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Title 2 — The Congress

Part A · Chapter 65 — Senate Officers and Administration

§ 6538. Employment of additional administrative assistants

Statutory text

The Secretary of the Senate is authorized to employ such administrative assistants as may be necessary in order to carry out the provisions of this Act under the jurisdiction of the Secretary.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. “Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946”

    Pub. L. 79–753 · 60 Stat. 812

    Enacted · 2 U.S.C. § 6538

    Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, title II, § 244, 60 Stat. 839

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, title II, § 244, 60 Stat. 839

  2. House of Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act

    Pub. L. 104–186 title II § 204(18) · 110 Stat. 1718

    1. Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 6538

      Pub. L. 104–186 substituted “is” for “and the Clerk of the House are”

    2. Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 6538

      Pub. L. 104–186 substituted “the jurisdiction of the Secretary” for “their respective jurisdictions”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 104–186 substituted “is” for “and the Clerk of the House are” and “the jurisdiction of the Secretary” for “their respective jurisdictions”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (18) Section 244 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 74b) is amended— (A) by striking out “and the Clerk of the House are” and inserting in lieu thereof “is”; and (B) by striking out “their respective jurisdictions” and inserting in lieu thereof “the jurisdiction of the Secretary”.

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

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This Act, referred to in text, means act Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, 60 Stat. 812, known as the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 74b of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Amendments

1996—Pub. L. 104–186 substituted “is” for “and the Clerk of the House are” and “the jurisdiction of the Secretary” for “their respective jurisdictions”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective , see section 245 of act , set out as a note under section 4301 of this title.

Credits

1946–1996 · 2 acts
  1. 1946Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, title II, § 244, 60 Stat. 839
  2. 1996Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(18), , 110 Stat. 1732.
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(Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, title II, § 244, 60 Stat. 839; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(18), , 110 Stat. 1732.)

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