Congress begins. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the inflation adjustment factor for any calendar year is a fraction the numerator of which is the implicit price deflator for the gross domestic product as computed and published by the Department of Commerce for the preceding calendar year and the denominator of which is such deflator for the calendar year 1998.

(d)

Senators subject to maximum amount of aggregate square feet and maximum annual rental rate

(1)

Notwithstanding subsection (b), the aggregate square feet of office space secured for a Senator who is a Senator on , shall not at any time exceed, as long as he continuously serves as a Senator, the greater of—

(A)

the applicable square footage limitation of such subsection; or

(B)

the total square footage of those offices that the Senator has on such date and which are continuously maintained in the same buildings in which such offices were located on such date.

(2)

The provisions of subsection (c) do not apply to any office that a Senator has on , not in a post office or other Federal building, as long as—

(A)

that Senator continuously serves as a Senator; and

(B)

that office is maintained in the same building in which it was located on such date and contains not more than the same number of square feet it contained on such date.

(e)

Omitted

(f)

Mobile office

(1)

Subject to the provisions of paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5), a Senator may lease one mobile office for use only in the State he represents and the contingent fund of the Senate is available for the rental payments (including by way of reimbursement) made under such lease together with the actual nonpersonnel cost of operating such mobile office. The term of any such lease shall not exceed 3 years. A copy of each such lease shall be furnished to the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate.

(2)

The maximum aggregate annual rental payments and operating costs (except furniture, equipment, and furnishings) that may be paid to a Senator under paragraph (1) shall not at any time exceed an amount determined by multiplying (A) the highest applicable rate per square foot charged Federal agencies by the Administrator of General Services in the State which that Senator represents, based upon a 100 percent building quality rating, by (B) the maximum aggregate square feet of office space to which that Senator is entitled under subsection (b) reduced by the number of square feet contained in offices secured for that Senator under subsection (a) and used by that Senator and his employees to perform their duties.

(3)

No payment shall be made under paragraph (1) for rental payments and operating costs of a mobile office of a Senator unless the following provisions are included in its lease:

(A)

Liability insurance in the amount of $1,000,000 shall be provided with respect to the operation and use of such mobile office.

(B)

Either of the following inscriptions shall be clearly visible on three sides of such mobile office in letters not less than three inches high:

“UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT VEHICLE

“FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY”;

Or

“MOBILE OFFICE OF SENATOR _____

“FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY”.

The Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate may prescribe regulations to waive or modify the requirement under subparagraph (B) if such waiver or modification is necessary to provide for the public safety of a Senator and the Senator’s staff and constituents.

(4)

No payment shall be made under paragraph (1) for rental payments and operating costs of a mobile office of a Senator which are attributable to or incurred during the 60-day period ending with the date of any primary or general election (whether regular, special, or runoff) in which that Senator is a candidate for public office, unless his candidacy in such election is uncontested.

(5)

Payment under paragraph (1) shall be made on a monthly basis and shall be paid upon vouchers approved by the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate.

(g)

Effective date

This section is effective on and after .

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. 93–371 § 3 · 88 Stat. 424

    Enacted · 2 U.S.C. § 6317

    Pub. L. 93–371, § 3, Aug. 13, 1974, 88 Stat. 428

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 93–371, § 3, Aug. 13, 1974, 88 Stat. 428

  2. Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1975

    Pub. L. 94–32 title I § 4 · 89 Stat. 173

    1. Added · 2 U.S.C. § 6317(f); 2 U.S.C. § 6317(g)

      Pub. L. 94–32 added subsec. (f)

    2. Redesignated · 2 U.S.C. § 6317(f); 2 U.S.C. § 6317(g)

      Pub. L. 94–32 redesignated former subsec. (f) as (g)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsecs. (f), (g). Pub. L. 94–32 added subsec. (f) and redesignated former subsec. (f) as (g).

  3. Pub. L. 94–59 § 107 · 89 Stat. 269

    1. Amended · 2 U.S.C. § 6317(a)

      Pub. L. 94–59, § 107, designated existing provisions as par. (1)

    2. Added · 2 U.S.C. § 6317(a)

      Pub. L. 94–59, § 107, added par. (2)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94–59, § 107, designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2).

  4. Pub. L. 94–59 § 106(a) · 89 Stat. 269

    1. Amended · 2 U.S.C. § 6317(c)

      Pub. L. 94–59, § 106(a), designated existing provisions as par. (1)

    2. Added · 2 U.S.C. § 6317(c)

      Pub. L. 94–59, § 106(a), added par. (2)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 94–59, § 106(a), designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2).

  5. Pub. L. 95–26 title I § 105 · 91 Stat. 61

    Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 6317(f)(5)

    Pub. L. 95–26 substituted “monthly” for “quarterly”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (f)(5). Pub. L. 95–26 substituted “monthly” for “quarterly”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 105. Effective April 1, 1977, section 3(f) under the heading “Administrative Provisions” in the appropriation for the Senate in the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1975 (2 U.S.C. 59(e)), is amended by striking out “quarterly” in paragraph (5) and inserting in lieu thereof “monthly”.

  6. Pub. L. 95–94 title I § 112(d) · 91 Stat. 1254

    1. Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 6317(c)(2)

      Pub. L. 95–94 substituted “$22,550” for “$20,500”

    2. Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 6317(c)(2)

      Pub. L. 95–94 substituted “$550” for “$500”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 95–94 substituted “$22,550” for “$20,500” and “$550” for “$500”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (d) Section 3(c) (2) under the heading “Administrative Provisions” in the appropriation for the Senate in the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1975 (2 U.S.C. 59(c)(2)) is amended by striking out “$20,500” and inserting in lieu thereof “$22,550”, and by striking out “$500” and inserting in lieu thereof “$550”.

  7. Supplemental Appropriations and Rescission Act, 1980

    Pub. L. 96–304 § 109(1) · 94 Stat. 857

    1. Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 6317(a)(2)

      Pub. L. 96–304, § 109(1), substituted provision limiting term of a lease of office space to a term not extending beyond the term of office which Senator is serving on first day of such lease, except in case of a Senator whose term is expiring and who has been elected to another term, to end of term for which he has been so elected, for provision limiting term of a lease of office space to a term of not to exceed one year

    2. Inserted · 2 U.S.C. § 6317(a)(2)

      Pub. L. 96–304, § 109(1), inserted provision requiring each lease to contain a provision permitting cancellation upon sixty days written notification by Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate, in event of death or resignation of Senator

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 96–304, § 109(1), substituted provision limiting term of a lease of office space to a term not extending beyond the term of office which Senator is serving on first day of such lease, except in case of a Senator whose term is expiring and who has been elected to another term, to end of term for which he has been so elected, for provision limiting term of a lease of office space to a term of not to exceed one year and inserted provision requiring each lease to contain a provision permitting cancellation upon sixty days written notification by Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate, in event of death or resignation of Senator.

