§ 6501. Appointment of consultants by Majority Leader, Minority Leader, Secretary of Senate, and Legislative Counsel of Senate; compensation

Footnotes

1. 1 So in original. Probably should be “(c)”.

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. 1977

   Pub. L. 95–26 title I § 101 · 91 Stat. 61

   Enacted · 2 U.S.C. § 6501

   Pub. L. 95–26, title I, § 101, May 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 82

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 95–26, title I, § 101, May 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 82

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 101. administrative provisions Effective April 1, 1977, the Majority Leader of the Senate and the Minority Leader of the Senate are each authorized to appoint and fix the compensation of not more than two individual consultants, on a temporary or intermittent basis, at a daily rate of compensation not in excess of the per diem equivalent of the highest gross rate of annual compensation which may be paid to employees of a standing committee of the Senate. The provisions of section 8344 of title 5, United States Code, shall not apply to any individual serving in a Contingent fund. position under this authority. Expenditures under this authority shall be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate upon vouchers approved by the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader, respectively.

2. 1977

   Pub. L. 95–94 title I § 110(a) · 91 Stat. 1254

   Inserted · 2 U.S.C. § 6501

   Pub. L. 95–94 inserted two references to Secretary of Senate

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 95–94 inserted two references to Secretary of Senate.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Section 101 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1977, is amended— (1) by striking out “Majority Leader of the Senate and the Minority Leader of the Senate” in the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof “Majority Leader, Minority Leader, and Secretary of the Senate”; and (2) by striking out “Majority Leader and the Minority Leader” in the last sentence and inserting in lieu thereof “Majority Leader, Minority Leader, and Secretary of the Senate”.

3. 1988

   John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development Act

   Pub. L. 100–458 title I · 102 Stat. 2158

   Changed · 2 U.S.C. § 6501

   Pub. L. 100–458 provided for appointment, compensation, and voucher approval of two consultants by President pro tempore of Senate and increased the number of appointments by Minority Leader of Senate from two to four individuals

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 100–458 provided for appointment, compensation, and voucher approval of two consultants by President pro tempore of Senate and increased the number of appointments by Minority Leader of Senate from two to four individuals.

