§ 1754. Foreign currencies

Footnotes

1. 1 See References in Text note below.

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. 1954

   Aug. 26, 1954, ch. 937, ch. IV, § 502, 68 Stat. 849 · 68 Stat. 849

   Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 1754

   Aug. 26, 1954, ch. 937, ch. IV, § 502, 68 Stat. 849

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Aug. 26, 1954, ch. 937, ch. IV, § 502, 68 Stat. 849

2. 1954

   Public Law not identified

   Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 1754(b)

   Subsec. (b). Act Sept. 3, 1954, substituted “Committee on Appropriations of the Senate” for “Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate”

   Unresolved: No Public Law or Statutes at Large citation in the Code source.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Act Sept. 3, 1954, substituted “Committee on Appropriations of the Senate” for “Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate”.

3. 1955

   Public Law not identified

   Changed · 22 U.S.C. § 1754(b)

   Subsec. (b). Act July 8, 1955, authorized the use of local currencies by the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy and the Joint Committee on the Economic Report

   Unresolved: No Public Law or Statutes at Large citation in the Code source.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Act July 8, 1955, authorized the use of local currencies by the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy and the Joint Committee on the Economic Report.

4. 1956

   Public Law not identified

   Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 1754(b)

   Subsec. (b). Act July 18, 1956, substituted “Joint Economic Committee and the Select Committees on Small Business of the Senate and House of Representatives” for “Joint Committee on the Economic Report”

   Unresolved: No Public Law or Statutes at Large citation in the Code source.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Act July 18, 1956, substituted “Joint Economic Committee and the Select Committees on Small Business of the Senate and House of Representatives” for “Joint Committee on the Economic Report”.

5. 1958

   Mutual Security Act of 1958

   Pub. L. 85–477 · 72 Stat. 261

   Changed · 22 U.S.C. § 1754(b)

   Pub. L. 85–477 required each member or employee of the committees to make an itemized report to the chairman of his committee, provided that the chairman shall consolidate the reports and forward the consolidated report to the appropriate Congressional committee within the first 60 days that Congress is in session in each year, and required publication of each report in the Congressional Record

   Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 85–477 required each member or employee of the committees to make an itemized report to the chairman of his committee, provided that the chairman shall consolidate the reports and forward the consolidated report to the appropriate Congressional committee within the first 60 days that Congress is in session in each year, and required publication of each report in the Congressional Record.

6. 1958

   Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1959

   Pub. L. 85–766 · 72 Stat. 864

   Changed · 22 U.S.C. § 1754(b)

   Pub. L. 85–766 required reports to the Select Committee on Astronautics and Space Exploration of the House of Representatives and the Special Committee on Space and Astronautics of the Senate

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 85–766 required reports to the Select Committee on Astronautics and Space Exploration of the House of Representatives and the Special Committee on Space and Astronautics of the Senate.

7. 1960

   Mutual Security Act of 1960

   Pub. L. 86–472 § 401(a)(1) · 74 Stat. 134

   Changed · 22 U.S.C. § 1754(b)

   Pub. L. 86–472, § 401(a)(1), required members and employees of committees to report the amounts of dollar expenditures made from appropriated funds in connection with travel outside the United States, and provided that the consolidated report shall show the total itemized expenditures incurred as a result of official activities of members and employees of committees or subcommittees

   Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 86–472, § 401(a)(1), required members and employees of committees to report the amounts of dollar expenditures made from appropriated funds in connection with travel outside the United States, and provided that the consolidated report shall show the total itemized expenditures incurred as a result of official activities of members and employees of committees or subcommittees.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) Subsection (b) is amended as follows: (i) Insert after the word “expended” in the proviso the words “and the amounts of dollar expenditures made from appropriated funds in connection with travel outside the United States”. (ii) Amend the second sentence to read as follows: “Within the first sixty days that Congress is in session in each calendar year, the chairman of each such committee shall prepare a consolidated report showing the total itemized expenditures during the preceding calendar year of the committee and each subcommittee thereof, incurred as a result of the official activities of the members and employees of such committee or subcommittee, and shall forward such consolidated report to the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives (if the committee be a committee of the House of Representatives or a joint committee whose funds are disbursed by the Clerk of the House) or to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate (if the committee be a Senate committee or a joint committee whose funds are disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate).”

8. 1960

   Mutual Security Act of 1960

   Pub. L. 86–472 § 401(a)(2) · 74 Stat. 134

   Added · 22 U.S.C. § 1754(c)

   Pub. L. 86–472, § 401(a)(2), added subsec. (c)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 86–472, § 401(a)(2), added subsec. (c).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) At the end of the section, add the following new subsection: “(c) It is the sense of the Congress that prompt and careful consideration should be given to participation by the United States in an internationally financed program which would utilize foreign currencies available to the United States to preserve the great cultural monuments of the Upper Nile. Accordingly, the President is requested to submit to the Congress on or before March 1, 1961, his recommendations concerning such a program.”

9. 1960

   Pub. L. 86–628 title I § 105(a) · 74 Stat. 446

   Changed · 22 U.S.C. § 1754(b)

   Pub. L. 86–628 required inclusion in the reports of expenditures of each member and employee of the committees and subcommittees

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 86–628 required inclusion in the reports of expenditures of each member and employee of the committees and subcommittees.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) The second sentence of section 502(b) of the Mutual 68 Stat. 849. 22 USC 1754. Expenditures. Report. Security Act of 1954, as amended, is amended to read as follows: “Within the first sixty days that Congress is in session in each calendar year, the chairman of each such committee shall prepare a consolidated report showing the total itemized expenditures during the preceding calendar year of the committee and each subcommittee thereof, and of each member and employee of such committee or subcommittee, and shall forward such consolidated report to the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives (if the committee be a committee of the House of Representatives or a joint committee whose funds are disbursed by the Clerk of the House) or to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate (if the committee be a Senate committee or a joint committee whose funds are disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate).”