  8. Supplemental Appropriations and Rescission Act, 1980

    Pub. L. 96–304 § 109(2) · 94 Stat. 857

    Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 6317(c)

    Pub. L. 96–304, § 109(2), substituted “shall not exceed the highest rate per square foot charged Federal agencies on the first day of the lease of such office” for “shall not at any time exceed the applicable rate per square foot charged Federal agencies”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 96–304, § 109(2), substituted “shall not exceed the highest rate per square foot charged Federal agencies on the first day of the lease of such office” for “shall not at any time exceed the applicable rate per square foot charged Federal agencies”.

  9. Pub. L. 99–88 title I § 194 · 99 Stat. 293

    1. Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 6317(c)(2)

      Pub. L. 99–88 substituted “$30,000” for “$22,550”

    2. Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 6317(c)(2)

      Pub. L. 99–88 substituted “$734” for “$550”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 99–88 substituted “$30,000” for “$22,550” and “$734” for “$550”.

  10. Pub. L. 102–27 title II · 105 Stat. 130

    1. Added · 2 U.S.C. § 6317(f)(3)(B)

      Pub. L. 102–27 added subpar. (B)

    2. Struck · 2 U.S.C. § 6317(f)(3)(B)

      Pub. L. 102–27 struck out former subpar. (B) which read as follows: “The following inscription shall be clearly visible on three sides of such mobile office in letters not less than four inches high:

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (f)(3)(B). Pub. L. 102–27 added subpar. (B) and struck out former subpar. (B) which read as follows: “The following inscription shall be clearly visible on three sides of such mobile office in letters not less than four inches high:

    “ ‘Mobile Office of Senator (name of Senator) “ ‘FOR OFFICIAL OFFICE USE ONLY’.”

