§ 117f. — Commissions and charges for public telephone or telecommunications services; deposit of receipts.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 2USC117f]
TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 4--OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Sec. 117f. 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
Effective October 1, 1988, the Chief Administrative Officer of the
House of Representatives is authorized to receive commissions for
providing public telephone service in space occupied by the United
States House of Representatives.
(b) Authority of Chief Administrative Officer to receive legislative
branch charges for provision of telephone or telecommunications
services; exception
The Chief Administrative Officer is authorized to receive for
deposit, amounts charged to any legislative branch entity, including the
Congressional Budget Office and the Architect of the Capitol, for the
provision of telephone or telecommunications services, except that no
amount charged to the Members' Representational Allowance shall be
deposited in accordance with this section.
(c) Deposit of receipts; availability for expenditure
Receipts from the commissions and charges set forth in subsections
(a) and (b) of this section shall be deposited in the United States
Treasury for credit to the appropriation for ``Salaries and Expenses of
the United States House of Representatives'', and shall be available for
expenditure upon the approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives.
(Pub. L. 100-458, title III, Sec. 306, Oct. 1, 1988, 102 Stat. 2182;
Pub. L. 104-186, title II, Sec. 204(64), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1739.)
Codification
Section is from the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1989.
Amendments
1996--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104-186, Sec. 204(64)(A), substituted
``Chief Administrative Officer'' for ``Clerk''.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104-186, Sec. 204(64)(B), substituted ``Chief
Administrative Officer'' for ``Clerk'', struck out ``but not limited to
Legislative Service Organizations,'' after ``entity, including'', and
substituted ``, except that no amount charged to the Members'
Representational Allowance'' for ``: Provided, That no amounts charged
to the official expense allowances of Members of the House''.
