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H.R.2739
One Hundred Fourth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the third day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-six
An Act
To provide for a representational allowance for Members of the House of
Representatives, to make technical and conforming changes to sundry
provisions of law in consequence of administrative reforms in the House
of Representatives, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``House of
Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--PROVISIONS RELATING TO ALLOWANCES AND ACCOUNTS IN THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES AND OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
Sec. 101. Representational allowance for Members of House of
Representatives.
Sec. 102. Adjustment of House of Representatives allowances by Committee
on House Oversight.
Sec. 103. Limitation on allowance authority of Committee on House
Oversight.
Sec. 104. Clerk hire employees of Members of House of Representatives.
Sec. 105. Payments from applicable accounts of House of Representatives.
Sec. 106. Report of disbursements for House of Representatives.
Sec. 107. Annotated United States Code for Members of House of
Representatives to be paid for from Members' Representational
Allowance.
Sec. 108. Capitol Police citation release.
TITLE II--TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS RELATING TO
ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Sec. 201. Provisions relating to election of Representatives.
Sec. 202. Provisions relating to organization of Congress.
Sec. 203. Provisions relating to compensation and allowances of Members.
Sec. 204. Provisions relating to officers and employees of House of
Representatives.
Sec. 205. Provisions relating to Library of Congress.
Sec. 206. Provisions relating to congressional and committee procedure;
investigations.
Sec. 207. Provisions relating to Office of Law Revision Counsel.
Sec. 208. Provisions relating to Legislative Classification Office.
Sec. 209. Provisions relating to classification of employees of House of
Representatives.
Sec. 210. Provisions relating to payroll administration in House of
Representatives.
Sec. 211. Provisions relating to contested elections.
Sec. 212. Provisions relating to Joint Committee on Congressional
Operations.
Sec. 213. Provisions relating to Congressional Budget Office.
Sec. 214. Provisions relating to the States.
Sec. 215. Provisions relating to Government organization and employees.
Sec. 216. Provisions codified in appendices to title 5, United States
Code.
Sec. 217. Provisions relating to commerce and trade.
Sec. 218. Provisions relating to foreign relations and intercourse.
Sec. 219. Provisions relating to money and finance.
Sec. 220. Provisions relating to Postal Service.
Sec. 221. Provisions relating to public buildings, property, and works.
Sec. 222. Provisions relating to the public health and welfare.
Sec. 223. Provisions relating to public printing and documents.
Sec. 224. Provisions relating to territories and insular possessions.
Sec. 225. Miscellaneous uncodified provisions relating to House of
Representatives.
TITLE I--PROVISIONS RELATING TO ALLOWANCES AND ACCOUNTS IN THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES AND OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
SEC. 101. REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCE FOR MEMBERS OF HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES.
(a) In General.--There is established for the House of
Representatives a single allowance, to be known as the ``Members'
Representational Allowance'', which shall be available to support the
conduct of the official and representational duties of a Member of the
House of Representatives with respect to the district from which the
Member is elected.
(b) Merger.--The Clerk Hire Allowance, the Official Expenses
Allowance, and the Official Mail Allowance, as in effect on the day
before the effective date of this section, are merged into the Members'
Representational Allowance.
(c) Definition.--As used in this section, the term ``Member of the
House of Representatives'' means a Representative in, or a Delegate or
Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.
(d) Regulations.--The Committee on House Oversight of the House of
Representatives shall have authority to prescribe regulations to carry
out this section.
(e) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on September 1,
1995 and shall apply with respect to official and representational
duties carried out on or after that date.
SEC. 102. ADJUSTMENT OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ALLOWANCES BY
COMMITTEE ON HOUSE OVERSIGHT.
House Resolution 457, Ninety-second Congress, agreed to July 21,
1971, as enacted into permanent law by chapter IV of the Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 1972 (2 U.S.C. 57), is amended to read as follows:
``SECTION 1. ADJUSTMENT OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ALLOWANCES BY
COMMITTEE ON HOUSE OVERSIGHT.
``(a) In General.--Subject to the provision of law specified in
subsection (b), the Committee on House Oversight of the House of
Representatives may, by order of the Committee, fix and adjust the
amounts, terms, and conditions of, and other matters relating to,
allowances of the House of Representatives within the following
categories:
``(1) For Members of the House of Representatives, the Members'
Representational Allowance, including all aspects of the Official
Mail Allowance within the jurisdiction of the Committee under
section 311 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991.
``(2) For committees, the Speaker, the Majority and Minority
Leaders, the Clerk, the Sergeant at Arms, and the Chief
Administrative Officer, allowances for official mail (including all
aspects of the Official Mail Allowance within the jurisdiction of
the Committee under section 311 of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1991), stationery, and telephone and telegraph
and other communications.
``(b) Provision Specified.--The provision of law referred to in
subsection (a) is House Resolution 1372, Ninety-fourth Congress, agreed
to July 1, 1976, as enacted into permanent law by section 101 of the
Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1977 (2 U.S.C. 57a).
``(c) Definition.--As used in this section, the term `Member of the
House of Representatives' means a Representative in, or a Delegate or
Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.''.
SEC. 103. LIMITATION ON ALLOWANCE AUTHORITY OF COMMITTEE ON HOUSE
OVERSIGHT.
House Resolution 1372, Ninety-fourth Congress, agreed to July 1,
1976, as enacted into permanent law by section 101 of the Legislative
Branch Appropriation Act, 1977 (2 U.S.C. 57a), is amended to read as
follows:
``SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON ALLOWANCE AUTHORITY OF COMMITTEE ON HOUSE
OVERSIGHT.
``(a) In General.--An order under the provision of law specified in
subsection (c) may fix or adjust the allowances of the House of
Representatives only by reason of--
``(1) a change in the price of materials, services, or office
space;
``(2) a technological change or other improvement in office
equipment; or
``(3) an increase under section 5303 of title 5, United States
Code, in rates of pay under the General Schedule.
``(b) Resolution Requirement.--In the case of reasons other than
the reasons specified in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (a),
the fixing and
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adjustment of the allowances of the House of
Representatives in the categories described in the provision of law
specified in subsection (c) may be carried out only by resolution of
the House of Representatives.
``(c) Provision Specified.--The provision of law referred to in
subsections (a) and (b) is House Resolution 457, Ninety-second
Congress, agreed to July 21, 1971, as enacted into permanent law by
chapter IV of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1972 (2 U.S.C.
57).''.
SEC. 104. CLERK HIRE EMPLOYEES OF MEMBERS OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
(a) In General.--Under the Members' Representational Allowance,
each Member of the House of Representatives may employ not more than 18
permanent clerk hire employees and a total of not more than 4
additional clerk hire employees in the following categories:
(1) Interns.
(2) Part-time employees.
(3) Shared employees.
(4) Temporary employees.
(5) Employees on leave without pay.
(b) Benefit Exclusion.--For purposes of this section, interns and
temporary employees shall be excluded from the operation of the
following provisions of title 5, United States Code:
(1) Chapter 84 (relating to the Federal Employees' Retirement
System).
(2) Chapter 87 (relating to life insurance).
(3) Chapter 89 (relating to health insurance).
(c) Definitions.--As used in this section--
(1) the term ``Member of the House of Representatives'' means a
Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the
Congress;
(2) the term ``intern'' means, with respect to a Member of the
House of Representatives, an individual who serves in the office of
the Member in the District of Columbia for not more than 120 days
in a 12-month period and whose service is primarily for the
educational experience of the individual;
(3) the term ``part-time employee'' means, with respect to a
Member of the House of Representatives, an individual who is
employed by the Member and whose normally assigned work schedule is
not more than the equivalent of 15 full working days per month;
(4) the term ``temporary employee'' means, with respect to a
Member of the House of Representatives, an individual who is
employed for a specific purpose or task and who is employed for not
more than 90 days in a 12-month period, except that the term of
such employment may be extended with the written approval of the
Committee on House Oversight; and
(5) the term ``shared employee'' means an employee who is paid
by more than one employing authority of the House of
Representatives.
(d) Regulations.--The Committee on House Oversight shall have
authority to prescribe regulations to carry out this section.
(e) Conforming Amendments.--The following provisions of law are
repealed:
(1) The first section of the Joint Resolution entitled ``Joint
resolution providing for pay to clerks to Members of Congress and
Delegates'', approved January 25, 1923 (2 U.S.C. 92).
(2) House Resolution 359, Ninety-sixth Congress, agreed to July
20, 1979, as enacted into permanent law by the bill H.R. 7593,
entitled the ``Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1981'', as
passed by the House of Representatives on July 21, 1980, and
enacted into permanent law by section 101(c) of Public Law 96-536
(2 U.S.C. 92 note).
(3) The first section of House Resolution 357, Ninety-first
Congress, agreed to June 25, 1969, as enacted into permanent law by
section 103 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1970 (2
U.S.C. 92 note).
SEC. 105. PAYMENTS FROM APPLICABLE ACCOUNTS OF HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES.
(a) In General.--No payment may be made from the applicable
accounts of the House of Representatives (as determined by the
Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives), unless
sanctioned by that Committee. Payments on vouchers approved in the
manner directed by that Committee shall be deemed, held, and taken, and
are declared to be conclusive upon all the departments and officers of
the Government.
(b) Definitions.--As used in this section--
(1) the term ``applicable accounts of the House of
Representatives'' means accounts for salaries and expenses of
committees (other than the Committee on Appropriations), the
computer support organization of the House of Representatives, and
allowances and expenses of Members of the House of Representatives,
officers of the House of Representatives, and administrative and
support offices of the House of Representatives; and
(2) the term ``Member of the House of Representatives'' means a
Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the
Congress.
(c) Conforming Amendments.--The paragraph beginning ``Hereafter''
under the heading ``UNDER LEGISLATIVE.'' and the subheading ``house of
representatives.'' in the first section of the Act entitled ``An Act
making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for
the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-
nine, and for other purposes'', approved October 2, 1888 (2 U.S.C. 95),
is amended--
(1) in the first sentence, by striking out ``, or from the
contingent fund'' and all that follows through the end of the
sentence and inserting in lieu thereof a period; and
(2) in the second sentence--
(A) by striking out ``made upon vouchers approved by the
Committee on House Administration of the House of
Representatives, and payments''; and
(B) in the proviso, by striking out ``funds'' and all that
follows through the end of the sentence and inserting in lieu
thereof ``fund as additional salary or compensation to any
officer or employee of the Senate.''.
