Title 2 — The Congress
Part B · Chapter 65 — Senate Officers and Administration
§ 6611. Transfer authority and Sergeant at Arms Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Fund
Statutory text
In general
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, appropriated under the headings “Salaries, Officers and Employees” and “Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper”, such sums as he shall specify to 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; 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.
Sergeant at Arms Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Fund
Definitions
In this subsection—
the term “Fund” means the Sergeant at Arms Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Fund established under paragraph (2); and
the term “Sergeant at Arms” means the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate.
Establishment
There is established under the heading “Contingent Expenses of the Senate” an account to be known as the “Sergeant at Arms Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Fund”.
Use of amounts
Amounts in the Fund shall be available to the Sergeant at Arms for purposes of the business continuity and disaster recovery needs of the Senate.
Authority to transfer
In general
Subject to subparagraph (C), prior to the date of the withdrawal of amounts appropriated under the heading “Contingent Expenses of the Senate—sergeant at arms and doorkeeper of the senate” in accordance with section 4107 of this title, any unobligated balances of expired discretionary appropriations of such amounts may be transferred by the Sergeant at Arms to the Fund.
Period of availability
Amounts transferred under subparagraph (A) shall remain available until expended.
Notice
If the Sergeant at Arms intends to transfer amounts under subparagraph (A), the Sergeant at Arms shall submit to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate written notice not later than 15 days before the date of the withdrawal of such amounts in accordance with section 4107 of this title.
Applicability
The authority to transfer amounts under this paragraph shall apply with respect to amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2022, or any fiscal year thereafter.
Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Fund such sums as are necessary for fiscal year 2022 and each fiscal year thereafter.
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.
Pub. L. 101–520 title I § 5 · 104 Stat. 2254
Enacted · 2 U.S.C. § 6611
Pub. L. 101–520, title I, § 5, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 2258
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 101–520, title I, § 5, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 2258Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 5. 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, appropriated under the headings “Salaries, Officers and Employees” and “Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper”, such sums as he shall specify to 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; 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.Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2022
Pub. L. 117–103 div. I title I § 103 · 136 Stat. 49
Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 6611
Pub. L. 117–103 substituted “Transfer authority and Sergeant at Arms Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Fund” for “Transfers from appropriations account for expenses of Office of Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate” in section catchline
Amended · 2 U.S.C. § 6611
Pub. L. 117–103 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a)
Inserted · 2 U.S.C. § 6611
Pub. L. 117–103 inserted heading
Added · 2 U.S.C. § 6611
Pub. L. 117–103 added subsec. (b)
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 117–103 substituted “Transfer authority and Sergeant at Arms Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Fund” for “Transfers from appropriations account for expenses of Office of Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate” in section catchline, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 103. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Department of Commerce in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: Provided further, Notification. Time period. That the Secretary of Commerce shall notify the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days in advance of the acquisition or disposal of any capital asset (including land, structures, and equipment) not specifically provided for in this Act or any other law appropriating funds for the Department of Commerce.
5 of 5 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 68–6a of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Section is from the Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 1991, which is title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991.
Amendments
2022—Pub. L. 117–103 substituted “Transfer authority and Sergeant at Arms Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Fund” for “Transfers from appropriations account for expenses of Office of Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate” in section catchline, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).
Credits
1990–2022 · 2 acts
- 1990Pub. L. 101–520, title I, § 5, , 104 Stat. 2258
- 2022Pub. L. 117–103, div. I, title I, § 103, , 136 Stat. 505.
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(Pub. L. 101–520, title I, § 5, , 104 Stat. 2258; Pub. L. 117–103, div. I, title I, § 103, , 136 Stat. 505.)