- § 4591. Vice President, Senators, officers, and employees paid by Secretary of Senate; payment of salary; advance payment
- § 4592. Payment of sums due deceased Senators and Senate personnel
- § 4593. Waiver by Secretary of Senate of claims of United States arising out of erroneous payments to Vice President, Senator, or Senate employee paid by Secretary of Senate
- § 4594. Withholding and remittance of State income tax by Secretary of Senate
- § 4595. Payment for unaccrued leave
§ 4591. Vice President, Senators, officers, and employees paid by Secretary of Senate; payment of salary; advance payment
The compensation of the Vice President, Senators, and officers and employees, whose compensation is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate, shall be payable on the fifth day of the month following the month in which such compensation accrued, except that—
(1) Repealed. Pub. L. 97–51, § 111(a)(1), Oct. 1, 1981, 95 Stat. 962;
(2) when such fifth or twentieth day falls on Saturday, Sunday, or on a legal holiday (including any holiday on which the banks of the District of Columbia are closed pursuant to law), such compensation shall be payable on the next preceding workday; and
(3) any part of such compensation accrued for any month may, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Senate, be paid prior to the day specified in the preceding provisions of this section.
For purposes of title 26 and for accounting and reporting purposes, disbursements made in accordance with this section on the fifth day of a month, or on the next preceding workday if such fifth day falls on Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday, shall be considered to have been made on the last day of the preceding month.
(Pub. L. 86–426, § 1, Apr. 20, 1960, 74 Stat. 53; Pub. L. 92–136, § 6, Oct. 11, 1971, 85 Stat. 378; Pub. L. 96–38, title I, § 108(a), July 25, 1979, 93 Stat. 113; Pub. L. 97–51, §§ 111(a), 112(a), Oct. 1, 1981, 95 Stat. 962; Pub. L. 97–257, title I, § 105(a), Sept. 10, 1982, 96 Stat. 849; Pub. L. 99–514, § 2, Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2095.)
§ 4592. Payment of sums due deceased Senators and Senate personnel
Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Senate, a person serving as a Senator or officer or employee whose compensation is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate may designate a beneficiary or beneficiaries to be paid any unpaid balance of salary or other sums due such person at the time of his death. When any person dies while so serving, any such unpaid balance shall be paid by the disbursing officer of the Senate to the designated beneficiary or beneficiaries. If no designation has been made, such unpaid balance shall be paid to the widow or widower of that person, or if there is no widow or widower, to the next of kin or heirs at law of that person.
Section 50 of the Revised Statutes 1
1See References in Text note below.
shall not be effective as to persons included within the foregoing.(Jan. 6, 1951, ch. 1213, Ch. I, § 1, 64 Stat. 1224; Pub. L. 92–607, ch. V, § 503, Oct. 31, 1972, 86 Stat. 1505.)
§ 4593. Waiver by Secretary of Senate of claims of United States arising out of erroneous payments to Vice President, Senator, or Senate employee paid by Secretary of Senate
(a) Waiver of claim for erroneous payment of pay or allowances
(b) Prohibition of waiver
The Secretary of the Senate may not exercise his authority under this section to waive any claim—
(1) if, in his opinion, there exists, in connection with the claim, an indication of fraud, misrepresentation, fault, or lack of good faith on the part of the Vice President, the Senator, the officer or employee, or any other person having an interest in obtaining a waiver of the claim; or
(2) if the application for waiver is received in his office after the expiration of 3 years immediately following the date on which the erroneous payment of pay or allowances was discovered.
(c) Credit for waiver
(d) Effect of waiver
(e) Construction with other laws
(f) Rules and regulations
(Pub. L. 93–359, § 2, July 25, 1974, 88 Stat. 394; Pub. L. 103–69, title III, § 315, Aug. 11, 1993, 107 Stat. 713; Pub. L. 104–316, title I, § 102(b), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3828.)
§ 4594. Withholding and remittance of State income tax by Secretary of Senate
(a) Agreement by Secretary with appropriate State official; covered individualsWhenever—
(1) the law of any State provides for the collection of an income tax by imposing upon employers generally the duty of withholding sums from the compensation of employees and remitting such sums to the authorities of such State; and
(2) such duty to withhold is imposed generally with respect to the compensation of employees who are residents of such State;
then the Secretary of the Senate is authorized, in accordance with the provisions of this section, to enter into an agreement with the appropriate official of that State to provide for the withholding and remittance of sums for individuals—
(A) whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary; and
(B) who request the Secretary to make such withholdings for remittance to that State.
(b) Number of remittances authorized
(c) Requests by individuals of Secretary for withholding and remittance; amount of withholding; number and effective date of requests; change of designated State; revocation of request; rules and regulations
(1) An individual whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary may request the Secretary to withhold sums from his pay for remittance to the appropriate authorities of the State that he designates. Amounts of withholdings shall be made in accordance with those provisions of the law of that State which apply generally to withholding by employers.
(2) An individual may have in effect at any time only one request for withholdings, and he may not have more than two such requests in effect with respect to different States during any one calendar year. The request for withholdings is effective on the first day of the first month commencing after the day on which the request is received in the Disbursing Office of the Senate, except that—
(A) when the Secretary first enters into an agreement with a State, a request for withholdings shall be effective on such date as the Secretary may determine; and
(B) when an individual first receives an appointment, the request shall be effective on the day of appointment, if the individual makes the request at the time of appointment.
(3) An individual may change the State designated by him for the purposes of having withholdings made and request that the withholdings be remitted in accordance with such change, and he may also revoke his request for withholdings. Any change in the State designated or revocation is effective on the first day of the first month commencing after the day on which the request for change or the revocation is received in the Disbursing Office.
(4) The Secretary is authorized to issue rules and regulations he considers appropriate in carrying out this subsection.
(d) Time or times of agreements by Secretary
(e) Provisions as not imposing duty, burden, requirement or penalty on United States, Senate, or any officer or employee of United States; effect of filing paper, form, or document with Secretary
(f) “State” defined
(Pub. L. 93–371, § 2, Aug. 13, 1974, 88 Stat. 427.)
§ 4595. Payment for unaccrued leave
(a) In general
(b) Withholding
(c) Deposit
(d) “Head of the employing office” defined
(e) Applicability
(Pub. L. 104–197, title I, § 9, Sept. 16, 1996, 110 Stat. 2398.)