SEC. 106. REPORT OF DISBURSEMENTS FOR HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
(a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the last day of each
semiannual period, the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of
Representatives shall submit to the House of Representatives, with
respect to that period, a detailed, itemized report of the
disbursements for the operations of the House of Representatives.
(b) Contents.--The report required by subsection (a) shall
include--
(1) the name of each person who receives a payment from the
House of Representatives;
(2) the quantity and price of any item furnished to the House
of Representatives;
(3) a description of any service rendered to the House of
Representatives, together with a statement of the time required for
the service, and the name, title, and amount paid to each person
who renders the service;
(4) a statement of all amounts appropriated to, or received, or
expended by the House of Representatives, and any unexpended
balances of such amounts;
(5) the information submitted to the Comptroller General under
section 3523(a) of title 31, United States Code; and
(6) such additional information as may be required by
regulation of the Committee on House Oversight of the House of
Representatives.
(c) Exclusion.--Notwithstanding subsection (b), if a voucher is for
payment to an individual for attendance as a witness before a committee
of the Congress in executivesession, the report for the semiannual
period in which the appearance occurs shall show only the date of
payment, voucher number, and amount paid. Any information excluded from
a report under the preceding sentence shall be included in the report
for the next period.
(d) House Document.--Each report under this section shall be
printed as a House document.
(e) Conforming Provision.--The provisions of--
(1) sections 60, 61, 62, and 63 of the Revised Statutes of the
United States (2 U.S.C. 102, 103, and 104); and
(2) section 105(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act,
1965 (2 U.S.C. 104a)
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that require submission and printing of statements and reports are not
applicable to the House of Representatives.
(f) Effective Date.--This section shall apply to the semiannual
periods of January 1 through June 30 and July 1 through December 31 of
each year, beginning with the semiannual period in which this section
is enacted.
SEC. 107. ANNOTATED UNITED STATES CODE FOR MEMBERS OF HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES TO BE PAID FOR FROM MEMBERS'
REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCE.
(a) In General.--The Clerk of the House of Representatives shall,
at the request of a Member of the House of Representatives, furnish to
the Member, for official use only, one set of a privately published
annotated version of the United States Code, including supplements and
pocket parts. The furnishing of a set of the United States Code under
this section shall be in lieu of any distribution under section 212 of
title 1, United States Code, and shall be paid for from the Members'
Representational Allowance.
(b) Definition.--As used in this section, the term ``Member of the
House of Representatives'' means a Representative in, or a Delegate or
Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.
(c) Regulations.--The Committee on House Oversight of the House of
Representatives shall have authority to prescribe regulations to carry
out this section.
(d) Conforming Amendment.--House Resolution 506, Ninetieth
Congress, agreed to August 21, 1967, as enacted into permanent law by
chapter VIII of the Second Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1968 (2
U.S.C. 54), is repealed.
SEC. 108. CAPITOL POLICE CITATION RELEASE.
(a) In General.--The Chief of the Capitol Police, with the approval
of the Capitol Police Board, may designate a member of the Capitol
Police to have responsibility for citation release.
(b) Authority.--(1) In the same manner as provided for with respect
to an official of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of
Columbia under section 23-1110(a) of the District of Columbia Code, the
Superior Court of the District of Columbia shall have the authority to
appoint the member of the Capitol Police designated under subsection
(a) of this section to take bail or collateral from persons charged
with offenses triable in the Superior Court of the District of
Columbia. Pursuant to that authority--
(A) the citation power described in subsection (b) of section
23-1110 of the District of Columbia Code shall be exercised by such
member of the Capitol Police in the same manner as by an official
of the Metropolitan Police Department; and
(B) paragraph (4) of subsection (b) of section 23-1110 of the
District of Columbia Code, relating to failure to appear, shall
apply with respect to citations under subparagraph (A) of this
paragraph.
(2) The United States District Court for the District of Columbia
shall have the power to authorize the member of the Capitol Police
referred to in subsection (a) of this section to take bond from persons
arrested upon writs and process from that court in criminal cases in
the same manner as provided for with respect to an official of the
Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia under the
third sentence of section 23-1110(a) of the District of Columbia Code.
TITLE II--TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS RELATING TO
ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEC. 201. PROVISIONS RELATING TO ELECTION OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The provisions of law relating to election of Representatives, as
codified in chapter 1 of title 2, United States Code, are amended as
follows:
The third sentence of section 22(b) of the Act entitled ``An
Act to provide for the fifteenth and subsequent decennial censuses
and to provide for apportionment of Representatives in Congress'',
approved June 28, 1929 (2 U.S.C. 2a(b)), is amended by striking out
the semicolon after ``Representatives'' the first place it appears
and all that follows through the end of the sentence and inserting
in lieu thereof a period.
SEC. 202. PROVISIONS RELATING TO ORGANIZATION OF CONGRESS.
The provisions of law relating to organization of Congress, as
codified in chapter 2 of title 2, United States Code, are amended as
follows:
(1) Section 204(a) of the District of Columbia Delegate Act (2
U.S.C. 25b) is repealed.
(2) Section 33 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (2
U.S.C. 26, third sentence) is repealed.
(3) Section 2(c) of Public Law 94-551 (2 U.S.C. 28c(c)) is
amended--
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``Representives'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``Representatives''; and
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking out ``, to the Sergeant''
and all that follows through the end of the para- graph and
inserting in lieu thereof ``and to the Sergeant at Arms of the
House of Representatives, each two sets;''.
(4) Section 202 of House Resolution 988, Ninety-third Congress,
agreed to October 8, 1974, as enacted into permanent law by chapter
III of title I of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1975 (2
U.S.C. 29a), is amended--
(A) in subsection (b)(2), by striking out ``House
Administration'' each place it appears and inserting in lieu
thereof ``House Oversight''; and
(B) in subsection (c), by striking out ``contingent fund of
the House is'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``applicable
accounts of the House of Representatives are''.
SEC. 203. PROVISIONS RELATING TO COMPENSATION AND ALLOWANCES OF
MEMBERS.
The provisions of law relating to compensation and allowances of
Members, as codified in chapter 3 of title 2, United States Code, are
amended as follows:
(1) Subsection (e) of the first section of the Act entitled
``An Act to increase rates of compensation of the President, Vice
President, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives'',
approved January 19, 1949 (2 U.S.C. 31b), is amended by striking
out ``(which shall be in lieu of the allowance provided by section
601(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, as
amended)''.
(2) Section 2 of House Resolution 1238, Ninety-first Congress,
agreed to December 23, 1970, as enacted into permanent law by
chapter VIII of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1971 (2 U.S.C.
31b-2), is amended--
(A) by striking out ``contingent fund of the House'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``applicable accounts of the House of
Representatives''; and
(B) by striking out ``base allowance'' and all that follows
through ``Member of the House'' and inserting in lieu thereof
``Members' Representational Allowance''.
(3) The first sentence of section 5 of House Resolution 1238,
Ninety-first Congress, agreed to December 22, 1970 (as enacted into
permanent law by chapter VIII of the Supplemental Appropriations
Act, 1971, and supplemented by the Act entitled ``An Act relating
to former Speakers of the House of Representatives'' (88 Stat.
1723)) (2 U.S.C. 31b-5), is amended by striking out ``to enable the
Clerk of the House to pay'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``for
payment of''.
(4) Sections 49 and 50 of the Revised Statutes of the United
States (2 U.S.C. 38) are repealed.
(5) Section 105 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act,
1955 (2 U.S.C. 38a) is amended--
(A) in the first undesignated paragraph, by striking out
``(including amounts held in the trust fund account in the
office of the Sergeant at Arms)''; and
(B) in the second undesignated paragraph, by striking out
``Sergeant at Arms, and received by the Sergeant at Arms'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer of the
House of Representatives and received by the Chief
Administrative Officer''.
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(6) The proviso in the first paragraph under the heading
``LEGISLATIVE BRANCH'' and the subheading ``House of
Representatives'' in chapter I of the Third Supplemental
Appropriation Act, 1952 (2 U.S.C. 38b; 2 U.S.C. 125a) is amended by
striking out ``contingent fund of the House of Representatives or''
and inserting in lieu thereof ``applicable accounts of the House of
Representatives or the contingent fund''.
(7) Section 40 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (2
U.S.C. 39) is amended by striking out ``Sergeant-at-Arms of the
House'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the Chief Administrative
Officer of the House of Representatives (upon certification by the
Clerk of the House of Representatives)''.
(8) The proviso in the last undesignated paragraph under the
center heading ``LEGISLATIVE ESTABLISHMENT'' and the center
subheading ``house of representatives'' in the Deficiency
Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1934 (2 U.S.C. 40a) is amended--
(A) by striking out ``Sergeant at Arms of the House'' the
first place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief
Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives''; and
(B) by striking out ``Sergeant at Arms of the House shall
be paid to the Clerk of the House and'' inserting in lieu
thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer of the House of
Representatives shall be''.
(9)(A) Section 43 of the Revised Statutes of the United States
(2 U.S.C. 41) is repealed.
(B) Section 302(c) of House Resolution 287, Ninety-fifth
Congress, agreed to March 2, 1977, as enacted into permanent law by
section 115 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1978 (2
U.S.C. 41 note), is repealed.
(10) The first section of House Resolution 420, Ninety-second
Congress, agreed to May 18, 1971, as enacted into permanent law by
chapter IV of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1972 (2 U.S.C.
42), is repealed.
(11) Section 44 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (2
U.S.C. 42 note) is repealed.
(12)(A) The provisions of law specified in subparagraph (B),
codified as sections 42c, 42c note, and 42d of title 2, United
States Code, are repealed.
(B) The provisions of law referred to in subparagraph (A) are--
(i) the Act entitled ``An Act to provide airmail and
special delivery postage stamps for Members of the House of
Representatives on the basis of regular sessions of Congress,
and for other purposes'', approved August 27, 1958;
(ii) House Resolution 532, Eighty-eighth Congress, agreed
to October 2, 1963, as enacted into permanent law by section
103 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1965; and
(iii) House Resolution 1003, Ninetieth Congress, agreed to
December 14, 1967, as enacted into permanent law by chapter
VIII of title I of the Second Supplemental Appropriation Act,
1968.
(13) The last paragraph under the heading ``SENATE'' and the
subheading ``Administrative Provisions'' in the first section of
the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1959 (2 U.S.C. 43b) is
repealed.
(14) Section 2 of Public Law 89-147 (2 U.S.C. 43b-1) is
repealed.