   Enacted provision · exact public law
   TITLE I— CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS Subtitle A— Congressional Operations SENATE Mileage of the Vice President and Senators and Expense Allowances of the Vice President, the President Pro Tempore, Majority and Minority Leaders, Majority and Minority Whips, and Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Conference Committees mileage of the vice president and senators For mileage of the Vice President and Senators of the United States, $60,000. expense allowances of the vice president the president pro tempore, majority and minority leaders, majority and minority whips, and chairmen of the majority and minority conference committees For expense allowances of the Vice President, $10,000; the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, $10,000; Majority Leader of the Senate, $10,000; Minority Leader of the Senate, $10,000; Majority Whip of the Senate, $5,000; Minority Whip of the Senate, $5,000; and Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Conference Committees, $3,000 for each Chairman; in all, $56,000. representation allowances for the majority and minority leaders For representation allowances of the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate, $10,000 for each such Leader; in all, $20,000. Salaries, Officers and Employees For compensation of officers, employees, and others as authorized by law, including agency contributions, $49,255,000 which shall be paid from this appropriation without regard to the below limitations, as follows: office of the vice president For the Office of the Vice President, $1,168,000. office of the president pro tempore For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $156,000. office of the deputy president pro tempore For the Office of the Deputy President Pro Tempore, $23,000. offices of the majority and minority leaders For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, $1,416,000. offices of the majority and minority whips For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $440,000. conference committees For the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the Minority, at rates of compensation to be fixed by the Chairman of each such committee, $567,500 for each such committee; in all, $1,135,000. offices of the secretaries of the conference of the majority and the conference of the minority For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the Minority, $279,000. office of the chaplain For Office of the Chaplain, $117,000. office of the secretary For Office of the Secretary, $8,165,000. office of the sergeant at arms and doorkeeper For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, $24,987,000. offices of the secretaries for the majority and minority For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary for the Minority, $944,000. agency contributions For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized by law, $10,425,000. office of the legislative counsel of the senate For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate, $1,799,000: Provided, That the amounts appropriated to the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate for fiscal year 1988 shall remain available until September 30, 1989. office of senate legal counsel For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel, $646,000. expense allowances of the secretary of the senate, sergeant at arms and doorkeeper of the senate, and secretaries for the majority and minority of the senate For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, $3,000; Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $3,000; Secretary for the Majority of the Senate, $3,000; Secretary for the Minority of the Senate, $3,000; in all, $12,000. Contingent Expenses of the Senate senate policy committees For salaries and expenses of the Majority Policy Committee and the Minority Policy Committee, $1,101,500 for each such committee; in all, $2,203,000. inquiries and investigations For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the Senate, or conducted pursuant to section 134(a) of Public Law 601, Seventy-ninth Congress, as amended, section 112 of Public Law 96–304 and Senate Resolution 281, agreed to March 11, 1980, $62,673,000. expenses of united states senate caucus on international narcotics control For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, $325,000. secretary of the senate For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate, $727,200. sergeant at arms and doorkeeper of the senate For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $65,643,000. miscellaneous items For miscellaneous items, $6,180,000. senators’ official personnel and office expense account For Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense Account, $151,065,000. stationery (revolving fund) For stationery for the President of the Senate, $4,500, for officers of the Senate and the Conference of the Majority and Conference of the Minority of the Senate, $8,500; in all, $13,000. administrative provisions Section 1. The Chairman of the Majority or Minority Conference Committee of the Senate may, during the fiscal year ending September 30, 1989, at his election, transfer not more than $50,000 from the appropriation account for salaries for the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the Minority of the Senate, to the account, within the contingent fund of the Senate, from which expenses are payable under section 120 of Public Law 97–51 (2 U.S.C. 61g–6). Any transfer of funds under authority of the preceding sentence shall be made at such time or times as such chairman shall specify in writing to the Senate Disbursing Office. Any funds so transferred by the chairman of the Majority or Minority Conference Committee shall be available for expenditure by such committee in like manner and for the same purposes as are other moneys which are available for expenditure by such committee from the account, within the contingent fund of the Senate, from which expenses are payable under section 120 of Public Law 97–51 (2 U.S.C. 61g–6). Sec. 2. Funds appropriated to the Conference of the Majority and 2 USC 61g–8 note. funds appropriated to the Conference of the Minority for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1989, may be utilized in such amounts as the Chairman of each Conference deems appropriate for the specialized training of professional staff, subject to such limitations, insofar as they are applicable, as are imposed by the Committee on Rules and Administration with respect to such training when provided to professional staff of standing committees of the Senate. Sec. 3. (a) The Secretary of the Senate is authorized, with the 2 USC 68–6. approval of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, to transfer, during any fiscal year, from the appropriations account, within the contingent fund of the Senate, for expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate, such sums as he shall specify to the Senate appropriations account, appropriated under the headings “Salaries, Officers and Employees” and “Office of the Secretary”; and any funds so transferred shall be available in like manner and for the same purposes as are other funds in the account to which the funds are transferred. (b) The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate is authorized, with the approval of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, to transfer, during any fiscal year, from the appropriations account, within the contingent fund of the Senate, for expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, such sums as he shall specify to the appropriations account, appropriated under the headings “Salaries, Officers and Employees” and “Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper”; and any funds so transferred shall be available in like manner and for the same purposes as are other funds in the account to which the funds are transferred. Sec. 4. Section 101 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1977 (2 U.S.C. 61h–6) is amended by inserting “President Pro Tempore,” immediately before “Majority Leader” each place it appears therein. Sec. 5. The Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate Disadvantaged persons. Homeless persons. District of Columbia. 40 USC 174j–1 note. Effective date. may provide for the distribution of unused food from the Senate cafeterias under the jurisdiction of the committee to the needy of the District of Columbia through an appropriate private distribution organization selected by the committee. Sec. 6. Effective with the fiscal year ending September 30, 1988, section 117 of the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976 (2 U.S.C. 61f–1a), is amended by striking out “not to exceed $167,000 during any fiscal year” and inserting in lieu thereof “not to exceed $2.50,000 during any fiscal year”. Sec. 7. Section 117 of Public Law 97–51 (2 U.S.C. 61f–8) is amended by striking out “from the contingent fund of the Senate an amount not to exceed $210,000 for:” and inserting in lieu thereof “from the account for the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, within the contingent fund of the Senate, an amount not to exceed $300,000:”. Sec. 8. (a) Section 506(a)(9) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1973 (2 U.S.C. 58(a)(9)) is amended by striking out “necessary” and all that follows, and inserting in lieu thereof “necessary.”. (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall be effective only in the case of expenses incurred on or after October 1, 1988. Sec. 9. Section 101 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1977 (2 U.S.C. 61h–6) is amended— (1) in the first sentence thereof, by striking out “Minority Leader”, and (2) by inserting immediately after the first sentence thereof the following new sentence: “The Minority Leader of the Senate is authorized to appoint and fix the compensation of not more than four individual consultants, on a temporary or intermittent basis, at a daily rate of compensation not in excess of that specified in the preceding sentence.”