10. 1961

    Pub. L. 87–195 · 75 Stat. 424

    Repealed · 22 U.S.C. § 1754(c)

    Pub. L. 87–195 repealed subsec. (c) which related to the preservation of cultural monuments of the Upper Nile

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 87–195 repealed subsec. (c) which related to the preservation of cultural monuments of the Upper Nile.

11. 1964

    Foreign Assistance Act of 1964

    Pub. L. 88–633 · 78 Stat. 1009

    Inserted · 22 U.S.C. § 1754(b)

    Pub. L. 88–633 inserted “which are in excess of the amounts reserved under section 2362(a) of this title and of the requirements of the United States Government in payment of its obligations outside the United States, as such requirements may be determined from time to time by the President (and any other local currencies owned by the United States in amounts not to exceed the equivalent of $50 per day per person exclusive of the actual cost of transportation)”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 88–633 inserted “which are in excess of the amounts reserved under section 2362(a) of this title and of the requirements of the United States Government in payment of its obligations outside the United States, as such requirements may be determined from time to time by the President (and any other local currencies owned by the United States in amounts not to exceed the equivalent of $50 per day per person exclusive of the actual cost of transportation)”.

12. 1973

    Department of State Appropriations Authorization Act of 1973

    Pub. L. 93–126 § 5 · 87 Stat. 451

    1. Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 1754(b)

       Pub. L. 93–126 substituted “$75” for “$50”

    2. Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 1754(b)

       Pub. L. 93–126 substituted “shall be made available to Members and employees of appropriate committees” for “shall be made available to appropriate committees”

    3. Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 1754(b)

       Pub. L. 93–126 substituted a reporting procedure under which the Department of State, within the first 90 calendar days that Congress is in session in each calendar year, submits a report covering the amounts and dollar equivalent values of each foreign currency expended by each Member and employee with respect to travel outside the United States, with such report to be available for public inspection, for a reporting procedure under which both the amounts and dollar equivalent values of each foreign currency expended and the amount of dollar expenditures made from appropriated funds with respect to travel outside the United States were reported within the first 60 days that Congress was in session in each calendar year, with each such report published in the Congressional Record

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 93–126 substituted “$75” for “$50” and “shall be made available to Members and employees of appropriate committees” for “shall be made available to appropriate committees” and substituted a reporting procedure under which the Department of State, within the first 90 calendar days that Congress is in session in each calendar year, submits a report covering the amounts and dollar equivalent values of each foreign currency expended by each Member and employee with respect to travel outside the United States, with such report to be available for public inspection, for a reporting procedure under which both the amounts and dollar equivalent values of each foreign currency expended and the amount of dollar expenditures made from appropriated funds with respect to travel outside the United States were reported within the first 60 days that Congress was in session in each calendar year, with each such report published in the Congressional Record.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 5. use of foreign currency Subsection (b) of section 502 of the Mutual Security Act of 68 Stat. 850; 78 Stat. 1015. 1954 (22 U.S.C. 1754) is amended— (1) by striking out “$50” in the first sentence of such subsection and inserting in lieu thereof “$75”; (2) by inserting immediately before “appropriate committees” the following: “Members and employees of”; and (3) by striking out the colon and all that follows thereafter in such subsection and inserting in lieu thereof a period and the following: Report to congressional committees. “Within the first ninety calendar days that Congress is in session in each calendar year, the Department of State shall submit to the chairman of each such committee a report showing the amounts and dollar equivalent values of each such foreign currency expended during the preceding calendar year by each Member and employee with respect to travel outside the United States. Such reports of that committee shall be available for public inspection in the offices of such committee.”

13. 1974

    Pub. L. 93–371 § 107 · 88 Stat. 424

    1. Inserted · 22 U.S.C. § 1754(b)

       Pub. L. 93–371 inserted provisions requiring each member or employee of any committee to make to the chairman, in accordance with prescribed regulations, an itemized report showing the amounts of foreign currency expended and dollar expenditure made from appropriated funds in connection with travel outside the United States

    2. Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 1754(b)

       Pub. L. 93–371 substituted provisions relating to the preparation and submission of a consolidated report by the chairman, within the first sixty days that Congress is in session in each calendar year, showing total itemized expenditures during the preceding calendar year of the committee, for provisions relating to the submission by the Department of State to the chairman of each committee, within the first ninety calendar days that Congress is in session in each calendar year, showing amounts and equivalent dollar values of foreign currency expended during the preceding calendar year for travel outside the United States

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 93–371 inserted provisions requiring each member or employee of any committee to make to the chairman, in accordance with prescribed regulations, an itemized report showing the amounts of foreign currency expended and dollar expenditure made from appropriated funds in connection with travel outside the United States, and substituted provisions relating to the preparation and submission of a consolidated report by the chairman, within the first sixty days that Congress is in session in each calendar year, showing total itemized expenditures during the preceding calendar year of the committee, for provisions relating to the submission by the Department of State to the chairman of each committee, within the first ninety calendar days that Congress is in session in each calendar year, showing amounts and equivalent dollar values of foreign currency expended during the preceding calendar year for travel outside the United States.

14. 1975

    Pub. L. 94–59 title XI § 1105 · 89 Stat. 269

    1. Struck · 22 U.S.C. § 1754(b)

       Pub. L. 94–59 struck out provisions requiring each member or employee to make, to the chairman of the committee in accordance with regulations prescribed by the committee, an itemized report showing the amounts and dollar equivalent values of each foreign currency expended and the amounts of dollar expenditures made from appropriated funds in connection with travel outside the United States, together with the purposes of the expenditure, including lodging, meals, transportation, and other purposes, and, in the provision requiring a consolidated report by the chairman of each committee within the first sixty-days that Congress is in session in each calendar year

    2. Inserted · 22 U.S.C. § 1754(b)

       Pub. L. 94–59 inserted requirement that such report itemize those items

    3. Struck · 22 U.S.C. § 1754(b)

       Pub. L. 94–59 struck out references to subcommittees

    4. Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 1754(b)

       Pub. L. 94–59 substituted “Committee on House Administration” for “Clerk”

    5. Inserted · 22 U.S.C. § 1754(b)

       Pub. L. 94–59 inserted provision for public inspection

    Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 94–59 struck out provisions requiring each member or employee to make, to the chairman of the committee in accordance with regulations prescribed by the committee, an itemized report showing the amounts and dollar equivalent values of each foreign currency expended and the amounts of dollar expenditures made from appropriated funds in connection with travel outside the United States, together with the purposes of the expenditure, including lodging, meals, transportation, and other purposes, and, in the provision requiring a consolidated report by the chairman of each committee within the first sixty-days that Congress is in session in each calendar year, inserted requirement that such report itemize those items, struck out references to subcommittees, substituted “Committee on House Administration” for “Clerk”, and inserted provision for public inspection.