(15) Section 2 of House Resolution 10, Ninety-fourth Congress,
agreed to January 14, 1975, as enacted into permanent law by
section 201 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1976 (2
U.S.C. 43b-3), is amended by striking out ``House Administration''
each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``House
Oversight''.
(16)(A) The provisions of law specified in subparagraph (B),
codified as section 46b of title 2, United States Code, are
amended, repealed, or affected as provided in that subparagraph.
(B) The amendments, repeals, and effects referred to in
subparagraph (A) are as follows:
(i) The paragraph beginning ``Stationery'' under the
heading ``HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES'' and the subheading
``Contingent Expenses of the House'' in the Legislative
Appropriation Act, 1955, is amended by striking out ``(which
hereafter shall be $1,200 per regular session)''.
(ii) That portion of the paragraph under the heading
``HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES'' and the subheading ``stationery
(revolving fund)'' in the first section of the Legislative
Branch Appropriation Act, 1961, that has been interpreted as
increasing the stationery allowance from $1,200 to $1,800 shall
have no further force or effect.
(iii) House Resolution 533, Eighty-eighth Congress, agreed
to October 2, 1963, as enacted into permanent law by section
103 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1965, is
repealed.
(iv) House Resolution 1029, Eighty-ninth Congress, agreed
to October 5, 1966, as continued by House Resolution 112,
Ninetieth Congress, agreed to March 8, 1967, as enacted into
permanent law by chapter VIII of the Second Supplemental
Appropriation Act, 1967, is repealed.
(17) The Act entitled ``An Act to provide for a prorated
stationery allowance in the case of a Member of the House of
Representatives elected for a portion of a term'', approved
February 27, 1956 (2 U.S.C. 46b-2), is repealed.
(18)(A) The first section of the Act entitled ``An Act relating
to telephone and telegraph service and clerk hire for Members of
the House of Representatives'', approved June 23, 1949 (2 U.S.C.
46f) is repealed.
(B)(i) The provisions of law specified in clause (ii), codified
as section 46g of title 2, United States Code, are repealed.
(ii) The provisions of law referred to in clause (i) are--
(I) section 2 of the Act entitled ``An Act relating to
telephone and telegraph service and clerk hire for Members of
the House of Representatives'', approved June 23, 1949;
(II) House Resolution 735, Eighty-seventh Congress, agreed
to July 25, 1962, as enacted into permanent law by section 103
of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1964;
(III) House Resolution 531, Eighty-eighth Congress agreed
to October 2, 1963, as enacted into permanent law by section
103 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1965; and
(IV) House Resolution 901, Eighty-ninth Congress, agreed to
June 29, 1966, as enacted into permanent law by chapter VI of
the Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1967.
(C) Section 6 of the Act entitled ``An Act relating to
telephone and telegraph service and clerk hire for Members of the
House of Representatives'', approved June 23, 1949 (2 U.S.C. 46i)
is repealed.
(19) The first section of House Resolution 418, Ninety-second
Congress, agreed to May 18, 1971, as enacted into permanent law by
chapter IV of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1972 (2 U.S.C.
46g-1), is repealed.
(20)(A) Section 2 of House Resolution 418, Ninety-second
Congress, agreed to May 18, 1971, as enacted into permanent law by
chapter IV of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1972 (2 U.S.C.
56), is repealed.
(B) The section designation and subsections (a), (b), and (d)
of section 302 of House Resolution 287, Ninety-fifth Congress,
agreed to March 2, 1977, as enacted into permanent law by section
115 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1978 (2 U.S.C. 56
note, 2 U.S.C. 122a note), are repealed.
(21)(A) The second undesignated paragraph of the first section
of House Resolution 1297, Ninety-fifth Congress, agreed to August
16, 1978, as enacted into permanent law by section 111(1) of the
Congressional Operations Appropriation Act, 1984 (2 U.S.C. 59d(a)),
is amended by striking out ``
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Clerk of the House of
Representatives'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief
Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives''.
(B) The first undesignated paragraph of the first section of
House Resolution 1297, Ninety-fifth Congress, agreed to August 16,
1978, as enacted into permanent law by section 111(1) of the
Congressional Operations Appropriation Act, 1984 (2 U.S.C. 59d(a)),
is amended by striking out ``contingent fund'' and inserting in
lieu thereof ``applicable accounts''.
(C) The second undesignated paragraph of the first section of
House Resolution 1297, Ninety-fifth Congress, agreed to August 16,
1978, as enacted into permanent law by section 111(1) of the
Congressional Operations Appropriation Act, 1984 (2 U.S.C. 59d(a)),
as amended by subparagraph (A), is further amended by striking out
``House Administration'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``House
Oversight''.
(D) Section 2(1) of House Resolution 1297, Ninety-fifth
Congress, agreed to August 16, 1978, as enacted into permanent law
by section 111(1) of the Congressional Operations Appropriation
Act, 1984 (2 U.S.C. 59d(b)(1)), is amended to read as follows:
``(1) the term `Member of the House of Representatives' means a
Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the
Congress; and''.
(22)(A) Section 311(a)(3) of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C. 59e(a)(3)) is amended by
striking out ``Clerk of the House of Representatives'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer of the
House of Representatives''.
(B) Section 311 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
1991 (2 U.S.C. 59e) is amended--
(i) in the matter before paragraph (1) in subsection (a),
by striking out ``House Administration'' and inserting in lieu
thereof ``House Oversight'';
(ii) in subsection (a)(3), by striking out ``House
Administration'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``House
Oversight'';
(iii) in subsection (b), by striking out ``House
Administration'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``House
Oversight'';
(iv) in subsection (e)(1)(A), by striking out ``House
Administration'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``House
Oversight'';
(v) in subsection (e)(2)(A), by striking out ``only'';
(vi) in subsection (e)(3)(A), by striking out ``Official
Expenses Allowance and the Clerk Hire Allowance'' and inserting
in lieu thereof ``Members' Representational Allowance''; and
(vii) in subsection (e)(4), by striking out ``Official
Expenses Allowance'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Members'
Representational Allowance''.
SEC. 204. PROVISIONS RELATING TO OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES.
The provisions of law relating to officers and employees of the
House of Representatives, as codified in chapter 4 of title 2, United
States Code, are amended as follows:
(1) Section 5 of the Federal Pay Comparability Act of 1970 (2
U.S.C. 60a-2) is amended--
(A) in the matter before paragraph (1) in subsection (a),
by striking out ``Clerk of the House of Representatives'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer of the
House of Representatives'';
(B) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by striking out ``Clerk of the
House'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative
Officer'';
(C) in subsection (a)(1)(B), by striking out ``,
including'' and all that follows through the end of clause (ii)
and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon;
(D) in the matter following subparagraph (B) in subsection
(a)(1), by striking out ``Clerk'' and inserting in lieu thereof
``Chief Administrative Officer'';
(E) in subsection (a)(2), by striking out ``Clerk'' each
place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief
Administrative Officer'';
(F) in subsection (b), by striking out ``Clerk of the
House'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative
Officer''; and
(G) in subsection (d), by striking out ``Clerk of the House
of Representatives'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief
Administrative Officer''.
(2) Paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of section 311 of the
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1988 (2 U.S.C. 60a-2a(1)) is
amended, in the matter before subparagraph (A), by striking out
``Clerk of the House of Representatives'' and inserting in lieu
thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer of the House of
Representatives''.
(3) The first section and section 2 of the Joint Resolution
entitled ``Joint resolution authorizing the payment of salaries of
the officers and employees of Congress for December on the 20th day
of that month each year'', approved May 21, 1937 (2 U.S.C. 60dand
60e), are each amended by striking out ``Clerk'' and inserting in lieu
thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer''.
(4) The first section of House Resolution 732, Ninety-fourth
Congress, agreed to November 4, 1975, as enacted into permanent law
by section 101 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1977 (2
U.S.C. 60e-1a), is amended--
(A) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by striking
out ``Clerk'' the first place it appears and all that follows
through ``provisions of'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief
Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives shall,
in accordance with'';
(B) in the second sentence of subsection (a), by striking
out ``provide that--'' and all that follows through ``shall
withhold'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``provide that the
Chief Administrative Officer shall withhold'';
(C) in subsection (b), by striking out ``Clerk or the
Sergeant at Arms'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief
Administrative Officer'';
(D) in subsection (c)(1), by striking out ``Clerk and the
Sergeant at Arms'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief
Administrative Officer'';
(E) in subsection (c)(2), by striking out ``Clerk or the
Sergeant at Arms, as the case may be,'' each place it appears
and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer'';
and
(F) in subsections (d) and (e), by striking out ``Clerk or
the Sergeant at Arms'' each place it appears and inserting in
lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer''.
(5)(A) The first section of House Resolution 12, Ninety-fifth
Congress, agreed to August 5, 1977, as enacted into permanent law
by section 111 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1979 (2
U.S.C. 60e-1c), is amended--
(i) in subsection (a), by striking out ``Clerk'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer''; and
(ii) in subsection (b) and subsection (d), by striking out
``Clerk'' each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof
``Chief Administrative Officer of the House of
Representatives''.
(B) Section 2 of House Resolution 12, Ninety-fifth Congress,
agreed to August 5, 1977, as enacted into permanent law by section
111 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1979 (2 U.S.C.
60e-1d), is amended--
(i) in paragraph (1), by adding ``and'' after the semicolon
at the end;
(ii) by striking out paragraph (2);
(iii) in paragraph (3), by striking out ``Clerk'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer of the
House of Representatives''; and
(iv) by redesignating paragraph (3), as amended by clause
(iii), as paragraph (2).
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(6) Subsection (b) of the first section of House Resolution
420, Ninety-third Congress, agreed to September 18, 1973, as
enacted into permanent law by chapter VI of the Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 1974 (2 U.S.C. 60g-2(b)), is amended by
striking out ``Clerk'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief
Administrative Officer''.
(7) The first section of House Resolution 420, Ninety-third
Congress, agreed to September 18, 1973, as enacted into permanent
law by chapter VI of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1974 (2
U.S.C. 60g-2), is amended--
(A) in the third sentence of subsection (a), by striking
out ``contingent fund of the House'' and inserting in lieu
thereof ``applicable accounts of the House of
Representatives''; and
(B) in subsection (c), by striking out ``House
Administration'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``House
Oversight''.
(8) Section 310(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act,
1979 (2 U.S.C. 60j-2) is amended--
(A) by striking out ``Clerk'' each place it appears and
inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer''; and
(B) by striking out ``Sec. 310. (a)'' and inserting in lieu
thereof ``Sec. 310.''.
