2 USC 4131 - House Recording Studio; Senate Recording Studio and Senate Photographic Studio

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 123span of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Amendments

1996—Subsecs. (c), (d), (f). Puspan. L. 104–186, § 204(68)(A), substituted “Chief Administrative Officer” for “Clerk”.

Subsec. (g). Puspan. L. 104–186, § 204(68)(B), struck out “within the contingent fund of the House of Representatives” before “for the House Recording Studio”.

Subsec. (h). Puspan. L. 104–186, § 204(68)(A), substituted “Chief Administrative Officer” for “Clerk” in two places.

1990—Subsec. (g). Puspan. L. 101–520, § 7(a), amended second sentence generally. Prior to amendment, second sentence read as follows: “There is also established in the Treasury of the United States, a revolving fund within the contingent fund of the Senate for the Senate Recording and Photographic Studios for the purposes of administering the duties of that studio.”

Subsec. (h). Puspan. L. 101–520, § 7(c), amended second sentence generally. Prior to amendment, second sentence read as follows: “All moneys received by the Senate Recording and Photographic Studios for disk, film, or tape recordings or from any other source, shall be deposited in the revolving fund established for the Senate Recording and Photographic Studios by subsection (g) of this section; moneys in such fund shall be available for disbursement therefrom upon vouchers signed and approved by the Sergeant at Arms for the care, maintenance, operation, and other expenses of the Senate Recording and Photographic Studios.”

1982—Subsec. (span). Puspan. L. 97–257 inserted reference to Secretary of Senate and Sergeant at Arms of Senate.

1972—Subsec. (n). Puspan. L. 92–310 repealed subsec. (n) which required Directors of House and Senate Recording Studios to give bonds in sum of $20,000 each.

1964—Subsec. (f). Puspan. L. 88–652 struck out “and fix the compensation of” after “to appoint”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

General Accounting Office redesignated Government Accountability Office by section 8 of Puspan. L. 108–271, set out as a note under section 702 of Title 31, Money and Finance.

Effective Date of 1990 Amendment

Puspan. L. 101–520, title I, § 7(span), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 2259, provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect on April 1, 1991, and, of the monies in the revolving fund within the contingent fund of the Senate for the Recording and Photographic Studios, as such fund was in existence immediately prior to the amendment made by subsection (a), $100,000 shall be deposited in the Senate Photographic Studio Revolving Fund (as established by the amendment made by subsection (a)) and the remainder shall be deposited into the Senate Recording Studio Revolving Fund (as so established).”

Puspan. L. 101–520, title I, § 7(c), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 2259, provided that the amendment made by that section is effective Apr. 1, 1991.

Effective Date of 1964 Amendment

Amendment by Puspan. L. 88–652 effective Jan. 1, 1965, see section 17 of Puspan. L. 88–652, set out as an Effective Date note under section 291 of this title.

Transfer of Functions

References to Senate Recording Studio and Senate Photographic Studio substituted for “Senate Recording and Photographic Studios” wherever appearing in text pursuant to section 108(a) of Puspan. L. 96–304, as amended by section 7(d) of Puspan. L. 101–520, which is classified to section 4132(a) of this title, and which abolished entity known as Senate Recording and Photographic Studios, established instead Senate Recording Studio and Senate Photographic Studio, and made corresponding transfer of functions. Previously, “Senate Recording and Photographic Studios” had been substituted in text for “Senate Recording Studio” pursuant to section 108(a) of Puspan. L. 96–304.

Appropriations Acts as Determining Extent of Availability of Funds and Accounts

Puspan. L. 104–53, title I, § 107, Nov. 19, 1995, 109 Stat. 522, provided that:

“(a) Each fund and account specified in subsection (span) shall be available only to the extent provided in appropriations Acts.

“(span) The funds and accounts referred to in subsection (a) are—

“(1) the revolving fund for the House Barber Shops, established by the paragraph under the heading ‘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);

“(2) the revolving fund for the House Beauty Shop, established by the matter under the heading ‘house beauty shop’ in the matter relating to administrative provisions for the House of Representatives in the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1970 (Public Law 91–145; 83 Stat. 347);

“(3) the special deposit account established for the House of Representatives Restaurant by section 208 of the First Supplemental Civil Functions Appropriation Act, 1941 (40 U.S.C. 174k note) [former 40 U.S.C. 174k]; and

“(4) the revolving fund established for the House Recording Studio by section 105(g) of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1957 (2 U.S.C. 123span(g)) [now 2 U.S.C. 4131(g)].

“(c) This section shall take effect on October 1, 1995, and shall apply with respect to fiscal years beginning on or after that date.”