    Enacted provision · exact public law
    TITLE II— SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS CHAPTER I DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bureau of the Census salaries and expenses (by transfer) For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $1,000,000, to be derived by transfer from Periodic Censuses and Programs. Economic and Statistical Analysis salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $1,000,000, to remain available until expended. Economic Development Administration economic development revolving fund (rescission) Of the unobligated balances in the Economic Development Revolving Fund, $24,000,000 are rescinded. International Trade Administration operations and administration For an additional amount for “Operations and administration”, $1,500,000, to remain available until expended. Export Administration operations and administration For an additional amount for “Operations and administration”, $1,400,000, to remain available until expended. United States Travel and Tourism Administration salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $1,100,000, to remain available until expended. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration operations, research, and facilities For an additional amount for “Operations, research, and facilities”, $3,000,000, to remain available until expended. Department of Commerce—General Provision Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the funds appropriated to Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, “Periodic censuses and programs” in Public Law 101–515, $750,000 shall be available to provide the Federated States of Micronesia technical assistance and training for census taking and other data collection efforts: Provided, That such assistance shall include but not be limited to statistical training in planning and data collection, processing and analysis, equipment and supplies, long-term training, and subsistence expenses for trainees. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Legal Activities salaries and expenses, general legal activities (by transfer) For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses, General Legal Activities”, $5,180,000, of which $2,000,000 shall remain available until expended and of which $3,180,000 is to be derived by transfer from Federal Prison System, Salaries and Expenses. salaries and expenses, united states attorneys (by transfer) For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses, United States Attorneys”, $1,903,000, to be derived by transfer from Salaries and Expenses, General Legal Activities. salaries and expenses, united states marshals service (by transfer) For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses, United States Marshals Service”, $1,025,000, to be derived by transfer from Federal Prison System, Salaries and Expenses. fees and expenses of witnesses For an additional amount for “Fees and expenses of witnesses”, $9,203,000. Department of Justice—General Provisions Sec. 101. Section 524(c)(9) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding the following new subsection: “(E) Subject to the notification procedures contained in section 606 of Public Law 101–515, and after reserving the amounts authorized in subparagraph (D) above, any unobligated balances remaining in the Fund on September 30, 1991, and on September 30, 1992, shall be available to the Attorney General, without fiscal year limitation, to procure vehicles, equipment, and other capital investment items for the law enforcement, prosecution, and correctional activities of the Department of Justice.”. Sec. 102. Notwithstanding 28 U.S.C. 1821, no funds appropriated to the Department of Justice in fiscal year 1991 or any prior fiscal year shall be obligated or expended to pay a fact witness fee to a person who is incarcerated testifying as a fact witness in a court of the United States, as defined in paragraph (a)(2) of section 1821, 28 United States Code: Provided, That the one exception to the preceding prohibition is the fact witness fee decided in United States Supreme Court case No. 89–5916, Richard Demarest, Petitioner v. James Manspeaker et al. on January 8, 1991. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Administration of Foreign Affairs salaries and expenses Funds made available under this heading in Public Law 101–515 shall be available to procure special purpose motor vehicles without regard to any price limitation established by law. International Commissions international fisheries commissions For an additional amount for “International fisheries commissions”, $100,000, notwithstanding section 15(a) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, as amended. THE JUDICIARY Supreme Court salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $54,000. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $51,000. United States Court of International Trade salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $36,000. Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $68,730,000, of which $750,000, to remain available until September 30, 1992, shall be transferred to the National Commission on Judicial Discipline and Removal, and of which $48,520,000 shall remain available until expended. fees of jurors and commissioners For an additional amount for “Fees of jurors and commissioners”, $5,600,000, to remain available until expended. court security For an additional amount for “Court security”, $530,000. Administrative Office of the United States Courts salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $2,450,000. Federal Judicial Center salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $1,633,000. RELATED AGENCIES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Maritime Administration ready reserve force For an additional amount for “Ready reserve force”, $20,000,000, to remain available until expended. Board for International Broadcasting grants and expenses For an additional amount for “Grants and expenses”, as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 2877, $8,000,000 to remain available until expended. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $3,630,000, to remain available until expended. Federal Communications Commission salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $1,000,000. Federal Trade Commission salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $2,000,000, to remain available until expended. Legal Services Corporation payment to the legal services corporation For an additional amount for “Payment to the Legal Services Corporation”, $1,000,000. Securities and Exchange Commission salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $1,600,000, to remain available until expended. In addition, any offsetting receipts deposited into the general fund of the Treasury under section 6(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 between October 1, 1990, and the November 5, 1990, enactment date of Public Law 101–515 shall be recorded as an offsetting collection and be available for obligation and expenditure by the Securities and Exchange Commission in accordance with the provisions governing the obligation and expenditure of offsetting collections under the above heading in Public Law 101–515. Small Business Administration salaries and expenses (by transfer) For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $1,500,000, to be derived by transfer from the Disaster Loan Fund. Small Business Administration—General Provision Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall not withhold disaster assistance under section 7 of the Small Business Act to nurseries or greenhouses which suffered damage as a result of disasters (as defined in the Small Business Act) that occurred between October 1, 1990 and March 1, 1991. CHAPTER II DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—MILITARY Operation and Maintenance, Army For an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance, Army”, $56,000,000. Operation and Maintenance, Navy For an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance, Navy”, $62,000,000. Operation and Maintenance, Air Force For an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance, Air Force”, $32,000,000. GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 201. Restrictions provided under subsection (b)(2) of section 301d of title 37, United States Code, as authorized by the National Defense Authorization Act for 1991 shall not apply in the case of flag or general officers serving as practicing physicians. Sec. 201A. Of the funds made available to the Department of Defense for Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense, an amount not to exceed $2,000,000 shall be available only for an off-island leave program: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretaries concerned may, pursuant to uniform regulations, prescribe travel and transportation allowances for travel performed by participants in the off-island leave program: Provided further, That funds appropriated for the off-island leave program shall remain available until expended. Sec. 202. Of the funds appropriated for fiscal year 1991 for the account “Aircraft Procurement, Navy”, the amount of $987,936,000 provided for the F–14 remanufactured program shall be obligated for the twelve F–14 aircraft not later than thirty days after the enactment of this Act. Sec. 203. None of the funds available to the Department of Defense may be used for advance procurement of material and other efforts associated with the industrial availability of the U.S.S. Kennedy other than the service life extension program for the U.S.S. Kennedy at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard. Sec. 204. Of the funds appropriated in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act (Public Law 100–463) for fiscal year 1989, $200,000,000 shall be made available to the Department of the Navy and shall be obligated not later than sixty days from the enactment of this Act for the V–22 Osprey tilt rotor aircraft program: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, these funds shall remain available until such time as they are expended for the V–22 Osprey tilt rotor program. (transfer of funds) Sec. 205. Upon enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall make the following transfer of funds: Provided, That the amounts transferred shall be available for the same purposes as the appropriations to which transferred, and for the same time period of the appropriation from which transferred: Provided further, That funds shall be transferred between the following appropriations in the amounts specified: From: Under the heading, “Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 1991/1995”: AOE combat support ship program, $237,000,000; To: Under the heading, “Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 1987/1991”; AOE combat support ship program, $77,000,000; Under the heading, “Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 1989/1993”; AOE combat support ship program, $79,000,000; Under the heading, “Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 1990/1994”; AOE combat support ship program, $81,000,000. Sec. 206. Section 8126 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1991 (Public Law 101–511; 104 Stat. 1907), is amended by inserting after “September 30, 1990”, the following: “, unless the Secretary of Defense submits a report by May 31, 1991 to the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate indicating what additional positions he intends to fill above those positions assigned to the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict as of September 30, 1990”. Sec. 207. Of the amount appropriated in title II of Public Law 101–165 (103 Stat. 1118) to the Department of Defense for the provision of logistical support and personnel services for the 1990 Goodwill Games, the amount of $500,000 shall be used to provide such services for the 1991 Special Olympics to be held in the State of Minnesota in July, 1991, and shall remain available for obligation for such purposes until September 30, 1991. Sec. 208. The Secretary of Defense shall transfer $8,000,000 from the appropriation “Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense Agencies” appropriated in title IV of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1990 (Public Law 101–165) for the Center for Commerce and Industrial Expansion to appropriations available to the Department of Education which shall be obligated by that Department as a grant for the Center for Commerce and Industrial Expansion as authorized in section 4 of Public Law 101–600: Provided, That such funds shall remain available until expended. CHAPTER III DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Federal