(9) Section 105 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act,
1968 is amended by striking out subsection (j) (2 U.S.C. 61-1(g)).
(10)(A) Subsections (f), (i)(1), and (i)(3) of section 202 of
the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 72a(f),
(i)(1), and (i)(3)) are each amended by striking out ``House
Administration'' each place it appears and inserting in lieu
thereof ``House Oversight''.
(B) Subsection (i)(1) of section 202 of the Legislative
Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 72a(i)(1)), as amended by
subparagraph (A), is further amended--
(i) by striking out ``contingent funds of the respective
Houses pursuant to resolutions, which'' and inserting in lieu
thereof ``contingent fund of the Senate or the applicable
accounts of the House of Representatives pursuant to
resolutions which, in the case of the Senate,''; and
(ii) by striking out ``such respective Houses'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``the appropriate House''.
(11) Subsection (j)(1) of section 202 of the Legislative
Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 72a(j)(1)) is amended--
(A) in the first sentence, by striking out ``Committee on
House Administration'' and all that follows through
``respective Houses'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``committee
involved in the case of standing committees of the House of
Representatives, and within the limits of funds made available
from the contingent fund of the Senate or the applicable
accounts of the House of Representatives pursuant to
resolutions, which, in the case of the Senate, shall specify
the maximum amounts which may be used for such purpose,
approved by the appropriate House''; and
(B) in the second sentence, by striking out ``Clerk of the
House'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative
Officer of the House of Representatives''.
(12) The paragraph beginning ``The appropriation for committee
employees'' under the heading ``HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES'' and the
subheading ``Contingent Expenses of the House'' in the first
section of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1948 (2 U.S.C.
72b) is amended by striking out ``House Administration'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``House Oversight''.
(13) The last undesignated paragraph under the center heading
``HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES'' and the center subheading ``Contingent
Expenses of the House'' in the first section of the Legislative
Branch Appropriation Act, 1948 (2 U.S.C. 72c) is repealed.
(14) The first section of House Resolution 487, Eighty-seventh
Congress, agreed to January 10, 1962, as enacted into permanent law
by section 103 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1963 (2
U.S.C. 74-1), is amended by striking out ``contingent fund of the
House'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``applicable accounts of the
House of Representatives''.
(15)(A) Subsection (b) of the first section of House Resolution
393, Ninety-fifth Congress, as enacted into permanent law by
section 115 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1978 (2
U.S.C. 74a-3), is amended by striking out ``contingent fund of the
House'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``applicable accounts of the
House of Representatives''.
(B) Section 2 of House Resolution 393, Ninety-fifth Congress,
as enacted into permanent law by section 115 of the Legislative
Branch Appropriation Act, 1978 (2 U.S.C. 74a-4), is amended by
striking out ``contingent fund of the House'' and inserting in lieu
thereof ``applicable accounts of the House of Representatives''.
(16) Section 112 of the Congressional Operations Appropriation
Act, 1984 (2 U.S.C. 74a-5 and 2 U.S.C. 333a) is amended by striking
out ``sections 74(a)-4 and 333 of title 2, United States Code,''
and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 2 of House Resolution 393,
Ninety-fifth Congress, agreed to March 31, 1977, as enacted into
permanent law by section 115 of the Congressional Operations
Appropriation Act, 1978, and section 473 of the Legislative
Reorganization Act of 1970,''.
(17) Section 101 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
1995 (2 U.S.C. 74a-6) is repealed.
(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''.
(19) Section 7 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act,
1943 (2 U.S.C. 75a) is amended--
(A) in the first sentence--
(i) by striking out ``Clerk of the House of
Representatives, the accounts of such Clerk'' and inserting
in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer of the House
of Representatives, the accounts of the Chief
Administrative Officer''; and
(ii) by striking out ``new Clerk of the House of
Representatives shall have been elected and qualified'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``new Chief Administrative
Officer shall have been appointed'';
(B) in the second sentence--
(i) by striking out ``, audited,'';
(ii) by striking out ``former Clerk of the House of
Representatives'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``former
Chief Administrative Officer''; and
(iii) by striking out ``such former Clerk'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``the former Chief Administrative
Officer'';
(C) in the third sentence--
(i) by striking out ``The former Clerk'' and inserting
in lieu thereof ``The former Chief Administrative
Officer''; and
(ii) by striking out ``such former Clerk'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``the former Chief Administrative
Officer''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``The
accounts and payments referred to in the second sentence shall
be audited by the Inspector General of the House of
Representatives.''.
(20) Section 208(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of
1946 (2 U.S.C. 75a-1(a)) is amended by striking out ``Doorkeeper,
Postmaster,'' each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof
``Chief Administrative Of
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ficer''.
(21) Section 73 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (2
U.S.C. 76) is repealed.
(22)(A) The first section of House Resolution 8, Ninety-fifth
Congress, agreed to January 4, 1977, as enacted into permanent law
by section 115 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1978 (2
U.S.C. 76-1), is amended--
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking out the comma after
``1976'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``; and'';
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``, and'' after
``91-510'' and inserting in lieu thereof a period; and
(iii) by striking out paragraph (3).
(B)(i) The provisions of law specified in clause (ii), codified
in section 76-1 note of title 2, United States Code, are repealed
or amended as provided in that clause.
(ii) The repeals and amendments clause (i) are as follows:
(I) House Resolution 909, Eighty-ninth Congress, agreed to
September 8, 1966, as enacted into permanent law by chapter VI
of the Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1967, is repealed.
(II) Subsection (a) of the first section of House
Resolution 890, Ninety-second Congress, agreed to October 4,
1972, as enacted into permanent law by the paragraph under the
heading ``LEGISLATIVE BRANCH'' and the subheadings ``HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES'' and ``Administrative Provision'', in chapter
V of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1973, is amended by
striking out ``the Doorkeeper,''.
(23) House Resolution 560, Eighty-seventh Congress, agreed to
March 27, 1962, as enacted into permanent law by section 103 of the
Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1963 (2 U.S.C. 76a), is
repealed.
(24) Section 2 of House Resolution 603, Eighty-seventh
Congress, agreed to April 16, 1962, as enacted into permanent law
by section 103 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1964 (2
U.S.C. 76b), is repealed.
(25) The Act entitled ``An Act defining certain duties of the
Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Representatives, and for other
purposes'', approved October 1, 1890, is amended--
(A) in the first section (2 U.S.C. 78), by striking out ``,
keep the'' and all that follows through ``by law''; and
(B) in section 3 (2 U.S.C. 80), by striking out ``Sergeant-
at-Arms'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative
Officer''.
(26) The next to the last undesignated paragraph under the
center heading ``LEGISLATIVE'' and the center subheading ``house of
representatives'', in the first section of the Second Deficiency
Act, fiscal year, 1928 (2 U.S.C. 80a), is amended by striking out
``Sergeant-at-Arms of the House'' and inserting in lieu thereof
``Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives''.
(27) The Joint Resolution entitled ``Joint resolution to
provide for on-the-spot audits by the General Accounting Office of
the fiscal records of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms of the
House of Representatives'', approved July 26, 1949 (2 U.S.C. 81a),
is repealed.
(28) House Resolution 465, Eighty-fourth Congress, agreed to
April 11, 1956, as enacted into permanent law by section 103 of the
Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1957 (2 U.S.C. 81b), is
repealed.
(29) House Resolution 144, Eighty-fifth Congress, agreed to
February 7, 1957, as enacted into permanent law by section 103 of
the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1958 (2 U.S.C. 81c), is
repealed.
(30) Section 7 of the Act entitled ``An Act defining certain
duties of the Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Representatives, and
for other purposes'', approved October 1, 1890 (2 U.S.C. 84), is
repealed.
(31) House Resolution 6, Ninety-eighth Congress, agreed to
January 3, 1983, as enacted into permanent law by section 110 of
the Congressional Operations Appropriation Act, 1984 (2 U.S.C. 84-
1), is repealed.
(32) House Resolution 1495, Ninety-fourth Congress, agreed to
September 30, 1976, as enacted into permanent law by section 115 of
the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1978 (2 U.S.C. 84a-1), is
repealed.
(33) The eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, thirteenth, and
fourteenth undesignated paragraphs relating to contingent expenses,
under the center heading ``LEGISLATIVE.'' and the center subheading
``house of representatives.'', in the first section of the Act
entitled ``An Act making appropriations for the legislative,
executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the fiscal
year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and two, and for other
purposes'',approved March 3, 1901 (2 U.S.C. 85, 86, 87, 88, 90, and
91), are repealed.
(34)(A) Section 243 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of
1946 (2 U.S.C. 88a) is repealed.
(B) The table of contents of the Legislative Reorganization Act
of 1946 is amended, in the matter relating to part 3 of title II
(60 Stat. 813), by striking out the item relating to section 243.
(C) Section 492(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of
1970 (40 U.S.C. 184a(i)) is amended by striking out ``section 243''
and all that follows through ``or''.
(35)(A) The provisions of law specified in subparagraph (B),
codified as section 88b of title 2, United States Code, are amended
or repealed as provided in that subparagraph.
(B) The amendments and repeals referred to in subparagraph (A)
are as follows:
(i) The proviso in the paragraph beginning under the center
heading ``LEGISLATIVE'' and the center subheading ``Education
of Senate and House Pages'' in title I of the Act entitled ``An
Act making appropriations to supply urgent deficiencies in
certain appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30,
1947, and for other purposes'', approved March 22, 1947, is
amended--
(I) by striking out ``congressional'' and inserting in
lieu thereof ``Senate''; and
(II) by striking out ``and the Clerk of the House of
Representatives''.
(ii) House Resolution 279, Ninety-eighth Congress, agreed
to July 21, 1983, as enacted into permanent law by section 103
of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1985, is
repealed.
(36) Section 491 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970
(2 U.S.C. 88b-1) is amended--
(A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking out ``a period of not
less than two months'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the
period specified in writing at the time of the appointment'';
and
(B) in subsection (b), by striking out ``; or'' at the end
of paragraph (2) and all that follows through the end of the
subsection and inserting in lieu thereof a period.
(37) Section 2(a)(2) of House Resolution 611, Ninety- seventh
Congress, agreed to November 30, 1982, as enacted into permanent
law by section 127 of Public Law 97-377 (2 U.S.C. 88b-3(a)(2)), is
amended by striking out ``, Doorkeeper, and'' and inserting in lieu
thereof ``and the''.