. Sec. 10. (a) The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate is authorized to employ, and fix the compensation of such employees as he determines necessary to operate the Senate Beauty Shop. (b) (1) Section 106(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1977 (2 U.S.C. 121a) is amended by deleting “Senate Barber Shops Revolving Fund” and inserting in lieu thereof “Senate Barber and Beauty Shops Revolving Fund”. (2) Section 106(b) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1977 (2 U.S.C. 121a) is amended to read as follows: “(b) All moneys received by the Senate Barber Shop and the Senate Beauty Shop from fees for services or from any other source shall be deposited to the credit of the revolving fund. Moneys in the revolving fund shall be available without fiscal year limitation for disbursement by the Secretary of the Senate for necessary equipment, supplies, and expenses of the Senate Barber and Beauty Shops.”. (c) Any individual who, on the date of the enactment of this section, is an employee of the Senate Building Beauty Shop and who, after having been employed by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, attains 5 years of civilian service creditable under section 8411 of title 5, United States Code, other than service credited pursuant to subsection (d) of this section, may be credited under such section for any service as an employee of the Senate Building Beauty Shop prior to such date of enactment, if such employee makes a payment of the amount, determined by the Office of Personnel Management, that would have been deducted and withheld from the basic pay of such employee under section 8422 of title 5, United States Code, for such period so credited, together with interest thereon. (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, any service performed by an individual in the Senate Building Beauty Shop prior to the date of the enactment of this section is deemed to be civilian service creditable under section 8411 of title 5, United States Code, for purposes of qualifying for survivor annuities and disability benefits under subchapters IV and V of chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, if such individual— (1) on the date of the enactment of this Act, is an employee of the Senate Building Beauty Shop; (2) on or after the date of such enactment is employed by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper pursuant to subsection (a) of this section; and (3) payment is made of an amount, determined by the Office of Personnel Management, which would have been deducted and withheld from the basic pay of such employee under section 8422 of title 5, United States Code, for such period so credited, together with interest thereon. (e) The Office of Personnel Management shall accept the certification of the Secretary of the Senate concerning creditable service for the purpose of this section. (f) The foregoing provisions of this section shall take effect on Effective date. October 1, 1988. Sec. 11. Of the funds available under the head “Contingent Expenses of the Senate” for the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, for fiscal year 1988, $3,600,000 shall remain available until September 30, 1989. Sec. 12. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be used for the maintenance or care of private vehicles, except for emergency assistance and cleaning as may be provided under regulations relating to paring facilities for the Senate issued by the Committee on Rules and Administration. Sec. 13. Section 506(a)(3) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, Mail. 1973 (2 U.S.C. 58(a)(3)) is amended by inserting “postage on, and fees and charges in connection with, mail matter sent through the mail under the franking privilege in excess of amounts provided from the appropriation for official mail costs, upon certification by the Senate Sergeant at Arms and subject to such regulations as may be promulgated by the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, and” before “reimbursement”. Sec. 14. (a) Section 506(a)(9) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1973 (2 U.S.C. 58(a)(9)) is amended by striking out “necessary” and all that follows, and inserting in lieu thereof “necessary.”. (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall be effective only Effective date. 2 USC 58 note. in the case of expenses incurred on or after October 1, 1988. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mileage of Members For mileage of Members, as authorized by law, $210,000. Salaries and Expenses For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives, $505,500,000, as follows: house leadership offices For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $4,024,000, including: Office of the Speaker, $902,000, including $18,000 for official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, $828,000, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $926,000, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the Majority Whip, $733,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority Whip and not to exceed $162,950, for the Chief Deputy Majority Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, $635,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Minority Whip and not to exceed $80,740, for the Chief Deputy Minority Whip. members’ clerk hire For staff employed by each Member in the discharge of his official and representative duties, $178,828,000. committee employees For professional and clerical employees of standing committees, including the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on the Budget, $51,067,000. committee on the budget (studies) For salaries, expenses, and studies by the Committee on the Budget, and temporary personal services for such committee to be expended in accordance with sections 101(c), 606, 703, and 901(e) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, and to be available for reimbursement to agencies for services performed, $336,000. contingent expenses of the house standing committees, special and select For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and select, authorized by the House, $54,092,000. allowances and expenses For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution or law, $177,163,000, including: Official Expenses of Members, $82,068,000; supplies, materials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims, $21,193,000; furniture and furnishings, $1,265,000; stenographic reporting of committee hearings, $800,000; reemployed annuitants reimbursements, $1,380,000; Government contributions to employees’ life insurance fund, retirement funds, Social Security fund, Medicare fund, health benefits fund, and worker’s and unemployment compensation, $69,835,000; and miscellaneous items including, but not limited to, purchase, exchange, maintenance, repair and operation of House motor vehicles, interparliamentary receptions and gratuities to heirs of deceased employees of the House, $622,000. Such amounts as are deemed necessary for the payment of allowances and expenses under this heading may be transferred among the various categories of allowances and expenses under this heading, upon the approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. committee on appropriations (studies and investigations) For salaries and expenses, studies and examinations of executive agencies, by the Committee on Appropriations, and temporary personal services for such committee, to be expended in accordance with section 202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act, 1946, and to be available for reimbursement to agencies for services performed, $4,429,000. salaries, officers and employees For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as authorized by law, $35,561,000, including: Office of the Clerk, $15,905,000; Office of the Sergeant at Arms, $951,000; Office of the Doorkeeper, including overtime, as authorized by law, $7,525,000; Office of the Postmaster, $2,610,000, including $49,570 for employment of substitute messengers and extra services of regular employees when required at the salary rate of not to exceed $17,101 per annum each; Office of the Chaplain, $78,000; Office of the Parliamentarian, including the Parliamentarian and $2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules, $746,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office for the Bicentennial of the House of Representatives, $261,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the House, $954,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House, $3,222,000; six minority employees, $521,000; the House Democratic Steering Committee and Caucus, $803,000; the House Republican Conference, $803,000; and other authorized employees, $1,182,000. Such amounts as are deemed necessary for the payment of salaries of officers and employees under this heading may be transferred among the various offices and activities under this heading, upon the approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. Administrative Provisions Sec. 101. Of the amounts appropriated for fiscal year 1989 for salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives, such amounts as may be necessary may be transferred among the headings “house leadership offices”, “members’ clerk hire”, “committee employees”, “contingent expenses of the house (standing committees, special and select)”, “contingent expenses of the house (allowances and expenses)”, and “salaries, officers and employees”, upon approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. Sec. 102. Effective for fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 1989, Effective date. the additional amount appropriated as a joint item for the Capitol Police Board in chapter IX of title I of the Urgent Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1986, shall be transferred from the Clerk of the House to the Architect of the Capitol and disbursed by the Architect of the Capitol, subject to the review, approval, and other procedures specified with respect to such appropriation. Sec. 103. Effective for fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 1989, Effective date. the annual rate of pay for the positions established by section 103(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1986, and the positions established by section 