15. 1975

    Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976

    Pub. L. 94–157 title I · 89 Stat. 826

    Changed · 22 U.S.C. § 1754(b)

    Pub. L. 94–157 made local currencies available to Joint Committee on Congressional Operations

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 94–157 made local currencies available to Joint Committee on Congressional Operations.

    Enacted provision · exact public law
    TITLE I CHAPTER I DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Farmers Home Administration rural housing insurance fund For an additional amount for insured loans as authorized by title V of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, $500,000,000. Soil Conservation Service watershed and flood prevention operations For an additional amount for emergency measures for runoff retardation and soil-erosion prevention, as provided by section 216 of the Flood Control Act of 1950 (33 U.S.C. 701b–1) in addition to funds provided elsewhere, $26,432,000, to remain available until expended. Food and Nutrition Service special milk program For an additional amount to carry out the provisions of the Special Milk Program, as authorized by section 3 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1772), $60,000,000. food stamp program For an additional amount for the “Food stamp program” for the period February 1, 1976, through June 30, 1976, $1,750,000,000, of which $100,000 shall be immediately available only for revising program regulations as authorized by existing law: Provided, That funds provided herein shall remain available until expended in accordance with section 16 of the Food Stamp Act of 1964, as amended. child nutrition programs For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the National School Lunch Act, as amended, and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, as amended, for the period February 1, 1976 through June 30, 1976, $2,050,000 for State administrative expenses. GENERAL PROVISIONS Section 610 under this head in the Agriculture and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1976, Public Law 94–122, is amended by striking “$37,452,000” and substituting in lieu thereof “$42,400,000” and by striking “$9,363,000” and substituting in lieu thereof “$10,650,000”. RELATED AGENCIES Commodity Futures Trading Commission The limitation of $200,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109 under this head in the Agriculture and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1976, (Public Law 94–122) is increased to $265,000. CHAPTER II DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Housing Programs federal housing administration fund For payment to cover actual losses sustained by the Special Risk Insurance Fund, $100,000,000; and for payment to cover actual losses under the General Insurance Fund from mortgages insured under section 221(d)(3) with below-market interest rates, $42,500,000; to remain available until expended, as authorized by the National Housing Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1715z–3; 12 U.S.C. 17151). DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY new york city seasonal financing fund For the revolving fund established pursuant to section 8(a) of Public Law 94–143, $2,300,000,000. new york city seasonal financing fund, administrative expenses For necessary expenses in carrying out the administration of Public Law 94–143, $1,000,000. For “New York City Seasonal Financing Fund, Administrative Expenses” for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $315,000. CHAPTER III DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Manpower Administration advances to the unemployment trust fund and other funds For repayable advances to the Unemployment Trust Fund, as authorized by sections 905(d) and 1203 of the Social Security Act, as amended, and for nonrepayable advances to the “Federal unemployment benefits and allowances” account, to remain available until September 30, 1977, $5,000,000,000. grants to states for unemployment insurance and employment services For an additional amount to be expended for “Grants to States for Unemployment Insurance and Employment Services”, from the Employment Security Administration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund, $364,100,000 to remain available until September 30, 1977, which shall be available only to the extent necessary to meet increased costs of administration resulting from changes in a State law or increases in the number of unemployment insurance claims filed and claims paid or increased salary costs resulting from changes in State salary compensation plans embracing employees of the State generally over those upon which the State’s basic grant was based, which cannot be provided for by normal budgetary adjustments. Labor-Management Services Administration salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $3,910,000. For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses” for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $1,077,000. Employment Standards Administration salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $2,926,000. For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses” for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $834,000. special benefits For an additional amount for “Special benefits”, $97,100,000. For an additional amount for “Special benefits” for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $10,800,000. Departmental Management salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $203,000. For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses” for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $154,000. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE Health Services Administration health services For an additional amount for “Health services” for carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, titles 111, X, and part D of title XI of the Public Health Service Act and sections 602, 604, and 605 of Public Law 94–6.3, $437,01.3.000. For an additional amount for “Health services” for carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, titles III, X, and part D of title XI and sections 602, 604, and 605 of Public Law 94–63 for the period July 1 through September 30, 1976, $89,662,000. Center for Disease Control preventive health services For an additional amount for “Preventive health services” for carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, section 317 of the Public Health Service Act with regard to rat control project grants, $13,100,000. Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health For an additional amount for “Alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health” for carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, parts A, B, and D of the Community Mental Health Centers Act and section 603 of Public Law 94–63, $56,500,000. Health Resources Administration health resources For an additional amount for “Health resources” for carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, title VIII of the Public Health Service Act, $85,000,000. For an additional amount for “Health resources” for carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, title VIII of the Public Health Service Act, $6,000,000 for the period July 1, 1976, to September 30, 1976. Assistant Secretary for Human Development human development For carrying out the White House Conference on Handicapped Individuals Act, $1,370,000, to remain available until June 30, 1977, and for carrying out the Developmentally Disabled Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, $55,625,000, of which $18,500,000 shall be provided from funds otherwise available for fiscal year 1976 for developmental disabilities service projects. For “Human development” for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $13,942,000, of which $4,625,000 shall be provided from funds otherwise available for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, for developmental disabilities service projects. Departmental Management general departmental management For an additional amount for “General departmental management”, $413,000. For an additional amount for “General departmental management” for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $206,000. RELATED AGENCIES Community Services Administration community services program For an additional amount for “Community services program”, $2,500,000. CHAPTER IV LEGISLATIVE BRANCH SENATE Compensation and Mileage of the Vice President and Senators and Expense Allowances of the Vice President and Leaders of the Senate compensation and mileage of the vice president and senators For an additional amount for “Compensation and mileage of the Vice President and Senators”, $181,500. For an additional amount for “Compensation and mileage of the Vice President and Senators” for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $62,000. Salaries, Officers and Employees office of the secretary For an additional amount for “Office of the Secretary”, $9,400: Provided, That effective January 1, 1976, the allowance for clerical assistance and readjustment of salaries in the Disbursing Office is increased by $18,762. For an additional amount for “Office of the Secretary” for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $4,700. administrative and clerical assistants to senators For an additional amount for “Administrative and Clerical Assistants to Senators”, $26,400: Provided, That effective January 1, 1976, the clerk hire allowance of each Senator from the State of California shall be increased to that allowed Senators from States having a population of more than twenty-one million, the population of said State having exceeded twenty-one million inhabitants. For an additional amount for “Administrative and Clerical Assistants to Senators” for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $13,200. Contingent Expenses of the Senate inquiries and investigations For an additional amount for “Inquiries and investigations”, $1,080,000. For an additional amount for “Inquiries and investigations” for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $275,000. miscellaneous items For an additional amount for “Miscellaneous items”, fiscal year 1975, $350,000. For an additional amount for “Miscellaneous items”, $2,550,000. For an additional amount for “Miscellaneous items” for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $1,275,000. Administrative Provisions Sec. 109. (a) Subsection (b) of Public Law 94–57 is amended by Ante, p. 265. 