(38) House Resolution 64, Ninety-eighth Congress, agreed to
February 8, 1983, as enacted into permanent law by section 110 of
the Congressional Operations Appropriation Act, 1984 (2 U.S.C. 88b-
5), is amended--
(A) in the first sentence of section 2, by striking out
``Clerk'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative
Officer of the House of Representatives'';
(B) in the second sentence of section 2, by striking out
``Clerk'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative
Officer of the House of Representatives, as determined by the
Clerk of the House of Representatives,'';
(C
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) by striking out section 3; and
(D) by redesignating section 4 as section 3.
(39) Section 902 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1983
(2 U.S.C. 88b-6) is repealed.
(40) House Resolution 234, Ninety-eighth Congress, agreed to
June 29, 1983, as enacted into permanent law by section 103 of the
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1985 (2 U.S.C. 88c-1 et
seq.) is amended--
(A) by striking out the first section;
(B) in section 2, by striking out ``terms of the academic
year plus a'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``semesters of the
academic year, plus a non-academic'';
(C) in section 3(a)(1)(B), by striking out ``term or two
full terms'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``semester or two
full semesters'';
(D) in section 3 (b)(1), by striking out ``but no
appointment to fill that vacancy shall be for a period of less
than two months'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``except that
no appointment may be made under this paragraph for service to
begin on or after October 1 with respect to the first semester
or on or after March 1 with respect to the second semester'';
(E) in section 3(b)(2), by striking out ``terms'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``semesters or terms, as the case may
be,''; and
(F) in section 4(1), by striking out ``terms'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``semesters''.
(41) The twelfth undesignated paragraph relating to contingent
expenses, under the center heading ``LEGISLATIVE.'' and the center
subheading ``house of representatives.'', in the first section of
the Act entitled ``An Act making appropriations for the
legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for
the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and two,
and for other purposes'', approved March 3, 1901 (2 U.S.C. 89), is
amended by striking out ``Doorkeeper, and Postmaster'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``and Chief Administrative Officer''.
(42)(A) The first sentence of the first section of the Act
entitled ``An Act to authorize the Clerk of the House of
Representatives to withhold certain amounts due employees of the
House of Representatives'', approved July 2, 1958 (2 U.S.C. 89a),
is amended by striking out ``, or to the trust fund'' and all that
follows through the end of the sentence and inserting in lieu
thereof the following:
``and fails to pay the indebtedness, the chairman of the committee or
the elected officer of the House of Representatives that has
jurisdiction over the activity under which the indebtedness arises may
certify to the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of
Representatives the amount of the indebtedness.''.
(B) The second and fourth sentences of such first section are
each amended by striking out ``Clerk'' and inserting in lieu
thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer''.
(43) Section 2 of House Resolution 294, Eighty-eighth Congress,
agreed to August 14, 1964, as continued by House Resolution 7,
Eighty-ninth Congress, agreed to January 4, 1965, as enacted into
permanent law by section 103 of the Legislative Branch
Appropriation Act, 1966 (2 U.S.C. 92-1), is repealed.
(44) Section 2 and section 3 of House Resolution 804, Ninety-
sixth Congress, agreed to October 2, 1980, as enacted into
permanent law by the bill H.R. 4120, entitled the ``Legislative
Branch Appropriation Act, 1982'', as reported in the House of
Representatives on July 9, 1981, and enacted into permanent law by
section 101(c) of Public Law 97-51 (2 U.S.C. 92b-2; 2 U.S.C. 92b-
3), are each amended by striking out ``House Administration'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``House Oversight of the House of
Representatives''.
(45) The proviso in the fifth paragraph under the heading
``UNDER LEGISLATIVE.'' and the subheading ``senate.'' in the first
section of the Act entitled ``An Act making appropriations to
supply urgent deficiencies in the appropriations for the fiscal
year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and two, and for prior
years, and for other purposes'', approvedFebruary 14, 1902 (2
U.S.C. 95a), is amended by striking out ``contingent expenses of the
House of Representatives or'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``expenses
of the House of Representatives or contingent expenses of''.
(46) The fifth undesignated paragraph relating to contingent
expenses, under the center heading ``LEGISLATIVE.'' and the center
subheading ``house of representatives.'', in the first section of
the Act entitled ``An Act making appropriations for the
legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for
the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and
fifteen, and for other purposes'', approved July 16, 1914 (2 U.S.C.
96), is repealed.
(47) Section 311 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
1994 (2 U.S.C. 96a) is repealed.
(48) The first paragraph after the paragraph with the side
heading ``Office of the Speaker:'' under the heading
``LEGISLATIVE.'' and the subheading ``house of representatives.''
in the first section of the Act entitled ``An Act making
appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial
expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June
thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-six, and for other
purposes'', approved March 2, 1895 (2 U.S.C. 97) is repealed.
(49) The first undesignated paragraph under the center heading
``HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES'' in the first section of the Act
entitled ``An Act making appropriations for sundry civil expenses
of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth,
eighteen hundred and eighty-six, and for other purposes'', approved
March 3, 1885 (2 U.S.C. 98), is repealed.
(50) The first undesignated paragraph after the paragraph with
the side heading ``Office of Postmaster:'', under the center
heading ``LEGISLATIVE.'' and the center subheading ``house of
representatives.'', in the first section of the Act entitled ``An
Act making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and
judicial expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June
thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-two, and for other
purposes'', approved March 3, 1891 (2 U.S.C. 99), is amended by
striking out ``; and hereafter'' and all that follows through the
end of the paragraph and inserting in lieu thereof a period.
(51) The second sentence of the fourth undesignated paragraph
relating to contingent expenses, under the center heading
``LEGISLATIVE.'' and the center subheading ``house of
representatives.'', in the first section of the Act entitled ``An
Act making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and
judicial expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June
thirtieth, nineteen hundred and two, and for other purposes'',
approved March 3, 1901 (2 U.S.C. 100), is repealed.
(52) Sections 60 and 61 of the Revised Statutes of the United
States (2 U.S.C. 102) are repealed.
(53) The first sentence of the undesignated paragraph under the
center heading ``general provision'' in chapter XI of the Third
Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1957 (2 U.S.C. 102a) is amended by
striking out ``Clerk'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief
Administrative Officer''.
(54) Section 105(a)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriation
Act, 1965 (2 U.S.C. 104a(1)) is amended by striking out ``Clerk''
each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief
Administrative Officer''.
(55) Section 65 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (2
U.S.C. 106) is amended--
(A) by striking out ``and Clerk of the House of
Representatives'';
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and
(B) by striking out ``and House of Representatives,
respectively,''.
(56) Section 68 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (2
U.S.C. 108) is amended by striking out ``either the Secretary or
the Clerk'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the Secretary''.
(57) Section 69 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (2
U.S.C. 109) is amended by striking out ``Clerk'' and inserting in
lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer''.
(58) The proviso in the last sentence of the fifth paragraph
after the paragraph with the side heading ``for contingent
expenses, namely:'' under the heading ``LEGISLATIVE.'' and the
subheading ``senate.'' in the Act entitled ``An Act making
appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial
expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June
thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-eight, and for other
purposes'', approved March 3, 1887 (2 U.S.C. 112) is amended by
striking out ``or the Committee on Accounts of the House of
Representatives respectively''.
(59)(A) The first section of the Act entitled ``An Act to
provide certain equipment for use in the offices of Members,
officers, and committees of the House of Representatives, and for
other purposes'', approved December 5, 1969 (2 U.S.C. 112e), is
amended--
(i) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by striking
out ``Clerk of the House shall furnish electrical and
mechanical'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief
Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives shall
furnish''; and
(ii) in subsection (b), by striking out ``Clerk'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer''.
(B) The first section of the Act entitled ``An Act to provide
certain equipment for use in the offices of Members, officers, and
committees of the House of Representatives, and for other
purposes'', approved December 5, 1969 (2 U.S.C. 112e), as amended
by subparagraph (A) is further amended--
(i) by striking out ``House Administration'' each place it
appears and inserting in lieu there of ``House Oversight'';
(ii) in subsection (c), by striking out ``contingent fund''
and inserting in lieu thereof ``applicable accounts''; and
(iii) in subsection (d), by striking out the second
sentence.
(60) Section 70 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (2
U.S.C. 113) is amended by striking out ``Clerk'' and inserting in
lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer''.
(61) Section 71 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (2
U.S.C. 114) is amended--
(A) by striking out ``and the Clerk of the House of
Representatives, respectively, are'' and inserting in lieu
thereof ``is''; and
(B) by striking out ``or from the journal of the House of
Representatives,''.
(62) The third undesignated paragraph under the center heading
``MISCELLANEOUS'' in the first section of the Act entitled ``An Act
making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the government
for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and
eighty-three, and for other purposes'', approved August 7, 1882 (2
U.S.C. 117), is amended--
(A) by striking out ``Clerk and Doorkeeper of the House of
Representatives and the''; and
(B) by striking out ``direction'' and all that follows
through ``cover'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``direction of
the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate and
cover''.
(63)(A) Section 104(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 1987 (as enacted by reference in identical form by section
101(j) of Public Law 99-500 and Public Law 99-591) (2 U.S.C. 117e)
is amended--
(i) in the first sentence of paragraph (1), by striking out
``Clerk'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative
Officer''; and
(ii) in the first sentence of paragraph (2), by striking
out ``Clerk'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief
Administrative Officer''.
(B) Section 104(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 1987 (as enacted by reference in identical form by section
101(j) of Public Law 99-500 and Public Law 99-591) (2 U.S.C. 117e),
as amended by subparagraph (A), is further amended--
(i) in paragraph (3), by striking out ``House
Administration'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``House
Oversight''; and
(ii) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking out ``House
Administration'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``House
Oversight''.
(64) Section 306 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
1989 (2 U.S.C. 117f), is amended--
(A) in subsection (a), by striking out ``Clerk'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer''; and
(B) in subsection (b)--
(i) by striking out ``Clerk'' and inserting in lieu
thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer'';
(ii) by striking out ``but not limited to Legislative
Service Organizations,''; and
(iii) by striking out ``: Provided, That'' and all that
follows through ``House'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``,
except that no amount charged to the Members'
Representational Allowance''.
(65) The second sentence of section 2 of the Act entitled ``An
Act making appropriations for the Legislative Branch of the
Government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1927, and for other
purposes'', approved May 13, 1926 (2 U.S.C. 119), is amended by
striking out ``Accounts'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``House
Oversight''.