Payment to the District of Columbia For an additional amount for “Federal payment to the District of Columbia” to provide for essential public safety, health and other municipal services in the face of a severe financial crisis, $100,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That these funds shall remain in the United States Treasury and shall be transferred to the District of Columbia government immediately upon certification by the Mayor of the District of Columbia to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives that spending reductions and revenue enhancements in amounts not less than $216,000,000 in the aggregate are being implemented and all approvals by the Council of the District of Columbia, as required by law, have been secured: Provided further, That these funds shall be transferred to the District of Columbia government no later than May 1, 1991. CHAPTER IV DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY Corps of Engineers—Civil general investigations Funds appropriated for “General investigations” in the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1991, Public Law 101–514, for the initiation of preconstruction engineering and design for the Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbors, California, project may be used for completion of the feasibility study for that project: Provided, That within funds appropriated for “General investigations” in the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1991, Public Law 101–514, not less than $5,800,000 shall be available only for the Passaic River Mainstem, New Jersey, project. construction, general Using funds appropriated for “Construction, general” in the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1991, Public Law 101–514, the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, is directed to continue work during fiscal year 1991 which would be terminated solely for policy reasons as a result of the proposed phaseout of the sections 103,107, 111, and 208 Continuing Authorities Programs: Provided, That, from within funds appropriated to “General investigations” by the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1991, Public Law 101–514, the Secretary shall make $300,000 available to implement the provisions of the “Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act” (Public Law 101–646). DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Reclamation construction program For an additional amount for “Construction program” to meet the emergency needs for areas stricken by drought, $25,000,000, to remain available until expended. Of the amount appropriated under this heading in the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1991 (Public Law 101–514), up to $11,930,000 shall be available for Buffalo Bill Dam Modification, Wyoming, as proposed in the United States Department of the Interior Budget Justifications, fiscal year 1991, for the Bureau of Reclamation. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Atomic Energy Defense Activities For an additional amount for “Atomic energy defense activities”, $623,000,000, to remain available until expended. community impact assistance Of the funds provided to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 19 91, not more than $10,000,000 shall be made available to the State of Colorado for community impact assistance payments to the cities of Broomfield, Westminster, Thornton, and Northglenn, Colorado. INDEPENDENT AGENCIES Delaware River Basin Commission salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $39,000. Susquehanna River Basin Commission salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $39,000. CHAPTER V DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration state unemployment insurance and employment service operations For an additional amount for “State unemployment insurance and employment service operations”, $150,000,000, which shall be expended from the Employment Security Administration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund, to fund activities under title III of the Social Security Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 502–504): Provided, That all funds provided under this head are hereby designated to be “emergency requirements” for all purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation pension benefit guaranty corporation fund In the appropriations language under this heading in the Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 1991, delete the word “contractual” and the words “for legal and financial services”. Departmental Management assistant secretary for veterans employment and training In addition to the amounts which are available for the Employment Security Administration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund to carry out the provisions of sections 2001–10 and 2021–26, title 38, of the United States Code, not to exceed $4,000,000 may be derived from that account for unbudgeted costs associated with Operation Desert Shield/Operation Desert Storm for carrying out the Transition Assistance Program under section 1144 of title 10, United States Code. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Health Resources and Services Administration program operations For an additional amount for “Program operations” for a targeted initiative to combat infant mortality, $25,000,000: Provided, That funds appropriated by the Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 1991, for rural health outreach grants, may not be used to provide forward or multiyear funding: Provided further, That none of the funds available for ongoing activities within community health centers or maternal and child health block grant programs under Public Law 101–517 shall be reprogrammed, redirected or reallocated for any other purposes. vaccine injury compensation For an additional amount for “Vaccine Injury Compensation” for payment of claims incurred before October 1, 1988, $17,000,000 to remain available until expended; and for an additional amount for program operations associated with the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, $1,000,000 to be derived by transfer from the Vaccine Compensation Trust Fund and to remain available until expended. Social Security Administration supplemental security income program For an additional amount for the “Supplemental Security Income Program”, $232,000,000, for payment to the Social Security trust funds for administrative expenses, to remain available until September 30, 1993. limitation on administrative expenses For an additional amount for “Limitation on Administrative Expenses”, $232,000,000 from any one or all of the Social Security trust funds as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, to remain available until September 30, 1993. Family Support Administration refugee and entrant assistance Amounts provided under this heading in the Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 1991, for cash and medical assistance may be used to provide grants to private non-profit agencies for private sector resettlement activities, as authorized by law. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION vocational and adult education Funds appropriated in Public Law 101–517 for grants to tribally controlled postsecondary vocational institutions shall become available for obligation on April 1, 1991, and such funds shall be awarded no later than June 1, 1991: Provided, That the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 and section 431 of the General Education Provisions Act are waived with regard to grants made with fiscal year 1991 appropriated funds under title in, part H of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Act. education research, statistics, and improvement In the appropriations language under this heading in the Department of Education Appropriations Act, 1991, delete the words “if authorized,” and the words “if such a grant is specifically authorized in law” and insert after “Standards” the following: “: Provided, That funding for the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards shall be expended under the terms, conditions, and limitations provided for in part G of title IV of H.R. 5932 as passed the House of Representatives on October 26, 1990”. CHAPTER VI LEGISLATIVE BRANCH Senate administrative provisions Section 3(f)(3) under the heading “Administrative Provisions” in the appropriation for the Senate in the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1975 (Public Law 93–371; 2 U.S.C. 59(e)), as amended by Public Law 94–32, is amended by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: “(B) Either of the following inscriptions shall be clearly visible on three sides of such mobile office in letters not less than three inches high:   “ ‘UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT VEHICLE   “ ‘FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY’;   “Or   “ ‘MOBILE OFFICE OF SENATOR _________   “ ‘FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY’”.   (a) Upon the written request of the Majority or Minority Leader of the Senate, the Secretary of the Senate shall transfer during any fiscal year, from the appropriations account appropriated under the headings “Salaries, Officers and Employees” and “Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders”, such amount as either Leader shall specify to the appropriations account, within the contingent fund of the Senate, “Miscellaneous Items”. (b) The Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate are each authorized to incur such expenses as may be necessary or appropriate. Expenses incurred by either such leader shall be paid from the amount transferred pursuant to subsection (a) by such leader and upon vouchers approved by such leader. (c) The Secretary of the Senate is authorized to advance such sums as may be necessary to defray expenses incurred in carrying out subsections (a) and (b). House of Representatives payments to widows and heirs of deceased members of congress For payment to Corinne L. Conte, widow of Silvio O. Conte, late a Representative from the State of Massachusetts, $125,100. ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL Administrative Provision (transfer of funds) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and subject to approval by the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and subject to enactment of authorizing legislation, amounts may be transferred from the appropriation “Library of Congress, Salaries and expenses” to the appropriation “Architect of the Capitol, Library buildings and grounds, Structural and mechanical care” for the purpose of rental, lease, or other agreement, of temporary storage and warehouse space for use by the Library of Congress during fiscal year 1991, and to incur incidental expenses in connection with such use. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS administrative provision Previously obligated funds appropriated to the account “Library of Congress, Books for the blind and physically handicapped. Salaries and expenses” in Legislative Branch Appropriations Acts for prior fiscal years shall be exempt, effective as of March 5, 1991, from the application of the provisions of sections 1405 (b)(4) and (b)(6) of Public Law 101–510 (104 Stat. 1679) and section 1552 of title 31, United States Code, and shall remain available until expended for the purposes for which originally obligated, in amounts as follows: From amounts appropriated for fiscal year 1978 in Public Law 95–94, $223,000. From amounts appropriated for fiscal year 1980 in Public Law 96–86, $393,000. From amounts appropriated for fiscal year 1981 in Public Law 96–536, $4,905,426. From amounts appropriated for fiscal year 1982 in Public Law 97–51, $1,960,000. From amounts appropriated for fiscal year 1985 in Public Law 98–367, $2,226,243. From amounts appropriated for fiscal year 1989 in Public Law 100–458, $1,391,280. CHAPTER VII DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Military Construction (disapproval of deferrals) Effective April 16, 1991, in order to provide for urgently needed military construction and family housing, the Congress disapproves the deferrals relating to the Department of Defense as set forth in the messages from the Comptroller General transmitted to the Congress on June 28, 1990 (H. Doc. 101–210), and February 5, 1991 (H. Doc. 102–40): Provided, That this section may not apply to projects at installations recommended for closure by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to title XXIX of Public Law 101–510: Provided further, That the budget authority subject to the deferrals disapproved herein shall be made available for obligation effective April 16, 1991. land conveyance (a) Conveyance.— Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b), the Secretary of the Army shall convey, at no cost, to the Missouri Housing Development Commission all right, title, and interest in the United States in and to the land known as the U.S. Army Charles Melvin Price Support Center Wherry Housing Annex in Pine Lawn, Missouri, comprising approximately 13.2 acres and all improvements thereon. (b) Condition.— The conveyance provided for in paragraph (a) may be made only on condition that the Missouri Housing Development Commission agrees to operate and maintain the property and to use it for low-income and transitional housing for the homeless. The property shall revert to the Army if the Commission ceases to use the property for the described purpose. (c) Deadline for Conveyance.— The conveyance under paragraph (a) shall be made no later than ninety days after the date of enactment of this section. CHAPTER VIII DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Cooperative State Research Service Of the $62,867,000 provided in Public Law 101–506 for grants to States and other eligible recipients under the Cooperative State Research Service Buildings and Facilities account, $93,000 is transferred to the Special Research Grants program of the Cooperative State Research Service for the University of Maine to purchase necessary scientific instrumentation to assist in carrying out agricultural research under the Act of August 4, 1965, as amended (7 U.S.C. 450i). Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service salaries and expenses (including transfers of funds) For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, not to exceed $13,000,000, to be derived from the Agricultural Quarantine Inspection User Fee Account, to be available to carry out inspection, quarantine, and regulatory activities. Of the amount previously made available under this account for the control of outbreaks of insects, plant diseases, animal diseases and for control of pest animals and birds to the extent necessary to meet emergency conditions, up to $1,000,000 shall be used to carry out, in coordination with the Maine Department of Agriculture, an inspection, quarantine, eradication, and control program in the State of Maine concerning the necrotic strain of potato virus Y (PVY-N). Food Safety and Inspection Service For an additional amount for necessary expenses to carry on services authorized by the Federal Meat Inspection Act, as amended, and the Poultry Products Inspection Act, as amended, $8,000,000. Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $46,900,000. Commodity Credit Corporation For disaster payments as authorized by the Disaster Assistance Act of 1989 (7 U.S.C. 1421 note), as amended, $1,400,000: Provided, That such payments shall be available only for damages attributable to Hurricane Hugo and consistent with section 104(a)(5) of such Act. Farmers Home Administration rural housing insurance fund Of the loan funds previously made available under title V of the Housing Act of 1949, up to $35,000,000 shall be made available for section 502(g), Deferred Mortgage Demonstration. Food and Nutrition Service food stamp program For an additional amount for making benefit payments to individuals under the Food Stamp Act, for unanticipated costs incurred for the current fiscal year, $200,000,000, and in addition up to $1,300,000,000 shall be available only to the extent an official budget request, for a specific dollar amount, is transmitted to the Congress: Provided, That funds provided herein shall remain available until September 30, 1992. public law 480 Title I of the Public Law 480 program allowed for the repayment of loans for the sale of agricultural commodities in foreign or local currencies until December 31, 1971. Since that time, until the law was changed in the 1985 farm bill, all sales have been on dollar credit terms. In view of the present financial situation, it is impossible for many countries to repay their loans in dollars. Therefore, the President may use the authority in section 411 and section 604 of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 to renegotiate the payment on Public Law 480 debt in eligible countries in Latin America, the Caribbean and sub-Saharan Africa. CHAPTER IX DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Coast Guard retired pay For an additional amount for “Retired pay”, $14,500,000. Federal Highway Administration trade enhancement demonstration project Funds made available under this head for fiscal year 1991 shall remain available until expended. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration highway traffic safety grants (liquidation of contract authorization) (highway trust fund) For payment of additional obligations incurred carrying out the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 408, to remain available until expended, $4,980,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund: Provided, That none of the funds in this Act or any other Appropriations Act for fiscal year 1991 shall be available for the planning or execution of programs the total obligations for which are in excess of $19,980,000 for “Alcohol safety incentive grants” authorized under 23 U.S.C. 408. Federal Railroad Administration mandatory passenger rail service payments Funds made available under this head for fiscal year 1991 shall remain available until expended. CHAPTER X GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION Reports. Notwithstanding any other provision of this or any other Act, none of the funds made available to the General Services Administration may be obligated or expended for the award of a final contract for site acquisition or construction of the Naval Systems Commands headquarters project without (1) a written report that the new Solicitation for Offers for the project is in the best interests of the United States, and (2) advance approval in writing of the House Committee on Public Works and Transportation, the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, and the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT. Official Residence of the Vice President Of the funds provided under this heading in the Executive Office Appropriations Act, 1991, Public Law 101–509, $330,000 shall remain available until expended for the rehabilitation of the Official Residence of the Vice President. CHAPTER XI DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Veterans Benefits Administration compensation and pensions For an additional amount for “Compensation and pensions”, $712,584,000, to remain available until expended. readjustment benefits For an additional amount for “Readjustment benefits”, $250,000,000, to remain available until expended. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Housing Programs annual contributions for assisted housing (rescission) Of the funds made available under this head in prior years for projects to be developed for the elderly and handicapped under section 202 of the United States Housing Act of 1959, as amended, $275,815,000 are rescinded. assistance for the renewal of expiring section 8 subsidy contracts For an additional amount for “Assistance for the renewal of expiring section 8 subsidy contracts”, $155,815,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the $7,734,985,400 provided for use in connection with section 8 expiring contracts in the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991 (Public Law 101–507), is increased by the foregoing appropriation to $7,890,800,400, of which $4,234,500,400 shall be for existing certificates, $671,300,000 shall be for housing vouchers, and $2,985,000,000 shall be for loan management and other project-based section 8 contracts. congregate services Funds appropriated under this head in Public Law 101–507 (104 Stat. 1362) and all unobligated balances of prior year appropriations under such head, shall be made available for the revised Congregate Housing Services program under section 802 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act and shall remain available until expended: Provided, That any entity that receives assistance under a contract under the Congregate Housing Services Act of 1978 that expires in fiscal year 1991, and is otherwise eligible for assistance under such section 802, shall continue to receive assistance under such section 802: Provided further, That each such entity shall be provided such assistance for a 1-year term notwithstanding section 802(b)(2), and the dollar amount of such assistance to such entity shall not be less than the dollar amount of assistance that would be indicated by the rate at which such assistance was made available to such entity in the contract that expires in fiscal year 1991: Provided further, That notwithstanding the last sentence of section 802(g), the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall expedite the processing of such entity’s application for continued assistance so that funding of the entity will continue without hiatus. payments for operation of low-income housing projects For an additional amount for “Payments for operation of low-income housing projects”, $75,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1992: Provided, That these funds shall be used by the Secretary for fiscal year 1991 requirements in accordance with section 9(a), notwithstanding section 9(d) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended. rental rehabilitation grants Notwithstanding section 289(c) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (Public Law 101–625), the unexpended balances of the Rental rehabilitation grants program (account symbols 86/0182 and 86/0164), and any amounts recaptured under account symbol 86/0182 for such program, shall be added to and merged with the Revolving Fund (liquidating programs), established pursuant to title II of the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1955, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701g–5), effective October 1, 1991. Policy Development and Research research and technology Of the amount made available under this head in Public Law 101–507, $500,000 shall be made available for the National Commission on Manufactured Housing as authorized by section 943 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (Public Law 101–625). administrative provisions Supportive Housing for Persons With Disabilities.—Section 811(k)(4) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013(k)(4)) is amended by striking “20 persons with disabilities” and inserting “24 persons with disabilities (or such higher number of persons as permitted under criteria that Secretary shall prescribe)”. Section 17(f) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437o(f)), as amended by Public Law 101–507 (104 Stat. 1369) is further amended by striking “or City of West Hollywood, California” and by inserting at the end thereof, the following new sentence: “This subsection shall also not apply to requirements relating to rents imposed on a structure by the City of West Hollywood, California.”. Section 17(f) as amended by the immediate foregoing amendment shall apply retroactively to any structure assisted with section 17 rental rehabilitation funds in the City of West Hollywood, California. Section 837(c) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: “Any such amounts that shall not have been obligated by March 20, 1991, shall be made available in accordance with the terms of the appropriation under the head ‘Supplemental Assistance for Facilities to Assist the Homeless’ in Public Law 101–507 (104 Stat. 1351, 1364).”. All previously obligated funds appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development under the respective heads “Community development grants” and “Urban development action grants” for prior fiscal years shall be exempt, effective as of March 5, 1991, from the application of the provisions of sections 1405 (b)(4) and (b)(6) of Public Law 101–510 (104 Stat. 1679) and section 1552 of title 31, United States Code, and shall remain available until expended for the purposes for which originally obligated. In addition to any other rescission provided for in this Act, of the funds made available under the head “Annual contributions for assisted housing” in the Department of Housing and Urban Development in prior years, an additional $23,000,000 are rescinded: Provided, That $20,000,000 of such amount shall be from amounts for projects to be developed for the elderly and handicapped under section 202 of the United States Housing Act of 1959, as amended, and $3,000,000 of such amount shall be from amounts for section 8 voucher assistance for tenants affected by public housing relocation activities.