102(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1988, shall not exceed the annual rate of pay payable from time to time for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code. JOINT ITEMS For joint committees, as follows: joint committee on inaugural ceremonies of 1989 For construction of platform and seating stands and for salaries and expenses of conducting the inaugural ceremonies of the President and Vice President of the United States, January 20, 1989, in accordance with such program as may be adopted by the joint committee authorized by Senate Concurrent Resolution 105, One Hundredth Congress, agreed to March 18, 1988, $775,000, to remain available until September 30, 1989. Such funds shall be available for such salaries (when paid on a reimbursable basis) and expenses, whether incurred on, before, or after, October 1, 1988. Contingent Expenses of the Senate joint economic committee For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee, $3,330,000. joint committee on printing For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Printing, $1,143,000. Contingent Expenses of the House joint committee on taxation For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation, $4,346,000, to be disbursed by the Clerk of the House. For other joint items, as follows: Office of the Attending Physician For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of the emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physician and his assistants, including (1) an allowance of $1,000 per month to the Attending Physician; (2) an allowance of $600 per month to one Senior Medical Officer while on duty in the Attending Physician’s office; (3) an allowance of $200 per month each to two medical officers while on duty in the Attending Physician’s office; (4) an allowance of $200 per month each to not to exceed twelve assistants on the basis heretofore provided for such assistance; and (5) $998,000 for reimbursement to the Department of the Navy for expenses incurred for staff and equipment assigned to the Office of the Attending Physician, such amount shall be advanced and credited to the applicable appropriation or appropriations from which such salaries, allowances, and other expenses are payable and shall be available for all the purposes thereof, $1,414,000, to be disbursed by the Clerk of the House. Capitol Police Board Capitol Police salaries For the Capitol Police Board for salaries, including overtime, and Government contributions to employees’ benefits funds, as authorized by law, of officers, members, and employees of the Capitol Police, $52,922,000, of which $25,673,000 is appropriated to the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives, to be disbursed by the Clerk of the House, and $27,249,000 is appropriated to the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate, the remainder, to be disbursed by the Architect of the Capitol. general expenses For the Capitol Police Board for necessary expenses of the Capitol Police, including purchasing and supplying uniforms; the purchase, maintenance, and repair of police motor vehicles, including two-way police radio equipment; contingent expenses, including advance payment for travel for training or other purposes, and expenses associated with the relocation of instructor personnel to and from the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center as approved by the Chairman of the Capitol Police Board, and including $85 per month for extra services performed for the Capitol Police Board by such member of the staff of the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate or the House as may be designated by the Chairman of the Board, $1,887,000, to be disbursed by the Architect of the Capitol: Provided, That the funds used to maintain the petty cash fund referred to as “Petty Cash II” which is to provide for the prevention and detection of crime shall not exceed $4,000: Provided further, That the funds used to maintain the petty cash fund referred to as “Petty Cash III” which is to provide for the advance of travel expenses attendant to protective assignments shall not exceed $4,000: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the cost involved in providing basic training for members of the Capitol Police at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center for fiscal year 1989 shall be paid by the Secretary of the Treasury from funds available to the Treasury Department. Official Mail Costs For expenses necessary for official mail costs, $53,926,000, to be disbursed by the Clerk of the House, to be available immediately upon enactment of this Act: Provided, That funds appropriated for such purpose for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1988, shall remain available until expended. Capitol Guide Service For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Service, $1,220,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate: Provided, That none of these funds shall be used to employ more than thirty-three individuals: Provided further, That the Capitol Guide Board is authorized, during emergencies, to employ not more than two additional individuals for not more than one hundred twenty days each, and not more than ten additional individuals for not more than six months each, for the Capitol Guide Service. Statements of Appropriations For the preparation, under the direction of the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives, of the statements for the second session of the One Hundredth Congress, showing appropriations made, indefinite appropriations, and contracts authorized, together with a chronological history of the regular appropriations bills as required by law, $20,000, to be paid to the persons designated by the chairmen of such committees to supervise the work. OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT Salaries and Expenses For salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Technology Assessment Act of 1972 (Public Law 92–484), including reception and representation expenses (not to exceed $3,500 from the Trust Fund), and rental of space in the District of Columbia, and those necessary to carry out the duties of the Director of the Office of Technology Assessment under 42 U.S.C. 1395ww and 42 U.S.C. 1395w–1, $17,937,000: Provided, That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for salaries or expenses of any employee of the Office of Technology Assessment in excess of 143 staff employees: Provided further, That no part of this appropriation shall be available for assessments or activities not initiated and approved in accordance with section 3(d) of Public Law 92–484, except that funds shall be available for the assessment required by Public Law 96–151: Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for salaries or expenses of employees of the Office of Technology Assessment in connection with any reimbursable study for which funds are provided from sources other than appropriations made under this Act, or be available for any other administrative expenses incurred by the Office of Technology Assessment in carrying out such a study. BIOMEDICAL ETHICS BOARD Salaries and Expenses For the Biomedical Ethics Board and the Biomedical Ethics Advisory Committee, subject to reauthorization of section 381 of the Public Health Service Act (Public Law 99–158) or similar legislation, the amounts appropriated under this head in the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1988 (as enacted by Public Law 100–202), shall remain available for obligation until September 30, 1989: Provided, That effective October 1, 1988, the Disbursing Officer of the Library of Congress is authorized to— (1) disburse funds appropriated for the Biomedical Ethics Board; (2) compute and disburse the basic pay for all personnel of the Biomedical Ethics Board; and (3) provide financial management services and support to the Biomedical Ethics Board, in the same manner as provided with respect to the Office of Technology Assessment under section 101(c) of Public Law 97–51 (2 U.S.C. 142f). CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE Salaries and Expenses For salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (Public Law 93–344), $18,361,000: Provided, That none of these funds shall be available for the purchase or hire of a passenger motor vehicle: Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for salaries or expenses of any employee of the Congressional Budget Office in excess of 226 staff employees: Provided further, That any sale or lease of property, supplies, or services to the Congressional Budget Office shall be deemed to be a sale or lease of such property, supplies, or services to the Congress subject to section 903 of Public Law 98–63. ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL Office of the Architect of the Capitol salaries For the Architect of the Capitol; the Assistant Architect of the Capitol; the Executive Assistant; and other personal services; at rates of pay provided by law, $6,532,000. travel Appropriations under the control of the Architect of the Capitol shall be available for expenses of travel on official business not to exceed in the aggregate under all funds the sum of $20,000. Contingent Expenses To enable the Architect of the Capitol to make surveys and studies, and to meet unforeseen expenses in connection with activities under his care, $100,000, which shall remain available until expended. Capitol Buildings and Grounds capitol buildings For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Capitol Building and electrical substations of the Senate and House Office Buildings, under the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol, including furnishings and office equipment; not to exceed $1,000 for official reception and representation expenses, to be expended as the Architect of the Capitol may approve; purchase or exchange, maintenance and operation of a passenger motor vehicle; security installations, which are approved by the Capitol Police Board, authorized by House Concurrent Resolution 550, Ninety-second Congress, agreed to September 19, 1972, the cost limitation of which is hereby further increased by $445,000; for expenses of attendance, when specifically authorized by the Architect of the Capitol, at meetings or conventions in connection with subjects related to work under the Architect of the Capitol, $15,471,000, of which $1,100,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That of the funds to remain available until expended, $500,000 shall be available for obligation without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, as amended. capitol grounds For all necessary expenses for care and improvement of grounds surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House Office Buildings, and the Capitol Power Plant, $3,771,000, of which $160,000 shall remain available until expended. senate office buildings For all necessary expenses for maintenance, care and operation of Senate Office Buildings; and furniture and furnishings, to be expended under the control and supervision of the Architect of the Capitol, $24,086,000, of which $2,896,000 shall remain available until expended. House Office Buildings For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the House Office Buildings, including the position of Superintendent of Garages as authorized by law, $28,895,000, of which $4,453,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That upon enactment of this Act, the pay for the position of Superintendent of Garages shall be equivalent to the pay payable for positions at step 1 of level 12 of the House Employees Schedule, subject to the further increases authorized under 5 U.S.C. 5307(a)(1)(B) relating to the implementation of salary comparability policy. Capitol Power Plant For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Capitol Power Plant; for lighting, heating, and power (including the purchase of electrical energy) for the Capitol, Senate and House Office Buildings, Congressional Library Buildings, and the grounds about the same, Botanic Garden, Senate garage, and for air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from plants in any of such buildings; for heating the Government Printing Office and Washington City Post Office and heating and chilled water for air conditioning for the Supreme Court Building, Union Station complex and the Folger Shakespeare Library, expenses for which shall be advanced or reimbursed upon request of the Architect of the Capitol and amounts so received shall be deposited into the Treasury to the credit of this appropriation; $24,785,000: Provided, That not to exceed $1,950,000 of the funds credited or to be reimbursed to this appropriation as herein provided shall be available for obligation during fiscal year 1989: Provided further, That appropriations under this head shall hereafter be available for maintenance, alterations, personal and other services, and for all other necessary expenses of the Government owned property, buildings and facilities located in Lot 803, Square 695, formerly known as the General Services Administration Coal Yard at 42 I Street, S.E., in the District of Columbia. Administrative Provisions Sec. 104. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the Architect 40 USC 166b–6 note. of the Capitol is hereby authorized to (1) develop a pilot program to determine the economic feasibility and efficiency of centralizing certain maintenance functions, to assign and reassign, without increase or decrease in basic salary or wages, any person on the employment rolls of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, for personal services in any buildings, facilities, or grounds under his jurisdiction for which appropriations have been made and are available; (2) maintain appropriate cost and productivity records for the Records. Reports. program; and (3) report to appropriate authorities, including the Committees on Appropriations, on the results of the program, together with recommendations for continuation or expansion of the program. Sec. 105. The Architect of the Capitol, under the direction of the Gifts and property. Joint Committee on the Library, is authorized to accept donations to restore and display the Statue of Freedom model. Sec. 106. The Architect of the Capitol shall give the highest priority to expediting the installation of an alarm system to alert individuals occupying the Longworth House Office Building, the Cannon House Office Building, the Russell Senate Office Building, the Dirksen Senate Office Building, and the Capitol, of a fire or other emergency. The installation of such alarm system shall be completed Reports. not later than October 1, 1989, and the Architect of the Capitol shall submit a report to the appropriate committees of the Congress concerning such installation on October 1, 1989. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Congressional Research Service salaries and expenses For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 203 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended by section 321 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 (2 U.S.C. 166) and to revise and extend the Annotated Constitution of the United States of America, $44,684,000: Provided, That no part of this appropriation may be used to pay any salary or expense in connection with any publication, or preparation of material therefor (except the Digest of Public General Bills), to be issued by the Library of Congress unless such publication has obtained prior approval of either the Committee on House Administration or the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the compensation of the Director of the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress, shall be at an annual rate which is equal to the annual rate of basic pay for positions at level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE Congressional Printing and Binding For authorized printing and binding for the Congress; for printing and binding for the Architect of the Capitol; expenses necessary for preparing the semimonthly and session index to the Congressional Record, as authorized by law (44 U.S.C. 902); printing and binding of Government publications authorized by law to be distributed to Members of Congress; and for printing, binding, and distribution of Government publications authorized by law to be distributed without charge to the recipient, $72,000,000: Provided, That funds remaining from the unexpended balances from obligations made under prior year appropriations for this account shall be available for the purposes of the printing and binding account for the same fiscal year: Provided further, That this appropriation shall not be available for printing and binding part 2 of the annual report of the Secretary of Agriculture (known as the Yearbook of Agriculture) nor for copies of the permanent edition of the Congressional Record for individual Representatives, Resident Commissioners or Delegates authorized under 44 U.S.C. 906: Provided further, That, to the extent that funds remain from the unexpended balance of fiscal year 1984 funds obligated for the printing and binding costs of publications produced for the Bicentennial of the Congress, such remaining funds shall be available for the current year printing and binding cost of publications produced for the Bicentennial: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available for the payment of obligations incurred under the appropriations for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years. Subtitle B— John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development SEC. 111. SHORT TITLE This subtitle may be cited as the “John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development Act”. SEC. 112. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS The Congress makes the following findings: (1) Senator John C. Stennis of the State of Mississippi has served his State and country with distinction for more than 60 years as a public servant, including service in the United States Senate for a period of 41 years. (2) Senator Stennis has a distinguished record as a United States Senator, including service as the first Chairman of the Select Committee on Ethics, Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, and President pro tempore of the Senate. (3) Senator Stennis has long maintained a special interest in and devotion to the development of leadership and excellence in public service. (4) There is a compelling need to encourage outstanding young people to pursue public service on a career basis and to provide public service leadership training opportunities for individuals serving in State and local governments and for individuals serving as employees of Members of Congress. (5) It would be a fitting tribute to Senator Stennis and to his leadership, integrity, and years of devoted public service to establish in his name a center for the training and development of leadership and excellence in public service. SEC. 113. DEFINITIONS In this subtitle: (1) The term “Center” means the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development established under section 114(a). (2) The term “Board” means the Board of Trustees of the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development established under section 114(b). (3) The term “fund” means the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development Trust Fund provided for under section 116. SEC. 114. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT (a) Establishment.— There is established in the legislative branch of the Government a center to be known as the “John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development”. (b) Board of Trustees.— The Center shall be subject to the supervision and direction of a Board of Trustees. The Board shall be composed of seven members, as follows: (1) Two members to be appointed by the majority leader of the Senate. (2) One member to be appointed by the minority leader of the Senate. (3) Two members to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. (4) One member to be appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives. (5) The Executive Director of the Center, who shall serve as an ex officio member of the Board. (c) Term of Office.