(66)(A) The provisions of law specified in subparagraph (B),
codified as section 122a of title 2, United States Code, are
repealed.
(B) The provisions of law referred to in subparagraph (A) are--
(i) the nineteenth paragraph under the center heading
``HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES'' and the center subheading
``Contingent Expenses of the House'' in title I of the
Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1955; and
(ii) House Resolution 831, Eighty-eighth Congress, agreed
to August 14, 1964, as enacted into permanent law by section
103 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1966.
(67) The first section and sections 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7 of House
Resolution 687, Ninety-fifth Congress, agreed to September 20,
1977, as enacted into permanent law by section 111 of the
Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1979 (2 U.S.C. 122b, 122c,
122d, 122e, 122f, and 122g), are repealed.
(68) Section 105 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act,
1957 (2 U.S.C. 123b) is amended--
(A) in subsections (c), (d), (f), and (h) by striking out
``Clerk'' each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof
``Chief Administrative Officer''; and
(B) in the first sentence of subsection (g), by striking
out ``within the contingent fund of the House of
Representatives''.
(69) The second sentence of the second paragraph under the
heading ``HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES'' and the subheading
``Administrative Provisions'' in the first section of the
Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1963 (2 U.S.C. 124) is
amended--
(A) by striking out ``contingent fund of the House'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``applicable accounts of the House of
Representatives''; and
(B) by striking out ``House Administration'' and inserting
in lieu thereof ``House Oversight''.
(70)(A) The first sentence of the last undesignated paragraph
under the center heading ``HOUSE OF REPRESE
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NTATIVES'' and the
center subheading ``Contingent Expenses of the House'' in the first
section of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1955 (2 U.S.C.
125) is amended by striking out ``Clerk of the House'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer of the
House of Representatives''.
(B) The first sentence of the last undesignated paragraph under
the center heading ``HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES'' and the center
subheading ``Contingent Expenses of the House'' in the first
section of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1955 (2 U.S.C.
125), as amended by subparagraph (A), is further amended by
striking out ``contingent fund of the House'' and inserting in lieu
thereof ``applicable accounts of the House of Representatives''.
(71) Section 3 of Public Law 89-147 (2 U.S.C. 127a) is
amended--
(A) in the first sentence, by striking out ``contingent
fund'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``applicable accounts'';
and
(B) in the last sentence, by striking out ``House
Administration'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``House
Oversight''.
(72) Subsection (b) of the first section of House Resolution
1047, Ninety-fifth Congress, agreed to April 4, 1978, as enacted
into permanent law by section 111 of the Legislative Branch
Appropriation Act, 1979 (2 U.S.C. 130-1), is amended--
(A) in the first sentence, by striking out ``contingent
fund of the House'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``applicable
accounts of the House of Representatives''; and
(B) in the second sentence, by striking out ``House
Administration'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``House
Oversight''.
(73) The first section of the Act entitled ``An Act to preserve
the benefits of the Civil Service Retirement Act, the Federal
Employees' Group Life Insurance Act of 1954, and the Fed- eral
Employees Health Benefits Act of 1959 for congressional employees
receiving certain congressional staff fellowships'', approved March
30, 1966 (2 U.S.C. 130a), is amended--
(A) by striking out ``That, with respect'' and inserting in
lieu thereof ``That (a) with respect'';
(B) in paragraph (1) of subsection (a), as so redesignated
by subparagraph (A), by striking out ``Clerk'' and inserting in
lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer'';
(C) by striking out ``the purposes of--'' and all that
follows through ``if the award'' and inserting in lieu thereof
the following: ``the purposes of the provisions of law
specified in subsection (b), if the award'';
(D) by striking out ``Clerk of the House of
Representatives, as appropriate'' and inserting in lieu thereof
``Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives,
as appropriate'';
(E) by striking out ``Clerk of the House by records'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer of the
House of Representatives by records''; and
(F) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(b) The provisions of law referred to in subsection (a) are--
``(1) subchapter III (relating to civil service retirement) of
chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code;
``(2) chapter 87 (relating to Federal employees group life
insurance) of title 5, United States Code; and
``(3) chapter 89 (relating to Federal employees group health
insurance) of title 5, United States Code.''.
(74) Section 6(a)(1) of the Act entitled ``An Act to amend
title 5, United States Code, to revise, clarify, and extend the
provisions relating to court leave for employees of the United
States and the District of Columbia'', approved December 19, 1970
(2 U.S.C. 130b(a)(1)), is amended by striking out ``Clerk'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer''.
(75) Section 6(f) of the Act entitled ``An Act to amend title
5, United States Code, to revise, clarify, and extend the
provisions relating to court leave for employees of the United
States and the District of Columbia'', approved December 19, 1970
(2 U.S.C. 130b(f)), is amended by striking out ``House
Administration'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``House Oversight''.
(76) Subsection (a) and subsection (b) of section 3 of the Act
entitled ``An Act to authorize the waiver of claims of the United
States arising out of erroneous payments of pay and allowances to
certain officers and employees of the legislative branch'',
approved July 25, 1974 (2 U.S.C. 130d(a) and (b)), are each amended
by striking out ``Clerk'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief
Administrative Officer''.
SEC. 205. PROVISIONS RELATING TO LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.
The provisions of law relating to the Library of Congress, as
codified in chapter 5 of title 2, United States Code, are amended as
follows: section 223 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2
U.S.C. 132b) is amended by striking out ``House Administration'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``House Oversight''.
SEC. 206. PROVISIONS RELATING TO CONGRESSIONAL AND COMMITTEE PROCEDURE;
INVESTIGATIONS.
The provisions of law relating to congressional and committee
procedure; investigations, as codified in chapter 6 of title 2, United
States Code, are amended as follows:
(1) Section 136(c) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of
1946 (2 U.S.C. 190d(c)) is amended by striking out ``House
Administration'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``House Oversight''.
(2) The fourth sentence of section 2 of the Act entitled ``An
Act to provide for taking testimony, to be used before Congress, in
cases of private claims against the United States'', approved
February 3, 1879 (2 U.S.C. 190m) is amended by striking out
``contingent fund of the branch of Congress appointing such
committee.'' and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
``contingent fund of the Senate, in the case of a committee of the
Senate, or the applicable accounts of the House of Representatives,
in the case of a committee of the House of Representatives.''.
SEC. 207. PROVISIONS RELATING TO OFFICE OF LAW REVISION COUNSEL.
The provisions of law relating to the Office of the Law Revision
Counsel, as codified in chapter 9A of title 2, United States Code, are
amended as follows: section 205(h) of House Resolution 988, Ninety-
third Congress, agreed to October 8, 1974, as enacted into permanent
law by chapter III of title I of the Supplemental Appropriations Act,
1975 (2 U.S.C. 285g), is amended by striking out ``contingent fund of
the House'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``applicable accounts of the
House of Representatives''.
SEC. 208. PROVISIONS RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE CLASSIFICATION OFFICE.
The provisions of law relating to the Legislative Classification
Office, as codified in chapter 9B of title 2, United States Code, are
amended as follows: section 203 of House Resolution 988, Ninety-third
Congress, agreed to October 8, 1974, as enacted into permanent law by
chapter III of title I of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1975 (2
U.S.C. 286 et seq.), is repealed.
SEC. 209. PROVISIONS RELATING TO CLASSIFICATION OF EMPLOYEES OF HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The provisions of law relating to classification of employees of
the House of Representatives, as codified in chapter 10 of title 2,
United States Code, are amended as follows:
(1) Section 4(a)(1) of the House Employees Position
Classification Act (2 U.S.C. 293(a)(1)) is amended by striking out
``House Administration'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``House
Oversight''.
(2) Section 5(b)(1)(C) of the House Employees Position
Classification Act (2 U.S.C. 294(b)(1)(C)) is amended by striking
out ``Doorkeeper'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``
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Chief
Administrative Officer''.
(3) The second sentence of section 11 of the House Employees
Position Classification Act (2 U.S.C. 300) is amended by striking
out ``contingent fund'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``applicable
accounts''.
SEC. 210. PROVISIONS RELATING TO PAYROLL ADMINISTRATION IN HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES.
The provisions of law relating to payroll administration in the
House of Representatives, as codified in chapter 10A of title 2, United
States Code, are amended as follows:
(1) Section 471 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970
(2 U.S.C. 331) is amended by striking out ``Clerk'' and inserting
in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer''.
(2)(A) Section 472 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of
1970 (2 U.S.C. 332) is repealed.
(B) The table of contents of the Legislative Reorganization Act
of 1970 is amended, in the matter relating to part 7 of title IV
(84 Stat. 1142), by striking out the item relating to section 472.
(3)(A) Section 474 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of
1970 (2 U.S.C. 334) is repealed.
(B) The table of contents of the Legislative Reorganization Act
of 1970 is amended, in the matter relating to part 7 of title IV
(84 Stat. 1142), by striking out the item relating to section 474.
(4) Section 475(1) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of
1970 (2 U.S.C. 335(1)) is amended by striking out ``Clerk'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer''.
(5) Section 476 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970
(2 U.S.C. 336) is amended by striking out ``Clerk'' each place it
appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative
Officer''.
SEC. 211. PROVISIONS RELATING TO CONTESTED ELECTIONS.
The provisions of law relating to contested elections, as codified
in chapter 12 of title 2, United States Code, are amended as follows:
(1) Section 2 of the Federal Contested Elections Act (2 U.S.C.
381) is amended--
(A) by redesignating subdivisions (a) through (i) as
paragraphs (1) through (9), respectively;
(B) in the matter before paragraph (1), as so redesignated
by subparagraph (A), by striking out ``Act--'' and inserting in
lieu thereof ``Act:'';
(C) by indenting paragraphs (1) through (9), as so
redesignated by subparagraph (A), two ems; and
(D) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated by subparagraph
(A)--
(i) by striking out ``(1) whose'' and inserting in lieu
thereof ``(A) whose''; and
(ii) by striking out ``or (2)'' and inserting in lieu
thereof ``or (B)''.
(2) Section 2 of the Federal Contested Elections Act (2 U.S.C.
