§ 6533. Death, resignation, or disability of Secretary of Senate; Assistant Secretary of Senate to act as Secretary; written designation of absent status

Statutory text

In the event of the death, resignation, or disability of the Secretary of the Senate, the Assistant Secretary of the Senate shall act as Secretary in carrying out the duties and responsibilities of that office in all matters until such time as a new Secretary shall have been elected and qualified or such disability shall have been ended. For purposes of this section and section 6532 of this title, the Secretary of the Senate shall be considered as disabled only during such period of time as the Majority and Minority Leaders and the President pro tempore of the Senate certify jointly to the Senate that the Secretary is unable to perform his duties. In the event that the Secretary of the Senate is absent or is to be absent for reasons other than disability (as provided in this section), and makes a written designation that he is or will be so absent, the Assistant Secretary shall act during such absence as the Secretary in carrying out the duties and responsibilities of the office in all matters. The designation may be revoked in writing at any time by the Secretary, and is revoked whenever the Secretary making the designation dies, resigns, or is considered disabled in accordance with this section.

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.

1971
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1972
Pub. L. 92–184 · 85 Stat. 627
Enacted · 2 U.S.C. § 6533
Pub. L. 92–184, ch. IV, Dec. 15, 1971, 85 Stat. 635
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 92–184, ch. IV, Dec. 15, 1971, 85 Stat. 635
1974
Pub. L. 93–371 § 1 · 88 Stat. 424
Inserted · 2 U.S.C. § 6533
Pub. L. 93–371 inserted provisions relating to the absence of Secretary of Senate for reasons other than disability and the written designation of such absent status
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 93–371 inserted provisions relating to the absence of Secretary of Senate for reasons other than disability and the written designation of such absent status.
1984
Pub. L. 98–367 title I § 2(b) · 98 Stat. 472
Struck · 2 U.S.C. § 6533
Pub. L. 98–367 struck out provisions relating to exception for duties of the Secretary as disbursing officer of the Senate
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 98–367 struck out provisions relating to exception for duties of the Secretary as disbursing officer of the Senate.
Enacted provision · exact public law section
(b) The paragraph under the heading “Administrative Provision” in chapter IV of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1972 (2 U.S.C. 64b) is amended— (1) in the first sentence thereof, by striking out “, except those matters relating to the Secretary’s duties as disbursing officer of the Senate,”; and (2) in the third sentence thereof, by striking out “, except those matters relating to the Secretary’s duties as such disbursing officer”.

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

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 64b of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Amendments1974–1984 · 2 rounds

1984

Pub. L. 98–367 struck out provisions relating to exception for duties of the Secretary as disbursing officer of the Senate.

1974

Pub. L. 93–371 inserted provisions relating to the absence of Secretary of Senate for reasons other than disability and the written designation of such absent status.

Credits

1971–1984 · 3 acts

1971Pub. L. 92–184, ch. IV, Dec. 15, 1971, 85 Stat. 635
1974Pub. L. 93–371, § 1, Aug. 13, 1974, 88 Stat. 427
1984Pub. L. 98–367, title I, § 2(b), July 17, 1984, 98 Stat. 474.

Show as published

(Pub. L. 92–184, ch. IV, Dec. 15, 1971, 85 Stat. 635; Pub. L. 93–371, § 1, Aug. 13, 1974, 88 Stat. 427; Pub. L. 98–367, title I, § 2(b), July 17, 1984, 98 Stat. 474.)