§ 104a. — Semiannual statements of expenditures by Secretary of Senate and Chief Administrative Officer of House.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 2USC104a]
TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 4--OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Sec. 104a. Semiannual statements of expenditures by Secretary of
Senate and Chief Administrative Officer of House
(1) Commencing with the semiannual period beginning on July 1, 1964,
and ending on December 31, 1964, and for each semiannual period
thereafter, the Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Administrative
Officer of the House of Representatives shall compile, and, not later
than sixty days following the close of the semiannual period, submit to
the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, and make
available to the public, in lieu of the reports and information required
by sections 102, 103, and 104 \1\ of this title, and S. Res. 139,
Eighty-sixth Congress, a report containing a detailed statement, by
items, of the manner in which appropriations and other funds available
for disbursement by the Secretary of the Senate or the Chief
Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, as the case may
be, have been expended during the semiannual period covered by the
report, including (1) the name of every person to whom any part of such
appropriation has been paid, (2) if for anything furnished, the quantity
and price thereof, (3) if for services rendered, the nature of the
services, the time employed, and the name, title, and specific amount
paid to each person, and (4) a complete statement of all amounts
appropriated, received, or expended, and any unexpended balances. Such
reports shall include the information contained in statements of
accountability and supporting vouchers submitted to the General
Accounting Office pursuant to the provisions of section 3523(a) of title
31. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, in any
case in which the voucher or vouchers covering payment to any person for
attendance as a witness before any committee of the Senate or House of
Representatives, or any subcommittee thereof, during any semiannual
period, indicate that all appearances of such person covered by such
voucher or vouchers were as a witness in executive session of the
committee or subcommittee, information regarding such payment, except
for date of payment, voucher number, and amount paid, shall not be
included in the report compiled pursuant to this subsection for such
semiannual period. Any information excluded from a report for any
semiannual period by reason of the foregoing sentence shall be included
in the report compiled pursuant to this section for the succeeding
semiannual period. Reports required to be submitted to the Senate and
the House of Representatives under this section shall be printed as
Senate and House documents, respectively.
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(2) The report by the Secretary of the Senate under paragraph (1)
for the semiannual period beginning on January 1, 1976, shall include
the period beginning on July 1, 1976, and ending on September 30, 1976,
and such semiannual period shall be treated as closing on September 30,
1976. Thereafter, the report by the Secretary of the Senate under
paragraph (1) shall be for the semiannual periods beginning on October 1
and ending on March 31 and beginning on April 1 and ending on September
30 of each year.
(3) The report requirement relating to quantity, as contained in
subparagraph (2) of paragraph (1), does not apply with respect to the
Senate.
(4) Each report by the Secretary of the Senate required by paragraph
(1) shall contain a separate summary of Senate accounts statement for
each office of the Senate authorized to obligate appropriated funds,
including each Senator's office, each officer of the Senate, and each
committee of the Senate. The summary of Senate accounts statement shall
include--
(A) the total amount of appropriations made available or
allocated to the office;
(B) any supplemental appropriation, transfer of funds, or
rescission and the effect of such action on the appropriation or
allocation to the office;
(C) total expenses incurred for salary and office expenses; and
(D) the unexpended balance.
(5)(A) Notwithstanding the requirements of paragraph (1) relating to
the level of detail of statement and itemization, each report by the
Secretary of the Senate required under such paragraph shall be compiled
at a summary level for each office of the Senate authorized to obligate
appropriated funds.
(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to the reporting of
expenditures relating to personnel compensation, travel and
transportation of persons, other contractual services, and acquisition
of assets.
(C) In carrying out this paragraph the Secretary of the Senate shall
apply the Standard Federal Object Classification of Expenses as the
Secretary determines appropriate.
(Pub. L. 88-454, Sec. 105(a), Aug. 20, 1964, 78 Stat. 550; Pub. L. 88-
656, Oct. 13, 1964, 78 Stat. 1088; Pub. L. 94-303, title I,
Sec. 118(b)(1), June 1, 1976, 90 Stat. 615; Pub. L. 102-392, title I,
Sec. 6, Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 1707; Pub. L. 103-283, title I,
Sec. 3(a), July 22, 1994, 108 Stat. 1426; Pub. L. 104-186, title II,
Sec. 204(54), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1738; Pub. L. 106-554,
Sec. 1(a)(2) [title I, Sec. 1(a)], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A-
95.)
Inapplicability of Section to House of Representatives
Provisions of this section requiring submission and printing of
statements and reports not applicable to the House of
Representatives, see section 104b(e) of this title.
References in Text
Section 102 of this title, referred to in par. (1), was repealed by
Pub. L. 104-186, title II, Sec. 204(52), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1737.
Sections 103 and 104 of this title, referred to in par. (1), were
omitted from the Code.
Codification
In par. (1), ``section 3523(a) of title 31'' substituted for
``section 117(a) of the Budget and Accounting Procedures Act of 1950 (31
U.S.C. 67(a))'' on authority of Pub. L. 97-258, Sec. 4(b), Sept. 13,
1982, 96 Stat. 1067, the first section of which enacted Title 31, Money
and Finance.
Section is based on the first paragraph of section 105 (a) of Pub.
L. 88-454. Remainder of section 105(a) was classified to section 67 of
former Title 31, which was repealed by Pub. L. 97-258, Sec. 5(b), Sept.
13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1068, and reenacted as section 3523 of Title 31,
Money and Finance.
Amendments
2000--Par. (5). Pub. L. 106-554 added par. (5).
1996--Par. (1). Pub. L. 104-186 substituted ``Chief Administrative
Officer'' for ``Clerk'' in two places.
1994--Pub. L. 103-283 added par. (4).
1992--Pub. L. 102-392 added par. (3).
1976--Pub. L. 94-303 designated existing provisions as par. (1) and
added par. (2).
1964--Pub. L. 88-656 provided that information regarding persons
paid by voucher for appearances as a witness before any committee of
Congress in executive session shall not be included in semiannual report
except for date of payment, voucher number, and amount paid, however,
any information so excluded shall be included in next succeeding
semiannual period.
Effective Date of 2000 Amendment
Pub. L. 106-554, Sec. 1(a)(2) [title I, Sec. 1(b)], Dec. 21, 2000,
114 Stat. 2763, 2763A-96, provided that:
``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the amendment made by
this section [amending this section] shall take effect on the date of
enactment of this Act [Dec. 21, 2000].
``(2) First report after enactment.--The Secretary of the Senate may
elect to compile and submit the report for the semiannual period during
which the date of enactment of this section occurs, as if the amendment
made by this section had not been enacted.''
Effective Date of 1994 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 103-283 effective with respect to reports and
statements covering periods beginning on and after Oct. 1, 1994, and
appropriations made and obligations incurred on and after such date, see
section 3(c) of Pub. L. 103-283, set out as a note under section 59f of
this title.
Termination of Reporting Requirements
For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions of law
requiring submittal to Congress of any annual, semiannual, or other
regular periodic report listed in House Document No. 103-7 (in which the
report required by this section is listed on page 1), see section 3003
of Pub. L. 104-66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of
Title 31, Money and Finance.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 60c-5, 104b of this title.
