[United States Senate Manual, 104th Congress]
[S. Doc. 104-1]
[Non-statutory Standing Orders and Regulations Affecting the Business of the Senate]
[Pages 103-104]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


        65                          SENATE PAGES

      65.1      Resolved, That it shall be the duty of the Sergeant at 
            Arms to classify the pages of the Senate, so that at the 
            close of the present and each succeeding Congress, one-half 
            the number shall be removed * * *.

                                    [S. Jour. 514, 33-1, July 17, 1854.]

      65.2      Resolved, That until otherwise hereafter provided for by 
            law, there shall be paid out of the contingent fund of the 
            Senate such amounts as may be necessary to enable the 
            Secretary of the Senate to furnish educational services and 
            related items for Senate Pages in accordance with this 
            resolution.
                Sec. 2. The Senate Page program shall be administered by 
            the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate and the 
            Secretaries for the majority and minority of the Senate. All 
            policy decisions regarding the operation of the Senate Page 
            program shall be made by the Senate management board, with 
            the concurrence of the majority and minority leaders of the 
            Senate.
                Sec. 3. In order to provide educational services and 
            related items for Senate Pages, the Secretary of the Senate 
            is authorized to enter into a contract, agreement, or other 
            arrangement with the Board of Education of the District of 
            Columbia, or to provide such educational services and items 
            in such other manner as he may deem appropriate.
                Sec. 4. The educational services under the Senate Page 
            program shall consist of an academic year comprising two 
            terms, and a Page serving in such program shall be in the 
            eleventh grade.

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                Sec. 5. The resolution shall take effect as of the date 
            of its approval.

            [S. Res. 184, 98-1, July 29, 1983.]

      65.3      Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate is authorized 
            to withhold from the salary of each Senate page who resides 
            in the page residence hall an amount equal to the charge 
            imposed for lodging, meals, and related services, furnished 
            to such page in such hall. The amounts so withheld shall be 
            transferred by the Secretary of the Senate to the Clerk of 
            the House of Representatives for deposit by such Clerk in 
            the revolving fund, within the contingent fund of the House 
            of Representatives, for the page residence hall and page 
            meal plan, as established by H. Res. 64, 98th Congress.

            [S. Res. 78, 98-1, Mar. 2, 1983.]

                                 SEAL OF THE SENATE

        66      Resolved, That the Secretary shall have the custody of 
            the seal, and shall use the same for the authentication of 
            process transcripts, copies, and certificates whenever 
            directed by the Senate; and may use the same to authenticate 
            copies of such papers and documents in his office as he may 
            lawfully give copies of.

            [S. Jour. 194, 49-1, Jan. 20, 1886.]