— The term of office of each member of the Board appointed under paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) of subsection (b) shall be six years, except that— (1) the members first appointed under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall serve, as designated by the majority leader of the Senate, one for a term of two years, one for a term of four years, and one for a term of six years; (2) the members first appointed under paragraphs (3) and (4) shall serve, as designated by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one for a term of two years, one for a term of four years, and one for a term of six years; and (3) a member appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the term for which his predecessor was appointed and shall be appointed in the same manner as the original appointment for that vacancy was made. (d) Travel and Subsistence Pay.— Members of the Board (other than the Executive Director) shall serve without pay, but shall be entitled to reimbursement for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. (e) Location of Center.— The Center shall be located at or near Mississippi. Starkville, Mississippi, the location of Mississippi State University. SEC. 115. PURPOSES AND AUTHORITY OF THE CENTER (a) Purposes of Center.— The purposes of the Center shall be— (1) to increase awareness of the importance of public service, Children and youth. to foster among the youth of the United States greater recognition and understanding of the role of public service in the development of the United States, and to promote public service as a career choice; (2) State and local governments. to provide training and development opportunities for State and local elected government officials and employees of State and local governments in order to assist such officials and employees to become more effective and more efficient in performing their public duties and develop their potential for accepting increased public service opportunities; and (3) to provide training and development opportunities for those employees of Members of the Congress who perform key roles in helping Members of Congress serve the people of the United States. (b) Authority of Center.— The Center is authorized, consistent with this subtitle, to develop such programs, activities, and services as it considers appropriate to carry out the purpose of this subtitle. Such authority shall include the following: (1) Schools and colleges. The development and implementation of educational programs for secondary and post-secondary schools and colleges designed— (A) to improve the attitude of students toward public service; (B) to encourage students to consider public service as a career goal; (C) to create a better understanding of the important role that people in public service have played in the growth and development of the United States; and (D) to foster a sense of civic responsibility among the youth of the United States. (2) The development and implementation of programs designed— (A) to enhance skills and abilities of public service employees and elected officials at the State and local levels of government; (B) to make such officials more productive and effective in the performance of their duties; and (C) to help prepare such employees and officials to assume greater responsibilities in the field of public service. (3) The development and implementation of congressional staff training programs designed to equip congressional staff personnel to perform their duties more effectively and efficiently. (4) Communications and telecommunications. The development and implementation of media and telecommunications production capabilities to assist the Center in expanding the reach of its programs throughout the United States. (5) Libraries. Research and development. The establishment of library and research facilities for the collection and compilation of research materials for use in carrying out the programs of the Center. (c) Program Priorities.— The Board of Trustees shall determine the priority of the programs to be carried out under this subtitle and the amount of funds to be allocated for such programs. SEC. 116. JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE DEVELOPMENT TRUST FUND (a) Establishment of Fund.— There is established in the Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known as the “John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Development Trust Fund”. The fund shall consist of amounts appropriated to it pursuant to section 121 and amounts credited to it under subsection (d). (b) Investment of Fund Assets.— (1) It shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury to invest in full the amounts appropriated to the fund. Such investments may be made only in interest bearing obligations of the United States or in obligations guaranteed as to both principal and interest by the United States. For such purpose, such obligations may be acquired on original issue at the issue price or by purchase of outstanding obligations at the marketplace. (2) The purposes for which obligations of the United States may be issued under the Second Liberty Bond Act are hereby extended to authorize the issuance at par of special obligations exclusively to the fund. Such special obligations shall bear interest at a rate equal to the average rate of interest, computed as to the end of the calendar month next preceding the date of such issue, borne by all marketable interest bearing obligations of the United States then forming a part of the public debt, except that when such average rate is not a multiple of one-eighth of one percent, the rate of interest of such special obligations shall be the multiple of one-eighth of one percent next lower than such average rate. Such special obligations shall be issued only if the Secretary determines that the purchase of other interest bearing obligations of the United States, or of obligations guaranteed as to both principal and interest by the United States or original issue or at the market price, is not in the public interest. (c) Authority To Sell Obligations.— Any obligation acquired by the fund (except special obligations issued exclusively to the fund) may be sold by the Secretary of the Treasury at the market price, and such special obligations may be redeemed at par plus accrued interest. (d) Proceeds From Certain Transactions Credited to Fund.— The interest on, and the proceeds from the sale or redemption of, any obligations held in the fund shall be credited to and form a part of the fund. SEC 117. EXPENDITURES AND AUDIT OF TRUST FUND (a) In General.— The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to pay to the Center from the interest and earnings of the fund such sums as the Board determines are necessary and appropriate to enable the Center to carry out the provisions of this subtitle. (b) Audit by GAO.— The activities of the Center under this subtitle may be audited by the General Accounting Office under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Comptroller General of the United States. Representatives of the General Accounting Office shall have access to all books, accounts, records, reports, and files and all other papers, things, or property belonging to or in use by the Center, pertaining to such activities and necessary to facilitate the audit. SEC. 118. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CENTER (a) Appointment by Board.— (1) There shall be an Executive Director of the Center who shall be appointed by the Board. The Executive Director shall be the chief executive officer of the Center and shall carry out the functions of the Center subject to the supervision and direction of the Board. The Executive Director shall carry out such other functions consistent with the provisions of this subtitle as the Board shall prescribe. (2) The Executive Director shall not be eligible to serve as Chairman of the Board. (b) Compensation.— The Executive Director of the Center shall be compensated at the rate specified for employees in grade GS–18 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, United States Code. SEC. 119. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS (a) In General.— In order to carry out the provisions of this subtitle, the Center may— (1) appoint and fix the compensation of such personnel as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this subtitle, except that in no case shall employees other than the Executive Director be compensated at a rate to exceed the maximum rate for employees in grade GS–15 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, United States Code; (2) procure temporary and intermittent services of experts and consultants as are necessary to the extent authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, but at rates not to exceed the rate specified at the time of such service for grade GS–18 under section 5332 of such title; (3) prescribe such regulations as it considers necessary governing the manner in which its functions shall be carried out; (4) Gifts and property. solicit and receive money and other property donated, bequeathed, or devised, without condition or restriction other than it be used for the purposes of the Center, and to use, sell, or otherwise dispose of such property for the purpose of carrying out its functions; (5) Voluntarism. accept and utilize the services of voluntary and noncompensated personnel and reimburse them for travel expenses, including per diem, as authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code; (6) Contracts. Grants. enter into contracts, grants, or other arrangements, or modifications thereof, to carry out the provisions of this subtitle, and such contracts or modifications thereof may, with the concurrence of two-thirds of the members of the Board, be entered into without performance or other bonds, and without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5); and (7) make other necessary expenditures. (b) Annual Report.— The Center shall submit to Congress an annual report of its operations under this subtitle. SEC. 120. AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this subtitle. SEC. 121. APPROPRIATIONS There is appropriated to the fund the sum of $7,500,000 to carry out this subtitle. This title may be cited as the “Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 1989”.

