[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 38 (Tuesday, March 19, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H2350-H2361]
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS
ACT
Mr. EHLERS. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the
bill (H.R. 2739) to provide for 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, as
amended.
The Clerk read as follows:
H.R. 2739
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. Cafeteria plan provision.
Sec. 108. Annotated United States Code for Members of House of
Representatives to be paid for from Members'
Representational Allowance.
Sec. 109. 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
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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 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
executive session, 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);
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. CAFETERIA PLAN PROVISION.
(a) In General.--There is authorized to be established in
the House of Representatives a cafeteria plan (as defined in
section 125(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) for the
benefit of individuals whose pay is disbursed by the Chief
Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.
(b) Account.--There is established in the Treasury an
account which shall be available for the payment of benefits
and other expenses of the operation of the plan referred to
in subsection (a). The account shall consist of--
(1) amounts withheld from the pay of participants in the
plan; and
(2) such other amounts as may be received with respect to
the plan.
(c) Regulations.--The Committee on House Oversight of the
House of Representatives shall have authority to prescribe
regulations relating to the plan referred to in subsection
(a), including regulations defining the nature and extent of
benefits under the plan.
(d) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on
January 1, 1996.
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SEC. 108. 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. 109. 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 paragraph 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''.
(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
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``(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
``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. 60d and 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).
(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''.
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(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 Officer''.
(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 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. 85, 86, 87, 88, 90, and 91), are
repealed.
(34)(A) Section 243 of 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''.
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(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) 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) 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'', approved February 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''; 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.
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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
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) 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, is amended 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 Federal 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.''.
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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
``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) is amended 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 States Code, is
amended 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
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(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) Paragraph (1) and paragraph (2) of subsection (e) of
section 3216 of 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''.
SEC. 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
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``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 other purposes'', 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 House of Representatives''.
(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.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from
Michigan [Mr. Ehlers] and the gentleman from California [Mr. Fazio]
will each be recognized for 20 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Michigan [Mr. Ehlers].
Mr. EHLERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker, on December 13, 1995, the Committee on House Oversight
agreed to an amendment in the nature of a substitute to the bill H.R.
2739, the House of Representatives Administrative Reform Technical
Corrections Act. This bill was made necessary by the historic reforms
following the first Republican majority in over 40 years. One should
not be surprised that considerable reforms were put in place at that
time, after such a lengthy period of time out of power.
I would comment that the two amendments offered to the original bill
are minor in nature. They do not basically affect the substance of the
bill, and so the substance of the bill is basically that contained in
the bill as originally introduced.
On January 4, 1995, the House adopted House rules which significantly
restructured the internal administrative and legislative operations of
the House. Two House officer positions, that of the Doorkeeper and the
Postmaster, were abolished, and a new House officer, the Chief
Administrative Officer, was created.
Based on the authority of the Committee on House Oversight under
House rules, the committee directed that operational and financial
responsibility for various House functions be assigned to the
appropriate House officers. For example, the House Finance Office was
assigned to the Chief Administrative Officer, and that has led to a
complete restructuring of the Finance Office which is still ongoing, as
well as changes in the House financial management system. The House
Document Room, which was formerly assigned to the Doorkeeper, was
assigned to the Clerk.
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The committee then began the process of reviewing the statutes
relating to the administrative and legislative operations of the House,
and it soon became clear that there had never in the history of the
House been a comprehensive revision of these statutes. Therefore, the
committee began the process of cleaning out the cobwebs.
Many of the statutes technically in effect date back to the last
century. For example, among the statutes repealed by this bill are the
provisions relating to contracting for horses and wagons for the House.
As someone who is intensely allergic to horses, I am pleased to see
that section repealed.
The committee considered a total of 414 statutes, a very sizable
amount. Of these, 65 will be repealed outright by this particular bill.
On August 3, 1995, the committee issued committee order No. 41 which
created the Members' representational allowances or MRA. This committee
order combined into the MRA the clerk hire allowance, the official
expenses allowance, and the official mail allowance, as recommended by
the auditing firm of Price-Waterhouse following the first-ever House
audit. This makes all Members responsible and accountable for the
expenditures in their office, and they have complete authority in the
manner in which they allocate the funds within these various accounts
which are now combined into one account.
Following creation of the Members' representational allowances, the
committee adopted regulations for expenditures from the MRA. These
regulations are collectively known as the Congressional Handbook. These
regulations govern all expenditures from allowances provided to pay for
clerk hire, official expenses, and official mail during the 104th
Congress.
Since January 3, 1995, the committee has granted no exceptions to any
of its regulations, and that is very important to note because under
the potpourri of different regulations and statutes we had accumulated
over the more than 200-year operation of the House, many were so
cumbersome and unworkable that exceptions became the rule rather than
the exception.
Under the administration of the current chairman of the House's
Committee on Oversight, I note that the chairman, Mr. Thomas, vowed
that there would be no exceptions, and that the rules would be
rewritten to take into account the changing nature of the House of
Representatives and to ensure that no exceptions would be necessary. He
has fulfilled his commitment on that count.
Generally, title I of the bill contains provisions relating to
allowances and accounts in the House of Representatives and other
administrative matters. Title II of the bill contains technical and
conforming amendments and repeals relating to administrative reforms.
