- § 5531. Program to increase employment opportunities in House of Representatives for individuals with disabilities
- § 5532. Advance payments
- § 5533. House of Representatives Revolving Fund
- § 5534. House revolving fund for stationery allowances; disposition of moneys from stationery sales; availability of unexpended balances
- § 5535. Report of disbursements for House of Representatives
- § 5536. Office equipment for House Members, officers, and committees
- § 5537. Net Expenses of Equipment Revolving Fund
- § 5538. Net Expenses of Telecommunications Revolving Fund
- § 5539. Commissions and charges for public telephone or telecommunications services; deposit of receipts
- § 5540. Disposal of used or surplus furniture and equipment by Chief Administrative Officer of House; procedure; deposit of receipts
- § 5541. Fees for internal delivery in House of Representatives of nonpostage mail from outside sources
- § 5542. Regulations for safe handling of mail matter
- § 5543. Rebates under Government Travel Charge Card Program
- § 5544. Deposit of House Information Resources reimbursements for services
- § 5545. House Services Revolving Fund
- § 5546. Support services for House during emergency; memorandum of understanding with an executive agency
- § 5547. Emergency expenditures for meals, refreshments, and other support and maintenance
- § 5548. Payments to ensure continuing availability of goods and services during the coronavirus emergency
- § 5549. House Intern Resource Office
§ 5531. Program to increase employment opportunities in House of Representatives for individuals with disabilities
(a) In general
In order to promote an increase in opportunities for individuals with disabilities to provide services to the House of Representatives, the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives is authorized to—
(1) enter into 1 or more contracts with nongovernmental entities to provide for the performance of services for offices of the House of Representatives by individuals with disabilities who are employees of, or under contract with, such entities; and
(2) provide reasonable accommodations, including assistive technology devices and assistive technology services, to enable such individuals to perform such services under such contracts.
(b) Elements of program
The Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, in entering into any contract under subsection (a), shall seek to ensure that—
(1) traditional and nontraditional outreach efforts are used to attract individuals with disabilities for educational benefit and employment opportunities in the House;
(2) the non-governmental entity provides adequate education and training for individuals with disabilities to enhance such employment opportunities; and
(3) efforts are made to educate employing offices in the House about opportunities to employ individuals with disabilities.
(c) Funding
(Pub. L. 108–7, div. H, title I, § 106, Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 354.)
§ 5532. Advance payments
(a) Authorization
(b) Regulations
(c) Effective date
(Pub. L. 105–55, title I, § 108, Oct. 7, 1997, 111 Stat. 1184.)
§ 5533. House of Representatives Revolving Fund
(a) Establishment
There is established in the House of Representatives a fund to be known as the “House of Representatives Revolving Fund”, consisting of the following amounts:
(1) Amounts appropriated to the Fund.
(2) Amounts donated to the Fund.
(3) Interest on the balance of the Fund.
(b) Expenditures
(c) Applicability
(Pub. L. 108–199, div. H, § 156, Jan. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 450.)
§ 5534. House revolving fund for stationery allowances; disposition of moneys from stationery sales; availability of unexpended balances
There is established a revolving fund for the purpose of administering the funds appropriated for stationery allowances to each Representative, Delegate, the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico; and stationery for use of the committees, departments, and officers of the House. All moneys hereafter received by the stationery room of the House of Representatives from the sale of stationery supplies and other equipment shall be deposited in the revolving fund and shall be available for disbursement from the fund in the same manner as other sums that may be appropriated by the Congress for this purpose. The unexpended balance of all moneys heretofore received by the stationery room of the House of Representatives from the sale of stationery supplies and equipment shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the fund: Provided, That the unexpended balances in the appropriations “Contingent expenses, House of Representatives, stationery, 1945–1946”; “Contingent expenses, House of Representatives, stationery, 1946”; “Contingent expenses, House of Representatives, stationery, 1947–48”, as of June 30, 1947, shall be transferred to and made available for expenditure out of the fund, together with appropriations herein or hereafter made therefor, to remain available until expended.
(July 17, 1947, ch. 262, 61 Stat. 366.)
§ 5535. Report of disbursements for House of Representatives
(a) In general
(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; and
(6) such additional information as may be required by regulation of the Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives.
(c) Exclusion
(d) House document
(e) Conforming provision
The provisions of—
(1) sections 102, 103, and 104 1
(2)section 4108 of this title;
that require submission and printing of statements and reports are not applicable to the House of Representatives.
(f) Effective date
(Pub. L. 104–186, title I, § 106, Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1722.)
§ 5536. Office equipment for House Members, officers, and committees
(a) Authority of Chief Administrative Officer
(b) Registration and ownership
(c) Payment
(d) Rules and regulations
(Pub. L. 91–139, § 1, Dec. 5, 1969, 83 Stat. 291; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(59), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1738.)
§ 5537. Net Expenses of Equipment Revolving Fund
(a) Establishment
(b) Use of funds
(c) Treatment
(d) Applicability to fiscal years
(e) Applicability to telecommunications equipment
(Pub. L. 108–7, div. H, title I, § 102, Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 353; Pub. L. 108–447, div. G, title I, § 102(e), Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3174.)
