- § 4911. House of Representatives Page Board; establishment and purpose
- § 4912. Membership of Page Board
- § 4913. Regulations of Page Board
- § 4914. Academic year and summer term for page program
- § 4915. Service of page during academic year and summer term; filling of vacancies; eligibility
- § 4916. Definitions
- § 4917. Page residence hall and page meal plan
§ 4911. House of Representatives Page Board; establishment and purpose
(a) Until otherwise provided by law, there is hereby established a board to be known as the House of Representatives Page Board to ensure that the page program is conducted in a manner that is consistent with the efficient functioning of the House and the welfare of the pages.
(b) The Page Board shall meet regularly, in accordance with a schedule established jointly by the Speaker and minority leader of the House of Representatives.
(Pub. L. 97–377, title I, § 127, Dec. 21, 1982, 96 Stat. 1914; Pub. L. 110–2, § 3, Feb. 2, 2007, 121 Stat. 5.)
§ 4912. Membership of Page Board
(a) Appointed and designated members
The Page Board shall consist of—
(1) two Members of the House appointed by the Speaker and two Members of the House appointed by the minority leader;
(2) one individual who, at any time during the 5-year period which ends on the date of the individual’s appointment, is or was a parent of a page participating in the program;
(3) one individual who is a former page of the House who is not a Member of the House or an individual described in paragraph (2); and
(4) the Clerk and the Sergeant at Arms of the House.
(b) Special rules for members representing parents and former pages
In the case of the members of the Page Board who are described in paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a), the following shall apply:
(1) Each such member shall be appointed jointly by the Speaker and minority leader of the House of Representatives.
(2) Each such member shall serve for a term of one year and may be reappointed for additional terms if the member continues to meet the requirements for appointment.
(3) A vacancy in the position held by any such member shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. An individual appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the original term and may be reappointed in accordance with paragraph (2).
(4) Each such member may be paid travel or transportation expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, for attending meetings of the Page Board while away from the member’s home or place of business. There are authorized to be appropriated from the applicable accounts of the House of Representatives such sums as may be necessary for payments under this paragraph.
(c) “Member of the House” defined
(Pub. L. 97–377, title I, § 127, Dec. 21, 1982, 96 Stat. 1914; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(37), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1735; Pub. L. 105–275, title I, § 101(a), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2438; Pub. L. 110–2, § 2, Feb. 2, 2007, 121 Stat. 4.)
§ 4913. Regulations of Page Board
The Page Board shall have authority to prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out sections 4911 to 4913 of this title.
(Pub. L. 97–377, title I, § 127, Dec. 21, 1982, 96 Stat. 1914.)
§ 4914. Academic year and summer term for page program
The page program shall consist of the two semesters of the academic year, plus a non-academic summer term.
(Pub. L. 98–367, title I, § 103, July 17, 1984, 98 Stat. 479; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(40)(B), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1736.)
§ 4915. Service of page during academic year and summer term; filling of vacancies; eligibility
(a)
(1) Except as provided in subsection (b), a page serving during an academic year—
(A) shall be in the eleventh grade; and
(B) shall serve for one full semester or two full semesters.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (b), a page serving during the summer term—
(A) shall have completed the tenth grade; and
(B) shall not have begun the twelfth grade.
(b)
(1) An unforeseen vacancy occurring in a page position during an academic year may be filled, 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.
(2) An individual who has served as a congressional page at any time during each of any three semesters or terms, as the case may be, shall not be eligible to serve as a page.
(Pub. L. 98–367, title I, § 103, July 17, 1984, 98 Stat. 479; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(40)(C)–(E), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1736.)
§ 4916. Definitions
As used in sections 4914 to 4916 of this title, the term—
(1) “academic year” means a regular school year, consisting of two semesters;
(2) “page” means a page of the House of Representatives, but such term does not include a full time, permanent employee of the House of Representatives with supervisory responsibility for pages; and
(3) “congressional page” means a page of the House of Representatives or the Senate.
(Pub. L. 98–367, title I, § 103, July 17, 1984, 98 Stat. 479; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(40)(F), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1736.)
§ 4917. Page residence hall and page meal plan
(a) Revolving fund; establishment within House contingent fund
(b) Deposits in revolving fund; disbursements by Chief Administrative Officer of House
(c) Regulations
(Pub. L. 98–51, title I, § 110, July 14, 1983, 97 Stat. 269; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(38), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1735.)