381), as amended by paragraph (1), is further amended--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``or Resident
Commissioner'' and all that follows through ``but'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``, or Delegate or Resident
Commissioner to, the Congress, but that term'';
(B) in paragraph (2), as amended by paragraph (1) of this
section--
(i) by striking out ``House of Representatives of the
United States'' in subparagraph (A) and inserting in lieu
thereof ``office of Representative in, or Delegate or
Resident Commissioner to, the Congress''; and
(ii) by striking out ``House of Representatives'' in
subparagraph (B) and inserting in lieu thereof ``office of
Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to,
the Congress'';
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking out ``of the United
States'';
(D) in paragraph (4), by striking out ``of the United
States'';
(E) in paragraph (5), by striking out ``term'' and all that
follows through ``offices'' and inserting in lieu thereof
``term `Member of the House of Representatives' means an
incumbent Representative in, or Delegate or Resident
Commissioner to, the Congress, or an individual who has been
elected to such office'';
(F) in paragraph (6), by striking out ``of the United
States'';
(G) in paragraph (7), by striking out ``House
Administration of the House of Representatives of the United
States'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``House Oversight of the
House of Representatives''; and
(H) in paragraph (8), by striking out ``includes territory
and'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``means a State of the
United States and any territory or''.
(3) Section 3 of the Federal Contested Elections Act (2 U.S.C.
382) is amended--
(A) in subsection (a), by striking out ``to the House of
Representatives''; and
(B) in subsection (c)--
(i) by striking out ``or'' after the semicolon at the
end of paragraph (4); and
(ii) by inserting ``or'' after the semicolon at the end
of paragraph (5).
(4) Section 17 of the Federal Contested Elections Act (2 U.S.C.
396) is amended by striking out ``contingent fund'' and inserting
in lieu thereof ``applicable accounts''.
SEC. 212. PROVISIONS RELATING TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON CONGRESSIONAL
OPERATIONS.
The provisions of law relating to the Joint Committee on Government
Operations, as codified in chapter 13 of title 2, United States Code,
are amended as follows:
(1)(A) Part 1 of title IV of the Legislative Reorganization Act
of 1970 (2 U.S.C. 411-417) is repealed.
(B) The table of contents of the Legislative Reorganization Act
of 1970 is amended, in the matter relating to title IV (84 Stat.
1141), by striking out the matter relating to part 1.
(2) Section 206 of House Resolution 988, Ninety-third Congress,
agreed to October 8, 1974, as enacted into permanent law by chapter
III of title I of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1975 (2
U.S.C. 412a), is repealed.
SEC. 213. PROVISIONS RELATING TO CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE.
The provisions of law relating to the Congressional Budget Office,
as codified in chapter 17 of title 2, United States Code, are amended
as follows: section 202(g) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2
U.S.C. 602(g)) is amended by striking out ``House Administration'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``House Oversight''.
SEC. 214. PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE STATES.
The provisions of law relating to the States, as codified under
chapter 4 of title 4, United States Code, are amended as follows:
section 307(b)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1988 (4
U.S.C. 105 note) by striking out ``House Administration'' and inserting
in lieu thereof ``House Oversight''.
SEC. 215. PROVISIONS RELATING TO GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES.
The provisions of law relating to Government organization and
employees, enacted as title 5, United States Code, are amended as
follows:
(1) Section 2107(5) of title 5, United States Code, is amended
by striking out ``Clerk'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief
Administrative Officer''.
(2) Section 3304(c)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by striking out ``Clerk'' and inserting in lieu thereof
``Chief Administrative Officer''.
(3) Section 5306(a)(1)(A) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by striking out ``Clerk'' and inserting in lieu thereof
``Chief Administrative Officer''.
(4) Section 5334(c) of title 5, United States Code, is amended
by striking out ``Clerk'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief
Administrative Officer''.
(5) Section 5515 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
striking out ``Clerk'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief
Administrative Officer''.
(6) Section 5531(5) of title 5, United S
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by striking out ``Clerk'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief
Administrative Officer''.
(7) Subsections (c)(1), (c)(2), and (d)(5)(A) of section 5533
of title 5, United States Code, are each amended by striking out
``Clerk'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative
Officer''.
(8) Section 5537(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended
by striking out ``Clerk'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief
Administrative Officer''.
(9) Section 5751 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
striking out ``Clerk'' both places it appears and inserting in lieu
thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer''.
(10) Section 6322 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
striking out ``Clerk'' both places it appears and inserting in lieu
thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer''.
(11) Section 8332(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended
in the fourth sentence in the matter following paragraph (16) by
striking out ``Clerk'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief
Administrative Officer''.
(12)(A) The third sentence of section 8334(a)(1) of title 5,
United States Code, is amended by striking out ``Clerk of the House
of Representatives, the Clerk may pay from the contingent fund of
the House'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative
Officer of the House of Representatives, the Chief Administrative
Officer may pay from the applicable accounts of the House of
Representatives''.
(B) Paragraph (1)(A) and paragraph (3) of section 8334(j) of
title 5, United States Code, are each amended by striking out
``Clerk'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative
Officer''.
(13) Section 8402(c)(5) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended--
(A) in the matter before subparagraph (A), by striking out
``Clerk'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative
Officer''; and
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking out ``Clerk'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer''.
(14) Paragraph (1)(A) and paragraph (3) of section 8422(e) of
title 5, United States Code, are each amended by striking out
``Clerk'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative
Officer''.
(15) Section 8423(a)(3)(C) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by striking out ``Clerk of the House of Representatives,
from the contingent fund of the House'' and inserting in lieu
thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer of the House of
Representatives, from the applicable accounts of the House of
Representatives''.
(16) The second sentence of section 8432(e) of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by striking out ``Clerk of the House of
Representatives, the Clerk may pay from the contingent fund'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer of the
House of Representatives, the Chief Administrative Officer may pay
from the applicable accounts''.
(17) The second sentence of section 8432a(c) of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by striking out ``Clerk of the House of
Representatives, the Clerk may pay from the contingent fund'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer of the
House of Representatives, the Chief Administrative Officer may pay
from the applicable accounts''.
(18) Subsection (b) of section 8708 of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by striking out ``Clerk'' the first place it
appears and all that follows through the end of the subsection and
inserting in lieu thereof the following: ``Chief Administrative
Officer of the House of Representatives, the Chief Administrative
Officer may contribute the sum required by subsection (a) of this
section from the applicable accounts of the House of
Representatives.''.
(19) Section 8906(f)(3) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by striking out ``Clerk of the House of Representatives,
from the contingent fund of the House'' and inserting in lieu
thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer of the House of
Representatives, from the applicable accounts of the House of
Representatives''.
SEC. 216. PROVISIONS CODIFIED IN APPENDICES TO TITLE 5, UNITED STATES
CODE.
The provisions of law codified in appendices to title 5, United
States Code, are amended as follows:
(1) Section 103(h)(1)(A)(i)(I) of the Ethics in Government Act
of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 103(h)(1)(A)(i)(I)) is amended by striking
out ``Clerk'' the second place it appears and inserting in lieu
thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer''.
(2) Section 109(13)(A) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978
(5 U.S.C. App. 103(13)(A)) is amended by striking out ``Clerk'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer''.
SEC. 217. PROVISIONS RELATING TO COMMERCE AND TRADE.
The provisions of law relating to commerce and trade, as codified
in title 15, United States Code, are amended as follows: the Joint
Resolution entitled ``Joint resolution to print the monthly publication
entitled `Economic Indicators''', approved June 23, 1949 (15 U.S.C.
1025), is amended by striking out ``Doorkeeper'' and inserting in lieu
thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer''.
SEC. 218. PROVISIONS RELATING TO FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE.
The provisions of law relating to foreign relations and
intercourse, as codified in title 22, United States Code, are amended
as follows:
(1) The last sentence of section 105(b) of the Legislative
Branch Appropriation Act, 1961 (22 U.S.C. 276c-1) is amended by
striking out ``Committee on House Administration'' and inserting in
lieu thereof ``Clerk''.
(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''.
(3) Section 8(d)(2) of the Act entitled ``An Act to establish a
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe'', approved June
3, 1976 (22 U.S.C. 3008(d)(2)), is amended by striking out
``Clerk'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative
Officer''.
SEC. 219. PROVISIONS RELATING TO MONEY AND FINANCE.
(a) Use of Vehicles Amendment.--Section 802(d) of the Ethics Reform
Act of 1989 (31 U.S.C. 1344 note) is amended by striking out ``House
Administration'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``House Oversight''.
(b) Title 31, United States Code, Amendments.--The provisions of
law relating to money and finance, enacted as title 31, United States
Code, are amended as follows:
(1) Section 1551(c)(2) of title 31, United States Code, is
amended by striking out ``Clerk'' and inserting in lieu thereof
``Chief Administrative Officer''.
(2) Section 6102a(c) of title 31, United States Code, is
amended by striking out ``House Administration'' and inserting in
lieu thereof ``House Oversight''.
(3) Section 6203(a)(3) of title 31, United States Code, is
amended by striking out ``House Administration'' and inserting in
lieu thereof ``House Oversight''.
SEC. 220. PROVISIONS RELATING TO POSTAL SERVICE.
The provisions of law relating to the Postal Service, enacted as
title 39, United States Code, are amended as follows:
(1) Paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (e), section 3216,
title 39, United States Code, are each amended by striking out
``Clerk of the House'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief
Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives''.
(2) Section 3216(e)(2) of title 39, United States Code, is
amended by striking out ``House Administration'' each place it
appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``House Oversight''.
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221. PROVISIONS RELATING TO PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS.
The provisions of law relating to public buildings, property, and
works, as codified in title 40, United States Code, are amended as
follows:
(1) The first section of House Resolution 291, Eighty-eighth
Congress, agreed to June 18, 1963, as enacted into permanent law by
section 103 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1965 (40
U.S.C. 166b-4), is amended--
(A) in the first sentence, by striking out ``contingent
fund'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``applicable accounts'';
and
(B) by striking out ``House Administration'' each place it
appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``House Oversight''.
(2) Section 1816 of the Revised Statutes of the United States
(40 U.S.C. 170) is amended by striking out ``Accounts of the House
of Representatives, for the House'' and inserting in lieu thereof
``House Oversight of the House of Representatives, for the House of
Representatives''.
(3)(A) Subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 2 of House
Resolution 317, Ninety-second Congress, agreed to March 25, 1971,
as enacted into permanent law by the paragraph under the heading
``HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES'' and the subheadings ``Contingent
Expenses of the House'' and ``miscellaneous items'' in the first
section of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1972 (40
U.S.C. 174k (a), (b), and (c)), are each amended by striking out
``House Administration'' each place it appears and inserting in
lieu thereof ``House Oversight''.