4. 1990

   Dire Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Assistance, Food Stamps, Unemployment Compensation Administration, and Other Urgent Needs, and Transfers, and Reducing Funds Budgeted for Military Spending Act of 1990

   Pub. L. 101–302 title III § 314(a) · 104 Stat. 213

   1. Amended · 2 U.S.C. § 6501

      Pub. L. 101–302 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a)

   2. Added · 2 U.S.C. § 6501

      Pub. L. 101–302 added subsec. (b)

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   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 101–302 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Section 101 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1977 (2 U.S.C. 61h–6) is amended— (1) by inserting “(a)” immediately after “Sec. 101.”, and (2) by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:\ “(b) The Majority Leader, the Minority Leader, and the President pro tempore of the Senate, in appointing individuals to consultant positions under authority of this section, may appoint one such individual to such position at an annual rate of compensation rather than at a daily rate of compensation, but such annual rate shall not be in excess of the highest gross rate of annual compensation which may be paid to employees of a standing committee of the Senate.”.

5. 1991

   Pub. L. 102–90 title I § 3 · 105 Stat. 447

   Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 6501(a)

   Pub. L. 102–90 which directed the insertion of “The Legislative Counsel of the Senate (subject to the approval of the President pro tempore) is authorized to appoint and fix the compensation of not more than 2 consultants, on a temporary or intermittent basis, at a daily rate of compensation not in excess of that specified in the first sentence of this section.” immediately after the second sentence of this section and which directed the substitution of “, Secretary of the Senate, or Legislative Counsel of the Senate, as the case may be” for “and the Secretary of the Senate, respectively” in the last sentence of this section, was executed by making the insertion and the substitution for “and Secretary of the Senate, respectively”, to reflect the probable intent of Congress

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–90 which directed the insertion of “The Legislative Counsel of the Senate (subject to the approval of the President pro tempore) is authorized to appoint and fix the compensation of not more than 2 consultants, on a temporary or intermittent basis, at a daily rate of compensation not in excess of that specified in the first sentence of this section.” immediately after the second sentence of this section and which directed the substitution of “, Secretary of the Senate, or Legislative Counsel of the Senate, as the case may be” for “and the Secretary of the Senate, respectively” in the last sentence of this section, was executed by making the insertion and the substitution for “and Secretary of the Senate, respectively”, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

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   (3) The chairman of the board shall be elected by the members of the board.

6. 1995

   Pub. L. 104–2 · 109 Stat. 45

   Struck · 2 U.S.C. § 6501

   Pub. L. 104–2, which directed the general amendment of section 61h–6 of title 2, was executed by amending section 101 of Pub. L. 95–26, which is classified to section 61h–6 of title 2, to reflect the probable intent of Congress, in subsec. (a) striking out provisions regarding appointment of two consultants at daily rate of compensation by President pro tempore of Senate and increasing number of appointments by Majority Leader of Senate from two to four consultants at daily rate of compensation, and in subsec. (b) striking out provisions regarding appointment of one consultant at an annual rate of compensation by President pro tempore of Senate

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 104–2, which directed the general amendment of section 61h–6 of title 2, was executed by amending section 101 of Pub. L. 95–26, which is classified to section 61h–6 of title 2, to reflect the probable intent of Congress, in subsec. (a) striking out provisions regarding appointment of two consultants at daily rate of compensation by President pro tempore of Senate and increasing number of appointments by Majority Leader of Senate from two to four consultants at daily rate of compensation, and in subsec. (b) striking out provisions regarding appointment of one consultant at an annual rate of compensation by President pro tempore of Senate.

7. 1998

   Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1999

   Pub. L. 105–275 § 4(a) · 112 Stat. 2430

   Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 6501(a)

   Pub. L. 105–275, § 4(a), inserted after first sentence “The President pro tempore of the Senate is authorized to appoint and fix the compensation of one consultant, on a temporary or intermittent basis, at a daily rate of compensation not in excess of that specified in the first sentence of this subsection.” and in penultimate sentence substituted “sections 8344 and 8468” for “section 8344”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–275, § 4(a), inserted after first sentence “The President pro tempore of the Senate is authorized to appoint and fix the compensation of one consultant, on a temporary or intermittent basis, at a daily rate of compensation not in excess of that specified in the first sentence of this subsection.” and in penultimate sentence substituted “sections 8344 and 8468” for “section 8344”.

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   (4) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: “(4) (A) No voluntary separation incentive payment may be paid under this section on or after the date of enactment of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1999, unless the Architect of the Capitol submits a plan described under subparagraph (B) to the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate and the Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives and such committees approve the plan. “(B) The plan referred to under subparagraph (A) shall include — “(i) the positions and functions to be reduced or eliminated, identified by organizational unit, occupational category, and pay or grade level; “(ii) the number and amounts of voluntary separation incentive payments to be offered; and “(iii) a description of how the Architect of the Capitol will operate without the eliminated positions and functions. “(5) (A) In addition to any other payments which the Architect of the Capitol is required to make under subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, the Architect of the Capitol shall remit to the Office of Personnel Management for deposit in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund an amount equal to 15 percent of the final basic pay of each employee who is covered under subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, to whom a voluntary separation incentive has been paid under this section. This subparagraph shall not apply to any employee of the United States Senate Restaurants. “(B) For the purpose of this paragraph, the term ‘final basic pay’, with respect to an employee— “(i) means the total amount of basic pay which would be payable for a year of service by such employee, computed using the employee’s final rate of basic pay; and “(ii) includes an appropriate adjustment to the amount computed under clause (i) if the employee is last serving on other than a full-time basis.”.

8. 1998

   Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1999

   Pub. L. 105–275 § 4(b) · 112 Stat. 2430

   Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 6501(b)

   Pub. L. 105–275, § 4(b), substituted “Any or all appointments under this section may be” for “The Majority Leader, and the Minority Leader, in appointing individuals to consultant positions under authority of this section, may appoint one such individual to such position”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105–275, § 4(b), substituted “Any or all appointments under this section may be” for “The Majority Leader, and the Minority Leader, in appointing individuals to consultant positions under authority of this section, may appoint one such individual to such position”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (4) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: “(4) (A) No voluntary separation incentive payment may be paid under this section on or after the date of enactment of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1999, unless the Architect of the Capitol submits a plan described under subparagraph (B) to the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate and the Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives and such committees approve the plan. “(B) The plan referred to under subparagraph (A) shall include — “(i) the positions and functions to be reduced or eliminated, identified by organizational unit, occupational category, and pay or grade level; “(ii) the number and amounts of voluntary separation incentive payments to be offered; and “(iii) a description of how the Architect of the Capitol will operate without the eliminated positions and functions. “(5) (A) In addition to any other payments which the Architect of the Capitol is required to make under subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, the Architect of the Capitol shall remit to the Office of Personnel Management for deposit in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund an amount equal to 15 percent of the final basic pay of each employee who is covered under subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, to whom a voluntary separation incentive has been paid under this section. This subparagraph shall not apply to any employee of the United States Senate Restaurants. “(B) For the purpose of this paragraph, the term ‘final basic pay’, with respect to an employee— “(i) means the total amount of basic pay which would be payable for a year of service by such employee, computed using the employee’s final rate of basic pay; and “(ii) includes an appropriate adjustment to the amount computed under clause (i) if the employee is last serving on other than a full-time basis.”.