31 USC 492 note. 31 USC 492. adding at the end thereof the following: “In carrying out the provisions of section 3620 of the Revised Statutes, as amended by subsection (a), the Secretary of the Senate shall promulgate such rules and regulations as may be appropriate with respect to the Senate. The provisions of section 3620(b)(1) of the Revised Statutes, requiring reimbursement for any additional check sent on behalf of an employee, shall not apply in the case of an additional check sent upon the request of an employee of the Senate.”. (b) Subsection (c) of Public Law 94–57 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: “In carrying out the provisions of section 3620 of the Revised Statutes, as amended by subsection (a), the Clerk of the House with approval of the Committee on House Administration shall promulgate such rules and regulations as may be appropriate with respect to the House. The provisions of section 3620(b) (1) of the Revised Statutes, requiring reimbursement for any additional check sent on behalf of an employee, shall not apply in the case of an additional check sent upon the request of an employee of the House.”. Sec. 110. Effective January 1, 1976, the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper may appoint and fix the compensation of the following positions in the Senate Recording Studio: an assistant director at not to exceed $32,436 per annum in lieu of a chief video engineer at not to exceed $32,436 per annum; a chief video engineer at not to exceed $26,394 per annum in lieu of an administrative officer at not to exceed $26,394 per annum; a chief film and video cameraman at not to exceed $25,440 per annum in lieu of a director of photography at not to exceed $25,440 per annum; a film and video cameraman at not to exceed $20,352 per annum in lieu of a chief sound engineer at not to exceed $20,352 per annum; a video engineer at not to exceed $24,168 per annum in lieu of an assistant video engineer at not to exceed $24,168 per annum; a chief audio engineer at not to exceed $23,214 per annum in lieu of an assistant video engineer at not to exceed $23,214 per annum; a video technician at not to exceed $18,126 per annum in lieu of a cameraman at not to exceed $18,126 per annum; an audio engineer at not to exceed $15,900 per annum in lieu of a film and radio recording engineer at not to exceed $15,900 per annum; a film and laboratory technician at not to exceed $16,536 per annum in lieu of a color film technician at not to exceed $16,536 per annum; a secretary at not to exceed $11,448 per annum in lieu of a shipping and stock clerk at not to exceed $11,448 per annum; an appointment secretary at not to exceed $13,038 per annum in lieu of a traffic manager at not to exceed $13,038 per annum; an audio engineer at not to exceed $17,172 per annum in lieu of a production assistant at not to exceed $17,172 per annum; a film and laboratory technician at not to exceed $20,352 per annum in lieu of an editor and printer at not to exceed $20,352 per annum; and an audio engineer at not to exceed $13,356 per annum in lieu of a laboratory technician at not to exceed $13,356 per annum. Sec. 111. (a) The tenth sentence of section 105 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1976, is amended by inserting immediately after “fiscal year,” the following: “and the two employees referred to in such clause (A) who are employees of any joint committee having legislative authority,”. (b) The ninth sentence of section 4 under the heading “Administrative Provisions” in the appropriation for the Senate in the 88 Stat. 424. Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1975, is amended by inserting immediately after “joint committee employees” the following: “, who are not employees of a joint committee having legislative authority,”. (c) The amendments made by this section shall become effective January 1, 1976, and no increase in salary shall be payable for any period prior to such date by reason of enactment of this section. Sec. 112. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate, subject to the approval of the Committee on Rules and Administration, and the Committee on Appropriations, is authorized to lease, for use by the United States Senate, and for such other purposes as such committees may approve, all or any part of the property located at 400 North Capitol Street, Washington, District of Columbia, known as the “North Capitol Plaza Building”: Provided, That rental payments under such lease for the entire property shall not exceed $3,375,000 per annum, exclusive of amounts for reimbursement for taxes paid and utilities furnished by the lessor: Provided further, That a lease shall not become effective until approved by Senate Resolution. Prior to such approval process the General Accounting Office shall examine the terms of the proposed lease and shall report to the Senate on its reasonableness, taking into account such factors as rental rates for similar space, advantages of proximity, and possible alternative arrangements. Such payments shall be paid from the Contingent Fund of the Senate upon vouchers approved by the Sergeant at Arms: Provided further, That such lease may be for a term not in excess of five years, and shall contain an option to purchase such property, and shall include such other terms and conditions as such committees may determine to be in the best interests of the Government: Provided further, That nothing in this section shall be construed so as to obligate the Senate or any of its Members, officers, or employees to enter into any such lease or to imply any obligation to enter into any such lease. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, property leased under authority of subsection (a) shall be maintained by the Architect of the Capitol as part of the “Senate Office Buildings” subject to the laws, rules, and regulations governing such buildings, and the Architect is authorized to incur such expenses as may be necessary to provide for such occupancy. (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate, subject to the approval of the Committee on Rules and Administration and the Committee on Appropriations, is authorized to sublease any part of the property leased under authority of subsection (a) which is in excess of the requirements of the Senate. All rental payments under any such sublease shall be paid to the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate and such amounts shall thereupon be added to and merged with the appropriation “Miscellaneous Items” under the Contingent Fund of the Senate. (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon the approval Transfer of funds. of the Committee on Rules and Administration and the Committee on Appropriations, the Secretary of the Senate shall transfer by voucher or vouchers to the Architect of the Capitol from the “Contingent Fund of the Senate” such amounts as may be necessary for the Architect of the Capitol to carry out the provisions of subsection (b) and such amounts shall thereupon be added to and merged with the appropriation “Senate Office Buildings”. (e) The authority under this section shall continue until otherwise provided by law. Sec. 113. The provisions of sections 491(c) and 491(d) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970, as amended (2 U.S.C. 88b–1), shall not apply to the pay of pages of the Senate and House of Representatives during the period between the recess or adjournment of the first session of the Ninety-fourth Congress and the convening of the second session of the Ninety-fourth Congress. The pay of Senate and House pages shall continue during such period of recess or adjournment. Sec. 114. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1110 of the Legislative Effective date. Ante, p. 300. Branch Appropriation Act, 1976, effective January 1, 1976, the pay of pages of the Senate shall not exceed a gross annual maximum rate in excess of $9,063. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES House Leadership Offices For an additional amount for “House leadership offices”, $335,400, including: Office of the Speaker, $106,000; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, $36,000; Office of the Minority Floor leader, $93,400; Office of the Majority Whip, $50,000; and Office of the Minority Whip, $50,000. For an additional amount for “House leadership offices” for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $83,850, including: Office of the Speaker, $26,500; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, $9,000; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $23,350; Office of the Majority Whip, $12,500; and Office of the Minority Whip, $12,500. Salaries, Officers and Employees For an additional amount for “Salaries, officers and employees”, $232,000, including: House, Democratic Steering Committee, $50,000; House Democratic Caucus, $66,000; and House Republican Conference, $116,000. For an additional amount for “Salaries, officers and employees” for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $58,000, including: House Democratic Steering Committee, $12,500; House Democratic Caucus, $16,500; and House Republican Conference, $29,000. Members’ Clerk Hire For an additional amount for “Members’ clerk hire”, $5,621,000. For an additional amount for “Members’ clerk hire” for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $1,405,250. Contingent Expenses of the House miscellaneous items For an additional amount for “Miscellaneous items”, $9,453,600. For an additional amount for “Miscellaneous items” for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $2,363,400. special and select committees For an additional amount for “Special and select committees”, $450,000. For an additional amount for “Special and select committees” for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $112,500. JOINT ITEMS Contingent Expenses of the Senate american indian policy review commission For an additional amount for “American Indian Policy Review Commission”, $385,168. For an additional amount for “American Indian Policy Review Commission” for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $710. Official Mail Costs For an additional amount for “Official mail costs”, $16,080,000. 