[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 475 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.475
One Hundred Tenth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday,
the fourth day of January, two thousand and seven
An Act
To revise the composition of the House of Representatives Page Board to
equalize the number of members representing the majority and minority
parties and to include a member representing the parents of pages and a
member representing former pages, 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.
This Act may be cited as the ``House Page Board Revision Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. REVISION OF COMPOSITION OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PAGE BOARD.
(a) Expansion of Membership.--Section 2(a) 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)),
is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``one Member'' and inserting
``two Members'';
(2) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
(3) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (4); and
(4) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new
paragraphs:
``(2) one individual who, at any time during the 5-year period
which ends on the date of the individual's appointment, is or was a
parent of a page participating in the program;
``(3) one individual who is a former page of the House who is
not a Member of the House or an individual described in paragraph
(2); and''.
(b) Special Rules for Members Representing Parents and Former
Pages.--Section 2 of such House Resolution (2 U.S.C. 88b-3) is
amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new
subsection:
``(b) In the case of the members of the Page Board who are
described in paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a), the following
shall apply:
``(1) Each such member shall be appointed jointly by the
Speaker and minority leader of the House of Representatives.
``(2) Each such member shall serve for a term of one year and
may be reappointed for additional terms if the member continues to
meet the requirements for appointment.
``(3) A vacancy in the position held by any such member shall
be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. An
individual appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve for the
remainder of the original term and may be reappointed in accordance
with paragraph (2).
``(4) Each such member may be paid travel or transportation
expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, for attending
meetings of the Page Board while away from the member's home or
place of business. There are authorized to be appropriated from the
applicable accounts of the House of Representatives such sums as
may be necessary for payments under this paragraph.''.
SEC. 3. REQUIRING REGULAR MEETINGS.
Section 1 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-2), is amended--
(1) by striking ``Until otherwise'' and inserting ``(a) Until
otherwise''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(b) The Page Board shall meet regularly, in accordance with a
schedule established jointly by the Speaker and minority leader of the
House of Representatives.''.
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to the
portion of the One Hundred Tenth Congress which begins after the date
of the enactment of this Act and each succeeding Congress.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.