§ 5538. Net Expenses of Telecommunications Revolving Fund
(a) Establishment
(b) Use of amounts in Fund
(c) Transfer authority
(d), (e) Omitted
(f) Applicability
(Pub. L. 108–447, div. G, title I, § 102, Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3174.)
§ 5539. Commissions and charges for public telephone or telecommunications services; deposit of receipts
(a) Authority of Chief Administrative Officer to receive commissions for providing public telephone service in House occupied areas
(b) Deposit of receipts; availability for expenditure
(Pub. L. 100–458, title III, § 306, Oct. 1, 1988, 102 Stat. 2182; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(64), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1739; Pub. L. 108–447, div. G, title I, § 102(d), Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3174.)
§ 5540. Disposal of used or surplus furniture and equipment by Chief Administrative Officer of House; procedure; deposit of receipts
(1) The Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives may dispose of used equipment of the House of Representatives, by trade-in or sale, directly or through the General Services Administration. Any direct disposal under the preceding sentence shall be in accordance with normal business practice and shall be at fair market value. Receipts from disposals under the first sentence of this section (together with receipts from sale of transcripts, waste paper and other items provided by law, and receipts for missing or damaged equipment) shall be deposited in the Treasury for credit to the appropriate account of the House of Representatives, and shall be available for expenditure in accordance with applicable law. For purposes of the previous sentence, in the case of receipts from the sale or disposal of any audio or video transcripts prepared by the House Recording Studio, the “appropriate account of the House of Representatives” shall be the account of the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.
(2) If disposal in accordance with paragraph (1) is not feasible because of age, location, condition, or any other relevant factor, the Chief Administrative Officer may donate the equipment to the government of a State, to a local government, or to an organization that is described in section 501(c)(3) of title 26 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of title 26. Except as provided in paragraph (3), a donation under this paragraph—
(A) shall be at no cost to the Government; and
(B) may be made only if the used equipment has no recoverable value because disposal in accordance with paragraph (1), under the most favorable terms available to the Government, would result in a loss to the Government.
(3)
(A) In the case of computer-related equipment, during fiscal year 1998 the Chief Administrative Officer may donate directly the equipment to a public elementary or secondary school of the District of Columbia without regard to whether the donation meets the requirements of the second sentence of paragraph (2), except that the total number of workstations donated as a result of this paragraph may not exceed 1,000.
(B) In this paragraph—
(i) the term “computer-related equipment” includes desktops, laptops, printers, file servers, and peripherals which are appropriate for use in public school education;
(ii) the terms “public elementary school” and “public secondary school” have the meaning given the terms elementary school and secondary school in section 7801 of title 20; and
(iii) the term “workstation” includes desktops and peripherals, file servers and peripherals, laptops and peripherals, printers and peripherals, and workstations and peripherals.
(C) The Committee on House Oversight shall have authority to issue regulations to carry out this paragraph.
(4) The Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives shall have authority to prescribe regulations to carry out this subsection.
(5) As used in this section—
(A) the term “State” means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and a territory or possession of the United States; and
(B) the term “used equipment” means such used or surplus equipment (including furniture and motor vehicles) as the Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives may prescribe by regulation.
(Pub. L. 99–500, § 101(j), Oct. 18, 1986, 100 Stat. 1783–287, and Pub. L. 99–591, § 101(j), Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3341–287; Pub. L. 100–71, title I, July 11, 1987, 101 Stat. 425; Pub. L. 101–163, title I, § 103(a), Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 1049; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(63), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1739; Pub. L. 105–55, title I, § 106, Oct. 7, 1997, 111 Stat. 1184; Pub. L. 107–68, title I, § 114(a), Nov. 12, 2001, 115 Stat. 572; Pub. L. 107–110, title X, § 1076(b), Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 2091; Pub. L. 114–95, title IX, § 9215(xx), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2184.)
§ 5541. Fees for internal delivery in House of Representatives of nonpostage mail from outside sources
Effective with respect to fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 1995, in the case of mail from outside sources presented to the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives (other than mail through the Postal Service and mail with postage otherwise paid) for internal delivery in the House of Representatives, the Chief Administrative Officer is authorized to collect fees equal to the applicable postage. Amounts received by the Chief Administrative Officer as fees under the preceding sentence shall be deposited in the Treasury for credit to the account of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer.
(Pub. L. 104–53, title I, § 101, Nov. 19, 1995, 109 Stat. 520; Pub. L. 110–161, div. H, title I, § 103(a), Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 2225.)
§ 5542. Regulations for safe handling of mail matter
(a) In general
(b) Civil or criminal liability
(c) Definition
(d) Effective date
(Pub. L. 108–447, div. G, title I, § 108, Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3177.)
§ 5543. Rebates under Government Travel Charge Card Program
Effective with respect to fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 1995, amounts received by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives from the Administrator of General Services for rebates under the Government Travel Charge Card Program shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
(Pub. L. 104–53, title I, § 102, Nov. 19, 1995, 109 Stat. 520.)