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), $4,736,340: 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 bill shall be available for salaries or expenses of any employee of the Congressional Budget Office in excess of 193 staff employees: Provided further, That the Congressional Budget Office shall have the authority to contract without regard to section 5 of title 41 of the United States Code (section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, as amended). For “Salaries and expenses” for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $1,184,085. ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL Capitol Buildings and Grounds capitol buildings For an additional amount for “Capitol buildings”, for relocation within the United States Capitol of statues contributed by States to the National Statuary Hall Collection under authority of section 1814 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (40 U.S.C. 187), $65,000, to be expended without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, as amended. capitol grounds For an additional amount for “Capitol grounds”, for modifications to and replacement of existing traffic signals and installation of additional traffic signals and all items appurtenant thereto, conforming to previous authorization for such purpose contained in the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1974 (87 Stat. 541), $100,000. senate office buildings For an additional amount for “Senate office buildings”, $696,000, of which $200,000 shall remain available until expended. For an additional amount for “Senate office buildings” for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $29,000. Library Buildings and Grounds structural and mechanical care For an additional amount for “Library buildings and grounds, structural and mechanical care”, $213,000. Administrative Provision The third paragraph under the heading “Office of the Architect of the Capitol” and the sub-heading “Salaries” in the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1960 (73 Stat, 407), as amended by section 214(p) of Public Law 90–206 (81 Stat. 638), is amended by striking out “one position” under the appropriation “Capitol Buildings” and inserting in lieu thereof “two positions” under the appropriation “Capitol Buildings”. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Salaries and Expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses” for increased custody and care of the Library buildings, and for additional support for the preservation of motion pictures, $312,800. For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses” for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $36,000. Distribution of Catalog Cards salaries and expenses The amount of $300,000 is hereby made available for “Salaries and expenses” to reimburse the United States Postal Service for valid unpaid obligations created in fiscal year 1973 to be derived by restoration of fiscal year 1974 unobligated balances, notwithstanding the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 701. administrative provision The Disbursing Officer of the Library of Congress is authorized to disburse funds appropriated for the Congressional Budget Office, and the Library of Congress shall provide financial management support to the Congressional Budget Office as may be required and mutually agreed to by the Librarian of Congress and the Director of the Congressional Budget Office. All vouchers certified for payment by duly authorized certifying officers of the Library of Congress shall be supported with a certification by an officer or employee of the Congressional Budget Office duly authorized in writing by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office to certify payments from appropriations of the Congressional Budget Office. The Congressional Budget Office certifying officers shall (1) be held responsible for the existence and correctness of the facts recited in the certificate or otherwise stated on the voucher or its supporting paper and the legality of the proposed payment under the appropriation or fund involved (2) be held responsible and accountable for the correctness of the computations of certifications made, and (3) be held accountable for and required to make good to the United States the amount of any illegal, improper, or incorrect payment resulting from any false, inaccurate, or misleading certificate made by him, as well as for any payment prohibited by law which did not represent a legal obligation under the appropriation or fund involved: Provided, That the Comptroller General of the United States may, at his discretion, relieve such certifying officer or employee of liability for any payment otherwise proper whenever he finds (1) that the certification was based on official records and that such certifying officer or employee did not know, and by reasonable diligence and inquiry could not have ascertained the actual facts, or (2) that the obligation was incurred in good faith, that the payment was not contrary to any statutory provision specifically prohibiting payments of the character involved, and the United States has received value for such payment: Provided further, That the Comptroller General shall relieve such certifying officer or employee of liability for an overpayment for transportation services made to any common carrier covered by section 66 of title 49, whenever he finds that the overpayment occurred solely because the administrative examination made prior to payment of the transportation bill did not include a verification of transportation rates, freight classifications, or land grant deduction. (Public Law 85–53, paragraph 3, June 13, 1957, 71 Stat. 81.) The Disbursing Officer of the Library of Congress shall not be held accountable or responsible for any illegal, improper, or incorrect payment resulting from any false, inaccurate, or misleading certificate, the responsibility for which is imposed upon a certifying officer or employee of the Congressional Budget Office. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE Printing and Binding For an additional amount for “Printing and binding” for the automation of the publications process for the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations, $794,000. For an additional amount for “Printing and binding” for the automation of the publications process for the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $199,000. Office of Superintendent of Documents salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $800,000. For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses” for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $200,000. Project Planning For expenses necessary to maintain project viability and continuity as they relate to the project for the relocation of the Government Printing Office, $210,000 to be available for transfer to the General Services Administration. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Salaries and Expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $1,292,000. GENERAL PROVISIONS Section 502(b) of the Mutual Security Act of 1954 (22 U.S.C. 1754 (b)), relating to the use of foreign currency, is amended by striking out “and the Joint Economic Committee” and inserting in lieu thereof “, the Joint Economic Committee, and the Joint Committee on Congressional Operations”. CHAPTER V DEPARTMENT OF STATE International Organizations and Conferences contributions for international peacekeeping activities For payments, not otherwise provided for, by the United States for expenses of United Nations peacekeeping forces in the Middle East, $35,000,000, notwithstanding the limitation on contributions to international organizations contained in Public Law 92–544 (86 Stat. 1109, 1110). international conferences and contingencies Of the amount made available under this head in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1975, $442,000 shall remain available until September 30, 1976. international trade negotiations For an additional amount for “International trade negotiations”, $260,000, of which not to exceed $8,500 may be expended for representation allowances as authorized by section 901 of the Act of August 13, 1946, as amended (22 U.S.C. 1131) and for official entertainment: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available in accordance with the authority provided in the current appropriation for “International conferences and contingencies”. For an additional amount for “International trade negotiations” for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $65,000 of which not to exceed $2,500 may be expended for representation allowances, as authorized by section 901 of the Act of August 13, 1946, as amended (22 U.S.C. 1131), and for official entertainment: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available in accordance with the authority provided in the current appropriation for “International conferences and contingencies”. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Legal Activities salaries and expenses, general legal activities For a additional amount for “Salaries and expenses, General Legal Activities”, $200,000. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bureau of the Census periodic censuses and programs For an additional amount for “Periodic censuses and programs”, $4,940,000. THE JUDICIARY Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services representation by court-appointed counsel and operation of defender organizations For an additional amount for “Representation by court-appointed counsel and operation of defender organizations”, $4,100,000, of which not to exceed $1,800,000 shall be available for the liquidation of obligations incurred in prior years. For an additional amount for “Representation by court-appointed counsel and operation of defender organizations”, $575,000 for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976. salaries and expenses of united states magistrates For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses of United States magistrates”, $404,000. For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses of United States magistrates”, $151,000 for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976. salaries and expenses of referees For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses of referees”, $1,466,000. For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses of referees”, $661,000 for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976. RELATED AGENCIES Federal Communications Commission salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $313,000. For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses” for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $111,000. Japan-United States Friendship Commission japan-united states friendship trust fund For the purpose of implementing the Japan-United States Friendship Act (Public Law 94–118), there is appropriated to the Japan-United States Friendship Trust Fund, to remain available until expended, $18,000,000 of the total funds payable to the United States pursuant to the Agreement Between Japan and the United States of America concerning the Ryukyu Islands and the Daito Islands, signed at Washington and Tokyo, June 17, 1971. Funds appropriated under title I of Public Law 94–121 for United States-Japan Friendship Activities are transferred to the Japan-United States Friendship Trust Fund for the purpose of implementing the Japan-United States Friendship Act (Public Law 94–118) and are to remain available until expended. Privacy Protection Study Commission salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Privacy Protection Study Commission established by the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), $398,000, to remain available until expended. For “Salaries and expenses” for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $200,000, to remain available until expended. CHAPTER VI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration facilities and equipment (airport and airway trust fund) For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for; for acquisition, establishment, and improvement by contract or purchase, and hire of air navigation and experimental facilities, including initial acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant; engineering and service testing including construction of test facilities and acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant; construction and furnishing of quarters and related accommodations for officers and employees of the Federal Aviation Administration stationed at remote localities where such accommodations are not available, and purchase of one aircraft; $245,537,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to remain available until September 30, 1978: Provided, That there may be credited to this appropriation funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources, for expenses incurred in the establishment and modernization of air navigation facilities: Provided further, That no part of the foregoing appropriation shall be available for the construction of a new wind tunnel, or to purchase any land for or in connection with the National Aviation Facilities Experimental Center, or to decommission in excess of five flight service stations: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available only upon the enactment into law of authorizing legislation by the Ninety-fourth Congress. grants-in-aid for airports (liquidation of contract authorization) (airport and airway trust fund) For an additional amount for “Grants-in-Aid for Airports (Airport and Airway Trust Fund)”; $50,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to remain available until expended: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available only upon the enactment into law of authorizing legislation by the Ninety-fourth Congress. For an additional amount for “Grants-in-Aid for Airports (Airport and Airway Trust Fund)” for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976; $43,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to remain available until expended: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available only upon the enactment into law of authorizing legislation by the Ninety-fourth Congress. Urban Mass Transportation Administration urban mass transportation fund (liquidation of contract authorization) For an additional payment to the urban mass transportation fund, for liquidation of contractual obligations incurred under authority of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 (49 U.S.C. 1601 et seq., as amended by Public Laws 91–453 and 93–503) and sections 103(e)(4) and 142(c) of title 23, United States Code; $300,000,000, to remain available until expended. For an additional amount for “Liquidation of contract authorization” for the period July 1, 1976, to September 30, 1976, $50,000,000, to remain available until expended. CHAPTER VII DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, including purchase of eighty passenger motor vehicles for police-type use, $5,500,000. For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $1,375,000. Bureau of the Public Debt administering the public debt Of the amount provided under this head in the “Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriation Act, 1976”, $677,000 shall be available for expenses of travel, notwithstanding the provisions of section 501 of the Act. United States Secret Service salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, including purchase of three hundred and twenty-nine motor vehicles for police type use, $10,500,000. For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses” for the period July 1, 1976 through September 30, 1976, $2,500,000. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT Domestic Council salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $300,000. For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses” for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $75,000. Office of Management and Budget salaries and expenses (transfer of funds) For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $500,000 to be derived by transfer from the appropriation for “Federal Supply Service, operating expenses, General Services Administration”, fiscal year 1976. For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses” for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $120,000 to be derived by transfer from the appropriation for “Federal Supply Service, operating expenses, General Services Administration”, fiscal year 1976. INDEPENDENT AGENCIES Civil Service Commission salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $500,000. For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses” for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $100,000. Federal Labor Relations Council salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $105,000. For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses” for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $39,000. Commission on Federal Paperwork salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $4,000,000. For “Salaries and expenses” for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $2,000,000, to remain available until expended. General Services Administration refunds under renegotiation act For necessary expenses to carry out section 201 (f) of the Renegotiation Act of 1951 (50 U.S.C. App. 1231(f)), $1,000,000, to remain available until expended. Temporary Study Commissions National Commission on Supplies and Shortages salaries and expenses For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the National Commission on Supplies and Shortages Act (Public Law 93–426), including personal services without regard to the provisions of law regulating the employment and compensation of persons in the Government service, $622,500: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available only upon enactment into law of authorizing legislation. For necessary expenses for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, to carry out the provisions of the National Commission on Supplies and Shortages Act (Public Law 93–426), including personal services without regard to the provisions of law regulating the employment and compensation of persons in the Government service, $295,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available only upon enactment into law of authorizing legislation. Funds appropriated under this heading in the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1975, shall remain available until October 1, 1976. CHAPTER VIII CLAIMS AND JUDGMENTS For payment of claims settled and determined by departments and agencies in accord with law and judgments rendered against the United States by the United States Court of Claims and United States district courts, as set forth in House Document Numbered 94–286, Ninety-fourth Congress, and Senate Document Numbered 94–133, Ninety-fourth Congress, $43,472,009, together with such amounts as may be necessary to pay interest (as and when specified in such judgments or provided by law) and such additional sums due to increases in rates of exchange as may be necessary to pay claims in foreign currency: Provided, That no judgment herein appropriated for shall be paid until it shall become final and conclusive against the United States by failure of the parties to appeal or otherwise: Provided further, That unless otherwise specifically required by law or by judgment, payment of interest wherever appropriated for herein shall not continue for more than thirty days after the date of approval of the Act.