  11. Pub. L. 102–90 § 7(b)(1) · 105 Stat. 447

    Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 6317(f)(1)

    Pub. L. 102–90, § 7(b)(1), substituted “the contingent fund of the Senate is available for the rental payments (including by way of reimbursement)” for “shall be reimbursed from the contingent fund of the Senate for the rental payments”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 102–90, § 7(b)(1), substituted “the contingent fund of the Senate is available for the rental payments (including by way of reimbursement)” for “shall be reimbursed from the contingent fund of the Senate for the rental payments”.

  12. Pub. L. 102–90 § 7(b)(2) · 105 Stat. 447

    Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 6317(f)(2)

    Pub. L. 102–90, § 7(b)(2), substituted “paid” for “reimbursed”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (f)(2). Pub. L. 102–90, § 7(b)(2), substituted “paid” for “reimbursed”.

  13. Pub. L. 102–90 § 7(b)(3) · 105 Stat. 447

    Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 6317(f)(3)

    Pub. L. 102–90, § 7(b)(3), substituted “payment” for “reimbursement”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (f)(3). Pub. L. 102–90, § 7(b)(3), substituted “payment” for “reimbursement”.

  14. Pub. L. 102–90 § 7(b)(4) · 105 Stat. 447

    Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 6317(f)(4)

    Pub. L. 102–90, § 7(b)(4), substituted “payment” for “reimbursement”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (f)(4). Pub. L. 102–90, § 7(b)(4), substituted “payment” for “reimbursement”.

  15. Pub. L. 102–90 § 7(b)(5) · 105 Stat. 447

    Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 6317(f)(5)

    Pub. L. 102–90, § 7(b)(5), substituted “Payment” for “Reimbursement”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (f)(5). Pub. L. 102–90, § 7(b)(5), substituted “Payment” for “Reimbursement”.

  16. Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1997

    Pub. L. 104–197 title I § 3 · 110 Stat. 2394

    Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 6317(f)(1)

    Pub. L. 104–197 substituted “3 years” for “one year” in second sentence

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 104–197 substituted “3 years” for “one year” in second sentence.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (3) the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, in the case of amounts transferred from any other appropriation.

  17. Pub. L. 106–57 § 3(1)(A) · 113 Stat. 408

    1. Added · 2 U.S.C. § 6317(b)(1)

      Pub. L. 106–57, § 3(1)(A), added par. (1)

    2. Struck · 2 U.S.C. § 6317(b)(1)

      Pub. L. 106–57, § 3(1)(A), struck out former par. (1) which read as follows: “4,800 square feet if the population of his State is less than 2,000,000;”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 106–57, § 3(1)(A), added par. (1) and struck out former par. (1) which read as follows: “4,800 square feet if the population of his State is less than 2,000,000;”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (3) in subsection (d), by striking “(40 U.S.C. 174j–1(e))” and inserting “(40 U.S.C. 174j–1 note)”.

  18. Pub. L. 106–57 § 3(1)(A) · 113 Stat. 408

    1. Redesignated · 2 U.S.C. § 6317(b)(2)

      Pub. L. 106–57, § 3(1)(A), (C), redesignated par. (3) as (2)

    2. Struck · 2 U.S.C. § 6317(b)(2)

      Pub. L. 106–57, § 3(1)(A), (C), struck out former par. (2) which read as follows: “5,000 square feet if such population is 2,000,000 but less than 3,000,000;”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 106–57, § 3(1)(A), (C), redesignated par. (3) as (2) and struck out former par. (2) which read as follows: “5,000 square feet if such population is 2,000,000 but less than 3,000,000;”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (3) in subsection (d), by striking “(40 U.S.C. 174j–1(e))” and inserting “(40 U.S.C. 174j–1 note)”.

  19. Pub. L. 106–57 § 3(1)(C) · 113 Stat. 408

    Redesignated · 2 U.S.C. § 6317(b)(3)(12)

    Pub. L. 106–57, § 3(1)(C), redesignated pars. (4) to (13) as (3) to (12), respectively. Former par. (3) redesignated (2)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b)(3) to (12). Pub. L. 106–57, § 3(1)(C), redesignated pars. (4) to (13) as (3) to (12), respectively. Former par. (3) redesignated (2).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (3) in subsection (d), by striking “(40 U.S.C. 174j–1(e))” and inserting “(40 U.S.C. 174j–1 note)”.

  20. Pub. L. 106–57 § 3(1)(C) · 113 Stat. 408

    Redesignated · 2 U.S.C. § 6317(b)(13)

    Pub. L. 106–57, § 3(1)(C), redesignated par. (13) as (12)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b)(13). Pub. L. 106–57, § 3(1)(C), redesignated par. (13) as (12).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (3) in subsection (d), by striking “(40 U.S.C. 174j–1(e))” and inserting “(40 U.S.C. 174j–1 note)”.