(B) Section 208 of the First Supplemental Civil Functions
Appropriation Act, 1941 (40 U.S.C. 174k note) is repealed.
(4)(A) The proviso in the paragraph under the heading
``ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL'' and the subheading ``House Office
Buildings'' in the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1989 (40
U.S.C. 175 note), is amended by striking out ``House
Administration'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``House Oversight''.
(B) The first section of House Resolution 208, Ninety-fourth
Congress, agreed to February 24, 1975,as enacted into permanent law
by section 201 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1976 (40
U.S.C. 175 note), is amended--
(i) by striking out ``House Administration'' and inserting
in lieu thereof ``House Oversight of the House of
Representatives''; and
(ii) by striking out ``contingent fund'' and inserting in
lieu thereof ``applicable accounts''.
(5)(A) Section 312 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 1992 (40 U.S.C. 184g) is amended by striking out ``Clerk''
each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief
Administrative Officer''.
(B) Section 312(a)(1)(A) of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1992 (40 U.S.C. 184g(a)(1)(A)) is amended by
striking out ``or the Sergeant at Arms of the House of
Representatives''.
(C) Section 312(d)(2) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 1992 (40 U.S.C. 184g(d)(2)) is amended by striking out
``with'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``With''.
(6) Section 312 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
1992 (40 U.S.C. 184g) is amended--
(A) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking out ``Minority
Leader'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``minority leader'';
(B) in subsection (c), by striking out ``House
Administration'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``House
Oversight''; and
(C) in subsection (d)(1), by striking out ``in the
contingent fund of the House of Representatives''.
(7) Section 801(b)(3) of the Arizona-Idaho Conservation Act of
1988 (40 U.S.C. 188a(b)(3)) is amended by striking out ``House
Administration'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``House Oversight''.
(8) The second sentence of section 1001(a) of the Arizona-Idaho
Conservation Act of 1988 (40 U.S.C. 188c(a)) is amended by striking
out ``House Administration'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``House
Oversight''.
(9)(A) Section 2(a) of House Resolution 661, Ninety-fifth
Congress, agreed to July 29, 1977, as enacted into permanent law by
section 111 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1979 (40
U.S.C. 206 note), is amended by striking out ``House
Administration'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``House Oversight''.
(B) House Resolution 199, One Hundred Second Congress, agreed
to August 1, 1991, as enacted into permanent law by section 102 of
the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1993 (40 U.S.C. 206
note), is amended by striking out ``House Administration'' each
place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``House Oversight''.
(C) House Resolution 420, One Hundred First Congress, agreed to
June 26, 1990, as enacted into permanent law by section 105 of the
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991 (40 U.S.C. 206 note),
is amended--
(i) in section 2(1), by striking out ``House
Administration'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``House
Oversight''; and
(ii) in section 3(2), by striking out ``from the contingent
fund of the House of Representatives or''.
(10) Section 3(a)(1) of House Resolution 449, Ninety-second
Congress, agreed to June 2, 1971, as enacted into permanent law by
chapter IV of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1972 (40 U.S.C.
206b(a)(1)), is amended by striking out ``Clerk'' and inserting in
lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer''.
(11)(A) Section 3(d) of House Resolution 449, Ninety-second
Congress, agreed to June 2, 1971, as enacted into permanent law by
chapter IV of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1972 (40 U.S.C.
206b(d), is amended by striking out ``House Administration'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``House Oversight''.
(B)(i) The provisions of law specified in clause (ii) (40
U.S.C. 206b(g); 40 U.S.C. 206b note) are amended as provided in
such clause.
(ii) House Resolution 449, Ninety-second Congress, agreed to
June 2, 1971, as enacted into permanent law by chapter IV of the
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1972, is amended by striking out
section 5. House Resolution 1309, Ninety-third Congress, agreed to
October 10, 1974, as enacted into permanent law by chapter III of
the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1975, is amended by striking
out section 3.
(12) Section 9C of the Act entitled ``An Act to define the area
of the United States Capitol Grounds, to regulate the use thereof,
and for other purposes'', approved July 31, 1946 (40 U.S.C. 207a)
is amended by striking out ``House Administration'' and inserting
in lieu thereof ``House Oversight''.
(13) Section 9B(a) of the Act entitled ``An Act to define the
area of the United States Capitol Grounds, to regulate the use
thereof, and for otherpurposes'', approved July 31, 1946 (40 U.S.C.
212a-3(a)) is amended by striking out ``House Administration'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``House Oversight''.
(14) Subsection (b)(1) and subsection (c) of section 3 of
Public Law 98-392 (40 U.S.C. 214b (b)(1) and (c)) are each amended
by striking out ``House Administration'' and inserting in lieu
thereof ``House Oversight''.
(15) Section 151(a) of Public Law 99-500 (100 Stat. 1783-352),
enacted in identical form as section 151(a) of Public Law 99-591
(100 Stat. 3341-355), (40 U.S.C. 756b) is amended by striking out
``Clerk'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative
Officer''.
(16) The second sentence of section 301 of the National Visitor
Center Facilities Act of 1968 (40 U.S.C. 831) is amended by
striking out ``House Committee on House Administration'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``Committee on House Oversight of the
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tatives''.
(17) Section 441 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970
(40 U.S.C. 851) is amended--
(A) in subsection (c)(1), subsection (c)(4), and subsection
(h), by striking out ``House Administration'' and inserting in
lieu thereof ``House Oversight''; and
(B) by striking out subsection (j).
(18) Section 3(d) of Public Law 99-652 (40 U.S.C. 1003(b)) is
amended by striking out ``House Administration'' and inserting in
lieu thereof ``House Oversight''.
SEC. 222. PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE.
The provisions of law relating to the public health and welfare, as
codified in title 42, United States Code, are amended as follows:
(1) Section 303d. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C.
2259(d)) is amended by striking out ``House Administration'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``House Oversight''.
(2) Section 6004(a)(4) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42
U.S.C. 6964) is amended by striking out ``House Administration''
and inserting in lieu thereof ``House Oversight''.
SEC. 223. PROVISIONS RELATING TO PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS.
The provisions of law relating to public printing and documents,
enacted as title 44, United States Code, are amended as follows:
(1) Section 101 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by
striking out ``House Administration'' and inserting in lieu thereof
``House Oversight''.
(2) The third sentence of section 703 of title 44, United
States Code, is amended by striking out ``House Administration''
and inserting in lieu thereof ``House Oversight''.
(3) Section 730 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by
striking out ``, Sergeant at Arms, and Doorkeeper'' and inserting
in lieu thereof ``and Sergeant at Arms''.
(4)(A) Section 735 of title 44, United States Code, is
amended--
(i) in the section heading, by striking out ``Members of
Congress'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Senators'';
(ii) by striking out ``Member of Congress'' and inserting
in lieu thereof ``Senator''; and
(iii) by striking out ``and Clerk of the House of
Representatives, respectively''.
(B) The table of sections for chapter 7 of title 44, United
States Code, is amended by striking out the item relating to
section 735 and inserting in lieu thereof the following new item:
``735. Binding for Senators.''.
(5) The second sentence of section 739 of title 44, United
States Code, is amended by striking out ``Doorkeeper'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``Clerk''.
(6) The first sentence of section 740 of title 44, United
States Code, is amended by striking out ``Doorkeeper of the House''
and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer of the
House of Representatives''.
(7)(A) The first undesignated paragraph of section 906 of title
44, United States Code, is amended--
(i) in the fifth undesignated subdivision of the matter
relating to furnishing of the bound edition of the
Congressional Record, by striking out ``, Sergeant at Arms, and
Doorkeeper'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``and the Sergeant
at Arms'';
(ii) in the seventh undesignated subdivision of the matter
relating to furnishing of the daily edition of the
Congressional Record, by striking out ``, Sergeant at Arms, and
Doorkeeper'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``and the Sergeant
at Arms''; and
(iii) in the eighth undesignated subdivision of the matter
relating to furnishing of the daily edition of the
Congressional Record, by striking out ``Doorkeeper'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``Clerk''.
(B) The third undesignated paragraph of section 906 of title
44, United States Code, is amended--
(i) in the fourth undesignated subdivision of the matter
relating to furnishing of the Congressional Record in
unstitched form, by striking out ``, Sergeant at Arms, and
Doorkeeper'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``and the Sergeant
at Arms''; and
(ii) in the twelfth undesignated subdivision of the matter
relating to furnishing of the Congressional Record in
unstitched form--
(I) by striking out ``to the Secretaries'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``and to the Secretaries''; and
(II) by striking out ``, and to the Doorkeeper of the
House of Representatives''.
(8) Section 908 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by
striking out ``Sergeant at Arms of the House'' and inserting in
lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer of the House of
Representatives''.
(9) Section 2203(e) of title 44, United States Code, is amended
by striking out ``House Administration'' and inserting in lieu
thereof ``House Oversight''.
(10) Section 3303a(c) of title 44, United States Code, is
amended by striking out ``House Administration'' and inserting in
lieu thereof ``House Oversight''.
SEC. 224. PROVISIONS RELATING TO TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS.
The provisions of law relating to territories and insular
possessions, as codified in title 48, United States Code, are amended
as follows:
(1) The last undesignated paragraph after the center heading
``mints and assay offices.'' and the center subheading ``government
in the territories'' in the first section of the Act entitled ``An
Act making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and
judicial expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June
thirtieth, nineteen hundred and seven, and for other purposes'',
approved June 22, 1906 (48 U.S.C. 894), is amended by striking out
``Sergeant-at-Arms'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief
Administrative Officer''.
(2) Section 35 of the Organic Act of Guam (48 U.S.C. 1421k-1)
is repealed.
(3) Section 15 of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands
(48 U.S.C. 1596) is repealed.
(4) The last two provisos of section 5 of Public Law 92-271 (48
U.S.C. 1715 note) are repealed.
SEC. 225. MISCELLANEOUS UNCODIFIED PROVISIONS RELATING TO HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES.
The following miscellaneous uncodified provisions relating to the
House of Representatives are amended as follows:
(1) The next to the last undesignated paragraph under the
center heading ``HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES'' and the center
subheadings ``Administrative Provisions'' and ``house beauty shop''
in the first section of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act,
1970 (83 Stat. 347) is amended by striking out the last two
sentences.
(2) The last undesignated paragraph under the center heading
``HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES'' and the center subheadings
``Administrative Provisions'' and ``house beauty shop'' in the
first section of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1970 (83
Stat. 347) is repealed.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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