16. 1976

    Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1977

    Pub. L. 94–350 title IV § 402 · 90 Stat. 823

    Changed · 22 U.S.C. § 1754(b)

    Pub. L. 94–350 required publication of each consolidated report in the Congressional Record within ten legislative days after being forwarded pursuant to subsec. (b)

    Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 94–350 required publication of each consolidated report in the Congressional Record within ten legislative days after being forwarded pursuant to subsec. (b).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 402. foreign currency reports Section 502(b) of the Mutual Security Act of 1954 is 22 USC 1754. amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: “Each such consolidated report, shall be published in the Congressional Record within ten legislative days after it is forwarded pursuant to this subsection.”.

17. 1976

    Pub. L. 94–440 title I § 109 · 90 Stat. 1439

    1. Inserted · 22 U.S.C. § 1754(b)

       Pub. L. 94–440 inserted “and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate” after “Joint Committee on Congressional Operations”

    2. Inserted · 22 U.S.C. § 1754(b)

       Pub. L. 94–440 inserted provision authorizing chairman of the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate to omit information from the consolidated report that would identify the foreign countries in which members and employees of such committee traveled

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 94–440 inserted “and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate” after “Joint Committee on Congressional Operations” and inserted provision authorizing chairman of the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate to omit information from the consolidated report that would identify the foreign countries in which members and employees of such committee traveled.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 109. Section 502(b) of the Mutual Security Act of 1954 (22 U.S.C. 1754(b)) is amended— (1) by inserting after “Joint Committee on Congressional Operations” the following: “and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate”; and (2) by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: “In the case of the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, such consolidated report may, in the discretion of the chairman of such select committee, omit such information as would identify the foreign countries in which members and employees of such select committee traveled.”.