9. 2001

   Pub. L. 107–20 title II § 2803 · 115 Stat. 155

   Inserted · 2 U.S.C. § 6501(a)

   Pub. L. 107–20 inserted “The President pro tempore emeritus of the Senate is authorized to appoint and fix the compensation of one individual consultant, on a temporary or intermittent basis, at a daily rate of compensation not in excess of that specified in the first sentence of this subsection.” after second sentence and “President pro tempore emeritus,” after “President pro tempore,” in last sentence

   Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 107–20 inserted “The President pro tempore emeritus of the Senate is authorized to appoint and fix the compensation of one individual consultant, on a temporary or intermittent basis, at a daily rate of compensation not in excess of that specified in the first sentence of this subsection.” after second sentence and “President pro tempore emeritus,” after “President pro tempore,” in last sentence.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 2803. Section 101(a) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1977 (2 U.S.C. 61h–6(a)) is amended— (1) by inserting after the second sentence the following: “The President pro tempore emeritus of the Senate is authorized to appoint and fix the compensation of one individual consultant, on a temporary or intermittent basis, at a daily rate of compensation not in excess of that specified in the first sentence of this subsection.”; and (2) in the last sentence by inserting “President pro tempore emeritus,” after “President pro tempore,”.

10. 2001

    Pub. L. 107–68 title I § 101(a) · 115 Stat. 560

    1. Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 6501(a)

       Pub. L. 107–68 substituted “six individual consultants” for “four individual consultants” in second sentence

    2. Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 6501(a)

       Pub. L. 107–68 substituted “not more than two individual consultants” for “one consultant” in second sentence

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–68 substituted “six individual consultants” for “four individual consultants” in first sentence and “not more than two individual consultants” for “one consultant” in second sentence.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (a) Section 101(a) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1977 (2 U.S.C. 61h-6(a)) is amended in the first sentence by striking “four individual consultants” and inserting “six individual consultants”, and is amended in the second sentence by striking “one consultant” and inserting “not more than two individual consultants”.

11. 2003

    Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003

    Pub. L. 108–7 § 6(a)(1) · 117 Stat. 11

    Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 6501(a)

    Pub. L. 108–7, § 6(a)(1), substituted “eight individual consultants” for “six individual consultants” in first sentence

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108–7, § 6(a)(1), substituted “eight individual consultants” for “six individual consultants” in first sentence.

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    (1) in subsection (a), in the first sentence by striking “six individual consultants” and inserting “eight individual consultants”; and

12. 2003

    Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003

    Pub. L. 108–7 § 6(a)(2) · 117 Stat. 11

    Added · 2 U.S.C. § 6501(C)

    Pub. L. 108–7, § 6(a)(2), added subsec. (C)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (C). Pub. L. 108–7, § 6(a)(2), added subsec. (C).

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    (2) by adding at the end the following: “(C) Each appointing authority under subsection (a) may designate the title of the position of any individual appointed under that subsection.” .

13. 2009

    Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009

    Pub. L. 111–8 div. G title I § 2(a) · 123 Stat. 524

    1. Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 6501(a)

       Pub. L. 111–8 substituted “nine individual consultants” for “eight individual consultants” in second sentence

    2. Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 6501(a)

       Pub. L. 111–8 substituted “three individual consultants” for “two individual consultants” in second sentence

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 111–8 substituted “nine individual consultants” for “eight individual consultants” in first sentence and “three individual consultants” for “two individual consultants” in second sentence.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.   The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1.  Short title. Sec. 2.  Table of contents. Sec. 3.  References. Sec. 4.  Explanatory statement. Sec. 5.  Statement of appropriations. DIVISION A— AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2009 Title I— Agricultural Programs Title II— Conservation Programs Title III— Rural Development Programs Title IV— Domestic Food Programs Title V— Foreign Assistance and Related Programs Title VI— Related Agency and Food and Drug Administration Title VII— General Provisions DIVISION B— COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2009 Title I— Department of Commerce Title II— Department of Justice Title III— Science Title IV— Related Agencies Title V— General Provisions DIVISION C— ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2009 Title I— Department of Defense—Civil: Department of the Army Title II— Department of the Interior Title III— Department of Energy Title IV— Independent Agencies Title V— General Provisions DIVISION D— FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2009 Title I— Department of the Treasury Title II— Executive Office of the President and Funds Appropriated to the President Title III— The Judiciary Title IV— District of Columbia Title V— Independent Agencies Title VI— General Provisions—This Act Title VII— General Provisions—Government-wide Title VIII— General Provisions—District of Columbia DIVISION E— DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2009 Title I— Department of the Interior Title II— Environmental Protection Agency Title III— Related Agencies Title IV— General Provisions DIVISION F— DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2009 Title I— Department of Labor Title II— Department of Health and Human Services Title III— Department of Education Title IV— Related Agencies Title V— General Provisions Title VI— Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 DIVISION G— LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2009 Title I— Legislative Branch Appropriations Title II— General Provisions DIVISION H— DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2009 Title I— Department of State and Related Agency Title II— United States Agency for International Development Title III— Bilateral Economic Assistance Title IV— International Security Assistance Title V— Multilateral Assistance Title VI— Export and Investment Assistance Title VII— General Provisions DIVISION I— TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2009 Title I— Department of Transportation Title II— Department of Housing and Urban Development Title III— Related Agencies Title IV— General Provisions This Act DIVISION J— FURTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND OTHER MATTERS

    Effective date note
    Pub. L. 111–8, div. G, title I, § 2(b), Mar. 11, 2009, 123 Stat. 815, provided that: “This section [amending this section] shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act [Mar. 11, 2009] and shall apply to fiscal year 2009 and each fiscal year thereafter.”

14. 2024

    Pub. L. 118–47 div. E title I § 102 · 138 Stat. 712

    Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 6501(a)

    Pub. L. 118–47 substituted “12 individual consultants” for “nine individual consultants”

    Unresolved: Pub. L. 118–47 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 118–47 substituted “12 individual consultants” for “nine individual consultants”.

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