  21. Pub. L. 106–57 § 3(1)(B) · 113 Stat. 408

    Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 6317(b)(13)

    Pub. L. 106–57, § 3(1)(B), substituted “8,200” for “8,000”

    Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 106–57, § 3(1)(B), substituted “8,200” for “8,000”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (3) in subsection (d), by striking “(40 U.S.C. 174j–1(e))” and inserting “(40 U.S.C. 174j–1 note)”.

  22. Pub. L. 106–57 § 3(2) · 113 Stat. 408

    1. Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 6317(c)(2)

      Pub. L. 106–57, § 3(2), substituted “$40,000” for “$30,000”

    2. Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 6317(c)(2)

      Pub. L. 106–57, § 3(2), substituted “5,000 square feet” for “4,800 square feet”

    3. Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 6317(c)(2)

      Pub. L. 106–57, § 3(2), substituted “$1,000” for “$734”

    4. Inserted · 2 U.S.C. § 6317(c)(2)

      Pub. L. 106–57, § 3(2), inserted at end “Effective beginning with the 106th Congress, the aggregate amount in effect under this paragraph for any Congress shall be increased by the inflation adjustment factor for the calendar year in which the Congress begins. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the inflation adjustment factor for any calendar year is a fraction the numerator of which is the implicit price deflator for the gross domestic product as computed and published by the Department of Commerce for the preceding calendar year and the denominator of which is such deflator for the calendar year 1998.”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 106–57, § 3(2), substituted “$40,000” for “$30,000”, “5,000 square feet” for “4,800 square feet”, and “$1,000” for “$734” and inserted at end “Effective beginning with the 106th Congress, the aggregate amount in effect under this paragraph for any Congress shall be increased by the inflation adjustment factor for the calendar year in which the Congress begins. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the inflation adjustment factor for any calendar year is a fraction the numerator of which is the implicit price deflator for the gross domestic product as computed and published by the Department of Commerce for the preceding calendar year and the denominator of which is such deflator for the calendar year 1998.”

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (3) in subsection (d), by striking “(40 U.S.C. 174j–1(e))” and inserting “(40 U.S.C. 174j–1 note)”.

  23. Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003

    Pub. L. 108–7 div. H title I § 4(a) · 117 Stat. 11

    Inserted · 2 U.S.C. § 6317(f)(3)

    Pub. L. 108–7 inserted concluding provisions

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (f)(3). Pub. L. 108–7 inserted concluding provisions.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (a) In General.— Section 3(f)(3) under the subheading “administrative provisions” under the heading “SENATE” in the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1975 (2 U.S.C. 59(f)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following flush sentence: “The Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate may prescribe regulations to waive or modify the requirement under subparagraph (B) if such waiver or modification is necessary to provide for the public safety of a Senator and the Senator’s staff and constituents.” .

    Effective date note
    Pub. L. 108–7, div. H, title I, § 4(b), Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 350, provided that: “The amendment made by this section [amending this section] shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act [Feb. 20, 2003] and apply to fiscal year 2003 and each fiscal year thereafter.”

  24. Pub. L. 118–36 § 1(1) · 138 Stat. 9

    1. Amended · 2 U.S.C. § 6317(b)

      Pub. L. 118–36, § 1(1), and Pub. L. 118–47, § 104(1), amended subsec. (b) identically

    2. Amended · 2 U.S.C. § 6317(b)

      Pub. L. 118–36, § 1(1), and Pub. L. 118–47, § 104(1), designating existing provisions as par. (1)

    3. Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 6317(b)

      Pub. L. 118–36, § 1(1), and Pub. L. 118–47, § 104(1), substituting “Subject to paragraph (2), the aggregate” for “The aggregate” in introductory provisions

    4. Redesignated · 2 U.S.C. § 6317(b)

      Pub. L. 118–36, § 1(1), and Pub. L. 118–47, § 104(1), redesignating former pars. (1) to (12) as subpars. (A) to (L), respectively, of par. (1)

    5. Added · 2 U.S.C. § 6317(b)

      Pub. L. 118–36, § 1(1), and Pub. L. 118–47, § 104(1), adding par. (2)

    Unresolved: Pub. L. 118–36 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 118–36, § 1(1), and Pub. L. 118–47, § 104(1), amended subsec. (b) identically, designating existing provisions as par. (1), substituting “Subject to paragraph (2), the aggregate” for “The aggregate” in introductory provisions, redesignating former pars. (1) to (12) as subpars. (A) to (L), respectively, of par. (1), and adding par. (2).

  25. Pub. L. 118–36 § 1(2) · 138 Stat. 9

    1. Amended · 2 U.S.C. § 6317(c)(1)

      Pub. L. 118–36, § 1(2), and Pub. L. 118–47, § 104(2), amended par. (1) identically

    2. Amended · 2 U.S.C. § 6317(c)(1)

      Pub. L. 118–36, § 1(2), and Pub. L. 118–47, § 104(2), designating existing provisions as subpar. (A)

    3. Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 6317(c)(1)

      Pub. L. 118–36, § 1(2), and Pub. L. 118–47, § 104(2), substituting “Subject to subparagraph (B), the maximum” for “The maximum”

    4. Added · 2 U.S.C. § 6317(c)(1)

      Pub. L. 118–36, § 1(2), and Pub. L. 118–47, § 104(2), adding subpar. (B)

    Unresolved: Pub. L. 118–36 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 118–36, § 1(2), and Pub. L. 118–47, § 104(2), amended par. (1) identically, designating existing provisions as subpar. (A), substituting “Subject to subparagraph (B), the maximum” for “The maximum”, and adding subpar. (B).

16 of 44 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 19 partial · 9 unresolved

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 59 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Section is comprised of section 3 of Pub. L. 93–371. Subsec. (e) of section 3 of Pub. L. 93–371 amended section 6314 of this title.

Amendments1975–2024 · 9 rounds

2024

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 118–36, § 1(1), and Pub. L. 118–47, § 104(1), amended subsec. (b) identically, designating existing provisions as par. (1), substituting “Subject to paragraph (2), the aggregate” for “The aggregate” in introductory provisions, redesignating former pars. (1) to (12) as subpars. (A) to (L), respectively, of par. (1), and adding par. (2).

Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 118–36, § 1(2), and Pub. L. 118–47, § 104(2), amended par. (1) identically, designating existing provisions as subpar. (A), substituting “Subject to subparagraph (B), the maximum” for “The maximum”, and adding subpar. (B).

2003

Subsec. (f)(3). Pub. L. 108–7 inserted concluding provisions.

1999

Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 106–57, § 3(1)(A), added par. (1) and struck out former par. (1) which read as follows: “4,800 square feet if the population of his State is less than 2,000,000;”.

Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 106–57, § 3(1)(A), (C), redesignated par. (3) as (2) and struck out former par. (2) which read as follows: “5,000 square feet if such population is 2,000,000 but less than 3,000,000;”.

Subsec. (b)(3) to (12). Pub. L. 106–57, § 3(1)(C), redesignated pars. (4) to (13) as (3) to (12), respectively. Former par. (3) redesignated (2).

Subsec. (b)(13). Pub. L. 106–57, § 3(1)(C), redesignated par. (13) as (12).

Pub. L. 106–57, § 3(1)(B), substituted “8,200” for “8,000”.

Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 106–57, § 3(2), substituted “$40,000” for “$30,000”, “5,000 square feet” for “4,800 square feet”, and “$1,000” for “$734” and inserted at end “Effective beginning with the 106th Congress, the aggregate amount in effect under this paragraph for any Congress shall be increased by the inflation adjustment factor for the calendar year in which the Congress begins. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the inflation adjustment factor for any calendar year is a fraction the numerator of which is the implicit price deflator for the gross domestic product as computed and published by the Department of Commerce for the preceding calendar year and the denominator of which is such deflator for the calendar year 1998.”

1996

Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 104–197 substituted “3 years” for “one year” in second sentence.

1991

Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 102–90, § 7(b)(1), substituted “the contingent fund of the Senate is available for the rental payments (including by way of reimbursement)” for “shall be reimbursed from the contingent fund of the Senate for the rental payments”.

Subsec. (f)(2). Pub. L. 102–90, § 7(b)(2), substituted “paid” for “reimbursed”.

Subsec. (f)(3). Pub. L. 102–90, § 7(b)(3), substituted “payment” for “reimbursement”.

Subsec. (f)(3)(B). Pub. L. 102–27 added subpar. (B) and struck out former subpar. (B) which read as follows: “The following inscription shall be clearly visible on three sides of such mobile office in letters not less than four inches high:

“ ‘Mobile Office of Senator (name of Senator)

“ ‘FOR OFFICIAL OFFICE USE ONLY’.”

Subsec. (f)(4). Pub. L. 102–90, § 7(b)(4), substituted “payment” for “reimbursement”.

Subsec. (f)(5). Pub. L. 102–90, § 7(b)(5), substituted “Payment” for “Reimbursement”.

1985

Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 99–88 substituted “$30,000” for “$22,550” and “$734” for “$550”.

1980

Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 96–304, § 109(1), substituted provision limiting term of a lease of office space to a term not extending beyond the term of office which Senator is serving on first day of such lease, except in case of a Senator whose term is expiring and who has been elected to another term, to end of term for which he has been so elected, for provision limiting term of a lease of office space to a term of not to exceed one year and inserted provision requiring each lease to contain a provision permitting cancellation upon sixty days written notification by Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate, in event of death or resignation of Senator.

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 96–304, § 109(2), substituted “shall not exceed the highest rate per square foot charged Federal agencies on the first day of the lease of such office” for “shall not at any time exceed the applicable rate per square foot charged Federal agencies”.

1977

Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 95–94 substituted “$22,550” for “$20,500” and “$550” for “$500”.

Subsec. (f)(5). Pub. L. 95–26 substituted “monthly” for “quarterly”.

1975

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94–59, § 107, designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2).

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 94–59, § 106(a), designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2).

Subsecs. (f), (g). Pub. L. 94–32 added subsec. (f) and redesignated former subsec. (f) as (g).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2003 Amendment

Pub. L. 108–7, div. H, title I, § 4(b), , 117 Stat. 350, provided that: “The amendment made by this section [amending this section] shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act [] and apply to fiscal year 2003 and each fiscal year thereafter.”

Effective Date of 1991 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 102–90 effective , see section 7(c) of Pub. L. 102–90, set out as a note under section 6314 of this title.

Effective Date of 1980 Amendment

Pub. L. 96–304, title I, § 109, , 94 Stat. 890, provided that the amendment made by section 109 is effective .

Effective Date of 1977 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 95–94 effective , see section 112(f) of Pub. L. 95–94, set out as a note under section 6314 of this title.

Effective Date of 1975 Amendment

Pub. L. 94–59, title I, § 106(b), , 89 Stat. 276, provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (a) of this section [amending this section] is effective on and after .”

Credits

1974–2024 · 14 acts
  1. 1974Pub. L. 93–371, § 3, , 88 Stat. 428
  2. 1975Pub. L. 94–32, title I, § 4, , 89 Stat. 183
  3. 1975Pub. L. 94–59, title I, §§ 106(a), 107, , 89 Stat. 276
  4. 1977Pub. L. 95–26, title I, § 105, , 91 Stat. 83
  5. 1977Pub. L. 95–94, title I, § 112(d), , 91 Stat. 664
  6. 1980Pub. L. 96–304, title I, § 109, , 94 Stat. 890
  7. 1985Pub. L. 99–88, title I, § 194, , 99 Stat. 349
  8. 1991Pub. L. 102–27, title II, , 105 Stat. 144
  9. 1991Pub. L. 102–90, title I, § 7(b), , 105 Stat. 451
  10. 1996Pub. L. 104–197, title I, § 3, , 110 Stat. 2397
  11. 1999Pub. L. 106–57, title I, § 3, , 113 Stat. 411
  12. 2003Pub. L. 108–7, div. H, title I, § 4(a), , 117 Stat. 349
  13. 2024Pub. L. 118–36, § 1, , 138 Stat. 9
  14. 2024Pub. L. 118–47, div. E, title I, § 104, , 138 Stat. 712.
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(Pub. L. 93–371, § 3, , 88 Stat. 428; Pub. L. 94–32, title I, § 4, , 89 Stat. 183; Pub. L. 94–59, title I, §§ 106(a), 107, , 89 Stat. 276; Pub. L. 95–26, title I, § 105, , 91 Stat. 83; Pub. L. 95–94, title I, § 112(d), , 91 Stat. 664; Pub. L. 96–304, title I, § 109, , 94 Stat. 890; Pub. L. 99–88, title I, § 194, , 99 Stat. 349; Pub. L. 102–27, title II, , 105 Stat. 144; Pub. L. 102–90, title I, § 7(b), , 105 Stat. 451; Pub. L. 104–197, title I, § 3, , 110 Stat. 2397; Pub. L. 106–57, title I, § 3, , 113 Stat. 411; Pub. L. 108–7, div. H, title I, § 4(a), , 117 Stat. 349; Pub. L. 118–36, § 1, , 138 Stat. 9; Pub. L. 118–47, div. E, title I, § 104, , 138 Stat. 712.)

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