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to present this bill to the House. I
certainly recommend that it be passed.
Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. FAZIO of California. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I
may consume.
Mr. Speaker, my friend, the gentleman from Michigan [Mr. Ehlers],
who, by the way, is serving our committee and this House extremely well
in a number of areas, has accurately described the history and purpose
of the bill, and I have nothing further to add except that I hope the
Senate will pass this bill as a matter of comity.
However, I would note that the Chief Administrative Officer has just
submitted an overall increase in his budget requests for next year of
32 percent. Unfortunately, that does not address the cost shift to
Members' representational allowances of some $12,000 to $15,000 per
year resulting from the elimination and privatization of services
previously provided by the CAO.
This bill does make permanent the in-house reforms of the Republican
Contract With America. As a purely technical matter, that is
appropriate. But all should be aware that these administrative reforms
may ultimately bring additional costs to the taxpayer.
Many Members have expressed dissatisfaction about the deterioration
of some services and about the incorrect or inconclusive information
being provided by some of the CAO's operations. Others have questioned
whether privatizing various functions and eliminating others will
result in savings to the taxpayer or simply additional cost-shifting to
Members' representational allowances.
We should all be open to an examination of these questions. In the
end, we should be guided by whether our constituents will have a
Federal legislature with sufficient resources to respond to them when
they call. Otherwise taxpayers may end up paying more and getting less
in service from their Member of Congress.
This bill will result in a statute which combines Member allowances
and provides for more complete and timely public disclosure, both of
which are, of course, admirable goals. This would be an appropriate
time for an assessment of the impact of these administrative reforms on
Members' resources, those that are needed to serve their constituents,
especially as Government downsizes at all levels. Again, we should be
wary that under the guise of reform we do not end up costing the
taxpayer more money while hindering the ability of Members to fully
perform their constitutional, legislative and representational
functions.
Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
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Mr. EHLERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker, in brief response to the comments of the gentleman from
California [Mr. Fazio], let me say I certainly appreciate his work, not
only as the ranking member on the Committee on House Oversight, but
also as the ranking member of the Subcommittee on Legislation of the
Committee on Appropriations.
He made reference to some of the changes that we have made and the
increased costs that may accrue, as well as perhaps the inability of
Members to perform their functions as well as they should in responding
their constituents. Let me assure the gentleman from California that I
am certainly, as a member of the Committee on House Oversight, very
sensitive to concerns about being able to serve the needs of our
constituents.
Clearly, if any of the actions taken would in any way interfere with
our ability to represent our constituents, I am sure the Committee on
House Oversight would be willing to consider adjustments on that score.
At the same time, I would point out that we have made many changes
beyond those contained in this legislation.
I had not planned to discuss those here on the floor, but I think it
is very important to recognize that there are many changes taking place
with, in fact, with affect the budget in one way or another, but will
have the net effect of aiding Members in representing their
constituents.
Mr. Speaker, I would simply say that one area I am very familiar with
is the area of computerization. In that case we are trying to, in some
ways, centralize the computer operation and make it far more efficient,
and enable members and staff to do much more in the House of
Representatives at lower cost. This is going to result initially in
some additional costs in the House information resources budget. It
will also eventually result in lower costs in both the Members' budgets
in HIR's budget.
I think, on balance, the changes are positive and that we will see an
increase in the ability of the Members to represent their constituents
more effectively, through the changes that are made. At the same time,
there may be some temporary dislocations. If there are, we will
certainly address those in the Committee on House Oversight.
Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from California [Mr. Fazio] for
putting this on the record to make it clear to all Members present that
there is no intent in any actions to impair Members' ability to serve.
We are, I think, very successfully improving the efficiency of the
House, cutting the overall budget by a substantial amount, and we
believe that the people will be represented equally well at less cost
under the system that is being developed.
Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. FAZIO of California. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I
may consume.
Mr. Speaker, I will be very brief. I simply want to say that the
gentleman from Michigan [Mr. Ehlers] has made
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a great contribution, particularly in the effort to further the
computerization, the dignitization of this institution. I think we will
all be better off as a result.
My concerns really are not in the area where increased expenditures
will be required to bring about this communications revolution for the
House of Representatives. It is really more the need to monitor
carefully any additional costs that accrue to Members as a result of
getting the same services that used to be provided by central agencies,
now on a direct basis, often with the private sector, or others who are
doing work on a contractual basis for the House of Representatives
providing the services. Mr. Speaker, I think the gentleman from
Michigan shows an openness to continue to review these matters, so that
Members can continue to have at least as many resources to focus on the
needs of their constituents.
Mr. Speaker, I have no further requests for time, and I yield back
the balance of my time.
Mr. EHLERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker, I want to reiterate the value to the House of
Representatives of the bill that is before us. It cleans up over 200
years of statutes and regulations which have accumulated, will result
in a much more efficient operation of the House of Representatives, and
I ask all my colleagues to join me in voting for the final passage of
this particular bill.
Mr. Speaker, I have no further requests for time, and I yield back
the balance of my time.
The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Riggs). The question is on the motion
offered by the gentleman from Michigan [Mr. Ehlers] that the House
suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 2739, as amended.
The question was taken; and (two-thirds having voted in favor
thereof) the rules were suspended and the bill, as amended was passed.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
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