18. 1978

    Pub. L. 95–384 § 22(a) · 92 Stat. 730

    Inserted · 22 U.S.C. § 1754(b)

    Pub. L. 95–384, among other changes, inserted provisions requiring authorization by certain individuals of local currency expenses of members of employees of Congress and requiring each member or employee who has received an authorization for his local currency expenses to submit a report within 30 days setting forth certain specified information

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 95–384, among other changes, inserted provisions requiring authorization by certain individuals of local currency expenses of members of employees of Congress and requiring each member or employee who has received an authorization for his local currency expenses to submit a report within 30 days setting forth certain specified information.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (a) Section 22 USC 1754. 502(b) of the Mutual Security Act of 1954 is amended to read as follows: “(b) (1) (A) Notwithstanding section 1415 of the Supplemental Appropriation 31 USC 724. Act, 1953, or any other provision of law— “(i) local currencies owned by the United States which are in excess of the amounts reserved under section 612(a) of the Foreign Assistance 22 USC 2362. Act of 1961 and of the requirements of the United States Government in payment of its obligations outside of the United States, as such requirements may be determined from time to time by the President; and “(ii) any other local currencies owned by the United States in amounts not to exceed the equivalent of $75 per day per person or the maximum per diem allowance established under the authority of subchapter 5 USC 5701 et seq. I of chapter 57 of title 5 of the United States Code for employees of the United States Government while traveling in a foreign country, whichever is greater, exclusive of the actual cost of transportation; shall be made available to Members and employees of the Congress for their local currency expenses when authorized as provided in subparagraph (B). “(B) The authorization required for purposes of subparagraph (A) may be provided— “(i) by the Speaker of the House of Representatives in the case of a Member or employee of the House; “(ii) by the chairman of a standing or select committee of the House of Representatives in the case of a member or employee of that committee; “(iii) by the President of the Senate, the President pro tempore of the Senate, the Majority Leader of the Senate, or the Minority Leader of the Senate, in the case of a Member or employee of the Senate; “(iv) by the chairman of a standing, select, or special committee of the Senate in the case of a member or employee of that committee or of an employee of a member of that committee; and “(v) by the chairman of a joint committee of the Congress in the case of a member or employee of that committee. “(C) Whenever local currencies owned by the United States are not otherwise available for purposes of this subsection, the Secretary of the Treasury shall purchase such local currencies as may be necessary for such purposes, using any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. “(2) On Congressional report. a quarterly basis, the chairman of each committee of the House of Representatives or the Senate and of each joint committee of the Congress (A) shall prepare a consolidated report (i) which itemizes the amounts and dollar equivalent values of each foreign currency expended and the amounts of dollar expenditures from appropriated funds in connection with travel outside the United States, stating the purposes of the expenditures including per diem (lodging and meals), transportation, and other purposes, and (ii) which shows the total itemized expenditures, by such committee and by each member or employee of such committee (including in the case of a committee of the Senate, each employee of a member of the com-mittee who received an authorization under paragraph (1) from the chairman of the committee); and (B) shall forward such consolidated report to the Clerk of the House of Representatives (if the committee is a committee of the House of Representatives or a joint committee whose funds are disbursed by the Clerk of the House) or to the Secretary of the Senate (if the committee is a committee of the Senate or a joint committee whose funds are disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate). Each such consolidated report shall be open to public inspection Publication in Congressional Record. and shall be published in the Congressional Record within ten legislative days after the report is forwarded pursuant to this paragraph. In the case of the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, such consolidated report may, in the discretion of the chairman of the committee, omit such information as would identify the foreign countries in which members and employees of that committee traveled. “(3) (A) Each Member or employee who receives an authorization Congressional report. under paragraph (1) from the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, the President pro tempore of the Senate, the Majority Leader of the Senate, or the Minority Leader of the Senate, shall within thirty days after the completion of the travel involved, submit a report setting forth the information specified in paragraph (2), to the extent applicable, to the Clerk of the House of Representatives (in the case of a Member of the House or an employee whose salary is disbursed by the Clerk of the House) or the Secretary of the Senate (in the case of a Member of the Senate or an employee whose salary is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate). In the case of an authorization for a group of Members or employees, such reports shall be submitted for all Members of the group by its chairman, or if there is no designated chairman, by the ranking Member or if the group does not include a Member, by the senior employee in the group. Each report submitted pursuant to this subparagraph shall be open to public inspection. “(B) On a quarterly basis, the Clerk of the House of Representatives Congressional report. Publication in Congressional Record. and the Secretary of the Senate shall each prepare a consolidation of the reports received by them under this paragraph with respect to expenditures during the preceding quarter by each Member and employee or by each group in the case of expenditures made on behalf of a group which are not allocable to individual members of the group. Each such consolidation shall be open to public inspection and shall be published in the Congressional Record within ten legislative days after its completion.”.

    Effective date note
    Pub. L. 95–384, § 22(b), Sept. 26, 1978, 92 Stat. 743, provided that: “Notwithstanding section 30 of this Act [set out as a note below], the amendment made by subsection (a) of this section [amending this section] shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act [Sept. 26, 1978].”

19. 1996

    House of Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act

    Pub. L. 104–186 title II § 218(2) · 110 Stat. 1718

    Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 1754(b)(2); 22 U.S.C. § 1754(3)(A)

    Pub. L. 104–186 substituted “by the Chief Administrative Officer” for “by the Clerk”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b)(2), (3)(A). Pub. L. 104–186 substituted “by the Chief Administrative Officer” for “by the Clerk”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) The first sentence of subsection (b)(2) and the first sentence of subsection (b)(3)(A) of section 502 of the Mutual Security Act of 1954 (22 U.S.C. 1754) are each amended by striking out “Clerk” the second place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “Chief Administrative Officer”.

11 of 27 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 13 partial · 3 unresolved