§ 5544. Deposit of House Information Resources reimbursements for services
Effective with respect to fiscal year 2003 and each succeeding fiscal year, any amount received by House Information Resources from any office of the House of Representatives as reimbursement for services provided shall be deposited in the Treasury for credit to the account of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.
(Pub. L. 108–7, div. H, title I, § 103, Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 354.)
§ 5545. House Services Revolving Fund
(a) Establishment of House Services Revolving Fund
There is hereby established in the Treasury of the United States a revolving fund for the House of Representatives to be known as the “House Services Revolving Fund” (hereafter in this section referred to as the “Revolving Fund”), consisting of funds deposited by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives from all amounts received by the House of Representatives with respect to the following activities:
(1) The operation of the House Barber Shop.
(2) The operation of the House Beauty Shop.
(3) The operation of the House Restaurant System (including vending operations).
(4) The provision of mail services to entities which are not part of the House of Representatives.
(5) The payment of fees for the use of the exercise facility described in section 103(a).1
1 See References in Text note below.
(6) The collection of promotional rebates and incentives on credit card purchases, balances, and payments.
(7) The collection of a service fee from vendors of the Master Web Services Agreement or the Technology Services Contract for failure to abide by and maintain House of Representatives security policies.
(8) The operation of the House Dry Cleaning and Laundry Service.
(9) Other activities related to the operation of services offered by the House of Representatives, as approved by the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
(b) Use of amounts in Fund
(c) Transfer authority
(d) Termination and transfer of existing funds and accounts
(1) In general
(2) Funds and accounts specified
The funds and accounts referred to in paragraph (1) are as follows:
(A) The revolving fund for the House Barber Shop, established by the paragraph under the span “HOUSE BARBER SHOPS REVOLVING FUND” in the matter relating to the House of Representatives in chapter III of title I of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1975 (Public Law 93–554; 88 Stat. 1776).
(B) The revolving funds for the House Beauty Shop, established by the matter under the span “house beauty shop” in the matter relating to administrative provisions for the House of Representatives in the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1970 (Public Law 91–145; 83 Stat. 347).
(C) The special deposit account established for the House of Representatives Restaurant by section 208 of the First Supplemental Civil Functions Appropriation Act, 1941, or any successor fund or account established for the receipt of revenues of the House Restaurant System.
(e) Effective date
(Pub. L. 108–447, div. G, title I, § 105, Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3175; Pub. L. 109–13, div. A, title III, § 3401(b), May 11, 2005, 119 Stat. 272; Pub. L. 110–161, div. H, title I, § 104(a), Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 2225; Pub. L. 111–8, div. G, title I, § 102(b), Mar. 11, 2009, 123 Stat. 817; Pub. L. 115–141, div. I, title I, § 118(a), Mar. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 777; Pub. L. 117–328, div. I, title I, § 115(a), (b), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 4923.)
§ 5546. Support services for House during emergency; memorandum of understanding with an executive agency
(a) Authorization
Notwithstanding any other provision of law—
(1) subject to subsection (b), the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives and the head of an executive agency (as defined in section 105 of title 5) may enter into a memorandum of understanding under which the agency may provide facilities, equipment, supplies, personnel, and other support services for the use of the House of Representatives during an emergency situation; and
(2) the Chief Administrative Officer and the head of the agency may take any action necessary to carry out the terms of the memorandum of understanding.
(b) Approval of Speaker required
(c) Applicability
(Pub. L. 107–117, div. B, § 904, Jan. 10, 2002, 115 Stat. 2318.)
§ 5547. Emergency expenditures for meals, refreshments, and other support and maintenance
(a) At any time on or after February 20, 2003, the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives may incur obligations and make expenditures out of available appropriations for meals, refreshments, and other support and maintenance for Members, officers, and employees of the House of Representatives when, in the judgment of the Chief Administrative Officer, such obligations and expenditures are necessary to respond to emergencies involving the safety of human life or the protection of property.
(b) Nothing in this section may be construed to affect any other authority of the Chief Administrative Officer to incur obligations and make expenditures for the items and services described in subsection (a) for Members, officers, and employees of the House of Representatives.
(Pub. L. 108–7, div. H, title I, § 107, Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 355.)
§ 5548. Payments to ensure continuing availability of goods and services during the coronavirus emergency
(a) Authorization to make payments
(b) Conditions
(1) Approval required
(2) Availability of appropriations
(c) Applicability
(Pub. L. 116–136, div. B, title IX, § 19003, Mar. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 578.)
§ 5549. House Intern Resource Office
(a) Establishment; Coordinator
(1) Establishment; Coordinator
(2) Appointment
(b) Duties
In consultation with the Office of Diversity and Inclusion and such other offices as the Coordinator considers appropriate, the Office shall—
(1) provide support services, such as accommodations, training, and professional development, to interns of offices of the House of Representatives;
(2) serve as a center for resources and best practices for the recruitment, hiring, training, and use of interns by offices of the House of Representatives; and
(3) gather demographic and other data about interns of offices of the House of Representatives.
(c) Addressing inequities in access to internships
(d) Authorization of appropriations
(e) Effective date
(Pub. L. 117–328, div. I, title I, § 113, Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 4922.)