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- § 4901. Congressional pages
- § 4902. John W. McCormack Residential Page School
- § 4903. Education of other minors who are Senate employees
§ 4901. Congressional pages
(a) Appointment conditions
A person shall not be appointed as a page of the Senate or House of Representatives—
(1) unless he agrees that, in the absence of unforeseen circumstances preventing his service as a page after his appointment, he will continue to serve as a page for the period specified in writing at the time of the appointment; and
(2) until complete information in writing is transmitted to his parent or parents, his legal guardian, or other appropriate person or persons acting as his parent or parents, with respect to the nature of the work of pages, their pay, their working conditions (including hours and scheduling of work), and the housing accommodations available to pages.
(b) Qualifications
A person shall not serve as a page—
(1) of the Senate before he has attained the age of sixteen years; or
(2) of the House of Representatives before he has attained the age of sixteen years.
(Pub. L. 91–510, title IV, § 491(a)–(d), Oct. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 1198; Pub. L. 97–51, §§ 101(c), 123, Oct. 1, 1981, 95 Stat. 959, 965; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(36), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1735; Pub. L. 108–447, div. G, title I, § 9, Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3170.)
§ 4902. John W. McCormack Residential Page School
(a) Construction authorization for dormitory and classroom facilities complex
(b) Acquisition of property in District of Columbia
(c) Condemnation proceedings
(d) Transfer of United States owned property
(e) Alley and street closures by Mayor of the District of Columbia
(f) United States Capitol Grounds provisions applicable
(g) Designation; employment of services under supervision and control of Architect of the Capitol: joint approval and direction of Speaker and President pro tempore; annual estimates to Congress; regulations governing Architect of the Capitol
(h) Joint appointee for supervision and control over page activities; regulations; Residence Superintendent of Pages: appointment, compensation, and duties; additional personnel: appointment and compensation
The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate jointly shall designate an officer of the House and an officer of the Senate, other than a Member of the House or Senate, who shall jointly exercise supervision and control over the activities of the pages resident in the John W. McCormack Residential Page School. With the approval of the Speaker and the President pro tempore, such officers so designated shall prescribe regulations governing—
(1) the actual use and occupancy of the John W. McCormack Residential Page School including, if necessary, the imposition of a curfew for pages;
(2) the conduct of pages generally; and
(3) other matters pertaining to the supervision, direction, safety, and well-being of pages in off-duty hours.
Such officers, subject to the approval of the Speaker and the President pro tempore, jointly shall appoint and fix the per annum gross rate of pay of a Residence Superintendent of Pages, who shall perform such duties with respect to the supervision of pages resident therein as those officials shall prescribe. In addition, such officers, subject to the approval of the Speaker and the President pro tempore, jointly shall appoint and fix the per annum gross rates of pay of such additional personnel as may be necessary to assist those officers and the Residence Superintendent of Pages in carrying out their functions under this section.
(i)Section 4903 of this title unaffected
(Pub. L. 91–510, title IV, § 492, Oct. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 1199; Pub. L. 93–198, title IV, § 421, Dec. 24, 1973, 87 Stat. 789; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(34)(C), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1734.)
§ 4903. Education of other minors who are Senate employees
The facilities provided for the education of Congressional and Supreme Court pages shall be available from and after January 2, 1947, also for the education of such other minors who are Senate employees as may be certified by the Secretary of the Senate to receive such education.
(Mar. 22, 1947, ch. 20, title I, 61 Stat. 16; Pub. L. 98–367, title I, § 103, July 17, 1984, 98 Stat. 479; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(35), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1735.)